, 1874-10-06

42g-52ao miles Of track, costing $5lo,oss'So; ' sso'
ay u Shops cqualto 4 aoos-5aso miles. at Gust of
rho length Of ,o'e t9 tFsss tTsa rDowca 30 Ts
,rcs asi 2a65-52s miles, or u or cont Of the
ntire Length 81 the oopanya road & Ihe srks IT, ps a
1854 ccnta each. amounting to 52l H. wcrp uscd,
nd arc equal to loboA tntta Of road laiu "4th nc"
Thc sum 0, 49, vns expended In rslsing track
gras'e and for baastnG, and $2o a74o2 for decpen
fae tesi naSsf Il miles run by engines gss otA.
s 14 s tersr es ass
rresse Of Id ,niIcs' ii psr cent over lis
The snty S fo oousus VII. m cords
wood, costing s4oo acA ~ aud a23p75yi toas ~ Of soa
sig Il = si s:ns :aer m09 5 IL esss g s
ago Of over q per cent. Ihe cost Of tne per milo
previous year VAS 11.GD cents.
Eiosen locomotive engines havc been rebuilt and I'm,
Changed from wood TO COIL burners; seven lra-clsa
cara two accon1rasD ono baggage car, ad sixty
All ANAs.yRls or THE EARNINGS
Of tho Ohicago l. Northwestern Company sllo#s te
following results: -..-
neceiita FROM secondcass passeHgcrp... 81 hl539
Receipts from EXCURSIONS. 81 l!4.!3
Keccipts from 2G7949e5
cssipts tom rom trsaspor:ation Of milk ls
neceipts from UhNed States ma!ls....... 2dv,ses.us
Receipts from extrh baggas0.......... 1a,aoa.G5
l1ecoipts from miscellaneous sotirces.... 1op,1s99s
a,35l ,52'.3a
samo isenb preceding ye.r.... r. G0G.75
Increase. 12osrer cont. s1.oi4,oid.oa
Of ST. 1o3 from rassengera; inctcaao Of sla50
25s from froght aud III increase Of u from
1ho humber Of passengers aud tons OF freight car
rlea wno ~ Follows:
Number parsengcrs carried 1a7o-9......,. o47ooo9
Humber pussengesa carrfe 1873-4...... 2,u2a. .889
Increase. 1890 por ssnt.; ;........... a44'ss7
Tons of freight carried 1aIa-3., 2968.31
1ncronsc. ii 80 per cent. ........... o32,7oo
Number Of 1s'sHsngcrs carried 'asle, -, nv, IN,
Number ] oi pasaenga1s earrici / mile.
11J3 ,tes'1otsaad
Derrca.e. ol.f4 per cent. l.as739l
x6es anas tons ii frseat carried mile,
ls73-3
Increase. 25g1 per cent. ............; o,,oso,5so
Total number passengers und tons freight
carried 1tIe. 1B73-a... 7ea7,4o7
carried mtle, 1S75-4t. ,b4e,6c3
Increase, 1911 PER cent nt.........."... ,15u
81 il IL each nj % I'D ID 1a;S~a. slol cac-bcng 10.
stsaae II, te !utter Of 1A.lB er cent TITO earn!na
ton Of dss1sas S II Il S Ts5' es ssa @ d g
carniugs por passenger nnd per toi, wcee 81 "a In
isis.3, sud $s.14 in ls7aA-a decrease Of 0lu4 per
cent. ..
Tho average earnings per passenger per mile Nero
oy1G cents u1ld per ton Of freight 0a.5 cuuts tn
een pcr te in isi4-boin ccroase Of 0oo3 cr
cent pnssenger ana 0553 per cent oh freight eats1-
| iugs during tho lust year. H..
ner lnile wcro 0264 III is,2-a. aul v2.Au in ls734-
lnowlnH decline Of 05. ii per cent III tho latnr year.
Tho ffcight movement for tho year wus g as - iolown:
4nerasS IL l.. brs of TONS er cent
sFssse IN to9s ns saa a sa IT, af ses
was D6.3 ror cent esa thun tho increase OF ton" esr-
rcd mile, resulting from eslno III tho average re-
| reiWH ppr ton, por HAie, Of eo.a3 per cent.
