Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-27
REPORT OF TIE r. r. COMMITS
SiONERS.

Through the courtesy of the railroad
commissioners. we have been permitted &c
examine a portion Of their second annual
TO the governor for the year ending Decem-
Der l, 1884. From this we make one extract
and shall follow it up with more hereafter:
Upon several of the leading lines or sys-
tens of railroads there has been a material
falling oil of earnings compared with the
preceding wear. On the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe road, Including branch lines
the gross earnings for the year ending June
so, 1854, were Si3,S75, SS9.i7, against Sli,-
6o9,99s.02 for the preceding year, decrease
of 1874 ,l0S.55 The operating expenses were
less in 1884 than in 1853 BY S509,6Sl9l, still
leaving a net decrease Of income from earn
ings of S22i, 426.5l, compared with the pre-
yious year.
The Missouri Pacific shows a decrease o
gross earnings for the past year compared
with the previous year of S91,0S5-G., VIZ
Gross earnings for 1888, 1920. 225.99; fol
1884, S9,Il0, 1900. The reported operating
expenses for the year ending June 30, 1854
were less than the corresponding period Of
the wear before by S300,5S7.67, leaving an
increase of net earnings of S205,G5L9S.
r The greatest fslling-ofi in earnings is OBJ
served in the Union Pacific system, enbrae,
ing the Union Pacific, Kansas Pacific, ana
Denver reads. The total gross earnings o
the consolidated Union Pacific railroads
amounted in 1884, 10 Sl9,077 ASS, agains
So. 977. 66S in 1855, or u decrease for th'
wear ending June 30, 1881, of S2,902, ls5
The operating expenses of The past year hav'
been larger shan the year before by Si35, lSi
making decrease Of revenue from earning
fer the past wear over the previous year o
S3,337 sos.
Taking 2he Kansas division Of tie Union
Pacific, the comparative earnings and ex.
penses for the past TWO wears stands thus
Gross earnings for Ihe year ending June 90
1883, Ss,415,7 lei7; Tor lSS,, 5, %. 595.S0-
falling of Of SlSs.12i.lT. TIE psssenge
earnings have diminished The past year owe
the previous year, Sl66,1 5l.5S. a simila
diminution IN the passenger earnings of The
A., Il s. +. -oad is also observable. j
was thought at the zine tbe --duc.ioa II
passenger fares was effected That The reduced
fares would serve 10 simulate igaye
to an extent sufficient TO make gooc
the former revenue receipts from thu
source, but this expectation has not been
realized.
The Kansas Central (nsrrow guage) shows
an increase IN gross earnings over the yeal
before Of Sla.22Seee.4S The operating ex
penscs, however, exceed the gross earnings by
S5S,sI997, leaving the taxes and interests OF
mortgages hypotheca;ed on the road 10 b'
provided Cor from some other source Th'
other auxiliary lines in Kansas belonging &
the Union Pacific system show a consider
able increase in business and gross earn
ings.
The following; roads show an Increase o
gross and net carvings for the past year
compared with 1885:
Manhattan. Alma aad Burliagame rail-
rood, increase Of gross earnings, S7,.16.69
net increase. S4.05s.7l.
Atchison and Nebraska, increase of grcs:
earnings, Si.Ss5.52; net increase, So.
5i6.75.
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Calf railroad,
increase in gross earnings, 6.0SS.S7, in ne
earnings, increase soc. 1886.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad, in
crease in gross earnings over 1883, SS99, 30
81; net Increase, S29S, $3.50.
The Central branch shows an increase IL
gross earnings Of S227,767.S2; of ne, carr
ings, SIS, 0S5.06.
The s.. Louis, Fort Scott and Wichita In.
more than doubled lis earnings OF the pre-
vious wear. The line, however, WAS |,
completed through TO Wichita one year agc
last july, aud the last years earnings m,
derived from the operating of a longer lin,
than was reported Tor the year before.
The ST. Louis ana San Francisco railroad
shows an increase IN gross earnings owe
1888 of S5i6, SSS.7S net increase, 500. l09.Sl