The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-09
BUSINESS Is BETTER.
Gradual Increase of Traffic on
Lake Shore Road.
RECEIVER BROWNS REPORT.
Statistics Of Earnings for September
nasrser@-series Of Wrecks on
the Great Serthera-


tie. Lake Shore 4 Eastern Railway Com
pany, yesterday tiled with the clerk Of fhs
United States circuit court bis report foi
the month OF September and for the quar-
ter ending September 30, making compsri-
sons with the earnings and operating Ell
penses of the road for the corresponding
month and quarter of 1892.
The repors Is very brief aud deals almost
entirely with rightof-wsy and other mat
tiers of no great Importance. the mos;
important recommendation being for the
construction of additional sidefTscks a;
6cdro. The financial statement shows
large decreases In the earnings Of the road
compared with last year, with decrease
Of operating expenses not nearly so
marked. A decrease In the net earnings
OF the road for the month OF 81. ssg23s and
for the quarter Of s3i,0ss5.12 Is shown.
There has been decrease Of ], AS In the
train mileage for the quarter over last
year and q corresponding increase Of ope-
rating expenses per train mile The re-
port is as follows:
Earnings Of the road for September.
1893 s27gy-. -: for the same month OF
1852. 81, sos. Is: decrease, sia656.02 Total
earnings for current year from July to
Eeptemher 81, So. 0s7.sS: for same period
ofpreyiou- year. sl3s. os,s3. decrease. $780,
SsOss.
Operating expenses OF rosd for Sep
tembcr. 1898, s2a.75io a: for the same
month OF 1888. s2s,5iAa2; aeerease.
&i,IGb.65. Total operating expenses for
eurren, year rom July I to eeptem-
Der 20, SO. s82Z3: for the Same period
of ists2 So, So. rs: decrease, SO. $500.
NET earnings for September. is93.
e5.l7a4s; for svptember. ls.fe. z3,0777.s3;
decrease, 81. sp2 81. Net earnings for the
current year from July to September ~.
so. fi15 IS: for the same period Of 1sg2, SO. :
Al ~, decrease, s3l .065.72.
s'0ther expenditures for September. 1893.
~ SD 20: for September. issg2, 81. 5I3 Of: de-
crease. 81. 1874. Decrease in expenditures
outside OF operating expenses for the cur
rent year from July TO September Slower
the same period OF last year, $s.sso.13
percentage of expenses 10 earnings for
September, 1888 s50s: for September, 1897.
5L06, decrease, $500. Percentage Of ex-
penses 10 earnings for the current year
from July 10 September ~, coli. for the
ralne period of last year. 56.3I: decrease,
l2s0
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.
miles OF road operated. 1853. Earn
ings per mile for current year from July
20 September 80, 1888. $751; i6; for CORE
spending period OF 1892 S272.g6: decrease,
&ifl.D. Operating expenses per mile for
current year. July to September 30 1893.
&f37.H. for same period fsS2. $3.50 SC; de-
crease, $f.92. Total train mileage current
year, July TO September 81. 22.0i2: for
same period OF 1892, -, 1902; decrease,
1.42a Earnings per train mile current year,
july 10 September 30. $i.2i: for same pc
Rod OF 1889. 81 SO; decrease, - cents. Op-
Grating expenses per train mile for current
year, july to September 50, 1893, 81. 03;
for same period last year. 81 cents; in
crease. cents. Net earnings per train
mile current year, July to September 30
ls'g. II cents; for same period 1892, %
cents, decrease, II cents.
Income account for month OF Septem-
her. 1898, and for current year. July TO
September 20. 1898. compared with same
period Of 1892. 10 as follows.
Total credits Earnings for September.
tssa. ST .a27: for current year, SIS. OF. as:
for same period year 1892. si39,0s7: de
crease. $50. as.i.
Debts Total debts for September
1893. $2t, a0s7o; for current year. SOL. 4se;
for same period year lsa2, sis5, $40; de-
crease. $i2i. 07253.
Surplus or deilcit-Surplus for Septem-
Der. 1898, s3,2is4l; surplus for current
year. s2S, 5i9; deficit for same period year
is92. ss6. 532.03
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