The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-01
EARNINGS Of BRANCH LINES.
GOOD SHOWING MADE BY THOSE
OPERATED By &. y.
Their Condition shown In Annual
Their Coalition shown In Asnuai
Reports Just Fiied-st. Paul MIN
pespoiis a. Manitoba Line ray
ing Proft-DSiuth Terminals.

The following is taken from -. PAU
payer Of recent late. and gives some IN
formation about the branch ralroa3 AiiSs
Operated ty tbs Great %cstnsrn.
Ine am al report 81 ssyer4l 81 tne fo4-s
subs 4 zeG ~ tae Great Nof hsrn rcA1 nave
been filed with the state railroad and ware
house cornrnisg39r. 30 ~. PAU That Or the
ST. Paul. Minneapolis Il Manitoba IL cred
ties Hita paying profit 1t operates
aslsl2 miles Of road. running from tie
twin cities % 81. Vincent. Nina; Ae2Ae
y H.. Great Falls. Mont. and Everett
Wash, aud has branch lines running IN
different directions in Minnesota. HoFia
and ,J4th DakotR. Idaho and " asa lns,0E
The Great Northern system Operates Inc
roa1 Under d 3a,year lsase, MACE Ell .
airy ], iss1 For tae nee OF tae lac ih*
systsm pays AZ rental al interest Dec@u1ins
due quarterly payments Of Ia pef cent
Of the capital stock and monthly payments
Of g. 40 for maintaining organization ana
the transaction. of business The ROAD ~
ca!atailx~d ~ s10,sgpp9. divided ins5 10
es saares Us flused debt Oh Jane 80,
ls99 vas ss5,555 isas.. lis current assets
we're 81. go aIla current liabilities ti',tho
The total cost Of the line ~ % tire time
Of making the report was $40 .ss. 20, ana
the cost per mile, -. - ,s. Tas total III
come from the lease was 81. III =. and
the surplus GA jane 80, ti,sI.ssibl The
let income was s., a.tss. Total deductions
from income for maintenance, SALARIES and
interest on accrued dsbt were s3.sIi, b. Ine
iternizad financial statement Of the Toad
Will lie include In the Great Eorthern an
Hual report.
Construction figures show changes In ma
track at 81 Cloud. on The St Cloud &
WIilnar line ami NJ Carman. MINI. DUR
inx the year The tracks al Burweil. MINI,
were also extended.
The annual reports " the Park Rapids Il
Leech Lake and Dublin Terminal railways
show that during the year the former ac-
cumulated gross earnings Of sig.st IT, The
line Is 43o. miles in length. and ID part
of the Park Rapids line OF tns Great
Northern. TIA report shows the operation
OF the road during It's period OF constitute
ton. July !, isss. To April 81, tn have cost
SIS 1850. agiug deficit Of Si.siss7. Pas
senger revenues were &s.Zl9.a2 and freight
Revenues slosf.4i. The Duluth Terminal.
or which samuei iill is president. operates
Is miles OF track IN Duluth. Rentals for
yards and tracks during the year amount
ell IL tsJ'0ss,, w!;h operating expenses Of
xi.sIoef
The annual report Of the W.iimar &
Sioux Falls shows that the line now opsr-
ated FL connection with the Great North
sfn. is 20. - miles long. of which II. %
miles are IN Minnesota. The funded la5t
r. sSe46.fDo and the amount accruing and
paid during the year stslgT5. The cost of
the road 10 Juna III is &t2s, 643.aG making On
average of 81. Az, d per mile, The earnings
statement, for tho year IL follows:
Earnings rom operation ......--. S,, ~ -
Less operating expenses ,-.,...----. - .1S
Total Income ...-..--.-......... 1855 IS
Interest 81 funded debt. accrued slsg nc %
TAX. ,-i.-..s.'-.-...-.'.-..........' eas "
Other deductions ...,.....,........ = 50 10