Grand Rapids herald., 1893-03-02
TRAFFIC FOR A YEAR
saapal Mestng Of the G. r. al,
Railroad Company.
FsESioEaTHUGHaRrs REPORT
showing she t,ar,siass of the Road. f,s
L4l.rnse- and improvements That
Have fseea aade.

'.-. latl--tiAI litt"tit.N[ ~ N-tF - - -
falls4y cosLfauv Uas held la the ssties
"a TIE president yesterday aftefsplsn.
t1di11r 4 A. ts0rham Submitted To
annual fepst II I'resideDt a. d
ftsslsaFt 1 sYnopsis j. IS folioNs.
fne lalletge at the Gloss 4 Tie yea
rise4s al inerease n 3ls mile= fan
total nlliea.so Is f.l,k. including al
i.sss,si 1ica. spufs and kl,ilnSs
ihe eaEniass. expenses and net q all
Ines ep~fafed - the company ~efc as
tsi5rR-
tz4niags. Sl-7fixls inerease. ~
F<r rtn.5 SILL. =. expenses. e1sl,
,ie- ingfease. 40 per centi t04.-
stsfus arf. et.fT-li. incfeasf, is.-,
psg cen.l s,9blfl-
f1e f1fft of exrensea o ~ IA.
ereutd - PER c,snt and ~a~ ~ y fff
ceuf. <rf.- 81 earnings Increased ~
sslt - and passenger earnings. - .it-tt.
.ieftt b.luni fr.irht Increased ksl,i
tons ~ Z f-t per lfut. the pforoftion "a
y nth tcu11 fonGaze aeinz the ssa44e a.
h.st ytsr frzat EXPENSES lnertaseu
fif f-3f-s The increase ln lc-al tonuase'
4as II - per cent and IN foreign, lbs
pr eeaf
fs.s-nrcr -arnlnzs on the mair Tine
,ia.f.4..si ts ass "A 80 i.t4 per cent aad
srfsl ~ s5- ksbl5 This iecr.ass,
ts.-rs,.- earsnux- t. entirely in
fs-sr ta.a-easer ir8iiic TIE numfer
II ll...I p..-en1-rs. mileage and revenue
nffcassrl
fsnr.-s earuiaar show a gain of
sIl4i1f of ltl) psF cent- Fruit grow
ire 4si shipciaz isl- Increased steadily.
aa.i there Is every rFo-pecf pf a ccnt.nu-
anrr "a this IMPROVEMENT
H. telegraph earnings there was an
increase IT 49, or 5.1s per cent. aod
fhe total amoInt ikas as3 per ceut ot
thc entire es>f - operating and man
tais,ng the telegraph lines q the con-
Tanv The earnilsys ~ mail service
vefe si5N5l - an l.ncrcase Il a. 2s3<ta
ilt total expenses - operation for
ttr frar inciuiirg taxes. were sli-3
ssh an Increase ~ Ss3-.-e, or f3i
PER cent a~ ratio = expenses to earn
ines was ~ - per cent q decrear., - p
Der cent The net per mile ruf by
frairs was - cents. an increase 0f ,
csnt-. or -. per cent for the nineteen
years - operation the average per cent
az n exleuses ~ earnings has been
f4trs rrr cent The Items causing the
iurreaae IN operalsng expsnses are as
fellows
Issyuenfs - r-1 @nzfh> - ..-...... $3.50 "a
tatheIi.iif.< lirse eu-iiI.- ~. ......- 1850 %
b.ahir tsack ifpa n'n'Te at s'rsad
Kllnlsi-s sssaer ssrt --. s..m q
se.s-s 81
Ife department - motive power re-
r.,rfs The Iuschasepf sixteen freight aud
ssfes fassle rflEias 81 a total c,'st
- M ~ anl --l, i-rLt- interest. The
camftas r.a t0nll -s..eiiH 'ee engines
- azsiaet fifg Af at tse les'nnirg I
~ Vea
tnafa aes g < reports
faat ent -strre wsrfeF has told
ter fI, al tit fl-eks 20 fhe north
fr. .tt.i.a NUeh of fht nffy sir
pient teel which has tcrn in the track
eiucs l-.7 sna l--'i and eas expected 10
lass one ~ fNo sfars saefs. must iue re
la'fi fac o1uiaE snmmer
lc fis ans. department tfe total -alcs
- lar'leetri aoi pin- lardF f'lr tne year
atrt -..si itrs faf .-.l <ti.N
iht following sLaas trf results ~ ne
frsfrrse q ~ rai'snatt- operations fur
fhe sfaf talrinze 81 - a.. inc-easc
fer ttat tlz-fI -. sSpense-.
tr4t lrrrsse, is-f ffr ceufA Sit
nrt stHtf .t Decrease III -
ref ciat -i .ai1t Fss-fncrr earnings
increased - rer efat ard n.mter ~
rfeaees- Yli rer cent Heavy ex
fel.iars re rrary in tfatk and
tree & p.frt;ne nts
in tie r.sr of fhe Muzkegou. Grand
l-r.d- lnlsnn earning. amounted D.
tl~f.fi-i tn inrFeaae n ssilsis-li pr
f..r rer+ Isreasfs amounted o.
fff sn increase ~ f2iii7fi or
1- ref etnf. oct eafnnss st3fttfsi a
ltsre8ee - rls 5i.i~.i er Z-t3 per cent.
Itr reto q expenses q the earnings
rfs i557 per cent. AZ incresisc - lo2
per ccrt The gain in freight tonnage.
mi,far and earnings s III IN los.ai tlssi-
ne-s There MS a falling eif - @ii3s,
~ pae.rcer Feefipts. which amounted
p ,9-fs-
fte anauai eirciien = directors for
fte e.rsri Eapals s. Indiana nas aeid
r fse f,Ii1elnz result Nifafn -
iiret Harvey y Holster. v iiliam
:, shelby Iotn II T. Fiuxharf James
Al Iatrfft 3 Stock hfiige. ftouas
II Nef Isues Nee 'rra. , j heo<=.
thsrts -fesr benjamin lhaN. WI
iae Il harefs , y Hatehireon.
At fte tr1r rneetirE - the stock
p isf- q .ec Nessezau tirand tapisis
4 triaa4 ressl afsr ia TIE efterEeon.
fts fanr rert1rste was ciissen
ff ~ iif1hart 81 Is -heliy y ~ T.
ff1rhaff Il = o.iirru. r. 4 Gor1am.
T. ~ hrsfsrr 81 Nf.tt-rft