Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-05-31
What The ROADS DID.
About Railroad
Business in North Dakota
Last Year.
rhe Money Earned-Employes
, and Their Wages.-Other
Facts.

special report to the governor Of their
official actions for tie year ending Dec.
slst, last. The report ls valuable in it's
st.tistics Of the railroad business Of the
s.ate There are six railroad companies
doing business IN North Dakota, all of
which have given reports Of their opera
mons for the fiscal year ending June 3Oth
last.
The Northern Pacific does the largest
busness and pays the most taxes, al
though 1t has less total mileage in the
state than has the Great Northern road.
l, ,On the Northern Pacific there we're but
/ eight persons killed and twenty four in
jured by accident in this state. On the
Great Northern there we're thirteen
killed and eighteen injured by accident.
The total gross earnings of the Northern
Pacific in this state were $4,O65, ,22463,
and the total per mile, 54,722.72. The
total expense Of operation, per mile,
s2,Sl6.14; slight reduction in both earn
ings and expenses over the previous year.
The gross earnings of the Great North
ern read in the state we're S2,S27, ,4O9.36,
the total per mile, was S2,720.OS and the
total expense, per mile, sl,SlOS4. This
is falling off over the earnings of the
previous wear, per mile. of nearly $3.50
and decrease in operating expenses of
less than S2C0 per mile. The falling off
in gross earnings of the Northern Pacific
was very small, being only about 100000.
The Northern Pacific had last year, at
the Time Of the report, excluding the
general officers, 1857 general employees;
some 200 less than the previous report.
The Great Northern employed l,442
employees in the state, some 400 more
than at the time OF the previous report.
The total yearly compensation of en-
ployes of the Great Northern was $751;
1874; an increase of over 100000 for
the previous year. The average daily
onpensation was s1.9l as against s1.7O
ix the previous report.
The Northern Pacific paid out in sala-
na Mss, ,56S.4; slight falling off in
ths amount paid out year previously.
Isaverage daily compensation on this
nsd was 500 an increase of three cents
over the previous report.
The total mileage in the state of the
next most important road, the 500, is
~. The road has only been in operation
iof short time and the comparison Of
business, therefore, not justifiable with
that OF the other roads. But it's earn
lngs for the state were $222, ,4Sl.75 and it
has 500 employees. Its average daily com.
pensatlon is s1.8l. Its gross earnings
and expenses are not as far apart as on
tne other roads. There were no per-
sons killed on the Soo, and but 18 &C
cldents occurred along the line.
Ihe work Of the annual inspection Of
she roads is given in detail and It shows
mat the public received several benefits
1otough the commissioners, in the way
OF @loading platforms and other trsnspor-
tatlon facilities. There we're few COM
plants the last season as to the distrlbu.
tlon OF cars which the commissioners
shlnk is due largely to the short crop and
also to the efforts Of the roads to accom-
nodate the shippers impartially. The
roads are compiimented for their fairness
IN this respect.
The death Of General Manager Mellen
y referred to as a loss, not only to the
company but to the people, among whom
10 was held in nigh esteem and conf
dence.
Inc most notable work coming under
'n9 supervision Of the commissioners
'as the construction Of a large nu .nber Of
oaolnR platforms. This work was d one by
sa ~ the roads to comply with the strict law
~ mat point. All the roads responded
/" The requests and the petitions for
nsdlng platforms, with promptness, and
'uey are commended for the same by the
commissioners. Many Of these platforms
s'e expensive and we'll constructed. They
nsve been built in accordance with q
popular demand to prevent the possible
0a'ortlon at elevators. where farmers
we're compelled to haul their grain to
shlp to market.
There were built in the state in '93,::1O9
loadlng platforms. There were only 3S
- use previous to 1888. The Great
softhern in that year constructed 53
platforms. The Northern Pacific 36, hav-
'nR already number in use; the 500 16
'ou the Milwaukee S. These platforms
'.s In addition to the regular depot and
other facilities.
!, on the subject OF loading platforms
'ne commissioners say:
:. lhe board discovered great diversity
!. ~ opinion a. to the kind OF platform to
- constructed. At almost every point