THE MONMOUTH HERALD, LiONMOUTH. OREGON FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1924
RAILROADS SET
EIGHT RECORDS
IR 7E A R 1923
MORE
FREIGHT TRAFFIC
HANDLED DURING YEAR
THAN IN A N Y SIMI­
LAR PERIOD
SPEND $ 1303 , 000,000
FOR NEW FACILITIES
PLANS MADE TO CONTINUE
FINE RECORD OF EFFI­
CIENCY WITH AID
OF SHIPPERS
T least eight new rec­
ords In transportation
service to the public
have been set by the
railroads this year
This was disclosed in
the report of Directors
of the American Railway Association,
just received by the Southern Pacific
Company, reviewing results of the
program to furnish adequate trans­
portation to the public, adopted
early in 1923, and telling of plans to
continue this good work for the rest
of the year and in 1924.
The new records established are as
follows:
(1) The railroads, from January 1
lo October 1 put in service 134,636
new freight cars and 2,963 new loco­
motives—a larger number than in any
aimllar period during the last ten
years.
(2) A larger number of locomotives
and cars have been repaired and put
in serviceable condition than ever be­
fore in any equal period.
(3) The railroads handled more
freight business between January 1
and October 20 than in any corre­
sponding previous period. The num­
ber of cars loaded with revenue
freight was 40,645.920. This compares
with 34,220.426 in 1922 an Increase of
18 per cent; and with 36,827,588 in
1920, the previous record year, or an
Increase of 10 per cent.
The box car surplus in the grain
producing states has been the greatest
In history.
■' (4) The average miles moved by
•hch freight car daily in the first 9
months of the year was 27 6 miles,
and in September reached 29 2 miles
This compares with 22.5 miles in the
first 9 months of 1922. 22 miles in
1921 and 24.5 in 1920. This figure
ia based upon the total number of
Court of ¿t. James
freight cars owned, whether in tran
sit or not
Without Congestion
(5) Because of these increases in
facilities resulting in the more rapid
movement of cars a record breaking
business was handled without conges
tlon and with practically no car
shortage or embargoes for the first
time in years.
(6) The amount of freight service
rendered with each car was 611 tons
carried one mile daily during 8 months
of 1923, which exceeds the record of
any previous year, and surpasses that
ef 1922 by over 31 per cent
(7) From January 1 to October 1
the number of tons of coal dumped
at Lake Erie ports for movement by-
boat to the Northwest was greatet
than in any previous year The pro {
gram of providing coal for the North
west was completed much earlier than
In any previous year, thereby making
available additional locomotives and
cars for other commercial interests
during the fall and winter months
(8) A greater amount of railroad {
coal has been placed in stockpile stor­
age than was ever heretofore stored
by the railroads, thereby making
available additional locomotives and
cars for general commercial service
during the fall and winter months.
The railroads have spent $1,303,-
244.000 for new equipment and other
facilities this year up to October 1. a
record amount.
In addition to these expenditures
the Class 1 roads in 1922 expended
$1,668,573,271 for materials and uup
plies used in operation and mainten
ance and this year will have spent
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$1,800,t JO.000 by the end of December
mi,ite.y
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for this purpose.
. to 1 re; l.o-e George Harvey ,i> Am1 * icon Ambas.
Altogether the Class 1 roads in 1923
flu r*-.1 the proci)'’--■ "«•a lo Detail !’• >n oinks. Yi
will have spent over three billion dol­
It -cl
i’ rti'cnt
i» I-
• ign cutaiu
lars for equipment and facilities, ma
terials and supplies This money has
gene to the industries of the country
and is one of the prime causes con
tributing to their expansion and the
II mi one nTiiTToh objects, 'flielr value is
employment of labor, which, in turn
fabulous. The extent, oddity, variety,
has been a major factor In the in
and completeness of the displays is
crease in domestic demand A>r both
NATURAL AND OTHERWISE amazing.
the products of industry and the farm.
