Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-04-12
ATCuAsON, TOPEKA AND SANTA

From the Annual report for 1881
In 1880 the Directors determined upon
system of permanent improvement OF the
property, more particularly the main line
system. This policy was carried forward in
1880 aud 1881, and during 1882 the work
was nearly completed. The result of these
expenditures is that We have now secured
road we'll constructed and fully equipped,
and which, with large and growing
country tributary to it, should produce re.
suits to the stockholders of permanently
satisfactory character.
1t seems only reasonable 20 expect that, a.
the resources of the country tributary to the
line are developed, the business of the road
will show a corresponding increase. That
these resources are being developed is ap'
parent from an examination of the east and
west tonnage and passenger figures for 1882
as compared with 1881. We carried 224.O63
passengers and earned from passenger re-
ceipts S69l, 967 .18 more in 1882 than in 1881.
In freight tonnage and receipts 1t will be
noted that west.bound business increased
sufficiently not only to replace the decrease
in the transportation of construction ma
terial for the new lines in the Southwest, but
added Is, 764 tons with S276, 234.23 TO vests
bound earning, while the east bound tonnage
(Which represents the producing power of
our tributary country increased 259,0s6
tons with 81, 2O9, 34473 Of earning.
A brief summary of the entire Atchison
property, as 1t will be when this report
reaches the stockholders, would be: A line
of road reaching from three eastern termini
on the Missouri river-Kansas City, Atchi-
son and Leavenworth-to, fret, the best
portions Of the eastern and southeastern
part of Kansas, in which state alone more
than half it's mileage is located; second, to
Pueblo, where for all time it will afford to
the 1900 miles of narrow gauge system OF
the Rio Grande Road its shortest and cheap.
est connection with east; third, at Pueblo it
connects aleo with the standard guage system
of the Rio Grande road for Denver and the
country tributary thereto; fourth, 10 Albu-
Querque, where it connects with the Atlantic
and Pacific road to San Francisco, etc. fiftb,
to Ell Paso, where it connects with the
Mexican Central eystem of 1900 miles or
more now being constructed; sixth, to Dem.
ing where it connects with thu Southern Pa
cifc route to southern California; seventh to
Guaymss, on the Gulf California, where
not uncomfortable business awaits develop.
ment.
OF this $3.50 miles of road nearly 1900
are now in steel rail. The iron rail remain
ing is almost exclusively on branch roads.
The Whole road, having all the facilities of
doing business, is well constructed and in
excellent condition, and possesses an equip
ment of nearly 10, 600 passenger and freight
cars and 348 locomotives.
The territory tributary to this road can be
more readily protected and is less subject
to invasion than that usually reached BY rail-
road lines.
The company has no floating debt. The
stock and bond indebtedness of this comps.
ny, including its land issues and deducting
its various assets, Is reasonable in amount.
Its ability to earn its fixed charges and divi.
dends has been shown in the last two years.
operations.
Thirteen years ago the Atchisop, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad, line then twenty
eight lilies in length. under the same general