The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-23

board 20 ate that tney WI require for 1855
and 1886, Tor current expenses and purchase
OF material for shops, SlS6.2 200: that there will
be received from counties the sum Of SIT 49,
W; and from the sale of products. $4,000.
leaving 20 be supplied by appropriation for
the term $4,000
The State prison at Waupun had an average
OF 3b3 prisoners during the year 1883 and an
average Of 39S during the year 1884 The cur
rent expenses of the prison for 1883 were $50
O5l.Z9, and for 1884 were 53949.52; and the pro-
ceedS of the convict labor for 1883 were S334,-
545.33; and for 1884 were S44,64S.62. The cost
per capita for 1883 was S2.e5 per week. and for
1884, S2.6l. The current expenses of the pris-
on for 1885 and 1856 are estimated at SllS,000;
at S94,U00; and probable surplus Of the last
appropriation of $500, leaving to fe provided
by appropriation the sum Of Sl9,50O
INSURANCE..
the revenue derived by the State through
taxes ana fees imposed by the law upon in
Surance companies was So, 1852 ID for the year
1888, and S6l,s07.15 for the year 1884. The laws
relaIlng TO insurance seem to work great good
IN protecting the people of the State from the
transactions of fraudulent and inSolvent COM
pames, and tends to add to the business of
Inc solvent companies that can not afford to
40 business at losing rate. The administra.
uon OF the department has been efficient and
you will find valuable information in the re-
port of the Commissioner.
RAILROADS.
Inc total Mules Of railroad in the State of
HASCOIiniIl. Oh the 0lSb uty OF DOc6mDer, 1904,
vas 4,%04.54 ;ian increase of 370S miles since
December 81, 1882. The earnings for the wear
ending June 30, 1888. were $40 roc, S5S TO- an av-
erage OF S5,344.20 per mile of operated road;
the operating expenses and taxes were S12,-
OLD, 40 81, an average of So. 1874; and the net
earnings for the year were 81, 1873, 2lS or an
aKerssEce of 81 ,95947 per mile. The earnings for
the.year ending June 80, 1884, were $40 Ill 579-
10; expenses and taxes S12 $50 1856 40: earn
lngs per mile, $5,l3l, 81; expenses per mile, 3d.
l9O,54; net earnings, S772l 5TT Al, and net earn
ings per mile, S194137 The number of
6I6, being an equivalent of 169,991 ,697 passen-
gers carried one mile In the year 1884 there
were 4, 10 4S0 passengers carried, or an equiv
alent OF 199,9l9,0l1 passengers carried one
mile; being an average of 1909 miles travelled
Dy each passenger, at an average cost of 260
cents per mile. The number of tons of freight
carried in the State in 1888 was 4,462,367, equal
tO75S, 352, 663 tons carried one mile; in the year
1884 the number of tons of freight carried was
46I0,2Ul, an equal Of 949, 5675S5 tons carried
one mile, and at an average cost of LA cents
per ton per mile.
The number of persons employed by the
railroad companies for the year Sended June
30. 1883, was 1923 and the total sum paid these
employees was 1884, 358.63, being an average
OF S572.S0 each per annum. Thus it will lie
seen that there is a large army Of persons en-
pl0yed, and a large sum of money distributed
in the State by one active and useful industry
OF our commonwealth. The revenue paid to
the State for licenses to operate the railroads
was $685., 32S5S for the year ended September
so, 1882; $685., 81 for the year ended Septem-
Der TO- 1888, and $754, 1894 for the year ended
September 80, 1854.
The strength of the Wisconsin National
Guard at the last semi-annua meeting, Sep
TENDER %, 1884, was 1888, organized as fol-
lows:
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