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Show OUTLOOK IS IT SO BAD jHead of Santa Fe Is Pleased With Business 1 1 Prospects ! 1 " : New York, July 8. President E. p. J J Ripley of the Atchison, Topeka &. ; Santu Fe, does not hold the pesslmls-',' pesslmls-',' jtic -ws which have Jately leen ex- ; pressed in railroad circles with regard i I to the ovilhrfik for , the future, with j special reference to the recent rate ; decisions by the Interstate Commerce ; commission. Mr. Ripley, who is hero j to attend a meeting today of the At- chison directors at which the quar-!' quar-!' terly btock dividend w.ll bo declared, j j said last night: I i "The sltuailon. so far as the roads ' i are concerned, is very satisfactory. ', I The crops in all the territory eouth . (of the north line in Nebraska are in .' ; good cond.tion. I look forward to a 'large year's business. In the Atchl- .son's territory general business -is In creasing. Our gross net earniDgs have Increased month by month. "Regarding net earnings, It U more , difficult to express an opinion for they are subject to a number of factor (' which cannot definitely be determined at this time. Just what the effect of the recent rate decision of the Interstate In-terstate Commerce commission will be. am unable to say. I got the de- clsion Just Kefore leaving CJhlcno and I hae not done any figuring n It. I "Speaking for the Atchison itself, i I should say that the effect will not be very disastrous, bnt I cannot speak authoritatively at this time. The ef- feet of this decision Itself ,h not bad, but how far the precedent will ! effect the situation in the future can-it can-it not be Judged. ;: j "Public sentiment in the southwest ri 1 not s set against the rallroadB as d I i ne would be led to believe from the i attitude cf the reprerentati ves of that t, seclion of the country." |