The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-10
CUT RATE IS CONTINUED
1t Is in Effect Until Further
Notice.
il BURLINGTON REPORT
An Excellent Showing Made by the
Company-Enormou Gross Earn
tngs-Trouble Be ween tho
G N. and N p.

The Northern Pacific announced yes
terday that the cut rate from Butte to
Chicago of $3.50 first class and s37. so
second class. which was in effect from
Sept. 80 to Oct. Z, would be continued
until further notice. The st. Louis rate
& OF $40 and s35 has been Cancelled.
It is stated that both the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern are figur-
ing on a winter schedule for the coast
train, which will probably be put into
affect on the first of November. The
present time of the Northern Pacific
From St. Paul to the coast Is 70 hours
sAnd the winter schedule will increase it
BY about six hours.
The 45th annual report of the Bur
lington & Quincy road is matter of
congratulation to the management of
that company. Had the rate per pas
n senger per mile and per ton per mile
on freight been the same as last year,
the road would have accomplished all
that 1t did this year and had a surplus
of 100000 to it's credit instead Of APP
{ proximately $500. 600. The expense of
operation was 64.S4 per cent. of gross
earnings, OLA per cent. lower than last
year. Even under these conditions the
gross earnings of the company are rep
h resented by the enormous figure, $43,-
s389, 424 an increase of over half a mill
II lion dollars. and the net earnings from
operation were $15,253,95 an increase
of over quarter Of a million dollars.
e+ The statement to June 80 last Of the
result of operations for a year over an
average of 7.249 miles is as follows:
y Gross earnings Of the company, In
Guiding those of all leased and con-
trolled roads:
I From freight ...............S29,27 O,941 81
From passengers ..'......... 9,469,O1S q
From mail. express and
miscellaneous. ...... -. 4649, 1854 81
total ..............$ 43, 3S9, 424 SO
i The expenses have been:
: operating expenses ........ $26, 545. $50 81
sIa6eS 49,. .............. l,5S9,S 1874 81
Total ...... :. s2s. 1876, 4s5 os
Net earnings from operat-
lnB.... 80. .......... Is, 253959 81
Il Add for:
Other income and interest. S 402,143 10
Net receipts of Burlington
F & Missouri River railroad
Fl In Nebraska. and Hanni-
81 bal & St. Joseph railroad
q land departments for the
year.. 80. ............ 35,67s II
Total :. .........$ 4s7.s22 q
Total net receipts .......... Is, TAI, ISL 80
Charges have been:
Interest on bonds ..........$ S,102, 9o2 Il
Rent Of tracks and depots.. 1856, s25 IS
Sinking funds ............ 523, 754 "a
Total 80. =. ............$ 9,013,4s2 80
HI Dividends have been paid as follows:
Sept. 10, 1898. liz per CENTS 1,23S,595 90
Dec. is, 1898, ~ per cent. 1,265, 107 SO
March Is, 1899, III per cent. 1928, 526 so
July Is. 1899. IN per cent. 1,4o5, IA 50
Total. :. :. ..........s 5,23s,s7o so
Surplus for the year,. 1,4s9, 1928 80
The company purchased the Chica CO.
Burlin gton & Northern railroad and va
+rious branch roads in the state of Illi-
nois which had been held heretofore
through leases. It also acquired by
purchase all the bonds and most of the
capital stock Of the Keokuk & Western
Railroad company, owning about 255
miles of line in Iowa and Missouri. The
company is building 20 miles of road
between Grant City, Mo-, and Albany
In the same state, an important connect
Ing link.
In taxes the company paid s1,2ss, 1922
exclusive of war revenue taxes, which
amounted to s5S,60s.
Trouble is threatened between the
Northern Pacific and the Great North
,ern over freight to and from the Re-
public country in Washington. The
prediction has been made by one Of the
higher officials that a conflict is pend
ing. In the past both roads have COM
,peted for business from the country in
question on an even basis The treasury
department at Washington, however,