Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-09-30
Annual Report Of the G., N. & St. p. Rail.
way.

and operations of the company for the
year ended June 20, 1897. The opera
lions for the year show the following
results:
Gross earnings. ........... $3O. 1856, 16'
Operating expenses (includ-
Net earnings. .sll ,9O9, 22s
Income from other sources. 1862. S22
AOldI ...... pl- W t-.ooi
Fixed charges, interest on
UOHuS. ZOO. no
Balance above all charges. 81 @O4
During the year two dividends as-
gregating per cent. were paid on the
preferred stock, and two dividends ag-
gregating per cent. were paid on the
common stock-of which the dividend
paid Oct. 2l. 1866 per cent. on pre-
ferred and per cent. ON common stock
was from net earnings on the pre-
vious fiscal year ended June 30, 1897.
ACQUIRES ADDITIONAL TRACkAGE.
The total miles of trackage owned by
the company, owned jointly with other
companies and used by the company
under contracts aggregated 1856, of
which 6,l53 miles were main track, To-
Gated as follows: In Illinois, 3l7 miles;
Wisconsin, 1850 miles; Iowa, 1858
miles; Minnesota, 1920 miles; North
Dakota, ll8 miles: South Dakota, l,l0l
miles; Missouri, l4O miles: Michigan,
l52 miles. A trifle oyer Is miles was
added to the trackage during the year.
The results from the operations of
the ccmpany's lines during the year
ended June 30, 1897, compared with the
previous year, show decrease of S2,-
1876, $50 in gross earnings, decrease of
d, ,092, 1858 in operating expenses, and a
decrease of 81 ,095,79 in net earnings.
The following interesting figures are
given in the report:
The earnings from freight traffic
were S22, Ion, ,802-a decrease Of 81, 1885,
l27, or 7.46 per cent.
The number Of tons offreight carried
was IL ,554, lisa decrease of $50, 1902,
or 5.37 per cent.
The total number of tons of COM
modities other than agricultural carri-
ed during the year was 1851, ass, as
against 8, 1863, ,6o9-a decrease of 682,-
ia tons, or 8 S.l6 per cent, the per cent.
of the total being 66.48 per cent. as
against $3.50 per cent. last year.
The number of tons of freight car
ried one mile was 2,l93, ,24l ,OSO-a de.
crease Of l58, Az, ,90s, or : 81 per cent.
The revenue per ton u mile was l.0O8
cents-an increase of .OO5 cents, or so
per cent. The average miles each ton
of freight was carried was 1882 miles
"a decrease of SPA miles, or o.69 per
cent.
The number of tons of freight car
ried per loaded car was 1914, against
10. 80 last year-a decrease of !.47 per
cent. The number of tons of freight
per freight train mile was l67. .02,
against l67 .O8 last year-a decrease of
.O4 per cent. The revenue from
freight per freight train mile was
81 1884, as against 81 .675s last year
an increase Of AS per cent.
DECREASE IN PASSENGER EARNINGS.
The earnings from passenger traffic
during the year were s5,7l7, Asa de.
crease of S43O, 1872 from the previous
year, or I per cent. The number OF
passengers carried was Z, ,l54, ,689-a de-
crease Of 272, ,925, or 3.67 per cent. The
number Of passengers carried one mile
was PSI, ,ll0, ,669-a decrease of 9,7l0.S2S
or 1857 per cent. The number OF pas
sengers carried one mile was 25l, llO,-
669-a decrease Of 9,7l0,82S, or 3.72 per
cent; the revenue per passenger mile
was 2.277 cents-a decrease Of .O8O
cents, or 3.39 per cent; the average
miles each passenger was carried was
IS. 10 miles-a decrease of .O2 miles, or
.05 per cent.
In the items pertaining to conduct
ing transportation there was a de-
crease in expenses Of 1927 ,472. as fol
follows:
Station service, Slz7, $50; conductors
baggagemen and brakeman, 487,8l5
engineers, 6remen and wipers, Sl15,'
lO4; train and station supplies, a., ,O50
fuel, e2lO, ,382; oil and waste, sl3,9O5
trackage and switching charges, s26,
742.
The payments Of the company for 10
Dor directly employed in its service
during the year was Oil, ,502,924, a
compared with sl2, 400, ,923 the previous
year, and for material and supplies
e6.ll4,17O, - compared with s5,S20,73
the previous year.
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