Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-11-19
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.

Made to the Governor.
Topeka, KAN. November 13.-The fol
lowing facts are gathered from the repor
of the Railroad Commissioners:
During the past year there has been
general falling of Of railroad revenue OF
earnings, although the traffic returns chow
very considerable increase in the volume
of freight hauled. The reduced Tariffs 70.
the leading lines operating in this State did
not 90 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 tho year ended
June 80. 1855.
Tae Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 70.
port shows an increase in tons per mile
over last year of 36.970, 29S tons, and
a decrease in freight earnings Of 1927, 03S. IS,
from which 1t is seen that although the vol.
ume Of freight traffic increased nearly
thirty-seyen millions of tons hauled one
mile, the revenue derived from it was less
by 1927, O33.26. Applying the tariff OF
1884 to the freight traffic of 1885, and the
earnings would have amounted TO the sum
of S11, 037. 461.16. or 81, 26S 693. 62 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
81, 1863 GO3.75-an increase over. the same
class of expenses for 1884 of $500, 97L.27.
For the Kansas Division of the Union
Pacific Road the freight tonnage for the
year ended June 80, 1884, was 129, 0S0, o32
tons hauled one mile; for the year ended
June 80, 1885, the freight tonnage was $50,
497, 1924 tons hauled one mle-an in
crease in the past year, over the previous
year, OF 21.417, 1872 tons. The freight earn
ings for 1884 were 50, 207, 36S.54; for 1885,
81, 357 ,468.S6. If the tariff rate for 1884
had been charged on the freight tonnage of
1856, the freight traffic would have yielded
revenue upon this division OF S2,573,-
514.50, or sum of S2l6,045.64 IN excess OF
the actual receipts. Upon the Kansas part
of the line, the earnings from all sources
for the year ended June 30, 1885, were
So, 32S. 010.49-an increase over the year be-
fore of S95, 415.19. The operating ex-
penses in Kansas, on the Kansas division,
for 1884, were $l,9Si .694.02; for 1885. ST.
1856. 07S. S7-Showing reduction OF $24S,-
61515.
The Central Branch reports 3SS mics 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 46,07S, S91 tons hauled one
mile. The tonnage hauled one mile over
this line in 1885 was 73,202, 1O1, showing
an increase OF 81, ,2l0 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 1929, 247.S7; for the
year ended June 80, 1885, 81, 444, 742.67.
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, S556s. This denotes difference
saved to the people of Kansas on this
road in one year, by tariff reductions,
amounting to $500, 1891.
The Missouri Pacific Company reports
the gross freight earnings for the year end
ed June 80, 1885, were $5,4GS, 397S2, a
falling off In the revenue derived from its
freight traffic compared with the year 1884
of 1929, 1888.
Computing the tonnage of the last year
by the rate Of 1884. the freight earnings OF
that system would have amounted to
sc, Os2, 93l.01, or S614, 533.19 in excess OF
actual receipts. This last amount shows
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,
Of 10, S9O,573 tons. The tariff for 1854 was
.01.31 cents per mile and the total freight
earnings for that year amounted to S5,4S2,-
503.S5. The average freight rate per ton
per mile for 1885 was .0l.24 cents, and the
total freight earnings for that year were
81 $50, 559.46 - showing falling Off in
freight receipts for the year of 1881 944.30.
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 1886, 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 1884
as represented by tonnage of 92,75O,215
tons hauled one mile. The tonnage for
the year 1855 was 136,21G,265 tons hauled
one mile. The rate charged per ton per
mile upon the tonnage of 1854 was .O1.4S
cents, which produced a revenue of S1,5S7,-
s01.25 The rate per ton per mile charged
on the increased tonnage of last year was
.01.21 cents. This produced revenue OF
81, 735, SO9.S0. The rate charged i'll 1884
upon the last years tonnage would have
swollen the freight receipts upon the bust
ness of 1885 to 80, OO3, 577.52 or $780,, 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
1884 the amount of freight tonnage over
the line was 13,s49,17S tons hauled one
mile. For the year ended June 30. 1855,
the tonnage was 20,024, 26T tons hauled one
mile. The rate per ton per mile
charged in 1884 was, .02.39 cents, and
the freight earnings for that year
were 1881, 1888. For the year ended
June 80, 1885, the average freight rate
charged was .01.996, and the freight revenue
was $500. 663.9S. If the average rate for
1884 had been charged upon the tonnage of
1885 the cOmpany'S receipts from freights
would have been larger by S7S,916. This
last sum represents the aggregate reduction
of the freight charge upon that road for the
past year.
The total tonnage reported at this Office
by the railroad companies operating in
Kansas for the year ended June 30, 1885,
is 2.7S9, 314, 544 hauled one mile; the amount
of the tonnage for the year ended June 80,
1884, was 2,6s2 ,551; increase in 1885
over the year 1884, 106,669,993 tons. The
freight earnings for 1884 were S44, 1873. 029.-
OIL: for the year 1885 the total freight earn
ings were S42,O51, 275.75-showng de-
crease for 1885 compared with the year
1884, Notwithstanding the largely increased
freight tonnage for 1855, of 50, 131, 753.32.
strike Threatened.
RICHMOND, Mo-, November 12.-AnOther