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Show SOUTHERN PACIFIC IS A GREAT ROAD. The Southern Pacific, under Harriman Harri-man control, has been converted from an inviting investment into one of tho most Important dividend-payers In the United States. Up to seven years ago, when E. H. Harriman became the directing power, there had been no surplus accumulated for distribution among the stockholders. Since then 14G.000,000 has been spent on improvements im-provements and dividends have reached reach-ed the pockets of the holders of stock. For the seven months of the fiscal year, up to February 1, the revenue over operating expenses and taxes was 525,000,000. Last year $13,157,000 in dividends wa3 disbursed, lealng a treasury surplus of $15,000,000. The Southern Paclfle covers 9,834 miles of main track, 220 miles of second sec-ond track, 3.050 miles of sidings, 10 miles of ferries and water lines of great length. Additions to equipment have kept up with extensions and improvements of the roadway. The Southern Pacific spent for new equipment $39,850,712 from July, 1901, to the end of 190C. To this should be added its share of 14,-173 14,-173 freight cars at a cost of $19,358,-850 $19,358,-850 delivered in the past two years. All the box cars, 4,050, are 100,000 pounds capacity. Two hundred and twenty locomotives have been purchased purchas-ed at an outlay of $4,200,000 to haul this new equipment and to take tho place of engines that have outlived their usefulness. For the Pacific Coast fruit traffic alone, 6,600 refrigerator refriger-ator cars were provided. In thirty years the locomotives on the Southern Pacific have increased 175.000 pounds in weight, that is, from 30,000 to 72,500 and now to 203,000 pounds. Tractive power has gone up from 11,000 pounds, or much less, to the maximum of 43,300 pounds for the heavy consolidated type of engine now in use upon these lines. The comparison of old and new freight cars and passenger coaches shows that an equally great increase in the size of rolling stock has been necessary to handle the ever-mounting volume of traffic. The capacity of the standard freight car Is now 100.000 pounds as compared to the 30,000-pound 30,000-pound cars of a few ye:us ago. The seating capacity of coaches has increased in-creased from 32 to 70 and the weight of the coaches, which is the gauge of safety, has been multiplied four times, reducing vibration and providing more I room and greater comfort- |