There are priceless oil paintings
Fair Income Needed
By T . T . Maxey
from the brushes of the masters; en­
gravings of great value from many
The Association points out that a
continuance of these enormous capi­
countries and of many periods; the
DE YOUNGS MEMORIAL
tal expenditures, which are necessary
celebrated Kunz collection containing
MUSEUM
if the public is to be adequately served,
specimens of every type of precious
depends on such net incor-e to
A hulilt of collecting antiquities led and seinl-preclou» stone; coins from
the carriers as will permit a fa r re­
Mr. M. II. DeYoung, a public-spirited p actlcally every country on the globe ;
turn on the property now devoted to citizen of San Francisco, to build u a collection of reproductions of the
the public service and will make it
museum In which to bouse Ills own and | crown Jewels of the world; a collection
possible to secure the new capital
other
collections and present it to the of drums, some of which mny huve
\fhlch is Imperatively needed. Atten­
culled warriors to buttle In fur-off
city.
tion is called to the tact that despite
I. nils; siiaiple* of precious needlework
Two
appropriate
buildings
of
Egyp­
the unprecedented volume of tra. c
and luces dating back to the Eleventh
tian
style,
each
140
feet
wide
and
510
successfully handled this year, the
ci ntury ; the great Pore vase of bronze,
railroads have not earned even the feet long. Joined by a broad corridor in feet tall, weighing about 6,000
moderate net Income permitted by the supporting a beautiful tower, compose pounds and valued at $250,000; tapes-
this museum. Salmon tinted, and set
Transportation Act.
ti.es, rich, rure, and beautiful; a pair
The Association also voiced the ap­ down amid pleasingly landscaped gar­ of enormous lions in clulssotine. made
preciation of the roads for the co­ dens in Golden Gate park, this en­ for the Imperial palace at Peking,
operation of the shipping public which semble presents an imposing appear­ < lilna; two giant bronze lanterns some
has grea'ly assisted the handling of ance.
ti n feet lull, from the Temple of Nnu-
The forty-five gnllerles contain more
equipment. Their continued assist­
so San, Kobe.
ance is soug. i
The history of warfare of many na­
tions Is silently told by implements of
destruction used from the time of the
World war buck to the days when men
fought clad in armor. Here Is a chair
used by George Washington In 1789;
there a Japanese tenkwood cabinet '200
years old; yonder the bell (from the
steamship (iregon) that clamored forth
the news that Cnllfornla had been ad­
mitted to the Union, and a battered
piece of wood from the vessel on which
Napoleon sailed from Elba to Franc*.
Mirroring the civilization of past cen
turies Is a mummy which probably
lived about 200 years B. C .; another is
a tear bottle, it having been an ancient
custom for mourners to preserve thel»
tears as visible evidence of their grief
There Is u collection of pipes from far
off lands that would make the mouth
of any smoker run water, and othei
objects of a surprising nature too nu
nterous to mention.
¿Minnesotan to
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America’s Marvels
MOST MODERN PASSENGER LOCOMOTIVES BOUGHT
BY S. P. TO HANDLE GROWING WESTERN TRAFFIC
<<£). 1923. W estern N #w «p«p® r U nion )
1,000 Student» W ant to
W ork W ay to Europe
T h « «volwtiof» W the railroad locomotive here ia shown in a striking manner. A t the top
la No. 4300, newest gigantic mountain-type locom otive o f the Southern Pacific, fo r heavy trans­
continental passenger trains. Standing beside it, in sharp contrast, is the old “ C. P. Hunting-
ton,” or Locomotive No. 1 of that railroad. Below is the fam ous “ R ock et” which pulled the
first train in 1829, at what was then considered the rem arkable speed o f 24 miles an hour.
