Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-22
Reports of Railroad Companies.

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| Reports of RoiIrood Companies.
The railroad companies having q corporate
existence in Minnesota are numerous, although
those which are actually operating roads in the
State are less than dozen in number Eight
| different companies for instance, have to make
reports to the States railroad commissioner
for the lines owned and operated by the Chi
oagO Il Northwestern company, and more than
that number will have to report on the lines
owned or leased and operated by the Milwaukee
d st. Paul company. But few of the compan-
| les have yet made their reports. but those few
give some interesting figures as to the business
of the year ending June 30, 1880. which have
beer CLEANED for tho GLOBE. and are as follows:
wINoNA 8 ST. PETER AND BRANCHES.
The Chicago b Northwestern company owns
and operatese as one road the Winona d St.
Peter, Chatfeld, Plainview. Rochester North
err. Winona, Mankato & New UIm. Minnesota
Valley and Chicago & Dakota railroads. an az /.
gregate of 567.49 miles, of which $50 81 miles
| are in Minnesota. The earnings, expenses
etc., of all are combined in the report for the
Winona st. Peter company, and are given as
Passengers carried, 1857. Gross earnings
| Sl,047, 024 IS; in Minnesota, $1.01S, 507. 10.
Operating expenses, 24,619.76; deficit
| S55,Si0.57. Taxes, $2L433.47; interest on
bonds. $685., 90; total current expenditures,
| Bliss, 0SS 23. Accidents during the year 26,
| in which IL persons were killed.
Winona St. Peter railroad, Winons to Lake
Kampeska, 8H miles; in Minnesota, 1850
miles. Stock $500. 600; bonded debt $S 51O,-
500, floating debt. $1.557, 82al5. Cost of road
and equipment, $40, 500. 72O18; average cost
per mile, $50, 633.SS.
Ohatfeld, 1l.46 miles. Stock subscription,
$3.50; bonded debt, sl65,000; cost of road,
| $l71, $50.
| Plainview railroad, Plainview junction to
Plainview, 1871 miles. Stock subscription,
ESQ; bonded debt, 100000. Cost of road.
| SI06, $50.
Rochester & Northern Minnesota railroad,
Rochester to zumbrota, 24.4S miles. Stock
subscription. SIS 900; bonded debt. 5000, 600;
floating debt, S33.907.l4. Cost of construc.
ton and equipment. $2is, 9o7.l4; average cost
per mile, $40, 1917.
Mankato JUNCTION to Mankato, 3.75 miles.
Bonded debt, 74.427.24.
Minnesota Valley railroad, Sleepy Eye to
Redwood Falls, "a 40 miles. Stock subscrip-
tion, $l5. 600; bonded debt, $50, 900; cost,
Sl36, 420.97; average cash cost per mile. $5..
o9o "; average per mile of paid stock and
bonds, S6,76229.
Chicago d Dakota railroad Tracy to State
| line, Estate line to De Smet, Dakota, not in
| cluded, $3.50 miles. Stuck subscription, $l5,-
600; bonded debt, $500, coo; cost If road, $705,-
| 0G0.
SIOUX CITY & ST. PAUL.
| The report of this company covers only the
three months ending Sept. 80. 1879, from
which time its road will be reported by the
Sioux Oity d st. Paul company. 1t reports
paid up stock, $2,SOO,OOO. Tons of freight
moved in Minnesota. 80, 547. Earnings, $96, sS4, :
| So. Expenses, $S5, 547,50. Average passenger
tariff. per mile, S.8lc. Average freight rate,
per mile, l.S4.
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS,
Proprietary roads. Minneapolis to Albert
Lea, l0S miles: Albert Lea to Fort Dodge. lC2
miles. Leased roads, Minneapolis to White
Bear Duluth ~ miles is5 White niis.. ra aslr
proprietary, 2l0 miles; leased, 1853 miles; ag-
| gregate. 368 miles. Estimated cost of con-
struction and equipment, $4,750, 6U6.67; aver
age cost per mile, S22,62l.93. Tons of freight
moved IN Minnesota in year ending June 80,
318,777. Passengers carried, 1885. Gross
earnings, 1852, 1927. Operating expenses,
being So. So per cent. of earnings, $685., $50. &C.
