, 1875-11-09

o'*so o. t:.7osos fer niis Il rosd or+r.;ed' II,
te miles Of rna Owned ny tho ronpauics owning tia
o1nittntn:. the cost pr ru!ic il &:3.l.0J.
~, 6Rnss EANNIHtfs.
ie groFs earnings for ynar Of Ill fhe ro.1a dnnu
pnines4 IN 'lts State var ~ 2.g ~ or {al1oyi
Isr mile OF road operated, Uf tho Atoys totsl Si%-
nt which for pas,eneers II o59 III 81
from mail service. AMI H3 fror errrcas Tho
sas"'SE. 1e.sneon. ts" 3g9shs r.f' from
Of E,1;o,t73o+!oe G.lus Inr cent, ~'>"' VI 1''''
OPERATING ExpESpgs
Tho total eIpenae at operating roads turny ,to
year wAa t3os+a.4s9.1s. Or s,,t.1s2 ,+r nIlt. ~
tntal expenditure in divided II foiinwA: Mnn,eu s,ce
Of tha w!,ole motive towar sud carr Fila NJ
~: n'. ellanenus expenses. fl7,6s9.13;, or is
Tn,! .n
the ast year may 10 inferred from ths fsct that vle
eArningt thu operating expenses hsvs tten ltascr4i
3fo18.3H.5'; thus 1nors thsu keeping pace With Tho
The totsl Inherent Hattlity of fonts {arrrort.
nAtey) {ih.y4. ts, nj which $ss1l44s4e va r.
iann unpaII II, psv. We add 10 H. eiictse of ot.
ersttng the interest which acrsue durlnx lie yrsr "a
haFe - M ths total cost OF operation md Investment
uut. out Of tho thir.yfo1r corporations doing bust,
n.sa u tls StAte fourteen fated to pay eisher the
"AV.a or OF k11lf lnteft4t. E!Ght CGt1p4njtl
failed 10 report hny part nf their tnlsre.s ~ rsid,
Which. for thcso companies, amounted to $sso,uo
NET EARNINGS.
.,,%, stoss % eannss When compared With the total
yett al:.ss .tt1f1, or 32.73743 per mia Of road
epstated Ths q an Increase sbors tho net earnings
'or - OF &7'9.2E3,o5. or a. per cont
ahs gf2'' tarninsa for ths year e.alng. u bcfora
nehtiosd s.tsJ..sl.74. thu total Of operating ex-
e. tr5se' s t1s!y43 mud the total Of Interest slo,-
4At5. we hare, ~ the income resulting from tlr
yeArt hrs!ness, $t+s1 si9s-a s.ln capsl 10 9;95yl
t mo ., ro, s!sra.d md 3! rer cent the
ytas. the nts noic hows falling on Of fi5s a.
TT ~ per ccut.
FREIGHT TARIFF RATES
A. vas anFin!.tl III my reiArt fs;e 1s93 thrrs fss
eeen general and steady reuctiu Ia rates Of freight
oG1ana the ys.s afnons thy nst uolaho Of wu!ch
gan aathesn snd the sii~Lt3an centr.L rhs rn-
dn:sion Of tho average rs.s M tho L.ta sEnrs q
3tichlsAa Southern ir"n 33lpJ Il" l.ust ceas nor
too per nic, decrease Of l3sf0aj uf oue cent ior
ton Ier mill. causoI loss In te MT e4rn7.x u th:t
o1mpany of u .sfto7!.ay, Or n,ore than Ipr cent
Mehasn cantrsl s|n. III, grss..r us fs!"tt T. o. no
raes being from s7Io1 TO 3iJ csnts, le:,tsso II
1'ni4 u cent PR tnh per mile,
The report 1t the Detroit K Milwaukee fhovs r..
du' iiun OF it, through bsIneAa from 1lU mills II
u mills r<r tou per mllr
Ihe rtsu!'s Z sAts todaera n rates ma! he tttn ,y
asen raAus otF"FEef Of our t&r .ud Rystefi, Ir.:
Eis Lad tho e0eo 10 deprive tie stockholders o sy
div'denaH on tlt!r ::tacnt; second. it A4y t w
pted tho CONF ahes tn improving their rrr
erfs, t5 sueh additions double traet End strtl
improvements tmpera.ivelf demanded tn order tntt
INC COMPANIES may t. eta 10 aucccssfa1 .1psec,;c
thri" bustnt9s, mi onr IN thtIs own er4, Int I'M
tue interest 0: thrir rst7nIs and turt, 4 has t1.glt
about al extrcmc reduction in iha exreuse Of ot.rat-
Ing tLt roat Al II shown il the OF lnc Lake sayr
St1chg-n Southern, tLeir operating expenses hc1ug
y, V.92d.31 lees In 1874 tl4 III }9-3 ..ox wI,1.n
tA'a tn. he, 10 cartain extent, tenelciaI the fa
msl mt br lost Rght Ut that although tho rates for
carT}uE may continue to dtcTelpe. tne +3Ieukr of
olefatlh: Mnst Mud anne limit he, uDd which 1t ct-
NOS to ltduftl. I'll, expenditures for rcIarN o,,
ltrluaaent Improvements may he cut nj fus sns:-
sra, II may 1c bus thu p,oreEr mas, eventually r.
critf sca cxfe IL to trG the as41ake mean Of
healthy Rad rgn:cNs ~ RI alton,
AGE1iEAI5 10 pEnsOSa.
Tie table II Actr:t.S to y.fru1.s shows total fer
tbu .f1r ot 1ci filling of fr tr ut,rLer reuo t.
for 1871 Ct III teLt. Ut the atore taLI r. or
per cent u tbs w..ot, wure from LtyoIi tie
t6ltrol Of B ptson8 totare sbo re:ns!ut.eT result
Tug from filet: own nis:p.dHrt or carole-sueA Tbs
a'cil1ufs TO passengers WeIe u. nf which vatu fa4
u tile ri Pas+enssr+ reparcd injured q wete fron,
calt+ea LeJor,l ltiejF owl cautroI,
Tie arlidea:G to c1k;,oyls sere 113, or sa5 Der
rsf1t Y: lhc wl,le. or these, 10 fatal; but % cs
snts nntt "c.c IT. Ill fte:r iarE Of carr for or
dfsert1to III EtclsF!E fLer 1era:1i tafety (t tAr
EaAc nuiNl et lS wen ctlLsr killed or Injured wle
cotFlln rarr. And were n.srk by over ftAI bri.tr.
IGr = ci.itnta 10 tvT",na mt connected with ths
railroads, rLer ~ tlEssacra employees nnr..le!
a. Or ~ Ct ernt Of the ;sllo.e. OF these II were
l7sl lhetu were 81 Eil-1 nud injured f5s1.. being
III the track killed and injured FROM Getting ou OF
o! n vsug trAius. anl ks1 4ua injured u b]2l-
way crossings,