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Takoma*D. C. Citizens’ As
sociation Would Limit
Increase to Needs.
The Citizens’ Association of Tako
ma, D. C., last night went on record
opposing the raising by additional
taxation a greater amount than Is
needed to meet the immediate re
quirements of the District of Colum
bia budget, at a meeting held in the
Takoma public school auditorium,
Piney Branch road and Dahlia street.
The resolution bearing on the subject
was presented by Jesse C. Suter and
unanimously adopted.
The resignation of George E. Sulli
van, chairman of the Laws and Legis
lation Committee, who recently re
signed from the Federation of Citizens’
Associations as the result of action of
that body in connection with the "red
rider,” was accepted last night by
the association with regret. President
Wallace C. Magathan endeavored to
have the resignation of Sullivan as
well as Mrs. Sullivan withdrawn. The
resolution stated in part: "Mr. Sulli
van has had a brilliant record of
service to the community and to the
District at large, as delegate to the
Federation of Citizens’ Associations
and as chairman of the Laws and
Legislation Committee and as attorney
before the Alcoholic Beverage Board.”
Bus Terminal Protested.
A petition signed by 35 residents
in the vicinity of the proposed bus
terminal of the Fifth street line in
Takoma Park was presented to the
meeting, protesting the location of the
terminal on the ground that it would
eliminate entirely parking of automo
biles and would necessitate owners
parking two or three blocks distant,
which the petition felt was unfair to
the residents of this section. Close
proximity of the terminal to the Ta
koma School was also pointed out.
The suggestion was made that the
terminal be located on Fourth street,
near Butternut street, or some other
part of the business district. The
association adopted a resolution di
recting that each of the petitioners
be furnished complete details of the
bus proposition and conditions under
which the line will be operated.
D. Stewart Patterson, chairman of
the Police and Fire Committee, re
ported that Blair road was being used
as & high-speed highway and that
heavy trucks were using the thor
oughfare because it was not regu
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larly patrolled. The association
adopted a resolution protesting the
use of Piney Branch and Blair roads
as through routes for trucks as plan
ned by the director of traffic of the
District.
Block Booking Hit.
A resolution presented by William
M. Greene, chairman of the School
Committee, favoring the bill in Con
gress to prohibit “compulsory block
booking" of motion pictures.
Secretary W. H. Parsons reported
that a 7'/a-minute service would be
given over the shuttle bus line be
tween Fourteenth street and Colorado
avenue and Takoma Park via Ken
nedy street and that the proposed
bus line down Ninth street would be
divided in order that a portion of the
busses would go down Vermont ave
nue, from Sherman avenue to Thir
teenth street, thence to the center of
the city, while the other busses would
go south on Ninth street to Seventh
and Pennsylvania avenue, when the
line is inaugurated on May 2. No
busses would be operated directly to
Potomac Park for the present, he said.
A resolution by Suter expressing
hope for the early recovery of Sena
tor Capper of Kansas was adopted at
the meeting.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President,
Magthan; first vice president, R. H.
Fiedler; second vice president, Lewis
A. Jones; secretary, W. H. Parsons;
corresponding secretary, C. C. King;
treasurer, N. E. Mclndoo; delegates
to the Federation of Citizens’ Asso
ciations, Greene and Fiedler.
TEXTBOOK FACTS ASKED
Supporter of Red Rider Asks Edu
cation Board for List.
Detailed information regarding text
books and other literature used In the
District schools under the act of 1886,
to teach pupils the “evil" effects of
narcotics and alcohol, has been re
quested by George E. Sullivan, local
attorney and strong supporter of the
“red rider,” in a letter to the Board
of Education, it was learned yesterday.
Sullivan wanted a list of all the lit
erature used in compliance with the
law. and all written or printed instruc
tion from the board or from the su
perintendent concerning the teaching
of the subject. He also expressed in
terest in the grades in which the sub
ject is dealt with, as well as the semes
ters in which it is taught.
CHEN CLEAN-UP
PIANMCATED
Dupont Circle Association to
Work Out System of
War on Litter.
A proposal for a general clean-up
of streets In Washington under the
supervision of the Dupont Circle Citi
zens Association was made yesterday
afternoon by Dr. Harry A. Garfield,
son of the late President Garfield, at a
meeting of the association held in the
Mayflower Hotel.
Dr. Garfield, who aided in organizing
the Municipal Association in Cleveland
40 years ago to clean the city of litter
and “unclean politics,” told the group
that the streets of Washington usually
were found to be littered with paper
and trash and organized citizens’
groups could correct the situation. He
suggested the citizens raise a fund to
employ some of the unemployed to
work under the direction of one of the
residents of the section, one supervisor
to about one block.
