Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-21

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year, and the freight earnings would hav'
amounted to 81 1886, S556S This denote
q difference saved to the people of Kan
sas on this road in one year, by tariff re
auctions, amounting to $3.50, 1901.
This road is purely locallin 1t hal
no through or foreign freight. Its bust
ness is Kansas business, and whatever i.
gained on reductions in traffic rates in.
/ ures to the benefit of the people of Kan
sas exclusively.
The Missouri Pacific company re.
ports the earnings, expenses, traffic and
tariff of 995 miles of road, 1875 miles OF
which are within the state of Kansas
This embraces only the Missouri Pacific
proper.
In its report to this office for the year
ending June 80, 1884, this company re-
ported tonnage represented by All ,843, ;
AIS tons hauled one mile. The avelage tar
if rate for that year per ton per mile up
on this traffic was oil SO cents. This pro.
duced freight earnings for that year of
S6,391 ,6Sz15.
The freight traffic for the year 1885
over that road is represented by freight
tonnage of 3S7 ,577, 100 tons hauled one
mlle-a decrease in the amount of tom
mage 20,266,225 for the past year com.
pared with the preceding year. The
rate of freight charged on this tonnage
was .0l .3S cents-a decrease in the rate
Of 15-1G0 The gross freight earnings for
the year ending June 80, 1886, were S.
46S, 1897 81 a falling off in the revenue de-
rived from it's freight traffic. compared
with the year $l6S4, of 923, 239 80.
Computing the tonnage of the last year
by the rate of 1884, the freight earnings
of that system would have amounted to
S. GS2 931 .0l, or 1914, 533. 10 in excess of
actual receipts. This last amount shows
the aggregate saving to the shipping in
teTests 10y the reduction of the tariff up
on the last years business.
The passenger earnings on tits road
we're as follows:
For the last fiscal 81 0i3 At So
For the previous 2054 620 SO
Decrease in passenger receipts....- $l1, 148 SO |
The total earnings for the year ending |
Tune 30, 1885, were $685., l3O.S4. For
he year 1884 the total earnings were
IS, 304 ,490. 18-showing a decrease of
,ross earnings OF Sis, 1867 "a for the year
compared with the previous year.
The operating expenses of the two
vears compare as follows:
,or issi So
or 42T2, l45 81
Decrease in operating expenses
for last year over year before Off,. Si25,594 s3
The Missouri, Kansas q Texas railroad
embraces l 1856 miles, 237 of which are
operated in Kansas. The total freight
raffic of this road. for the year 1884 was
represented by q tonnage hauled one
nile of 4l9,6OS,l34 tons. For the last
iscal year the number of tons hauled
me mile over that line was 399, 7l7, SOL
decrease in freight tonnage the last
ear, as compared with the previous
ear, of 19, S90,573 tons.
The tariff for 1884 was Obj cents per
nile, and the total freight earnings for
hat year amounted to $685., 503S5. The
verage freight rate per ton per mile for
1856 was .01.24 cents, and the total
reight earnings for that year were a.
sc, 559. 46-showing falling off in
reight receipts for the year of
53I, 944.3O. If the rate of 1884 had been
harged upon the freight tonnage of
SS5, the freight receipts for the past
ear would have exceeded those derived
'om the business that year by $685.
405S. This last sum represents the az
regate reduction in the freight charges
} shippers the past year over that line.
The passenger earnings on this road
ere:
Or 7ls s15 81
Showing decrease Off,. ...-......... $103 $50 81
The total earnings were:
,r the year ,O93528 81
VI the year loeo...-... 1,ZSooo6 %
Decrease In past yea in earninss.... SIS! 1881 IS
The operating expenses of the two
ears compared are:
,r Is Gas 95S II
Decrease in operating expenses-...... s7a3,ss4 SO
The Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf
ilroad embraces mileage of 1856
lies; 1854 miles are within the state.
8 freight traffic for the year 1880 is
presented by tonnage Of 80, 750,215
ns hauled one mile. The tonnage for
e year 1885 was 136, 21O, 265 tons hauled
le mile. Ii
The rate charged per ton per mile upon
. tOAhcEO VA 1oCf VINO sVA.1O CCutS,
hich produced revenue of 81 ,5S7 SOL.
!. The rate per ton per mile charged
/ the increased tonnage of last year =
az Obj cents. This pro luced reve-
,e of $l,7S5, $685. 80. The rate charged
1884 upon the last years tonnage
Guild haye swollen the freight receipts
ION the business of 1885 to 81, OO3, 577.5 T
1857. 1892 in excess of the actual
eight receipts.
The st. Louis, Fort Scott & Wichita
ilroad reports PIG miles of road to this
ice in operation within the state.
The amount of the freight traffic on o
at road the past year has very mate
ally increased over that of the preced-
g year. In 1884 the amount of freight 4
image over the line was IL, S49, 17S tons
luled one mile. For the year ending
Inc 80, 1885, the tonnage was &c, 024, 267
ns hauled one mile. The rate per ton O.
r mile charged in 1884 was OF 80 cents,
ID the freight earnings for that year .
ere 1891 1888. For the year ending 7
me 80. 1885, the average freight rate
srged was .01.996, and the freight rev.