The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-04

of Railroad Property In the State
Continues to Show an Improve
ment in Conditions Convincing
to the Commission.
The fifteenth annual report of the rail-
road and warehouse commission, just I'm
ished, shows that the railroad mileage
In Minnesota of main line mot including
local transfer lines, union depot tracks
and private logging roads, on June 81,
1899 was $685. miles, being an Increase
of 275.6S miles over the previous year
This increase is chiefly in the mileage OF
the Eastern Railway of Minnesota, the
Great Northern and the Brainerd d
Northern Minnesota. The Eastern Rail-
way of Minnesota has extended Its line
from Deer River to Cass Lake from
CIoquet to West Superior and from Coon
Creek to Brook Park; the Great Northern
has leased the new line from Park Rap
Ids to Cass Lake and from Cass Lake to
Fosston. and incorporated same in its
system The Brainerd & Northern has
completed its line from Walker to Be
midi The mileage of the Duluth, Mis-
sissippi River & Northern is incorpo-
rated in the mileage of the Eastern Rail-
by the latter.
During the past fiscal year the Mime
apolis & ST. Louis Railroad company
purchased the Minneapolis, New Ulm q
Southwestern railroad and the part of the
Wisconsin, Minnesota & Pacific railroad
extending from Morton to Watertown,
S D, incorporated in the mileage of the
Minneapolis & st. Louis road in Table
No l. The mileage in said table given
for the Wisconsin. Minnesota & Pacific
railroad is the line extending from Red
Wing to Mankato, which is now operated
by the Chicago Great Western Railway
company.
The new Independent railroad lines
added to the list of roads in Minnesota
during the past year are the Red Lake
Transportation company, whose line, ten
miles. extends from Red Lake to Neblsh,
in Beltrami county, and Duluth &
Northern Minnesota railway, from Knife
River to Duluth & Iron Range railroad,
seven and one-half miles.
The Chicago & Northwestern and the
Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
companies are building several branch
lines in the southwestern part of the
state. under separate articles of incorpo-
ration and distinct names. but none Of
these new lines were in operation June 30.
The mileage Of the terminal and trans
fer railroads in the state ct St. Paul,
MINNEAPOLIS and Duluth was 5000 miles.
The report Of the Duluth & Northern
Minnesota road was filed too late for use
IN the statistical part of the report.
The Great Northern. Eastern Railway
of Minnesota and Willmar & Sioux Falls
companies have filed incomplete reports
in that the proportional earnings on in
terstate business is omitted. It should
be borne in mind. therefore. that if the
companies named had reported in the
same manner as all the others the gross
and net earnings of the railroads in Min
nesota would have shown very much
larger figures.
The gross earnings of the roads in Min
nesota from passenger freight, express,
mail. extra baggage. etc. for year end
ing June 30. 1899. were S3S, SOS. 64S; for the
previous year. 37.142.4 $50; an Increase for
this year of 81, 4G6,lSS
The total proportional operating ex-
penses for Minnesota. as reported by the
roads for the year ending June go 1899,
We're 81, 1925; for the previous year,
$2l.14S099. an increase for 1899 of 1888 146.
The net income for 1899 was ST., 207, 409;
for the previous year. $15,994, 36I, an In
crease for 1889 of $l,213,042
The total amount of interest accrued
on funded debt and current liabilities OF
all roads reporting to this commission
for the year ending June 50, 1899 for the
entire line. was 81. 140 1873. being $26 S04 500
on funded debt and $3.50 1924 on current
liabilities. The total amount so ac-
crued in 1898 was $27, 1853, 1853, a decrease
for 1899 of $685., COS
The total amount of rentals paid for
use Of tracks and terminals of other
companies by same roads, for entire
lines, for the year 1899. was $4,779. S34; the
previous year. $5,4SS6S2, showing a de-
crease for this year of Sos S1S.
INCREASED ONE-THIRD.
The total amount of dividends paid
during the year ending June 80. 1899, bv
the roads reporting in Minnesota, for en-
tire line, was S2l.547, S31, being S12. 3O6. 91S
on common stock and 50. 913 on pre-
ferred stock The amount of dividends
paid the previous year was SIG, 438. 100. thus
showing an increase for 1899 of S., 1O9. Gil.
The following companies paid the above
named dividends for 1899:
Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern, common stock ~ $3.50 OOA
Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul
common stock ................ 231S cSA
Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul.
preferred stock o. ......... 2 97S Q2O
Cmcago q Northwestern, COM
mons mon stock .,................ 1856, $40
Cb 5ficPea stock g. B.. .,i.;;; 1567, $50
omaha TLnaha' &C. common MINOR stock -: 649, 2s5
C6 omaha; c, preferred stock -. 7S7. 976
D st@fk 952,S95
Di MioTihern' &C common stock -. $4,000
r SLICK; p t;,,o,. 5000
com common N2n stock ..........:..... 1850 900
NTin,o oitileah' common stock. $685., 033
NT TTTred n6 stock 294 5S3
D- stock ................ 5000
HT NJ len dcIIc' common stock. 1,600 coo
g. ST. '1 pII FacIIc preferred stock. 3,00O00
w.t., stock :, g.; 85SS7s
stock $50 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 100000
800 '''''' ...''.... WI, 547 ,S31
In addition to the above the st. p
M q NJ. Co. whose lines are leased To
the Great Northern railway. maid div,,
oends amounting to $12OO,OO0
GROSS EARNINGS TAXES
The total amount of taxes paid NV +bo
railroads In Minnesota for the veor orl5
Ing December 81, 1898, was 81. 261 959 ~.
for the previous year, Slips, 42O.53. an
increase for last year of $1S2. 991. a.
The total gross earnings for the en+iro
line of all roads reporting to this cornnois
sion were, for the last year, s167. 614 onI.
the total amount of taxes paid hv ~
same In all the states through which +bo,,