Dr. Garfield suggested that printed
notices be placed on the automobiles
asking drivers to move cars at a
specified time each day to facilitate
cleaning.
The citizens association votea to
place Dr. Garfield on the Streets and
Parks Committee to advise them on
the matter on putting the plan In
operation.
The Nominating Committee offered
the following slate to be elected at the
May meeting: Demarest Lloyd, presi
dent; Woodson P. Houghton, first vice
president; William Floyd Crosby, sec
ond vice president; Rowland S. Mar
shall, secretary; W. Herbert Gill, treas
urer, and Maj. L. M. Letsenlng and
Dr. Garfield as members of the Execu
tive Committee.
Edgar Morris, president of the
Washington Board of Trade, who was
scheduled to address the meeting, was
unable to attend. Vice President
Croeby presided.
Gardenia Hard to Grow.
The gardenia,-a hothouse plant, Is
one of the most difficult flowers to
keep growing through the blooming
stage. It grows best in acid soil.
The Pennsylvania Railroad
SUMMARY OF ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1936
THE goth Annual Report of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
covering operations for 1936 will be printed to the stockholder,
at the annual meeting on April 13, 1937- The report show, that total
operating revenues increased over 1935 by $73,613,003 or 20 0. but
continued subnormal, being 35% below the annual average for 19251929.
Operating expenses increased $50,987,517 (due principally to increased
business and Ian er expenditures for necessary current maintenance and
to improve the g, n:ral condition of the road and equipment!. Net income
was $38742,001 as compared with $23,962,586 m *935- Surplus tor
jq36 was'equal to 4.8% upon the outstanding Capital Stock as compared
with 2.8% in 1935. Surplus per share (par $50) was $2.38 as compared
Wit l.y in OPERATING RESULTS Comparison with 19*5
1996 IocraMt or Dacr«t<f
Total Operating Revenue .. I
Total Operating Expen.ee ... ..p4.087.701 I-l°-9°7.-* J
Leav,ngN^ Revenue PxowRAawAT Op,rat,on, of.. Lx7.j37.488 j
Joint Pa«utt R«™.' «c- 8^LZ16 £-£40^0
Leavino Net Railway Opxxatwo Income of. 8*180,i<jj I 1j.785.9f*
. -rt»feaL ?_121525
*S£ ™ Oth“xD r... “,A.. •.
Ap^riatTon1.^ s'NxmoANoOTNE, Fund.; etc.'.'.'.'.
Surmi. (Equal to 4.8% on Capital Stock). JMW.lf. I «»-*7o.955
Dividends aggregating 4% ($»-°o P*r share) were paid during the vear
The dividend of 1% paid on December ax. 1956 was charged against 1956
income Expenses incurred on account of floods and for retirement of
property during the year aggregating $a4-794.57f were charged to
Profit and Loss.
FINANCE
The net decrease tn total funded debt
was Jj5.4j6.9io. due to the peyoent at
maturity of $51,000,000 Fifteen-year ,r
Bonds; $io,»5i,°oo Equipment Trust
Obligations, $1,100,000 Thirty-year 4/0
Bonds and $500,000 Sunbury V Lewiatown
Railway Company First Mortgage 4 /c
Bonds, and by the redemption on May i,
19j6, of $50,000,000 Forty-year 5% Bonds
due in 1964. , .
An issue of $60,000,000 General Mort
gage \H% Sene* “C” Bonds was sold, of
which $40,000,000 were sold on *195 /<
basis and $10,000,000 on 1 5775% “•'*
The proceeds were used chiefly to redeem
the Forty-year 5%) Bonds In addition.
$18,4*0,000 Fifteen-year »*f %Equipment
Truat Certificate* were issued and aold.
on a *.71% baeia. to finance to pert the
eost of iovooo new freight ear*.
Dunrw ipj5 »nd 1956. 9i<n/xx>'0°° «
bond* of Companies to the Pennsylvania
System have been refunded at reduced
interest rates, effecting a reduction of
$1,500,000 in annual interest payment*^
To provide funds for the extension of
electrification and other necessary additions
and betterments, as well as for additional
equipment and facilitie* and far the pay
ment of maturing obligation* »nd other
proper corporate purpoae*, an lOlottnent of
$51,670,700 Fifteen-year jX% Convert
ible Debenture Bonds was made to stock
holders of record February 6 1957. After
issuance of Convwilbli Bonds the
available margin of authorittd funded
tndebtednate will be reduced to $4.°°°.
