The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-08
Annual Report Of tho 49,
Railway 'e'as

railway
Sidney Dillon's annual rcno..
.fia'rs Of the Union Pacific Ra, a Of tk
Is 1881 was made de to the storkh"1o.s.'' 10
Thursday. The followin. is ue' "
summary Of this Interesting ron, s'e'yfl
The gross earnings for 1ss, ':
2S: SlS, while the OPERATING are 81.
including taxes, were 81. ~, e.. e:x'*i,,,,
ing q balance of $ll. 7TS I;c ~: itsv
, must I've added the intcrr,, 10 Thu
dends collected on inv,>,n,<',,. ami diy
amounting t" $',:a3.., G7s. ,rasi ,,e'nfiiis
tai earnings. above oppra;;," 'h-t,
and taxes, $I3,lil,l:%. Tic ,eiHitnS,
o! the company amounts 10 -" a 'A,
From this the amount Of ;,n o'NE: e.;
held by the trustees Of the c,,' ".,S;l
mortgage, mus, IT. deducted INITIATED
and bonds Of the cnn,,,n,. 'e >lGck.
sought Tor as an investment are n,s
Dillon says that all on hand ' "nI Nt
readily Disposed OF >h"ul; il l., ~" L
c0nllHiny's interest I" sell! "f Tie
ing expense last year w,r. i iF"ia''
cent ut the gross rarni,,,> W.. r.,
peD>e is AN increase {" - .r:; .m> es.
that Of 1850, but Is Hc,n,.n1,,, ,: ,.' 'vt
purchase; of steel in place. y; iu."' it,
:':"',WH; repairs q; The track. $.,, ,a'',
repairs "f rolling s!ork s:.. .su, VI H. ~:
expenditures. a4.r."al;n" y III u ,1.'
crease the ci,ici,I,cy o.. lin. rn.J H.
will materially lessen tie ..xm,' ' aGd
operating 1t in the future. nv Ivy %>'> :"
ing this sum tic O".ratiry cy;. "''''
1881 become ti;-l per cent. I,... n.y. IL
1887. ''an IN
The earnings of the road w,r.
passengers, 70, l3l 81, ad.rr,a.r nf ; ,.la
li', and from freight. Sl7">:; IL; g.: :'"'
crease IF 81 ,S44.6l .\> IL ,hr J." an H.
IN passenger earnings. Mr.. bi,l",' es,v
This was caused nn,imly hya rr, .'s
Of ~ per cent. in lMa! rates n."::
pursuance Of the settled policy "f i u
company, to foster the ,.:.v.l,n ,.,, 'v
the country alien. the iiI- al I, " =:
Mr.. Dillon adds: ~" Ia.i, !. "'
tanned that it will v,n,ra'!y ,r' .ny,
the interest, of the com ,any." TI':'
crease in freight receipts j. :,,,,;I,,'I!! III
the interests in l,',l lr. ::.;,> and wv,
number Of cOlInec;in. road. q, ~, =,
total freight receipts. the ,hrn,yl ", w.
mage from the P:ci!i.. .,,a,, c,,r,r;;, m'
:: per cent. The company l:;> ,,;n :.
during the past year. -. ~; ,n."
coal, ut an average cost Ii :I.:.., ,.r,o,
S>ll,i!". The d. u,ni y" -.
coal Is largely in excess Of ,.r su,.Ir
and the company has nearly com, I,..i
to -,r"c!y incr,u.,. ~.
output Of the mines. Tie dire, r.,n" ""
from, the coal ann. the cnor,rnu> inv ,. .,,l
when cheap and abundant o;i vii,
give to all kinds Of enterprises i,,.;;,r
this course. The sales daring ,hr r.:.
were 4@;, O;l tons, Whicn !.ro;vh, in ~.
IE7 1858. During 1851. l.:l;!. ,rr>,,,. INV.
land from the cn,nl..n \, =,
average price Of 81 per acre. Anr,'"
these sales were some to men in C.hr,.
do, who propose the rnn>,rar,i,n OF r.
canals, the cost OF which vii,
exceed $:jtN|.WH'.
These, when ccn.,,'ctr:l, will enable
|hc company to dispose ri large ;,:.,.
VI land which are now l,u,:l;!l. Th
is reported as in a lhor"uuLjy
good condition, there being In, ,,1y
miles Of iron rails on l!u. main I'm.
Precautions have been taken t. ~, yr,
he overflow at the tracks ~ ;inn!. AN.
have ir,n >ir,,i.,!nn,l
The stations, n,aci,ii," shops aad h.;Il
ngs have beer main;..;n,;! in .'oi rrll
liti"n, and ia" r"!ii:,- >,crs
,laintaie.l in good u,rdi':un and rlr
,as been increased ~ he
addition vt thirty. nry. :,rnNln.;vD.
~ box ears. 100 !'yt ears. -. >,nr!; ,:.r,.
'tc. Durin" the year .cr'y -nrc al.,' or.
furth miles Of >i,l,ir:.rk, were laiJ :ul
wenty miles more will lain. thu ra!
mt" an efficient condition Ia n;a,a-ri'.
rciGht traffic. I'h,. ryrn~uns in The
onnecting r"ad- 'lllin" ,:r year
we're 5!H miles. ru!.,.',.s: ion, Mr.. nl.
IN says: 1.-The branch lines .rn,rll
y this company have :r.i'.:h Il |ar"r
evenlc dire lily to this company. TIE
csults already accomplished Give 'lt
fr"n"e>t assurance. that the lr:t'r.'n
{ your Interests required their r"ll>:r''
ION, and Ivy their .,u,in,cll.,nr, Cn'',t
our control. with tic development q
ne country that they T.. :,:.lratc. l!lr'r
mes will become still! greater >n'lr.>"
rOfft from the business ,n>-in" "ys'
Rem. and to the lLinu Pacific ';l' they
Ill contribute q vast :;,i"fnl -. tram
lat might hcronr diverted :" riy'I
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