The Dickinson press., 1894-12-15
RAILROAD FIGURES.
REPORT OF MlNNEsorX,s RAIL-
ROAD COMMISSION.

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less Railroad B.,,a,,~ no,. q. ,,,..
nesota Daring the past year Th..
In Any Year since 1so4-E.r.i...
Decrease,
81. l'anl, Dec. little railroad and
Marehocse commission has submitted
It's annual report for the fiscal year
endlng June ~, 1871 This report
contains many interesting facts re-
sarolng the decrease IN mileage OF
new lines constructed during the year
as compared with that OF other years;
the great falling of In earnings and
net lncome: the statements OF the DIFF
Iereht ROADS as to SURPRISES and de-
nclts' fourteen showing a surplus anu
nine Il denclt; the number OF people
Rliied IN faliroad accidents, n the
wages of employees. Following is a
synopsls OF the report:
me total number Of miles Of rail-
ROAD operated IN Inc state OF Mime
so.u Oil JUNE 'V' Aoo4, was 9,SlS.45,
49elhs an increase over the previous
year OF 4S.54 miles, of which 4O.93 was
NoutI,o,,, .,,",.r 90 IT.. H.. 49,
Duluth Il r Range railroad: $40
miles having been constructed Nv the
Northern Pacific and N miles in the
Great Northern mileage.
The increase in railroad mileage in
Minnesota has not been so small dur
ing any year of its history since 1859
and 1854, when The increase was ~
and AZ miles rcsnectivelv
Gross F%arpiugs - The amount of
gross G: lrings in Minnesota for the
wear ending .June 70. 1894. was $40.
sos. 524: for the previous wear the
gross earnings we're sY7 OF. O02. show.
ing a decrease for 1894 of SIG. I391 .473.
Freigh, Earrincs-The tota, freight
e for 1894 was s23, O46,O56; for
the previous wear the freight revenue
was So, az, 721, showing a decrease of
$4,696. 665 for 1894.
Passenger Earnings-Tth total pas.
senger revenue for 1894 was $1,000.
1872: for the previous year it was So
434.442. showing a decrease for 1894
of s 1896 800.
Muscular ecus Earnincs-The total
earnings in 1894 for mail. express.
extra baggage, Transportation of priv
ileges. stock wards. elevators. switch
ing. cal. mileage and rents were ST.
M,131G: for the previous wear the
same we're IS. 4O9. s3a. showing a de-
crease for 1904 Of $3.50 $50
The total proportional operating ek-
penses for Minnesota. as reported by
the commissioners for the wear ending
June so. 1894. were S1S.119.1 AL: the
same for the previous wear were 800
O69,724, showing a decrease of operat-
ing expenses for 1894 of s., $50, 81
The decrease in the item of main
tenance of way and structures was
$1,154, GAG; the decrease in the item
of maintenance of equipment was
$9el.6o3; the decrease IN the item OF
c y transportation was pl,.
ooo'vis. anu tMe Increase I'LL general
cH nr,sa ses was sa.o'',oo'
ane peieen.ase y. oper",i sa ga
Een us 10 sioss earnings III ieyi was
~ pel een.' .le sumo ~. t"e PFC
Sious year was os.eV per CEN.
ne. neon ne. .otal proportiohal
.e,.. incolne ,ot y Naim .a.,: LUZ ,le year
LOT "es flI'v'o'ooo' tne aes ,nco L
lyr tne previous year was $ao'ols'sao'
1oW oans Il Increase lor 1854 OF Sz'-
17"'o'''
Traffic.
The total number of tons of freight
moved Inv the railroads in Minnesota
in 1894 was 1G, .O64: the same in
1898 was 19.OSs.44G. a decrease for
1894 of 2.1G2,4Oo tons.
The ton mileage, or tons carried one
mile, in minnesota for 1894 was 2.1O7.-
710.2 200. ms against 2424O1S1 q for
1893. showing n decrease for 1904 of
BIG. 29S $50.
The average rate per ton nor mile
for 1894 was 1.O93 cents: I'm 1899 the
same was 1.11+ cents. showing a do.
crease for 1894 of O 3 cents mr. ton
Der mile.
The average earnings on each +on
of freight moved in 1894 was 81 q
the same for 3 Q was 81. Ak a do
The ovaro 90 diste MOO aoob p1 -, ~.
froioh+ vos moved in 1eos voc ,Sa
Ae "S wv ASOA was A@o