The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-28
FLORIDA'S RAILROADS.
Their Earnings and Operating Ex-
nenscs for a Year.

penscs for IA Year.
Tallahassee. Fla, July 27.-The recently
published report of the Railroad Commits
sion furnishes the following figures reia-
tive to the operating expenses of Florida
railroads for the past year:
Atlanta. Suwanee River and Gulf-Gross
earnings, Sal ,9S527; operating expenses.
$3O. 27S.0S; earnings from operation, SILL
7O719
Carrabeme, Tallahassee and Georgia
Gross earnings, $S7S4S47; operating eX-
penses, SIS 24S.6O; deficit, $1OS951S.
Florida Central and Peninsular-Gross
earnings, 81, 44S, SO4S7; operating expenses,
$l,O14 1862; earnings from operation, $42S,-
1885
Florida East Coast-Gross earnings
$S03. 94237; operating expenses. S5Sf, 923 40;
earnings from operation, $2l6,OlS6S.
Florida Midland-Gross earnings, So
1860; operating expenses, $4,S465S; deficit,
$1,729.93.
Florida southern-Gross earnings, $S0s,-
67O.99; operating expenses, 1888, HS.O9' de-
felt, $44,107.76.
Gainesville and Gulf-Gross earnings
$45, 999.07 operating expenses, $50 10;
earnings from operation, $23, ZAP.
Georgia Southern and Florida-Gross
earnings. 1852. 1853; operating expenses,
1888 1912; earnings from operation, $SJ2,-
S22.11.
jacksonville and Atlantic-Gross earn
ings, $13,129.91; operating expenses, ST.
1853 9S; earnings from operation, $S65.93.
jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
Gross earnings, 1922, 72209; operating eX-
penses, $2S5, 9S1.24; earnings from opera
ton, $6740.S5
Live Oak and Gulf-Gross earnings esti-
mated at $11.625.32. No other data.
Pensacola-Gross earnings, 1922. 00372;
operating expenses, 1865, 08457; deficit, %3,-
OS0.65.
Pensacola, Alabama and Tennessee
Gross earnings, $29 S74.45; operating eX-
penses, $9272.74; earnings from operation,
$14.Ou.1.
Pensacola and Atlantic-Gross earnings,
1872 216.61; operating expenses 1901, ASH
earnings from operation, $64 1926
Pensacola and Perdido-Gross earnings,
$l2, S64. IS; operating expenses, $13,3i0; de-
felt $475.53.
St. Johns and Lake Eustis-Gross earn
ngs, $15, 1897; operating expenses, $751;
960.02; deficit, $21, 9O6.55.
Sanford and 81. Petersburg-Gross earn
ings. $50, 1910; operating expenses, SILL,
536. 30; deficit, 500 22S90
Savannah, Florida and Western-Gross
earnings, $1,746, Sob; operating expenses,
81 ,29S 1924; earnings from operation, $44S,
977.49
Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf-Gross
earnings, $176 1928; operating expenses
50 1645S; earnings from operation, $50,
Cps 20.
Tampa and ThonotOsassa - Gross earn
ings, 81, 633.9S; operating expenses, $77SS.29;
deficit, 81, 164.31.
Winston and Bone Valley-Gross earn
ipgs, $39, 634.74; operating expenses, $l9,
961. 80; earnings from operation, $l9 672.75.
A heavy rain fell in this section yester-
day afternoon, accompanied by quite an
electrical display, and startling peals of
thunder. George M. Davis was caught out
in the storm just west of the city, and
sought refuge under a large tree, where
two cows had already taken shelter. A
bolt of lightning struck the tree killing
one animal laying the other out and pros
trating Mr.. Davis. He win recover.
George G. Gibbs a farmer, residing one
male north OF town, Is cutting three tons
of concho grass hay per acre.
The wheelmen are practcing daily for
the races at the fair grounds on Aug. 8.
The statement has been published that
Gov Bloxham was accorded great praise
for borrowing the money to pay the Flor
ida troops at Tampa and that il was paid
to the railroads for transporting the
troops, the soldiers never receiving dol
lar of it.
The records at state military headquar-
ters show that not one cent has been paid
to the railroads, while all the soldiers
have received pay for their per diem and
rations, and that all necessary and just
claims made by the captains of the various
companies for recruiting were also paid.
DR. w. j. Gum is having a new resi-
dence built on jefferson street.
A new cottage is being erected on Du-
val street for r. B. Lutteroh.
r. NJ. Dozier of the Florida Central and
Peninsular System is critically i'll at Lithia
Springs, Ca. and his son Harry has gone
to his bedside.