Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-16
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.
DaKorA,s RAILROAD COMMISSION.

Second Annual Report the Board Of Railroad
and Warehouse Commissioners OF Dakota
Interesting Figures.
The second annual report Of the board of
railroad commissioners of the Territory Of
Dakota for the year ended June 80. 1886.
has been issued in pamphlet form. The re-
port shows the amount OF capital stock. pre-
ierred stock, funded debt, floating debt, cost
Of road and equipment, the property owned,
the extent OF the land grant, the officers and
directors. and general statistical statement
Of the transportation of each road. as well as
accommodations as TO needed legislation by
the territorial legislature The report says
that in so far as tho law could SO provide,
the management of the railroads in the ter
ritory is conducted with view to furnish
every shipper of grain open and untram-
ueled transportation to any market he may
choose This assertion is qualified in so far
Is the transit system may be regarded as an
obstruction. or this system the commission
FRS say:
While we believe the intention OF the party
who patented this process was proper one, and
white IL possibly works no injustice TO the Ship
les 5 long as transit Is ut par-we do believe 1t
nTl,ae in principle and urge the legislative as
ssnlaly 10 take measures to secu re its abolish
mens on Dakota soil We see no reason why
any raiiroad should exact payment for freight
. ON wheat from points on its lines in Dakota TO
Chlcago-wheu the shipper only desires to ship
10 Minneapoiis-than to exact payment from
lion is Minneapolis. even IL he has coupon for
the balance OF the way, which he can sell even
a. par.
The past year has been marked by unusual
activity in the construction OF new railroads
and the extensions of several of the old
lines Tho increase in mileage foots up
551.77 miles, and is divided as follows:
burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern. $50
Fremont. Elfhorn & Missouri Valley 80. s.. SO
Northern Pacific .;.-........-''....... 10 ~
Milwaukee & g. Paul. lz6.6 ~
Northwestern, aao9
Manitoba. ................. ...............loo4o
Total .55I17
This increase makes the total number OF
miles of completed road in operation in Da-
kota, June 80. 1856, 2.S9Z67.
SOME GENERAL STATISTICS.
The following figures are taken from the
general table of statistics They show the
capital stock, debt. earnings, etc, with the
proportion for the territory, of all the roads
operating in Dakota:
Capital stock. .....,...............S $50 lozll9
Total deDt. .......-..-........-.--s oon5-.,vVo
Stock and debt 1890. ......... b03. Is4. 10
Cost Of roads ,,... CSC 056, 731
f,ross earnings .....,., 7S9sS, Sj3
Proportion for Dakota ............. 9,73s,I32
OpeTatinR expenses ,...... 45937, 4l6
proportIon for Dakota ...,. 6572 1903
Taxes 49, - ,,...... 7243
Total tonnage din tons) . % 40S, SOB
Proportion for Dakota . 1905. 900
A classification of the tonnage shows that
grain, lumber, coal, -four and live stock ship
ments largely predominated The several
shipments of these commodities were:
Grain " .4,3l7. COS
Iumber etc ....,..,..... g. 965 $40
Coal . $50 762
FIonr l, 2sS2 o63
Live stock. l. l46 46O
The table Of accidents shows thirteen per