Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-09-29
The Frisco Annual. Renort.


st. Louis IL San Francisco Rail.
road company, since leaving the
receivers control, covers the oper.
ations for the year ending June
80. President Robinson submits
figures, and says:
"Our gross earnings from oper.
ations increased 1898, 1880 dur.
ing the year, OF which 1914 ,664.45
was in freight traffic and s24S, 467,
10 in passenger, mail, express and
miscellaneous. The total number
of tons of commercial freight car
ried increased 427,173 tons. or
20.35 per cent. The tons carried
one mile increased 81, ,5S3, ,434 ton
miles, or 20.49 per cent. The
average distance carried was l92. "a
miles, against 1872 miles for pre-
vious year, an increase of "a of a
mile. The rate per ton was 81
0276, against 81, 1881 the previous
year, or a decrease of 10.55c per
ton carried. The rate per ton
mile was 1.055c, against Lille the
previous year, or a decrease per
ton mile of .056 of a cent. This
decrease is due to the unfortunate te
Texas rate situation which existed
during the greater part of the
year, and covered not only St.
Louis and adjacent territory, but
extended to the Eastern seaboard.
There was an increase in the aver
age load per freight car of &c of a
ton, and an increase in the aver
age loaded freight train of 1886
tons; this made an increase in the
average earnings per freight car of
IA miles, and per freight train of
4.55c.
"Our earnings from passenger
traffic increased s221,S 1,SSS.27, or,
including mail and express, s242,-
1914. The total number of pass
engers carried increased $40, 727,
or So per cent. The number of
passengers carried one mile in
creased 13, ,5S1. .240, or 81 per cent.
The decrease in the distance each
passenger was carried-41.72 miles
in 1898, as against 43.SS for pre-
vious year-is largely accounted
for by the increase in our subur-
ban and inter-urban travel, and |
this also accounts for the decrease
in average revenue per passenger,
91.31c, as against s1.0S6 last year. |
Our earnings on local passenger
traffic increased II per cent, and
on through passenger traffic 80 1-2
per cent.
"While the passenger train
mileage shows an increase of al
most 100000 miles. the average |
earnings per train mile increased
from Sc i-2c to 80 lie.
"There was an increase in the
funded debt of the company DUR
ing the year of 81, ,S91, $50, consist
ing of 81 ,500,0 900 Southwestern d.
vision 5 per cent gold bonds, and
1891 $50 4 per cent consolidated
mortgage bonds; $500, 900 of the
latter were issued against the cash
payment on account of the pur-
chase price of the Southwestern
division, and s91, ,250 were issued
in accordance with the provisions
of the consolidated mortgage
against $780, underlying 6 per
cent bonds, which had been re.
deemed and cancelled.
THE OKLAHOMA EXTENSION.
A contract has also been made
between this company and the st.
Louis & Oklahoma City Railroad
company (Which has been organ
lied by group of st. Louis capi-
talists, under which the latter
company is now constructing a
line of railroad from Sapulpa, the
present terminus of the South
western division of this company,
to Oklahoma City, a distance of
about 103 miles. Upon compile
ton of the construction the line
will be operated by the st. Louis
& San Francisco Railroad company
under traffic contract, under the
terms of which this company is to
operate the line for SO per cent of
the gross receipts of the line upon
agreed divisions of rates. This
company will also acquire, for
5000 cash, on completion of