Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-03-09
WHAT RAILROADS DO.

interest of the city. The Topeka Common
wealth has the following on expenditures by
the A. T. & s. F. X. X.
Few people. either in the private or the
public walks OF life. have any very adequate
conception OF the amour, Of money disbarssd
in any ri ven time. by such railway COM
p.ny as the A,chison, Topeka q Santa Fe,
the general offices OF which are IN this city.
All know in general way that railroads
are big things. but ali are more inclined 10
remember the times they have paid psssen-
ger fares or freight charges than to remem-
Der the amount OF money which must De
taken in in order tina, employees may be
paid and supplies purchased, 10 say nothing
of furnishing stockholders fair Interest on
their investment. We are led to make these
remarks by a glance at some OF the annual
footings Of the operating or construction de-
psrimen, Of the road above mentioned. For
instance we find tba, in Kansas alone. In
1881, there were expended for the single
item of new buildings the following named
sums:
Ca the main line, q, Topeka for round
house number two, sxtention OF shops. and
for other buildings, s5l, $50 81. AT Emporia
for round house and other buildings, u.s.
sSO27. At Florence for depot, coal chute
and other buiIdingr, SO, oi5.99. At New
ION for round house, engine house number
two and other buildings, S2i. ll912- At
Nieker.on for engine house. coal chute and
other building-, $50. 20i.G0. At Dodge City
for round house and other building, ST.
.l2 50. Al Coolidge for engine house, ten
ement house, coal chute and other buiidings,
SIS, 099. Il. AT sundry other points on main
line Tor miscellaneous buildings. S5s,5si "a,
making total on main line oil $500, ooo.S'.
Ga leased lines in Kansas: At han-A-
CIV. coal chute and other buildings, -. 009.'
81 At Argentine for round house, coal
chute and other buildings, S29. 1856 6s. Al
sundry other points on Kansas City branch
for mi cellaneou. buildings, So. 1926. Al
sundry other points on the X. {. L. a 5,
80, 2. ii. Il ID. 5, w. d s. w.
+ f. & W. v, and the NJ. d McP., SIS,
CO... %, making grand total FOR new build
ipes in Kansas in 1851 OF Si26, Si0.73.
In addition to the foregoing may be men
toned the expenditures in Ksnsas in ISIS
for bridges, rails and stone ballast. Tn
items read SIS followt:
For new iron bridges, main line, s51 ,522
6s; Kansas City branch, SiS.les.e6 iota
Tor iron bridges, Sl0', 72l64
For new steel rails, main line, 81 4Ol,
055 90; Kansas City branch, Ssi,9s1.2s
Marion and Mcpherson line, So, S62.26
Kansas City sud Oisthe, 81 J, i05 .4oi Hsrve
c,an,y, S5S. 534,ls; grand total. 81 ,6io,
$40 7S.
For stone balls-, on Kansas lines. 81.
0jS..6
A resume of the above shows that in lSS
the A,chison, Topeka Il Santa he RailroA
Company di,bgrsed in Kansas alone, for tn
four items. buildings, iron bridges, s,ee
rails and rock ballast, the royal sun OF 81,
7SS. S27 Is.
These figures require little comment
They show what gisn; fac,or in the bus
mes. fabric Of the State, this road is, snd ho'
! tile either the road or the people can atior
10 have any serious unpleAsaniness existin
between them.
ir this connection il will he proper
state that similar expenses for the currer
wear will be much greater than for last yea