Show I FREIGHT RATE NOTES BY ESTER EASTERN EXPERT Met ulu iv Ic Ih With Willi I t by b t t r I Mci M ion Bin or of f the th Trunk Line aeao h tie a prepared II n pem MAt the Ihl it t muter of t III tn that the Ih gnu ral average lla of r freight rates t hu he hn not changed hn alibi l to ten n 1 tine time although alth every everything vr thing thai that enter Into Imo the operation I of a IUM bu It in n noteworthy gains It Is la I probably true My says Y Bud t that th t rates rate on certain Theses d dor of or h hare han c b I twee n U within tb the time mentioned mention but that rate rat have Ita II been bash reduced on en oth I thus him maintaining a steady t tead i y general genera ne Iraa In III A I larger I sense sene the mot Interesting In fl given n In the INI pt MI ii plot pi Mr HII are those t the Ih euma paid i l l to employee employ during durIn each year from 1897 1 to tn HOT no both buth Inclusive item hm his h undergone x r anlon the U increase ar for tor 1991 1107 over oer 1981 7 holing hiring no nil 19 less 1 than 10 p per par r cent cant In oilier oUr word railway ralla employee In III IMi 1197 M as against 1072 1012 6 7 In 1 here Hert It should be he elated at that wages spa In 1397 were Ino 10 low w that year being one olle In which truces trace tra of or deprea Mon were v r still 1111 patent while affairs affair in 1907 1507 19 i were went exceptionally ous In tatty any event the amounts amount held to em pm ItlO increased In f each a h of ot tin hl 10 years rears which we WI have hav under review and the total payment payments in that period aggregated This table gives Riven the statistical fact es taken LAken from Mr McCain pamphlet pam 17 l 1101 1891 1901 1191 10 1 I IMS 1106 IMO 1180 10 1 M 1191 1907 1102 67 Total SH Another Int item the th nt roM cost of fuel for which h by y the way covers coven cove 11 It p per r cent of ot the rout cost of f operation O This table gives given wi the fig dg figure ft urea ure from 18 1997 T to 1907 1517 1917 9 8 oMI 70 O 1103 1 li 14 V ISM 1113 j 7 77 1904 1104 lS l 6 1115 1 7 4 IMS 1986 1100 Ml 90 1106 in 11 2 MS 1001 Total iM In II 1197 fu fuel tuel l cost coat per nor c cent nt t Ise let r that than tha It did dd In 1107 1101 sod and nd within I thin the period the railroad ar paid p d out II for locomotive fuel |