The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-20
he RAILROAD COMMISSION.

0yn0p8lo NJ The Annual Report Lately
Made to the Governor.
TOPEKA. KAN, November 13.-The fol-
lowing facts are gathered from the report
of the Railroad Commissioners:
During the past year there has been .
general falling on Of railroad revenue or
earnings, although the traffic returns show
very considerable increase In the volume
Of freight hauled. The reduced tari1fs for
the leading lines operating in this State did
not re into effect until five days prior to
the close of the fiscal year 1884, and the
effect OF those reductions appears for the
first time in the reports of the year ended
June 30. 1885.
The AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe rs
port shows an increase in tons per mile
over last ysar of 36,97O,29 tons. and
. decrease In freight earnings Of $427, 1888. 20,
from which 1t is seen that although the vol
ume of freight traffic increased nearly
thirty-seven millions of tons hauled one
mile, the revenue derived from 1t was less
by 1927. 033.26. Applying the tariff Of
1854 to the freight traffic of 1885, and the
earnings would have amounted to the sum
of S11, O37, 461.16. or 81, 26S. 69362 in excess
Of the earnings actually received under the
present traffic; and this last sum represents
the aggregate amount saved to the people
upon one years business upon the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. The
operating expenses for the year 1885 were
7,169, COS. 75-an increase over the same
class of expenses for 1884 of $520,971.27.
For the Kansas Division of the Union
Pacific Road the freight tonnage for the
year ended June 80, 1884, was 129, 0SO, 032
tons hauled one mile; for the year ended
June 30, 1885, the freight tonnage was $780,
497, 1924 tons hauled one mile-an in
crease in the past year, over the previous
year, of PLAT, 1872 tons. The freight earn
ings for 1884 were s., 2O7, 36S54; for 1885,
S2,357, 46S.86 II the tariff rate for 1884
had been charged on the freight tonnage of
1885, the freight traffic would have yielded
= revenue upon this division Of &2,573,-
514.5O, or a sum of $216, 045.64 IN excess OF
the actual receipts. Upon the Kansas part
of the line, the earnings from all sources
for tho year ended June 80, 1885, were
So, 49-an increase over the year be-
fore of sos, 415.19. The operating ex-
penses in Kansas, on the Kansas division,
for 1884, were 81, 49,. 694.02; for 1885. ST.
736.O78.S7-shOwing reduction Of S24S,-
615.15.
The Central Branch reports sse miles of
road, all in Kansas. The traffic on this
road has rapidly and largely increased the
past three years. Its tonnage of freight
for 1884 was 46,O7S, S91 tons hauled one
mile. The tonnage hauled one mile over
this line in 1885 was 20, 202, 1O1, showing
an increase of 27,123,21O tons. This Is the
greatest ratio of increase in freight ton
mage that can be shown by any road in
Kansas. The freight earnings upon this
road for 1884 were $l,222, 247.S7; for the
year ended June 30, 1855, Sl,444, 742.61.
Computing the tariff rate in existence at the
time the present board came into Office,
upon the freight tonnage of last year, and
the freight earnings would have amounted
to 81, 939, S55.6S. This denotes difference
saved to the people of Kansas on this
road in one year, by tariff reductions,
amounting to $3.50, 1891.
The Missouri Pacific Company reports
the gross freight earnings for the year end.
ed June 30, 1885, were S., 46S, 39LS2, a
falling of i'm the revenue derived from its
freight traffic compared with the year 1884
of 1928, 239.33.
by the rate of 1884. the freight earnings of
that system would have amounted to
SC, OS2, 931.O1, or S614, 533.19 in excess of
the aggregate saving to the shipping inter-
est by the reduction of the tariff upon the
last years business.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
shows decrease in freight tonnage the last
year, as compared with the previOus year,
IF IS, SOC, 573 tons. The tariff for 1884 was
Obj cents per mile, and the total freight
earnings for that year amounted to S., 49,
6O3.S5. The average freight rate per ton
per mile for 1855 was OLA cents, and the
total freight earnings for that year were
S4,950, 559.46 - showing falling of in
freight receipts for the year of 1881 .944.3O.
If the rate of 1884 had been charged upon
the freight tonnage of 1885, the freight re-
ceipts for the past year would have ex-
ceeded those derived from the business
that year by S2S5. 74O.5S. This last sum
represents the appreciate reduction in the
freight charges of shippers the past year
over that line.
The Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf Road
reports its freight traffic for the year 1854
as represented by tonnage Of 81, $50, 215
tons hauled one mile. The tonnage for
the year 1885 was 1876, 21O, 265 tons hauled
one mile. Tho rate charged per ton per
mile upon the tonnage Of 1884 was .01.4S
cents, which produced revenue Of s., $751;
sO1.25. The rate per ton per mile charged
on the increased tonnage Of last year was
.O1.21 cents. This produced revenue OF
$1.735, sO9.SO. The rate charged in 1884
upon the last years tonnage would have
swollen the freight receipts upon the BUSH
ness of 1885 to 81 COS, 577.52 or 1861. 76S.72
in excess Of the actual freight receipts.
The ST. Louis. Fort Scott Il Wichita
Railroad reports that the amount OF freight
traffic the past year has very materially in
creased over that Of the preceding year. In
1854 the amount OF freight tonnage over
the line was 1888, It's tons hauled one
mile. For the year ended june 30. 1885,
the tonnage was O.O24, 267 tons hauled one
mile. The rate per ton per mile
charged in 1854 was, .02.30 cents, and
the freight earnings for that year
were 1881, 1883. For the year ended
June 80, 1885, the average freight rate
charged was oil. 996, and the freight revenue
was SS99, 663.9s. If the average rate for
1884 had been charged upon the tonnage Ut
1885 the company's receipts from freights
would have been larger by $7S,916. This
last sum represents the aggregate reduction
of the freight charge upon that road for tile
past year. :,
The total tonnage reported at this Office
by the railroad companies operating in
Kansas for the year ended June 80. 1885.
is 2, 7S9, 314, 5A4 hauled one mile; the amount
of the tonnage for the year ended June 80.
1854. was ass. 644,551; increase in 1855
over the year 1884, 1O6, 669, 1893 tons. The
freight earnings for 1884 were S44, 1S3. O29.-
OIL; for the year 1855 the total freight earn
ings were s42, 05l, 275. showing . de-
crease for 1885 compared with the year
1884. Notwithstanding the largely increased
freight tonnage for 1885, of 81, 131. 1882.
strike Threatened.
RICHMOND, No., November 12.-Anothcr
strike is threatened by the coal miners here
They demand an advance for their work