The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-12-14
LRoAD FIGURES.
~ nIrNDsOTA's RAIL
.oAD COMMISSION.

- BuildinE Done In MN
r.r,ps the Past Year lhan
= Jul since ls64-EarninEs
ea,se.
noc. II. The railroad and
'aSs s commission has submitted
o.sI Dusl report for the fiscal year
!, III, lime 30, 1894. rms 4 repor' u
I. ma many interesting facts re.
y .ha M decrease in mileage or
y .. 'r Constructed during the year
'l'.v area with that OF other years,
" falling off in earnings ana
lsar ,ome. the statements Of the dlf-
'v mads as to surpluses ana de-
.a,rteen showing surplus ana
DO seseit. the number OF people
!. roilroad accidents, and the
y employes. Following Is a
10 Of the report:
~ .otal number Of miles Of rail-
onerated in the State OF Mime
~ ~ Jnne so, 1894, was 5,9l2.Ij,
- an increase over the previous
Ga miles, of which 4o.93 was
hv the Duluth, Mesaba &
Iern railway; ABS miles by the
n & Iron Range railroad; 2.9
having been constructed by the
bern Pacific and .33 miles III the
Northern mileage.
Increase In railroad mileage IN
esota has not been so small our
NV year of It's history since 1Sot
lisa, when the increase was Al
n miles respectively.
hsS Earnings The amount OK
elrings in Minnesota for the
ending June 80, 1891. was $780,
Lq4. for the previous year the
earnings were SIT, ,0S7.OO2, show
decrease for 1894 Of S6.391,d7S.
pirh Earr ings-The tota' freight
nnp for 1894 was S23,046,O56; for
brpyious year the freight revenue
{M M742,T21. showing a decrease or
b6G65 for 1894.
(sspnger Earnings -Tlt total pas
(pr revenue for 1894 was $3.50,
| for the previous year 1t was ST.,
42, showing a decrease for 1854
"a 29O
Esellar eous Earnings-The total
Rings in 1894 for mail. express
baggage, transportation of priv
Is, stock yards. elevators, SWITCH
car mileage and rents We're ST..
BIO for the previous year the
we're S2,409. .S39, showing q de-
Ise for 1891 Of $3.50, ,532.
be total proportional operating *.
ees for Minnesota, as reported by
commissioners for the year ending
I so, 1894, were SIS, 119, Ill, the
e for the previous year were So,
pa, showing a decrease Of operat.
expenses for 1894 Of $3.50. .5S3.
decrease In the item Of main
nce Of way and structures was
A,A6; the decrease In the item
maintenance of equipment was
1853; the decrease In the item Of
lucting transportation was ST.
PlS and the decrease in general
Ases was SITE, 1866.
e percentage Of operating ex-
Ses to gloss earnings in 1894 was
y per cent; the same for the pre-
ps year was $3.50 per cent
|et lncome-The total proportional
income for Minnesota for the year
was $12,516,3S3; the net income
the previous year was S15,O17,27S,
wing a decrease for 1894 Of 81,
@5.
Trnmc.
ne total number Of tons of freigh,
yea BY the railroads in Minnesota
aM was 1928 ,O64; the same in
was l90S5, ,446, a decrease fol
" I,l0z, 4O2 tons.
le ION mileage, or tons carried one
!, 70 Minnesota for 1854 was 2,1O7,.
EDS, as against 2,424,O1S, 162 fol-
|DS,953. "
ne average rate per ton per mile
ioS4 was l.O93 cents; In 1893 the
j xat LILA cents, showing a de.
mile.
Y average earnings on each tor
''e'ght moved in 1894 was $1,36
same for 1893 was $1.45, a de
- LOT 1904 OF 8 cents per ton
average dists nee each ton o1
-. was moved in 1894 was Il;
= IN 1893 it was 127 miles.
|. oIai number Of passengers car
:. " minnesota in 1894 was 6.O46,
as against 8,121, All in 1893, show
Increase In the number Of pas
u 10y TOT 1894 of 2,O74,63O.
y !. 'o'ai passenger mileage, or pas
81 ISL g rried one mile in Minnesota
~ I19f Vas 246,693, ,S75, as agains,
\ o,1 -, II 1898, showing a decrease
a. average rate per passenger PEI
aa ~ leo4 was 2.2e cents; for Is J:
,sa sau'e was 2.44 cents, showing 1
,sasc TOT 1894 Of .18 cents. TIL,
~, nv distance travelled in 1894 wa.
sI,,es'' n,,' IN 1893 35 miles.
~, 49, one passenger was killed II
es.a o'a during the year 1904 an,
\ ee injured in train accidents; II
NJ apassengers were killed and II;
I'M !, snoWlng a gratifying decreas,