, 1873-03-04
$3,315,p44.42
5t0,71b.G2
S1,690,21a.oo

Making anrp1us to credit Of this account 80 LIS
Amount to credit Of sinking fund, taken
from earnings Of previous Year,, ..,.. 1l7o,7448a
Which, added to income CREDITS, mukes tho
amount of surplus. ,ua2 o1o.oa
Tho gross earnings exceed those Of tho cor
responding eight months Of Inst year..,$ 1885, "a
The net earnings o1ceed those Of the cor
responding period Of lost year 21,718.1a
(. The average number OF miles Of road operated
from May to December inclusive, waa 787, IN
increase Of 90 miles over the average Of laAt
ycnr. Tho number and mileage Of paasengers,
ns we'll AZ tho amount OF freight carried, is alao
In excoss Of tho same period OF the preceding
yoar.
From the above table it will be soen that tho
gross oarnings Of tho road for oight months wore
1904 ,78o, 90 the operating expenses, exclusive
Of ta1os. %, ,9oo, ,oos.6 During tho same period
so7.1a; o1ponses, sa,22o, ,51o.1o; showing al
eorressspo1nding ssp months Of last. year Of
e76, ,8ss, e md decrease in operating expenses
Of s127, 7,515:cs. Tho ACTUAL net earnings, there
fore, arc in oxcoss Of those Of tho corresponding
period last ycar, 6203, ,849.40. Tho percentage Of
operating expenses to gross earnings has been
5s 0-1oo exclusive OF taxed, and 58 8-10o inclu-
siyo Of taxeH
The not earnings Of tho road for the period
embraced in the report, above operating OK
ponses, taxes, and interest Oh bonds, not inolud-
ing bonds Of branch roads. havo been S10.41;
and including interest on bonds Of branch roads,
$3.50 per eharo Of capital stock. Tho entire
gross earnings Of tho road have been at tho rate
Of s7,010.09 per mile for eight months.
l.ergo part Of The grain crop Of 1871 IN tho
to BE- and Ills addsa to % tic ' late e sryen nss y.
equally abundant with that Of the previous year,
will, during tho onsuing year, tar to tho utmost,
the freight equipments Of the road. Thero havo
been brought into the oy By The yarSas rail-
tlo Of which tha rond carried 248, ,458; the total
number OF hogebroughtto tho city was 8, ,252 1924,
Of which os5, 145 arrived on the Chicago, Bur-
1lngton d. Quincy Railroad.
The earnings OF the road on the buHinoss to
and from the Hannibal. .tE st. JOSEPH Railroad,
havo beon, for tho lust eight months
nselsns; p.elsns.r Sgs oo2 00s os os
Total. .$522 93
Tho earnings OF tho trafi1c to and from tho
Burlington j. Missouri Riter Railroad haSo
boon
Ao oloo3o
Total. $751;, 901
An increase on the lutter road, and u diminu-
tion On the formor.
Attention la called to tho Chicago d Iowa Rail
road, extending from Aurora to Forreston so
miles the stock Of tho road boing 81, 1928 900, Of
road owns one-half. It's bonded indebtedness
is 81, 100000, bearing annual interest at 8 per
cent, which is S140,O00.
The Chicago & Rock River Branch is now COM
plotod, and has already furnished considerable
business for the main line.
In tho removal Of traok on tho main limo, stoel
has been substituted for iron, and tho excess of
tho cost of stool over iron constitutes the largest
ltem Of construction expenditure. There have
boon laid during the period embraced In tho re-
port, 70 22-100 milos Of ateol-rail, making a
total Of 1s4 15-100 miles OF stcol rails nov in
use.
During the oight months II ongines hayo boon
added, nalting the total number on tho road,
900. Tho equip pment OF the road has beon added
to by tho Construction of 4 passenger, and
lo6 freight-oars 90 platform and coal-cars;
o ois ana sing III Il to aaqd e aa
ment of tho road ns follows: Engines, 205;
passenger cars, 89; inspection car, l !; pay Cur,
!; baggage, mail, md exprcps cars, Il freight
eafg 9S eoa and at eas 1o2 a1overs
cars, s; pile driyor, hand cars, 282; rs,bblo
cars, 244. It is tho purpose Of tho Company to
add about 500 freight cars to it's present equip
ment I9 before tho 19t Of My The aoqqisition Of
necessltato aome additions to be made to tho
passenger equipment, but not to any consider
ab1e extent. Tho principal expenditure that will
DO required for the ensuing year will, Of course,
DO on tho track ind the substitution OF steel for
iron. It is expected that about 10 miles Of iron
on tho Chicago, burlington Quincy Railroad
proper will be required to ho replaced with stool
be asa9goS on tho a
8ourl River Road elsewhere monsionetl.
Tho permanent Investment OF tho Company,
on tho 31st Of Docomber, 1879, on account Of
Construction equipment,
cost OF brunch roads,
railroad bonds, HtoUk,
aud materials for future
use. was. as................ ~, ,s0a, ,8ao. 90
Capital stool. ..,......... SIT, ,e5a,o1o.o0
Bonded debt, bearing in
tereBt. t................. Ii ,34G, ,225.o0
Scrip Issued TO pay for
Northern Cross Road
from Qalosburg to Qun-
oy, not arin8intcrest.. l62,250.o0
Amount dun bontlludcrs
Northern Gross Road, aa
par settlement with them 2so,2oe.o5
Amount Of bills and ac-
counts payablo oyer bills