The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-02-10
A VALUABLE REPORT.
The State Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioners Report

The annual report of the Railroad
Commissioners was made public yester-
day. 1t is very comprehensive show
ing of the work done by the commission
and also contains large number of in
teresting statistics concerning the rail
roads of the state. The following sum-
mary of the latter is made:
During the year ending June 80, 1887,
additional miles of railroad have been
constructed and put in operation as fol-
lows:
Duluth & Manitoba, from Winnipeg
Junction to Grand Forks, 1920 miles.
Minnesota & Northwestern, from Hay
field to Iowa line, 2S.74 miles.
Minneapolis & Pacific, from Minneap-
oils to Dakota line, lS7.46 miles.
Duluth & Iron Range, from Duluth TO
Two Harbors, rs 55 miles.
Chicago, Burlington & Northern, from
st. Paul to Wisconsin line, 24.97 miles.
St. Paul, Minneapolis 4 Manitoba,
frem Elk River to Milaca, 81 80. miles;
from st. Cloud to Willmar, 35.05; from
Hutchinson Junction to Hutchinson,
So. Ii miles. o.,
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, from
Glencoe to hutchinson, IL q miles.
Making total of 5O3.59 miles.
The number of miles in operation
june 80, 1886, was 4,36S. So; June 80, 1887,
4,S71 81.
The stock, bonds and debts of all the
railroads IN the state reported June 80,
1887, at $50, l23, 032 %. Tue average
cost per mile OF the railroads in Mime
sofa is reported at $50, 04S.9S.
The total gross earnings for the year
ending June 80, 1887, were $26, 162, 086 66
which was an increase of 81 ,U59. 761 50
over 1886 The total freight earnings
were $40 $40, 775. 81, an increase over 1886
of 1858, 436 .4S. The total passenger earn
ings were $5,372, ls2. &c., decrease of
$2O, 73l. 13. From miscellaneous sources
the receipts were 81 ,439, llS 40, being an
increase of 1927 ,O6l 81 over 1856.
The operating expenses for the year
ending June 80, 1887, We're Sl3 AS ,9lS 49,
which was an increase of 81 Aus Sol 81
over 1886.
The total net income was Sl2, 7l3, 1928
against SIS, 063, 052.53 in 1886, making
decrease OF $349, 1884 80 for 1887.
The amount OF the taxes paid INTO the
state treasury for the year ending Dec.
81, 1885, was S672, 1856 4s, an increase of
$50, 1872 3 over the previous year.
The number of passengers killed was
7, and the number injured 80; number
of employees killed As; number injured
46; total casualties 496.
The total number of employees on all
the lines June 80, 1887, was 81 ,4S3, an in
crease of /, 1873 over 1886.
The total number of passengers carried
during the year was 8, l41 1853, against
G, 1923, 1888 in 1886. The average rate per
mile was 2.48 cents in 1887 and 270 cents
in 1885.
The total number of tons of freight
carried in 1887 was II ,l50, 1882, against
8, l78, 1858 for the previous year, and the
average earning on each ton was 81 "a,
in 1887 and $2.01 in 1886. The average
rate per ton per mile in 1887 was 0l.27
cents.
The commissioners review the work
accomplished under the interstate COM
merce and Minnesota railroad laws.
The report of the State Weighmasters
are included and comments made by
the commission in regard to the incon-
convenience which arises from the fact
that all the warehouses of st. Paul and
Minneapolis are not public warehouses.
The entire report is a valuable docu-
ment and lie now being printed for dis
tribution.