St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-09
Increase for 1891 .Sl3S. 90
Summary of Obligations.

Increase for 1897. .Sl3S, O79 81
Summary of Obligations.
The total amount of stock of roads re-
porting to this office Was, on June 81,
1892, 1878, SOL, 7S5; the total amount OF
funded debt was $3.50, 20S, 1863, and the
total amount of current liabilities was
$29, TO, 597, making total capitalization
of said roads, S999. 545, 1872 Comparing
these figures with the returns OF last
year, it is found that after deductlng the
stock and bonds of the Central lines
from last years report (this being done
because the Wisconsin Central lines,
having only 1859 miles of road in this
state. does not report its indebtedness,
that the stock is increased by Sl2,277,-
642 and current liabilities by $l5,593.555
making total increase for this year as
compared with last of $3N,77l, O45.
Gross Earnings.
The total amount of gross earnings in
Minnesota for the year ending June 30,
1892. was S36, IT'S, 1874; for the previous
year the gross earnings were S2S, 72l.-
O59, showing an increase of $7,457,216
for 1892. The total freight revenue for
the year 1892 was $27,3l7,521; the pre-
vious year the freight revenue was $50
GIG. 760, showing all increase for 1892 OF
$500, 76l.
The total passenger revenue for 1892
was Sc, GAG, 1894; for 1891 the passenger
revenue was $685., AS, making an in
crease for 1892 of $685. $40. The total
earnings in 1892 from mail, extra bag
gage and station privileges were Sl.474,-
OH: the earnings from the stock yards
and elevators were $50. 1872, and the
earnings from switching, car mileage
total miscellaneous earnings for 1892
$2,213,S19: for the previous year the
same were S2,059,S53, making an III
crease for 1892 of $153,966.
Operating Expenses.
The total proportional amount of
operating expenses for Minnesota, as
reported by the companies for the year
ending June 80, 1892, was 500, 438, los;
for the previous year the same was ST.
56S,S12, showing an increase in operat-
ing expenses for 1892 of 81, $685. 93. The
percentage of operating expenses to
gross earnings for 1892 was 56.7S per
cent; same for previous year was 6o.13
per cent.
Net Income and Interest.
The total proportional net income for
Minnesota for the year ending June 30,
1892. was 15.740, 229; the same for the
previous year was S11. 1926. making
an increase for 1892 of 81, 5S7, 9S3. The
amount of interest accrued on funded
debt of all the railroads in Minnesota,
for entire lines, for year ending June 30,
1892 was S25, 1928, 252: interest on current
liabilities for same time, 1851, 075. a total
of S26.OS5,3 1927; the same for the previous
year was $25, 256, CAT, showing an in
crease for 1892 of 1928, $50.
Dividends Paid.
The total amount of dividends paid
by all the railroads operating in Mime
sofa, for entire lines, for the year end.
ing June 80, 1892, was s., 81, 902; same
for previous year was 1899, 443. making
an increase for 1892 of 1886, 459.
The above-named dividends were
paid by the following companies, viz:
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. Oh
preferred stock. ACCOMPLISHMENTS 81, 572, 613
Chicago 4 Northwestern, on pre-
TERED STOCK. .............. l,oo5,o40
mon stock ......... 80. .......... 2112, 800
Omaha. on preferred stock. ....... 731, 500
Great Northern, on preferred stock. 100000
Northern Pacific, on preferred
stock. .................. ....... 731. S62
STOCK .......'.............. $4,000
Total aforementioned. ...... SIS, 1874 0O2
In addition to the above the following
companies, not operating their roads,
report dividends paid as follows:
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba 81, 100000
st. Paul d Northern Pacific. 375,000
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. vi .OuO
The same roads last year S2.04S. 1O1,
showing decrease for 1892 of $473, 101.
Financial Condition.
The following fourteen companies,
operating railroads in Minnesota, report
a surplus on June 80, 1892 Including
surplus from previous years. as follows
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. 80. $500 POS
| Chicago & Northwestern. ........ 7,163, 90
Omaha. ................... S,O5s, 10!
| Chicago, ST. Paul & Kansas City,. 1893, los
| Duluth & Iron Range ............. Sn, 75s
| Eastern Railway of Minnesota. 525, 45;
| Great Northern. ......... ......... 2,345, 62t
Minneapolis L. st. Louis. ........... 56l, 49t
Northern Pacific. ...... -, $500. 1899, 65'
| St. Paul & Duluth Observation-Disclosures. ISL, 81
Wlllmar u Sioux Falls. ...... 3,73
Duluth 4 Winnipeg North Star