The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-25

WHICH should De deducted from Income
from operating 10 show net income" III
board says, but the taxes paid in Kan
sas were 5000, 1920, leaving a balance
from income operation TO pay Interest
and dividends the sum Of s4.1S1 ,337. SO.
The companies employed in Kansas
during the year in general administra
ton 1,O10 persons al an average daily
compensation Of s2.9; in maintenance oi
way and structure, 7,740 persons at ar
average daily compensation of s1.22; in
maintenance Of equipment, 1895 persons
at an average daily compensation OF
s2.09; in conducting transportation, s,35:
persons at an average daily compensa-
ton Of $2.n; total number of employees
q, ,497.
The number of passengers carried
earning revenue wac 3,793, ,S24; number
carried one mile. 210, 279. .S24; average dis
tance carried 55.43 miles; received from
each passenger 81 .25; average revenue per
passenger per mile, 225 cents.
The number of tons of freight carried
earning revenue was 12,627,s carried
one mile, 1,709, ,302, ,267; average distance
carried 1855 miles; average revenue
|
ton per mile, 1.O35 cents.
The gross earnings per mile was s3,-
0S6.46; gross earnings per train mile,
s11S; operating expenses per mile. ST.
292.37; operating expenses per train mile,
So cents.
The railroad locomotives in Kansas
consumed during the year, 1,633. 800 tons
! of fuel while running 40.169,73O miles;
or S1.1 pounds per mile, at an average
cost Of $3.50 per ton.
There eyre 2,216S42 tons Of steel rails
laid in the state during the year at an
average cost Of 1924 per ton at distrib-
uting points. There were no iron rails
laid.
There ere also 4,6641S9 ties, consisting
of oak and cedar laid at "a total cost of
s1,2oS, ,47624 at distributing points.
| Accidents: Total number of persons
killed in Kansas, SO; total number of
persons injured, 526. OF those killed, so
were employees, 2 were passengers. 50
| were trespassers, Z eyre designated as
Others" OF those injured. 3s3 eyre en-
ployes. 81 were passengers, 46 ewre tres
passers and 80 were designated as
Others"
ut is impossible" the board says,
with the information before this COM
mission, to give ;he Kansas proportion
OF capital stock and funded debt, as
some of the companies state that ii is
not possible for them 10 make a division
of these items upon state lines"
The railroad companies making returns
by systems report CO. general and other
officers with an average daily co.npensa-
ton Of s10.36. They employ 3,S41 per
sons in general administration, at an
average daily compensation of 1915; 27,-
649 persons in maintaining awy and
structure, at an average daily compen-
sation of s1S9: 1850 persons in main
tanning equipment, at an average daily
compensation OF s1.SS. and 33.940 persons
in conducting transportation at an aver
age daily compensation of s2.3S.
The aggregate length of railroad mile
age reported on June 80, 1897, was 33.-
04975. Of this, the main lines aggregate
14,S03.59 and the branches and spurs,
13.sO971
The capitalization rs as follows: Cap
ital stock, s7s6, ,043. 1880; funded debt,
s796, 640, ,095.71; current liabilities, s53,S45-
S97.14; total capitalization, s1.616,529.
4s1.75; total capitalization per mile, $685.
266.70.
The following companies Increased
their capital stock during the year: Chi
cago Great Western, s4s0,O67; Pittsburg
and Gulf, sS.O5S, GEO; Frisco, $40, sol 800:
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, s13, 600
The following companies paid divi-
dends during the year: Burlington, So
2s0.112; rate, 4 per cent; Rock Island, !
1929 ,11S. rate per cent; Kansas City
Belt, $1,000, rate, per cent; Frisco. $780, |
900. rate per cent.
Some OF the lines show an increase in |
their funded debt. more notably the San |
ia F'e and the Pfttsburg and Gulf. A /
few show decrease, among them the |
Frisco. The total funded debt Of all the /
lines, however, shows an increase OF a /
little over 5000. 900 during the year.
The number OF passengers carried 1
earning revenue was 22,o .246; average
distance carried, A5.59 miles; revenue re-
ceived from each passenger, s1.o3; re-
ceived from each passenger per mile, (
233 cents.
There were 4S,2S3,s65 tons OF freight
carried earning revenue; average dis
tance hauled. 2o5.02 miles; average re-
ceipt for each ton, s2.o6; average receipts
per Ton per mile. LOOP cents
The gross earnings per mile % road
were s4.To2.61; operating expenses per
mile OF road. s2.1s731
There were 6,5e6, ,2i3 tons OF grain haul
ed by the different railway companies
during the year; 3.4S5. .3Ss tons Of live
stock. and 7.Oe2s7s tons OF bituninous
coal.
There were 147 employees killed: ! Los
injured; - passengers killed:
sS7 passengers injured: 80 trespassers
killed; 20 trespassers injured; % others
killed; 1s9 others injured; 5o.al killed.
/. 51I; to-al injured. e.1si.
The companies own f24.s07 cars AMI
have s.s5s cars leased. They have in
service 4,l04 locomotives, % which zoe are
leased. Il
The Santa Fe paid s4s5.s45.ss for leas-
ed cars during the year. OF xaich 1880 :
went 10 the Pullman company. The
Rock Island paid s13l,2To for leased cars.
os which sli3S3 went 20 the Pullman
company: The Missouri. Kansas and
Texas paid s2lsIs s777 for leased cars.
none os which wen; 20 toe Pullman con-
oany Tais railroad uses the Wagner
,a-. but the rental is 70; given
The following table shows the cam
nxs and expenses % the roads during
oussaezs in Kansas 5y systems 4
EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS
Passenger reye-
nue. .-.s2.si "a. 1919