Therefore, the stockholders will be asked
at the annual meeting to approve an
ineffstf in the authorized indebtedness in
the amount of $95,000,000.
electrification
The Company'* experience with electri
fication has been so satisfactory that it has
decided to electrify its lines from Paoli to
Harrisburg, Pa., from South Amboy to
Monmouth Junction. N. ]., from Morns
villa to Harrisburg. Pt.snd from Columbia.
Pa to Perryville, Md., and certain branches,
which will enable it to obtesn substan
tially increased advantages from the
electrification previously completed. The
completion of this program, which will
require approximately years and the
employment of over 10,000 men on the
project itself and a similar number in the
industries furnishing the materials, will
increase materially the capacity of the
Railroad by making possible the handling
of a denser traffic with greater flexibility
and speed over the same tracks than is
possible with steam locomotives.
NEW AND IMPROVED EQUIPMENT
Built at 1 cost of approximately $35,000,000
and involving 11,000.000 man-hours of
employment, 10,000 all-steel freight cars
were completed and placed in service. »i6
drop-bottom containers for handling
powdered lime, cement and similar com
modities, 340 hopper-bottom containers far
handling fluxing lime and ocmcnt, 1 steel
coal berge, and a TO gondola cars were also
placed in service during the year Air
conditioning was installed m 11 additional
dining cars, 88 coaches and aj passenger
baggage cars. At the end of the year
approximately i.ioo air-conditioned cars
were operated on the system's lines, the
largest fleet of such cart on any railroad.
BETTER SERVICE
Train schedules were quickened and
rearranged to provide maximum of service
and more convenient tunes of arrival and
departure for the travelling public. The
running tune between New York and
Philadelphia was reduced and the fastest
min placed on a i hr.—>4 mm schedule.
The ‘^Congressional" between New York
and Washington runs daily on s j hr.—
H min. schedule, the fastest tram ever
provided between those points
On November 16, 1516, complete door
to-door collection and delivery eervice for
less-than-carload freight at no additional
coet above the regular freight ratet (subject
to a minimum of 4T oenta per hundred
pounds), regardless of distance, was estab
lished, marking a distinct advance in the
art of rail transport.
A supplementary service >• a cash-on
delivery arrangement, under which the
invoice price of merchandise is collected bv
the railroad upon delivery and remittance
made to the shipper by the Company, an
additional forward step m meeting the
modem trends of business practice.
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT RATES
By order of the Interim* Commerce
Commission. a general reduction in the
paaaenger ftra structure of all rail
roads became effective June a, i9jh.
establishing a maximum rare basis of a
cents per mile in coaches and J cents per
mile in Pullman cars and eliminating the
Pullman car surcharge.
During the year the Interstate Com
marcc Commission denied the petition
of the railroad* for authority to oontinue
in definitely tha moderate tncream in freight
rate* which had bean granted on «eram
dimi of commodities April *8,
19)7, to enable them to meat in part the
increased coet of railway labor and the
increased prices of fuel and other material
and supplies, but authorized the increases
to continue, with some exceptions and
modifications, until December ji, 1956,
when they expired. On October a), the
railroad* petitioned the Commission for
authority to make a comprehensive revision
to the railroad freight rate structure to meet
present-day condition*, in order to onset
to part the large loss in revenue* as a result
of the expiration of the emergency charges.
Hearings are now being held by the Com
mission in connection with this proposed
revision of the freight rate structure.
STOtKHOLDERS
Capital Stock of the Company at the
end of the year was owned by 418,710
holders, a decrease of 8,731 compared with
December 31, 1937- The average number
of share* owned was 60.1 shares.
The results recorded hive been made po«ble by tne spienoio wora
of our employes. The Pennsylvania Railroad cordially invites the active
interest c/itoTtockholders and bondholders in getting peopk to travel
Mid ship via The Penrwylvmia Rallied. M. W. CLEMENT. Prendent
The Pennsylvania Railroad
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FREE METHODIST CHURCH
CONDUCTING REVIVAL
Iowa Evangelist Speaks Dally to
Local Congregation—Pastor
Aids Him.
Rev. R. T. Pine of Burlington, Iowa,
evangelist and preacher at large for
the Free Methodist Church, is In
Washington to conduct a series of
daily revivals at the Free Church here,
Twelfth and N streets.
Services will continue through April
25, two being
a c h e d it 1 e d for
each Sunday but
none on Satur
day. During the
stay, Rev. A. K.
Lindsley, pastor
of the church
here, will aid the
visitor In con
ducting services.
One of the
main theological
customs the
evangelist hopes
to revive is use of
the Bitle as a
source for all
Rer. Mr. Fln«.
texts and examples, nern msi- u*
November, 1935, he has recently been
conducting a young peoples regional
conference In upper New York State.
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