, 1874-02-28
elsdwhetd mentioned, and 81 916 3o883, e1cIuavc
Of taxes and co 791o0 sr cent Of the gross earnings
leaving The amount OF net earnings upon thas road ut

elsawhere mentioned and s1s16, ,3e8o3 e1c1uai7
taes md co 191oo pr cent 81 the gross earning
$1,25, 1856.
! BRANCH aoAps.
| Attention is called to the branch roads. There ha
been gradual and steady increase in the business
the branch roads, socaHed hath In Iowa aud Illinois
1p Illinois, ter the year ending April 90, 1877, tn
! earnings on the branch roads then In operation
amounted to $66l ,93o7l and the entire earnings 0
tle Company upon the branch road business Il
closed the earnings have been SOD, 1856 10 and tn
81, ,949, ,osa.27. 0''.~"o' ''~'S'''
The earnings On tho branchos OF ths Burlington 4
been s157, ,24824 The entire earnings OF the Company
on the business Of oil tho branch roads, both in iowa
branches tnsnssises ana On 't tho tnain % linz; hape
amounted to s. 3487,a77.7o, ind 33 per cont of tho
entire gross earnings Of the Company freight and
passengers. The miscellaneous earnings not In
cluded or appoEtontd to the branches In the above
statement; bur i included, it would not materially
| vary the comparative results.
The proportion Of operating expenses chargeable to
those branches IN Ininoa has been SIS, ~ in
Tow. lestimnted> s122 1864; IN ali, *s73 ~ being
II t3~l0o per cent Of the gross earnings thereon.
Again: The earnings on tho branches aud Main
Line to and from branches. In 1874, are 93
operating expenses on he branches are $a13 oso43
81, ,2so, total operating expenses on branch
business s. l53 7o 7s net earnings on branch busi~
ness IN Illinois and Iowa, 81, ,333, ,509.32.
The statements will show to extent the bearing
these branches upon the value Of your property
When it Is understood that these branches wE-e built
mainly by other parties, and IN interests hostile
to those Of your road and that they coatzol 30 nrgo
amount Of business these statements show, the
tho business Of the road would have been affected,
had not this Company come into the ownership or
control of them.
It viii be seen that these branches gather up and
influence too large amount OF business to be lost
without seriously inpat1ng tho property OF the Com
pauy and It is certain that II these hrauches were not
in fhe
business would have been lost to it. OF would have been
received under such strong competition to have
e. reaching your line at thirteen different points, a.
they d. now III other coutroi and competitors,
instead OF contributors The effect would b. that nearly
branches and TINT coming directly into the main line,
would be under such strong competition as to leavs
ns small profit and at naaS points none st ALL abore
the cost OF transportation.
Some Of these branches both for their local bust
and for the amount contributed to the matn line,
would be expected, mora valuable than others.
Dut, t4kiog them as whole, the result shows that
the policy Of your Company, in reference to their
acquisition, has been sound aud judicous one.
There have been operated during the year, Of the
Burlington i Missouri River Railroad md Branches,
443 miles, and the gross earnings thereon have been at
burlington quincy noad, SIS miles on n vhieh ths
earntnR1 have been st the rate Of $40 o3G2 per mile.
The entire earnings collected and distributed
$3,994.65 per nile.
YEAa's TONNAGE.
The whole tonnage Of the line fo- the Jear amounted
feeisEs: T. ' ''1' al ~A'sA 'nsF' were OF through
Westward. 1864 tons
Local freight, East and West ,64o, ,552 tons
The earnings Upon through freight Hess o7-loo
per me. Upon local freight j 45-10o cents pr
milo.
Total number of passengers carried during the
rotsl hain1sr Of passeng:1s carried during tls ~
year, Nestwaia. s59,345
1otai''.
The ayefage amount Ee5 mi1s exclusive Of mileage
NEW CONNECTIONS.
New connections with Western roads have been
Road, about 500 miles in length, has been completed
to nibal, With which your road makes connestion
presently over tho Quincy, Alton st. Louis Koad,
miles. From this caon. though nade late in the
year. very considerable business has already grown
up. and prospectiyey this Road is regarded aoug
the best Of the Western connections Of your line.
By arrangement with the Kansas City, st. Joseph
Council Bluffs and the St.. Joseph h Topeka Rail-
with the Atchison, Topeks Santa Fe Road, about
800 miles in length, the Atchison Nehraska Road,
10 miles ,ds l9ng and the Central bsnsh Of Tie
which It il hoped that the bueiness Of your road will
be largely Increased. .
This business interchanged With tho Nebraska Roads,
especially tho Burlington l. Missouri River Road IN
Nebraska, has grown rapidly during tho yenr. |
The quantity and quality Of the wheat crop OF Ne |
cattle fed in tat State, cannot fni 70 mako this inst
named road valuable feeder, and perhaps tile very
best With which your road n1kcs connection.
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT. !
The construction account has been increased By the |
addition Of $751; s3915; equipment account by $670-
7u7.o7. The principal items in the Increase Of these
For cost Of steel rail in e1cess of cost Of iron,
For cost Vi ateei mi in excess of cost ot i1nn,
Buildings in Illinois, principally on ths now
shoI's at Aurora. g. 15{.62
~
e4oeo1noIises !ao.Ooo
Far Far new std4:racis, Of which there h.1s
been Laid something oFes II nallea d9443.x3
As Is probable that no large additions win be mado
10 tho equipment during the ensuing year, or to the
buildings upon tho line, and it il expected that
anS unusual construction is 70 be undertaken
the construction account for the ensuing year will, IN
II. probability, lie less than It has been in any previous
Fea1.
EQUIPMENT.
At the commencement Of the winter the track Of the
road ~ns and still Is, in excellent condition,beter.
the larger Of steel rail in the track and
Ebsence Of severely cold weather and this, notwith
andiug the expenditures for repairs have been much
ess during the 1eaz than in the previous ons.
There havc been laid Of steel mil during the year in
otal number Of miles Of steel sais now IN the track
20. II n,1es.
As stated there hss also been constructed 1851 miles
i side-track, much at which WAS in the Chicago
'ards |
There have been rebuilt % feet Of wooden bridg
ng 5,086 feet of it in Illinois, the main line be-
Peoria and Burlington and ], ,4A7 feet in Iowa.
arga portion Of which amount Was carried awny by
he floods Of the year.
One hundred wooden bridges or culYerts hare been
lied OF replaced with naasonry on the burlington /
Ts+outf River Katroaa in lows, making l-03 miles OF
roodeu bridges taken out during the year. the cost Of
Il which has been charged to repairs, except tho
$5779.s1, which is for tho excess Of the cost Of
1asonry and frun over wood.
The total length Of the main uno and branches is
ASS miles. Total amount OF double second track
LIS miles. Total amount Of Eide track Oh the roaa !
Ii. 40 miles. It is hoped that the cost of maintenance
# trnck for tbs ensuing year will bo still les8 than 1t
as been during tile one now closed.
There has been brought into tho equipment Of this
company, since the last report tho entire equipment
t tie Burlington |. Missouri River Railroad. In I'd |
ou thereto there bare been constructed during tho
ear: passenger coaches, and destroyed by t,e: s
agguge, mall and express cars, and destroyed by
re-; SCI freight Cars and II destroyed by fire;
;ay CARS and 60 new platform and. coal cars. Ten
ew engines have been purchased during the year.
ngines, 1888: passenger cars. 11o; pay car, i; bag