The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-24

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Net earnings. ....... 800. oSS 60
Total expenses were 50. FL par cent.
OF earnings. The report lest year Was
for tan m6ntts only and no comparisons
are given for the year. except the
statomsAt dat the gross earnings in
cfessed tS95. 81 .f6. or SO 0 per cent.
The expenses of the general Office st
New York. the legal expenses. insur-
ance and oil miscellaneous expenses,
are included In the operating account;
also Oh .6s2. ono half the cnst Of laying
steel rails between Brainerd and Fargo.
over the value Of the iron rails taken
up, the other half being Included In
i'm improvements end betterments; as, 27S
for bridges. culverts and cattle yards;
Sfi ,2l6. the balance due from the
company on its shares OF the cost Of
laying with steel fsils the road from ST
Paul to Sank Rapids. and ti6. 1928 for
repairs Of docks at Duluth. The IN
prscedsnted snow Of last wintsr csssed
On addition 10 tbs account Of 80 .2O7.
Dsductiog these items CASA 600 and
the operating sxpensss are only 1874
per cent. Of tho esrnings- Under the
plan OF reorganization I'll expenses for
keeping the road Ia high condition and
Tor providing additional sqaipueos are
70 come out Of the earnings, and during
tho year there WA expended for bet.
termsnts aud improvements. e302. $50:
ssw equipment. s2i2. 0s3; total. toi4..
909. i 8M
Rsgardiug the oonditioa Of the road
the report gives the most importsnt
features - follows IN Minnesota the
road from Sc Paul TO Sank Rapids, IS
miles, jointly used and maintained by
thlS oonspooy ond tho 81 Paul. 0ipns>
sapolie: , Hanitoho Rsiiuey Company.
hsa been laid during the year with steel
rails. FROM Sank Rapids 10 sBrainerd
the iron 10 comparatively nav. Steel
rntlo ellen Aavs hem laid darisg the
year % lS0 Anlles bst~seu Braiuerd
and Fargo. which. with ths II miles
laid The preceding pear. oomplstes the
entire distance between those places.
Steel rails are gradually being laid on
the ~ milss between Thomson Junction
aud Duluth. owned Jointly BY the
Northeru Pacific and 81 Paul and Du.
lath companisa, a08I< tons having been
laid dofise ths lAss yssr. The work Of
renewing bridges. culvcsts and high
trsstles on this joint road hes been con.
tiausd. AZ DalutA. h ptspArAtion foe
the new elevator systsm. 100 linsai feet
Of Substantial dock have been built
siuss ths eoomsncsmsut Il iass winter:
also COOS lineal feet Of new pile trsstle
end track have bsen built. using s.. Oo2
SAa&At feet Of piles; the entire i'm.
provement coating t22. 800. In addi-
ton 70 this. there have bssn. rebuilt
b2I9 feet OF pile track over watss -
cost Of III, 81 Ia material aud laboe.
which - bson 'ohargsd 70 operating
.espGosns Al 81 Paul the filling and
efAdlok OF the Is sosss acquired foe
Insight tracks. yard add baildings. are
% iAr advanced that Z freight hoass 400
by 20 iest. 6as betn cooplssed thessou
and the oempany now doos lie freieht
work on IN own grounds. The expend-
iturs incurred on this sccoaat 10 June
10 was ell ,035. The lot
seiyee By III city Of 81 Past = ) sils
tor the ollaces Of The company has been
gradsd. and supesstruceufs h under
var. The rooms. hsyosd what 10 re-
qusrsd for shs various departments Of
The company. should rsak Tor enough n
pay the intseest on the aost Of the build
II, Sa1inassd = tSo.0 4
I'm Dakota ol.e72 nsw ties. pripci-
pal)yOE hnse hsea phesd ID the track
and a mil0 Of gravel bAllaseine eom-
plessd where most required; % $40 feet
soe NV siding have ben put in, and Is
pills 0tdS0 tobSllt- The tsoch, . Va
iious placss. b bsine raised. end adj
tional snow fence constructed, 10 pro-
vide against The peoihklity Z sscA
trouble IRON snow e vAs experienced
lass vintsr. There have slsu
ben various improvements In The build,
i1kSse 1t1ohs md pssauaees dspsss.
The most Important Improvements ID
this chasactsr. however. we're q Fargo,
consisting Of : new brick. dsss root
freight 6Shss. 80 b. 80 feet. costins
eS1i3. and = 80 hrick enssee hoass,
with IL stalls. and . hsieE. slsss moi
shop IS hy 10 fsyAs eesliae $40 .6ss--
~ sossl soss b<is4 Va. SO! This Il
lssssosd 70 the company By darssioo
irsm - eisipnnesf fAsgo1of 9a30p. "a
by Tie ale oil Tie old rouad and freish,
kou61s und the land app<rsAfniae q
then. fce which the SUN Of ~. o6S Il
cash snd o. time go ssAltuoA. oaas.
count Of The inereosine l0sal bustn<uI
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