Excess $3.50 970.71. Other expenditures Of
the year. for construction, etc., 81 ,095 641 20.
Common stock, $4,000, QUO; bonded debt, g.
400. 000 floating debt, June S0th, $495, 818.49.
Thirty-six accidents occurred on the road dur
| ing the year, in which two persons were killed.
BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS & NORTHERN.
This company, part of the Chicago. Rock
Island d Pacific confederation, reports its
main line, Burlington to Albert Lea, 241.52
miles, of which 1857 miles Is in Minnesota
With four branches in Iowa and side tracks,
| (including / 81 miles in Minnesota), its whole
trackagsIs 507 A miles. Bonded debt 81. 100 600;
floating debt June 30th. $l6S. 4l3.54. Proportion
of debt for Minnesota, S154 490.54. Total tons of
freight moved, 806, ISL, in Minnesota IS OSS
,folo nr~f
50; total operating expenses and maintenance.
being 6S1& per cent of earnings, 81, 1874 864 40;
excess, &67S. COS. 0S. Earnings in Minnesota,
S4i,65S.4S. Estimated cost of carrying passen-
gers per mile, 2.76c. Estimated cost of carry
ing freight, per ton. per mile, / $50. One 40.
cident only occurred on this road in Minneso-
| ia during the year. which occurred at Albert
Lea, where Frank Clarke, brak eman, having
been caught in switch frog, was run over by
i've cars and instantly killed.
The RGifrOad Far.
ST. LOUIS, OCT. 2l.-The Chicago & Alton
entered the railroad fight this forenoon with
q full head of steam on, and all sails hoisted.
The following is their list of cut prices here
to-day: To Cleveland o.. AZ; out from SI5 IS.
Buffalo, S9.45; from SIT U.s. CrestIine sc. g.
from SLABS. Toledo. So IS; from SIS. Pitts,
burgh. 90. 80; from Sl7.25, Baltimore, $685.
from $2l.z5. Washington $l6 Is; from
S2l. 25. Wheeling, 1918; from 1885. They
also retain the 81 rate from here to all com.
peting points on the Wabash roa.! in Indiana
and Ohio. The reduced rates of Yesterday
from Kansas City to the seaboard via the two
roads from st. Louis and one road from
Chicago are retained to-day. The Wabash has
not yet met the out to Eastern points, either
from here or Kansas City, and say they don't
intend. The Vandalia Is also holding off, bu,
1t is evident that it these rates prevail for one
l kuvr, Ioys otI< he
here will be forced into the war. This they
don't deny, and all seem to be anxious for q
speedy settlement of the difficulty. All rates
mentioned above are for limited and rebate
| tickets.
CHrcAeo, Oct 1.-The action Of the presidents
Of the railroads involved In the present war is anx.
iousy looked for upon that depends the question
OF whether there shall be general DE- mobilization in
passenger rates East as well as West. Tho Presi-
dents are in session in New York. but the latest &C
vices indicate no conclusion reached. The offer of
The Wabash road to pool passenger business In not
acceptable to the Burlington and Rock Island roads
because the Wabash has large number of cheap
unlimited tickets out, which will secure them large
share Of the business belonging to the other roads
The Alton road is Indifferent on this question, but
| Will redeem its tickets whenever the Wabash
agrees 10 do All the roads say thes are making
this fight against theprinoiple enunciated by the Wa
bash that road which ha inferior terminal facilities
longer route is eutitled to deferential tariff
The general passenger agents here to-day decided
to hold rates East firm for the present, and not meet
the Altons rate from St. Louis to Eastern points.
private dispatch from Kans City says rates to all
points east of the Mssi sippi river, far east
New York, are still being slaughtered. Anlines east
from st: Louis have joined in the fray,
iuncti N points, few mics east OF Chlcdgo. In all
cases the rates from Kansas City are less than from
Chicago st. Louis. The Wabash to-day raised its
St Louis rate to ST. and made cheap rates to several
local poIuts. 1t has adopted the rebate system An
advance has been established on live hogs and pro-
| vtsions, of Eve cents per hundred, TO take effect
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