The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-28
THE SANTA EE REPORT.

TOPEKA, KAN. Oct. H.-The annual
meeting Of the stock holders Of the Atcbi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad COM
pany was held in this city today. and q
board of directors elected as follows: G..
q. Magonn, Allen Manvel, Thomas Bar
ing, b. P. Cheney, e. K Holiday, Alden
Speare, William Libbey, Robert Harris, j.
J. WcCook, George K. Peck, George A.
Nickerson, E. B. Purcell and l.. Severy.
Ihe directory above was unanimously
elected by the largest vote ever Cast at !,
meeting OF the companv's stockholders.
The former officers were reelected by the
board. The meetings of many of the
auxiliary companies were held this
The annual financial statement pre-
sented to the stockholders makes the fol-
lowing exhibit:
Atchison system proper-Average cper-
atsd mileage, 7.124 miles; gross earnings,
$50 43S, lo9; net earnings, $u.227, ,255, in
crease Ia gross earnings, E.ss4, ,473; in
crease in net earnings, 81, COG, 709.
St. Louis and San Francisco railway
Average operated mileage, 1854 miles;
gross earnings, s., sos. 437; net earnings,
x3,326.6l7; increase in gross earnings, $37l,
12l; increase in net earnings. $403, ,442.
Colorado Midland-Average operated
mileage. $50 miles; gross earnings. s.. l63. :
6OO; net earnings; 1858. $50; increase in
Ss
earnings. s17, ,7S5
Grand totals-Average operated mileage,
9.Ss9 miles; gross earnings. 81. .347 ,226; net
earnings, SIS, III, ,456; increase ia gross
earnings, g. .28l, ,527; increase in net earn
ings, 81. .992, 365
The net income from various properties
not included in the above statement
amounted to 81 100000.
NEW CANADIAN LINE.
CHICAGO. Oct. 27.-Henry Croft. mem
Der Of parliament from British CoIum bia
IS In the city getting Chicago capitalists
interested In a scheme to build a new Can
adian transcontinental railroad. He has
already been successful, and it is expected
that over IS. .O0O. 600 will be pledged here to
further the enterprise. 1t is to be known
as the Canada Western, and will be 1,045
miles long, opening up thousands OF
square miles Of good grazing, timber. sgri-
cultural and mining lands. The surveys
have already been made, and the British
Pacific Construction company-incorpor-
ated at Victoria with capital stock of
s.. 900. some of which is held by Chica-
goans-is ready to commence work as
soon as the land grants have been
secured, which will probably be
next month. According to Mr.
Croft's statements the railway will be
built from Victoria to the Seymour
NarrOws, on Vancouver Island, and from
Butte inlet on the mainland, through the
Chilcotin, Cariboo aud Peace river coun-
tries up the Yellow Head Pass. The cost
is estimated at $3S, ,6S5, 600. including the
ferry at the Narrows, but it is expected
that the sale of land will amount to s43-
122, 500, to which may be added the cash
subsidy of the Dominion government Of
s.. 200 per mile. or S. 344. 900 in all. making
the total assets $46, 466, 500 Besides, the
O00, 600 to SIC. .O00, 900 interest on land-grant
bonds; the city of Victoria guarantees
dividends on treasury stock of $4,000, 900
and terminals worth 81 ZOO, 900 more,
while other benefited towns are anxious
to aid the enterprise