HE most raodsrn passenger
locomotives thus far designed
havs Just reached ths Pacific
coaat and will be of material
aid In land ling the record winter
taarist traffic from eastern states
They are the reaalt of yaara of
Study and experience by Southern
Pacific experts and planned to beet
meet coaditlona here Operation of
heavier trains on longer runs will
result, together with added comfort
to pseeengeri through smoothness in
starting and handling of trains
Known as ths. ' 4-6-2." or "Moan-
tain Type." these*' monster engines
are to be put Into service with- the
•gening of the new year by the South­
ern Pacific Company in ' handling
hoary transcontinental trains
They art equipped with the very
Infest devices for increasing power
sad economy. are >7 feet, tlq inches
la length, afid 16 feet. lif t Inches in
height Their tractive.' or 'pulling
power is 67.910 -pounds without the
auxiliary booster engine and 67.660
pounds when this auxiliary engine is
used In starting and at slow speed.
The tractive power of 57,510 pounds,
converted Into hauling capacity,
means that these locomotives can
pull on a straight track up a grads
of 26 feet per mile a modern heavy
fourteen-car passenger train at a speed
of fifty miles an hour About 3.150
horsepower, equal to 147 "flivver’'
type automobiles, la developed
The first of these gigantic engines
will operate over the difficult moun­
tain and desert run between Los
Angeles and El Paso.
Tb$* Southern Pacific«recently o r­
dered elxty-three new locomotives to
be placed in service during 1924 This
is In addition to the ten 'Mountain
Type" passenger engines six heavy
"Pacific Type" passenger locomotives,
for eee between San Francisco and
Los Angelsa. and thirty-four iroprov
ed "9-19-2" heavy freight eogin** now
being delivered
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The two order* will make a total
•f 113 new locomotives that will b#
available within the next year to aid
in the general policy of the Southern
Pacific of keeping well to the fore in
serving the public with the very best
transportation possible.
Increased power of the new loco­
motives will permit the handling of
heavier trains. Smoother starting,
with elimination of Jerks by taking
■ lack. Is accomplished. Such devices
as super beaters, feed water heaters
and th* booster engine, are resulting
in new records for operating econ
omy.
The new Pacific engines will uia.o
the through run without change be
tween San Francisco and Lot Angeles
pulling such fast trains as the “ Lark.”
This type of engine during the last
year haa made an enviable record in
tne through run of 639 miles between
Ogden and Sparks
The newest type Pullman cara and
other equipment of latest design also
are being placed in operation to carry
out the railroad's plan for furnishing
the moat modern service Dust less
and -mooth roadbed, excellent food id
dining cars and courteous attention
add to the comfort of travelers
Page 7
City Recorder’s Annual Report
for the year, 1923
General Fund
RECEIPTS
Balance on hand January 1st, 1923
Total Receipts
Receipts from
Receipts from
Receipts from
Received from
from County Treasurer
Licenses
Fines
Renta
Miscellaneous Items
$18.41
7.61
$77.0«
$531.0«
.....
$272.(8
$22.75
Total ...... .
................. ....... .........
$5889.45
DISBURSEMENTS
For Marshal's Salary
For Recorder's Salary
To Power Company for Street Lights
For Attornc\' Fee-
Par Printing
....
.......
180.00
898.98
ISS l OO
K"| the Fill' Sin II
fig.......
I.abor
d ji
For Wood
21.00
For second hand Ford Car ....
75.00
F o- Drum Tils
......... 75. 4 K
For miscellaneous items
416.55
Total warauts issued in 1923
2,774.82
Total warrants paid in 1923 .................................................... 4,503.58
Total interest paid during 1923 ....................................... ..... 161.31
Total ....................... fc........ - ...... 4,664.89
Total cash on hand December 31st, 1923
....
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$1224 56
Outstanding warrants December 31st, 1923
None.
J. J. Williams, City Recorder
City Recorder's Annual Report for 1923
W a te r Fund
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand D m a k sv U it, |$H
Received from Water Connections
Received from Water Rents during 1923
..$ 794 .*2
$96.00
$8272.76
Total ...........................................
$9163.58
DISBURSEMENTS
For Salary o f Marshal .............................................
For Salary o f Recorder ...........................................
Paid for Hardware
................................... ..... .....
