Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1886-12-09
Ing UNION PACIFIC.
Some Figures Submitted in Relation to the
Union Pacific Railroad.

Union Pacific Railroad
WASHINGTON, Dec 2-The ANIMAL re-
Fort of General Joseph e. Johnston, Com
missioner OF Railroads, has been fled with
the Secretary of the Interior. aud was made
public Yesterday. OF The Union Pacific
hallway Company. the Commissioner says
that on his annual tour of inspection, he
'.found the track, bridges, cuiyerts, work.
shops, roundhonses, stations, etc, of the
company i'm excellent condition; the ties
were levelled and the rails (steeD accurately
and firmly laid. constituting this as a first
class road and proving the efficiency OF the
present management" The financial state
is summarized as follows:
Total debt. S159 439, e94
Total stock and debt. e...... $4,000, 19z
Iotai assets---- ------------------ I'D $4,000
SurpluS--- oooot,44a
Among tile items of assets is one of S21,-
604, IA, as claimed by the company, repaid
to the United States. The Commissioner
says that reports OF the Treasury Depart
ment show settled accounts and money paid
into the treasury, June 80, 1886, aggregating
S20,G74, Ala, or S929,T29 less than the
amount claimed by the company. The
credits of the company are Increased, how
ever, by accumulated interest on sinking
fund investments S44S, 500. Total credit,
June 80, 1886. SCI, 122.9l4. The gross earn
ings of the Union division for the year
1885, United States and commercial,
amounted to S12.215,4S4; expenditures al
lowed under the Thurman act, S1,7o1, Cos,
leaving 81. Asa, S79 as the net earnings, OF
which the Government is entitled TO twenty
five per cent, or 81, I13, 469.
The amount found due from the Kansas
division is SI4I,O19, making a total of
dno hnf AitfiGi In
stead of dividing the earnings and expenses
of the Kansas division on a mileage basis.
as heretofore, the amount found due by
the commission was based OH an actual
location between the aided and non-aided
portion of the road and resulted in an
increase of S32, 672 III the Government
requirements.
The funded debt of thee Union Pacific
railway was 81, 154,Sl0, as against SI16,-
441.779 the year before, a net decrease of
81, 1893, 37Q.- ThG]revenue of the Union Pa
cific for the year ended December 81. 1885,
was S25, 066. $50; expenditures, $21, 944 ,904;
surplus, So, 121, 1872; surplus, excluding eX-
penditures or new construction and equip
ment, So, 344, PSI. The net earnings were
So, 404, 676, against SIS, 94l, 909 in 1884. The
net earnings of its auxiliary, lines for the
year 1888 were Sl,362,774 against 81, S47,'
26o in 1884. 9
The company operates twentyEone branch
lines. in nineteerpof which it has a CONTROL
ling interest, although each has an indie
pendent Organization. The total mileage
of these branch lines December 81, 1855.
was 2,68F. The bonds outstanding amount
Ell to $40, 1852, 900, of which the Union Pa
cIfc owned S24. csc, 0CD, which cost the
company $50, 4S5.253.
The total stock outstanding (par value)
was $40. 257. $50. of which the Union Pacific
owned S34, 216.0OO, which cost it S11. 562..
334. The net earnings of these auxiliary
lines for the year ended December l, 1885,
amountedto 81 1856, 491. The annual inter
ost OH bonds was 81, 6O4, 10.