The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-21
STATISTICS OF RAILROADS.
Earnings. Operating Expenses, Etc,
of Lines i'm the state.


Special Dispatch TO the Post-Tntelligencer.
OLYMPIA, Aug. 1s.-The following data
was gathered from the reports of the cor
poratons 10 the state auditor, as requir
ed by the revenue law of 1897:
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Gross earnings of the entire road, s19,-
1874 3S5.I The earnings of this road in
this state are not kept separately, and
therefore this question is not answered.
Operating expenses and taxes. s12, 49,.
1899 interest. s. go 1888; total 81. $50
46i52; deficit. sl,575,07S.5s deduct miscel-
laneous income of sla5. So. u; net deficit
for the year 1896. s1.37s $50. IS. No ,iivi-
bends declared. The capital stock under
reorganization September l, 1886, Sl55. co.,
600: funded debt. sl56. 1880.
Shelton, Southwestern Railroad Com
pany-Value OF roadway, roadbed and
rails. entire road. SASS all in this state.
Length OF line miles. 2,le0 feet
Blakeley Railway Company-Value OF
roadway. etc. $500; whole number OF
miles in this state 20.
Peninsular Railway Company-Value OF
roadway. etc, SO, 25e; length of road, II
miles 900 feet, all In this state.
Columbia & Red Mountain Railway
CCmpany-Commenced operating In Stew
ems county December r. 1896. Gross earn
ings to January /. 1897, s1,s03.5s; capital
stock. $40 100. all paid In.
Washington & Columbia River Railway
Company-Gross earnings OF the entire
read. s2t5. 27474; gross earnings In the
state. .f94, 40; operating expenses, Sf27.-
sG3.51; taxes. sl5,7aL12; betterments. $40
269fi; total s153, 393.77 net income for 1896
s91, Sso.97: capital stock. s., 900 900. all paid
in; funded debt. first mortgage. s.. 500. 600;
Income mortgage. s2.245, 900; total. Safe.
COO
Everett & Monte Cristo Railway Com
pany-Gross earnings. all IN this state,
Ss272.12; cost Of operating. s77,0i270: net
income for the year 1895 81, 259 a.; capital
stock. sl,soo0oo; funded debt. s3.o2I00o.
Spokane & Seattle Railway Company
Gross earnings, all in this state. ST 225;
cost Of operating. s2.oooas; net income.
s.. O.; capital stock. 500 900: funded
debt, si.112.00o The report OF earnings and
expenses is for the six months preceding
January /. 1897 The present company
had no connection with the road previous
TO July /, 1895.
Seattle & International Railway Com
pany-Gross earnings. $685. s. all in
this state; cost OF operating for six
months ending December 81. 1895. si1i.-
81; net ircome for 1896 s.. 1854: capital
stock g 40 0oo: funded debt, ST. $50 coo.
Central Washington Railroad Company
Gross earnings all IN this state SOS $50:
cost OF operating. SIS 12s; net income for
the year. 500 SIS; funded debt. including
interest defaulted frcm August Is. 1898. TO
December 81. 1896, s., $685..
Bellneham Bay & Eastern Railroad
Gross earnings all in this state, $50 los 9e:
cost of operating, $40 81. s.: net income
for 1895. SO i95.l2: capital stock. 500 coo;
paid IN SOS coo
Seattle & Northern Railway Company
Gross earnings, all in this state. 81, 5isls;
cost OF operating. $g7.57S y: net income for
1876, 81 90 q: capital, 500 COO
Columbia s. Puget Sound Railroad
Gross earnings 500 SAB. all in this state,
cost 81 operating si375t&.7i: net income
for IN3s, sI22 SOL Il. capital stock. 81 60 GO
Port Townsend Southern Railroad
Company Gross earnings, SO 0oG.c5. all IN
this state cost Of operating. So. sSs =:
capital stock, S3,o0oooo funded debt
.al2@o
Great Northern Railway COMPANY
Gross earnings % the entire road. Si5l2L-
$3.50 The amount earned In the state
Is not eSreEated. cost Of operating tire
entire road. S4lts. s57s5. net income for
1Sk S.220 rs. amount CT dividends de-
clGred. 81 20 ooa: capital. ss5 oa 90: paid
IN - no 60: funded debt st5.o00 90.
Seattle & Montana Railway COMPANY
Cross earnings % the entire road. ali IN
this state. $50 - "a; cost q operating.
sll2&0 sS: net income for the entire year
SIl7 tf1 q. capital stock SIC 90 Sea
Fa5rhavea < Southern Railroad Gem
raGv-fSroSs earnings. al in Washington.
So 80. f3- cost q operating. s.. rs IS. no
income Tor lS=i; capital. $4,000
The oregon Railroad & NAVIGATION
Cognparv-(sross earnings OF the entire
road. sifsi So =. not segregated. cost
~ operating s. 275 -. net income for
1N'S- S7lt.1fs.sa. capital. s.. go 600 funded
debt. S. a7t eso
Spokane Falls & Northern Railway
COMPANY --CSross ea-rings. $ss2 - Is. all
iu THIS state. cast % opera ting. tfT- 90 90.
net income for 1sa5 &247 =. capital. s.
81 ~, funded debt s. So so.