The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-10


sLoss.
The table allotted 10 exhibiting the bust
ness OF tAs steamships OF the company is
interesting In many particulars. The bust
ness is assigned under the several heads
which the routes give. e feature OF which
is the showing OF increased service When
any falling or is shown. it Is in respect
OF decreased receipts per passenger. The
number OF voyages for the years 1884 1856
are assigned TO the feet plying in the
Alaska. Puget Sound. Oregon. Northern
California Southern California and Mex
leo waters. II exhibits also q large In
crease OF trade 70 Alaska. as follows:
1894 s.SS3: 1895. 1851: 1886. Itiso. The re-
ceipts per passenger were: 1854 Ss9.ss;
1885 $685.. and 1895. s13as.
A decrease is shown IN the Puget Sound
travel. Ia 1884 the number OF passengers
was "a asI: 1885, Is. 0ss; 1896 i, ~ The Ore
gen travel shows an increase; the North
ern California business is an increase;
the Southern California Is a falling of,
and the Mexican travel Is an increase.
The totals show increases over 1885, but
decreases in comparison with 1884,.
Separats tables contain comparative
statements OF the different routes which
show the voyages, numbers OF passengers.
freight tonnsges and receipts. The freight
statements show total increases over both
iSss and 1885.
The railroad properties Of the road are
given the fullest detailed statements as 20
receipts snd operating expenses. and the
coal departments with the reports OF
steamers mines and the business connect
&c with them.
Under the head Income account. Pacific
Coast stea ulship Company" the gross
earnings ere given as s. IS. % %; interest
and discounts S6ssl. total. sZ.275. Oh.
- -.
q. I. steamers net earnings, So. 2i9.f3;
total. s., 20 s2ss1; profit balance. t4.sTs.s2
Pacific Coast Railway Company-Cross
earnings. gIl7. 259. 81: interest and discounts.
sssas2. total SIT. s7-5s. Debit: Operating
expenses. $l08. 292.62; interest on bonds
owned ~ Q. l. company. s., 200; total.
Ass i2e.ss: loss. So. $3.50
Columbia & Puget Sound RaiIraod Com
psny-Gross earnings. tSsol5a. 6; interest.
a cents; total ss89.Is4E7. Operating cx-
p~nses. sI7s. $3.50: taxes on lands. s. So @:
profit. sis lsI.
Seattle & Northern Railway COMPANY
Gross earnings. ts. 6; earnings Of Ana
cortss Water Company, s75a1s; interest
and discounts. S6s- -, total. ss3s35s3. ope-
rating expenses, Is ss9,55; expenses Ana
cortes Water Company. ss7l.a3. taxes on
lands. sG10s: profit. 81 go g.
Port Townsend Southern Rallrzod Com
psuy--S3ross earnings. SO 45l a. Operating
expenses. S-s-z19-S.s taxes o. lands. s14Is.
total s24@f&Ss: less. Sl3.TS351
The amount shown by the consolidated
balance sheet Is .is.017 - ~. The total net
earnings @; the coal department weres
Ias yIll s5334 iSss. fl2s 80 g: increase. sI4-
4l1--2 IN relation 70 the coal department
IRE receiver report says:
The co2l SAFES were about ZS.al0 t0ns
g. excess % The previous Year ard ne
profits about Slik0. This N&s accom-
p.4zns5 n lhs face % the Lowest pres
evar na6s or foreign coal "a thB San
Francisco market. and Naz the result 81
600 judgment "a The banding % the for
esEn product The strike 81 the Austria
aGa mines - tbs s1usEe- OF fsSB wks ex-
psctes 20 bring better market conditions.
nat owing "a tbs csst~S % Vexee5 owners
gQes. saExs quantities g coal FROM Vzrt-
OcS sources we're dEu3eE on the market
Z any Erzcc. vktCh AG1 the Gogofs effect
- wiutfing tfs market and largely re1uc-
ing waves. The depressing 81 scE cf fnes.
cord rtans IS SOW passing agay. Charters
srs s.xhVT- coz4 Hr4ces Egu3sT. and during
the coming season . . Dr9aaty be HrlEr
ana higher. There s. a4sc scGas hope 81
Increased tar5N On coa3. w-icA VIZ SIN
us&.e lbs prod 2c%01 G domestic Goals ca
1a's e<s4s-"
TIE let asersass ~ Eross earnings -
shown "a sss So 20. suf DECREASE II tosRl
ret sA~zgrSs "a 50 S. = Total Szzbu-sx-
meuts are sao~a 50 !4.ss s5a@s. and fotal
recstpes s2sxz Iszs9, Cash OF hanL -
90 YER Oregon I7spr9wer ens Company ard
Fseias Coast Sts4aasA.p Company Ess-
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