Expense for labor and new pipe on water line ....
Paid for work of Engineer
..... ...........................
Expense on Pump and for Tractor .........
Paid for Interest on Water Bonds
Paid for Printing
For Miscellaneous Items .........................................
$600.00
.. 180.0«
325.29
1,138.64
.. 240.00
1,195.01
4,920.00
13.50
213.12
Total ................. $8,825.56
Total warants issued in 1923,
Total w a r a n ts paid in 1923
Cash on hand December 31st, 1923
Outstanding warrants December 31st, 1923
8.825.56
8.825.56
338.02
None
Road Fund
Cash on hand, January 1, 1923
Total receipts from County Clerk ......
$136.17
777.70
........... ......
913.87
Total ...................
Total warants outstanding, January 1, 1923
Total warrants issued in 1923 ........................
355.07
1,097.84
Total ........ ................
Total warrants paid in 1923
........
Total outstanding warrants December 31, 1923
Wurrants paid dui ing 1923
Interest paid during 1923
1,452.91
777.04
675.87
777.04
. 28.43
Total .................................................................. 805.47
Total cush on hand December 31, 1923
........................................ $108.40
S treet Im p ro v e m e n t, S id ew alk and C u rb Fund
Cash balance on hand, Januury 1, 1923
Receipts from assissments and interest
...................................... $262.3?
...... ....... ........................
3,139.26
3,401.67
Total
Outstanding warrants, January 1, 1923 ...
Warants issued during 1923
$7410.28
IM 29
%
Total .................
Waiants paid during 1923
Wai rants outstanding December 31, 1923
Cash on hand January 1, 1923 ...............
Total receipts during 1923 .......................
7,608.67
1,340.64
6,267.93
Total
Warrants paid during I9£i .
Interest paid during 1923
262.32
3,139.25
3,401.57
1,340.64
891.01
2,231.65 2,231.65
Total .........................................
1,16992
New York.—More college undergrad­ Cash balance on hand December 31, 1923 ......................
The treasurer has $117.39 balance
uates than ever before are planning
Monmouth Avenue Street Improvement Paving Fund
this summer to earn themselves a va
cation In Europe.
Cash balance on hand December 31, 1923 ............................................
Transatlantic steamship lines, both Total warrants outstanding, December 31, 1923
$9,943.0«
pa>-eager and freight, have received
J. J. WILLIAMS. City Recorder
over 1,000 applications from college
men for opportunities to work their
wuy across the ocean, for study and
pleasure.
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BILL BOOSTER SAYS
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Each season students have crossed
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on freighters as hostlers and cattle
tenders, hut this year's unusual de
A W ' U A W \ V4AVD O L E
mand for menial tusks Is attributed to
ABC O O O U T T L E , TVte
a desire to see Europe stimulated by
YOW kl W W OCXER, HA& DOME.
the stories told by returning travelers
WlS 8 \-r "TOWARD C "A C
The French steninshlp lines wltl
terminals In New York have approx)
UAPROVfc.kAfcU'r AT LAST 1 WES
Are You in Seed cf
mately 400 applications on file iron
M O VED AM AN 1 i,
colleges In various parts of the coun
Ta«i
try. and expect many more later.
Ctrds
Slenmship agencies here point oui
that the professional sailor Is givei
Blanks
the preference when It comes to en
Folder j
gaging as one of the crew, and only
M ge rs
a serious shortage In seamen would
permit of an opportunity of'working
Receipts
as an able-bodied seaman.
Envelopes
statements
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“ Lie Detector” Shows
Cheating by Students
Berkeley. Cal.—Four students of the
University of California here have con
fessed to cheating In final examlna
tlon» sa the result of the^ application
to theta of a device known as th* "lie
detector.'' according to a statement by
the men's and women's student affsirs
committee of the Institution. The de­
vice used was Invented by Prof. John
Larsen, former university student and
now a mem tier of the Berkeley police
¿ofee. The statement said seventy
students were under suspicion and
many of them would be “tested."
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