The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-03
ALONG The RAIL.
Statement of Earnings of the
Southern Pacific.

A statement covering the earnings of the
Southern Pacific Company for the first ten
months of this year was completed by Sec
rotary Lansing on Monday and forwarded
to President Huntington yesterday. This
account shows that for the ten months end
ing on October 81, 1890. the company's gross
earnings amounted TO $50, 50, 029 %; for the
same period in 1889. S3S,5I4,27I OF, showing
an increase of S1,3Q9,75S 10, in face of the
fact that the blockadeS aud storms of last
winter necessitated the expenditure in the
short period of six months of 81 25O, 600 for
repairs The operating expenses amounted
10 S25,550,0I0 81, against So, 299, $40 rs for
the first ten months of 1889. The earnings
over operating expenses were S14, 273. 95S u,
while Tor the same period for the previous
year they were 13214,44l 81.
The grand total OF earnings in excess of
operating expenses was S14,696, 273 IS.
against S13,9S6, 256 81, for the first ten
months of 1889, and the surplus S94l, $50 90,
against S952, 592 SO for the same period DUR
ing the previous year. Out of the total
gross earnings OF the Pacific system the
lines West of Ogden and Fl Paso and South
OF Portland earned S2a. liz, 026 40 for the
first ten months of the year, showing an in
crease OF S491, 034 50 over the earnings of
these lines Tor the same period in 1889;
SIS, 245, $40 % was paid out IN operating ex-
penSes, which is an increase of S34, 1917 o.
ONOi Tic uioL t6H tiluDlLS VI 1903. i lie earn
ings IN excess of operating expenses were
SlO,9lS6l9 81, an increase of S456. 237 %
over the same period III 1889. The surplus
was S6T7, 1884 Sc, and for 1889 1922, 165 09.
The earnings of the Atlantic system of
the Southern Pacific with that of the steam
ship lines of the company east of Ell Paso,
were ,651,062 "A, which show an increase
OIL So1o. rs 81 over the earnings of these
lines for the first ten months in 1889. The
account shows the operating expenses to
har- = =
4t4 W over the expenses for the same time
In 1889 The excess of earnings over oper-
ating expenses was So, So, 27S IS, against
g, I5l ,s9S 19 for the first ten months of
1859, which is an increase of S603, 279 70.
The annual report of the Eel River and
Eureka Railroad Company has been flied
with the Railroad Commissioners. The road
runs from Eureka TO Brunells, distance of
thirty miles. The capital stock is $50, 600,
and the company Is carrying funded debt
OF $4,000 and also floating debt The
total cost OF construction and equipment has
been S73o.77S. The passenger earnings for
the year were SAG, 241; the freight earnings,
S66,664; gross earnings for the year, STA, 100
The equipment consists OF locomotives, 5
passenger and 43 freight cars. The officers
are President, John Vance; Viee-Presi-
dent, William Carson: Secretary, William
5. Riddell; Treasurer, Stephen Hill; Attor-
ney. Horace Smith, and Superintendent, c..
l.. Rose.
Jesse Spaulding, Government Director of
the Union Pacific Railroad, left last evening
for Chicago. His trip West was for the pur-
pose of making an inspection of the lines Of
the Union Pacific, and his report relative to
the condition of this road will be submitted
to the Secretary of the Interior Immediately
upon his arrival in Chicago.
The three new dining cars ordered by the
Southern Pacific TO be used on the Central
route, between Truckee and Ogden, will ar
rive at the latter place this week from
Chicago and be put into service on the 10th
inst.
The increase in earnings on the Santa Fe
for the month of October was $50 600 over
the earnings for the same period in 1889.
w. ii. Sneaker, General Agent of the
Denver and Rio Grande Western, left last
evening for Los Angeles