In tho movement Of pIaseuger9 tAoro was m ln-
Ut 1880 per cent ~ lte number of rasselgera
esrss na oa gsae II @ o
yiou year resulting front tho fractional decline Of
U0.6} PER cent III tho average reeeaps ls issenges'
ru list year thus repeats tho expcricnca Of former
years, III Showing steady depreciation Of the rates 1T
wlcii tlo Company receives for It's sersees. Tue
ecrenso III uarl,lugs from freight anh passengers.
urlslng from tAc reduction In the ratea received
pss s a5a s sns e Sf yeaf Ss shi h
arss w. aIsatcsnent Jus Aeen suffered by The ceapany
without tho ability reazo corresponding aerfessc
II ii hit fow years since tho nrs ,les Of through
cars wero established for tLe characterization Of freight
he.wesn e Ean an tho "est w. %aos e , nssSs1y tsaay
prusriy, bMt sooa extended to tho TRANSPORTATION oi
Esst ~ ha besoro Received sier supply by rail FROM
thu rc- -IJart. Thu facil'ties thus employed wore vol
cnt Of grain in Dulk directly to Inn eaoar, cs'1os
especially il winter, and the Question ot laslorn , "
foreign markets gcaly influenced tlu aant Of h,,si
hess, and III Go1 degree tno cna1Aca 1Aat "cT" lnaIe
~: rio % rates Of froi wcro necessarily low fat ost
raas t,a ~ fartlcr wit, but wero received yho TRUNK
lines to lilo Atiantu citica III ~ sTasy source q
Sosno; % :;onirnatins M 70 'o sc,er&l prosperity of h
r!iIroats and thp e1ehangps Of commerce.;
These low rates for re er5ng ara er" rfay ~ f1aeae fo a
r!ots of tlo Went as,.l 1t was inferred! that most
ese Yaruads wero cxacg unreasonable or o1arol.
| int rntcs wherever tLuy Wcro Unaffected by coMl'u
tt0H. . ,,. .,,,
In tho confused understanding Of tho intrlcacies
railroad tr1.nhportion, mud OF thn1n1rlcy ot eyer
cl,anNiuY circumstances which nthet IT. thera La
s,,r,i1n in Within thlb period nnI taaollahln nsrg0
13s,n II SONS of tAa Western sssssa ayatst rat'sa
Corporations a1. railway management. Most Of IL
MONEY fursiulea by Eastern forcign rnrltalinta
Whether attracted thereto ey tho allreIneIts Of lu
sa sss rss iniats". e % s s sos4s o4g
was 10 grratly lenea!ed IL these roa9u.
Tho SEts 1T Illinois, affcr repeated aEomrts to req
,.so tic rates Of transportation, las directed noar
~ Railroad Commissioners to establish tariff u
rates willrh snll 10 standard II prices by law, 1Jc
yond whio Tho bisres as lvooi of reHsopasle Charge
Il mno to tfoyulye OIL tEo laleoad company, thru
,iring sttch railroads ~ wuru Chartered with tit
rriyilrse Of making she,s own rates to prove ahnM
scyes innocent VI tho crime Of r1toron III caso tic
| nxccol ta s5sau ratca. Commissioners ntD aproit
Iy tho tao to pronoo Tho enforcement of tic law.
i 'suns II tho railroads have already tcru dsuGKc
u court under this w al,t nearly I'LL tho prnelr'
ron,auea l.nra lrull tonil@1loa to become cfcnan
liz wits btoa;h: nsa'aAs ths'n hS tho State ssca'so
II t}liy clago OF front lDf part, null tue c1actiou,
statute taW Of tailFrrp't conditions for corporate IN
Innity than wcrp befaro enjoyed, or we're apHtatc
BY Tho Slate III tho cerroratu acta ercating te coH
q TAo Slate Of Iown las initiated tho example Of II
j. ruls anti during tia lust wrtcr passed y law whii
il lau ai1.c0 como uo etiect hy w,ich hU raHoatls
olasslle pccordpg to tho amount Of groga clrn!nI
aud al un5o,nne.allyo and luttcxlha tatlt Ut tur
!. anu fseghta IL established for each claas: snA 4