The Red Cloud chief., 1889-12-27
MILEAGE AND EARNINGS.


The Kansas Board Of Railroad Connie
sioners' Report.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 21.-The State
Board of Railroad Commissioners have
submitted their annual report. These
figures have been ON file with the clerk
of the board for some time, but have
been withheld by the board until the
completion Of the annual report on ac-
count of q complaint made by the Mis-
souri, Pacific Company that the state
ments heretofore furnished to the press
in advance of their official publication
have been misleading and frequently
contained gross errors. The statistics
of general interest in the report issued
now are given in the following sum-
mary, furnished by the board:
The past wear has witnessed very much
lesscned activity in railroad building than
had characterized the three preceding years.
On June 80, 1883, there were reported to this
Office s.5l5. IS miles Of main track. 1t was esti-
mated that, including roads being built at
the time Of the preparation Of our last annual
report, the railroad mileage Of the state
would amount. up to- December 81. ISIS, TO
$3.50. Is miles. The figures now furnished this
Office show that this was not correct. The
total mileage, main line, completed and in
operation on June 3Olast was s,.55.o7, making
the amount completed and put into opera
tion between June 30, ISIS and June so, 1889.
1879 miles. The present mileage exceeds
the figures reported in June last. Tn
Hutchinson { southern railroad, now being
constructed from the city of Hutchinson
south, thirty miles Of which was completed
several weeks ago, is not included in this re-
port. h present mileage Of railroads
urifhin fha Ssnf.. nveeolS q ON y,jlaS
The total amount Of capital stock issued
and outstanding by all the companies on
June 30. 1855, was $3.50 90. ,3aisl; total of all
companies reporting June 81. 1889. 49,
65, 526; increase 1879 over 1855. $i4.6SS.2Oo.sl-
In this amount, however,, there is 81. l50,OO)
of stock OF the Chicago, Rock Island 4
Pacific Railway Company which has never
been previously reported, and for the pur-
pose of this comparison should be deducted.
The actual increase for the past year made
by companies heretofore reported is sls,50s.-
2OO.Sl; total bonded Indebtedness reported
for June 30. 1859, $is' .20l yS2l same preceding
year, $4i9, 800 ga Excluding the amount re-
ported by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway Company. viz: 81 ,aOo. 600, it will be
seen that the actual increase OF all COM
panies reporting heretofore is so, 1885, l3.
This increase is due to construction of addi-
tiOnal mileage Of railroads.
TIL total passenger earnings for tho year
ended June 30, 1883, were so. al .sga.tS. Ex-
Guiding, for purpose Of comparison with
the like earnings Of railroads reporting to
this Office the year preceding the Chicago.
Rock Island 4 Pacific passenger earnings,
the amount would be 81, 2l3,3.2.63. Passen-
ger earnings for the year ended June 80.
1888. $lS.59 ,030.52; decrease in 1883. compared
with 1855. 81. sSl So 49,; total passenger earn
ings, including mail, baggage and express,
for the year ended June 80. 1888, s. ,65s. 5l5. i3,
inclutin0 Chie1On ROck Island q Pacific
total amount Of all other companies. ST. 49,
311.43; total amount OF earnings from the
same source, same companies for the pre-
ceding year, $22 SIG, 2ss-19; decrease in total
passenger earnings, lSs9, compared with
1855, Sss7 1856
June 30, 1883, S6,T1,G5.s9 excluding Chicago,
Rock Island 4 Pacific Railway freight earn
ings, viz Ss.17s,s!S; balance of all other cOm-
panies, Ss ,l96,261.S9; same for companies re-
porting for the preceding year. $780, 40, $50 IS;
decrease 1853, compared with 1889, 81 .l53. O9s. .:
total gross earnings lSS9, S., sgyy546.y3 exclud-
ing earnings Of Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pa
cific, $l3. 23l, $40; balance OF all companies re-
porting 1859. $.2,54s, 597. 80; same for 1888, $7i,-
O22,0iS; decrease 1859, 81, AZ, A.1.O7.
Total income from other sources, viz:
Bonds, stocks. rentals and miscellaneous
sources for the year ended June 30, lsS,. &c.,
223, l27 total earnings and income, SIS .O52,-
O'o'So, tosai cApeuscS anu payments. eXciu-
sive Of dividends, So. 81 $685. 81 net income,
$746.57As2; excess of expenses and yme
over income, A,9D7 The companies
paying ividends the past year are as follows:
AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe, half of l per
cent. amount $4,000; Chicago. Rock Island
L Pacific, 5 per cent, amount s., 3O7 ,7U7; Ran
sas City, Fort Scott & Memphis, PIG per cent.
on common stock. amount S2f. $50. and 8 per
cent. on preferred stock, amount s2I9.9 $50;
Pacific. per cent, amount sl,75s.-
@A; st. Louis & San Francisco, : per cent. ON
first preferred, amount $Sl5 900, and Ais per
cent. On preferred. amount $50 900.