The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-08-01

lHa Wtat ettst III tho rhilt,Hd~, tHc
operations of which ara given for the
rust year. IL 81. .tap I2i .O57, made ~
of Sl.GiI. ~. LII u capital stock,
and II, l.57s.nl4 VI various fnrnr
IT indebtedness, chiefly u bonds ma.
turing NJ distant periods. The capital
stock amounted to ~ Ii per con.. aud
tho debt to Also pcr cont. II thu
intal cost. The cost Of these roads
prr milo was S55,ll0 Tho gross
earnings for tho yenr were et73,2ll..
OH, u which Sl82, aOn. 40, or ID
Ter cent, was received for The trans
pn,ia,ion d passengers, and e:llO. 0Dl..
1sh, nr I. por cent for thu transpor-
,a.i,n d freight. including under Til.
loa'l tho small amount received from
'miscellancon. sources. Tho receipts
rer milo volo $500. Tho ratio II
carning IL population xa. Sil ~ por
heai. Tho operating expenses for the
,par were 2au7. .isu,bs2. or ~ per
cent, q tho gfo4r receipts, leaving
\ i',,, I'll 3i5, " VI pcr cont N net
earnings Tho per eenlage u gro1s
receipts IL TIN total curt IT tho rund
wn. /, l,cr cont. !; " MT earnings |, =
Irer rent, Thu amount pai,l III dlsi.
,lr,rls ~ar SGllls, III, or 3ul rer
rent i tho nrgrexa.c capital stock.
i'lIr balance n not earnings. Slnl.-
III. 80. VIM equal y !, ~ ror cent.
II, .l,u aggregate indebtedness u .hc
laa.l~.
l'l,u earning. of tho railroads u tho
several seeiipus differed, IL onursr.
,er, stonsly, tho ,noss productive line,
hcing thuso emhrneul In thu groulr
which Include thu New England and
alIlL'e States. Tho railroads ~ NV
England earned during tho pms, yrn,
sls.hln. s;,i, bring sio.b'sd per mile,
mud si3 ba per heaL of population.
Ii,p ialal eost was 2Jo, 400. 1Ol. ii
~hi,h 55.su pr eent. wins represented
i, ealital stock Tho oosl per NIL,
~ns I 5o.lis. Tho gruss earning. wal
u | rer ..nt u their cost Their no,
earnipga &H.isU.lsl, aud 4. thu rat,
u d..d per cunt. u thcir total rus.
!, Tho dividends pnid amounted 10 ~,
I'LL. Nj. "r O6i per cont. on tl,e NJ
glegate capital staa'k u I el.n.Oi2,ls
LIMA IN rnE MiDnLE srArss.
Thu coa' u thu railroads II III
Middle sta,e. vas sn.2, TOO. lit, o
go - w.. e.stis - ..t,a,. ~, I'll IN
! re,,i war represented by capital stock
! earniny. were el,I0. .O5. 7O2. or kil.
! i,,a per mile mud Si5.sd per l,ead q
|, population. Tho not earnings wer
eis,, ,,a27,0is. 1'ho gro~ receipt. wer
Ia per rent. II tho tutal. The ne
9 earnings a. per cunt. Thu ao,ou,l
= paii III dividends was t13.3ls.D7l. u
9 a.sp pcr ee',s. of tho capital stock ,
: eojs, SIS, III. In Tho Hsase II Mo-
York. Lo~e.e,, thu capital accounts ,
4 The Suw York Central nnd Erie rat
!. roaa. include e1oi. IOs. .2lsor a.,i.io,
y capital. Il wLiuh tt4. All. .'i2J WI
i-raed by the former 10 tho estimate
value Il IL property abosc cost. NJ,
N7.u,'l.i... Wy tho latter N thu di'
: count on bonds converted Into stopI
ihrr Sums. deducted from Tho cnpit.
j stock II tho railroads ii tho State, I,
|. ,lucel tho amount Of sbe group
i tla7 .3iO. .i,2d. and TIN Gust u III
i raa,ls 10 3A2i .u2. i,!O. Tho psreen
!. aHe of gross earnings on tho sa,n vi
700. aud " net earnings III; M
the di,i'luads paid wore 100 per con
'e u tho aetsal capital stock u Tho roal
,ll Tho to,al miisasc of thu railroads
|. tho Neriern States tho operations
uh,rh ". given. was ~ 77s--Luilt ,