Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-27

& Quebec. 9761; 953o York Hiarbor &
Beach. s7,222; G2.3Oo, Increase over 1890
| 1,66D e3sS.
The total number Of tens Of freight car
ried by all steam railroads during the
| years 1899 and 1900 the amounts fer 1S9?
being first given:
Bangor and Aroostook. OS,S5S: G}S97i
Boston & Maine, 10.64i.S76; 12.i26.5I1
Bridgton e. Saco, 2O,9i4; 2iCl9 Canadian
Pacific internationally. $50 421; 454lSS.
Franklin & Megantic 1855; 1897.
Georges valley S1,455: e9,732. Grand
Trunk. 1.5o1.SG2; l.S96.l5a Kennebec Cen
trail, 1913; eoa3. Lime Rock, 247, 4S5; 2g7.S2).
Maine Central, a,2i7SC9: 3,573,gi5. Monson.
Clio; CASA. Patten G Sherman, iiep: 5Is2
Phillips & Rangcley. 1853: 1i.Gnn Port
land K Rochester, 3tT1,410: lbSp53 Port
land K Rumford Fails. 361 135: 4cB.oiS
Rumford Falls & Ranseley 81, 1S9: 100. 25e
, Sandy River. 42.055: q. 739. Sebasticook q
Moosehead. 1903; 10.5l3. Somerset, 100
245; 1Sl.596. Wiscasset & Quebec, 1859;
1859. Washington County. 81 $50; 100, ~.
York Harbor & Beach, 579G; 1910 Total
increase, 2.SSG,i 3S tons,
The following figures show the finan-
oial condition for the year ending June
90, 1900:
Bangor & Aroostook. gross income
from operation, s1,227. 9is16 income
from other sources s2,5C6S3: operating
expenses. $142.3SS.1s; dividends paid.
-; surplus. $50, 1905. Boston, {
Maine. income from operation. 2.301-
164.04; other sources. 1922. 1850: operat-
ing expenses. s15,569, $3.50; dividends
paid. sl.5i5. 3O4.25: surplus. $l72,O1s.32
Bridgton & Saco, S40OS2s2: other
sources, $395.S0; operating ex-
penses. siS9, 1869; dividends, s4O7S:
surplus. sS7s5.57 Canadian Pa
cific. income from operation,
ton, s516, c00f6; other sources. -;
operating expenses. S4S9.27639 divi-
dends. -: deficit. $53.gs9O5. Franklin
& Megantic. income from operation.
$2l ,50S.3S: operating expenses. s25.35S. 90:
dividends. -; deficit s4665.21 Georges
Valley, income from operation, s12.-
1886; other sources. -; operating
expenses. ssS63.13; dividends, -: sur
plus, sS0S.32.
Grand Trunk, income from operation.
I,S06,9C0i2; other sources. ; aper-
paid, s3l1.Oi0; deficit. S4o5, 95353 Kennebe.
Central income from operation. $l7.22g 81:
other sources. -: operating expenses.
Sll.1S6.a3; dividends. $500; surplus, s1673.S
Lime Rock. income from operation. ST.
C0G.59; other sources S206i2i; operating
expenses. $27,23S.55; dividends. SlSO00 sur
plus, $91l6G4. Maine Central. income from
operation. s5.6io. 725.6S; other sources S57,-
9H.59; operating expenses. $S.75}97l.53;
dividends. S29S.5t350; surplus. $237.6 81.
Monsoon Railroad income from operation,
$3ll5.3o; other sources. $2013; operating
expenses. sfe1G.o5; dividends -; deficit
S52S5.o2 Patten & sherman. income from
operation, 5000; other sources, ---;
operating expenses, $6122.47 dividends.
-; surplus. surplus. s1S5.93. Phillips <
Rsaangeley, income from operation, ST.
nenses. $3.50 60; dividends. -: deficit
s1o45.65 Portland & Rumford Falls. $751;
1881; other sources, $2169I.6S: operating
expenses. $3i7,4l1.9i: dividends $4,000
tsiX months operationl. income from OPP
GRAFTON, $59.93.19; other sources. SlSi7.93;
operating expenses. sll69O9.67; dividends
S11.160: surplus. SO 954.3S. Rumford Falls
& Rangeley Lakes. income from opera
ton. $9l,l9l.SS: other sources. ; oper-
ating expenses. SO. $3.50; dividends, --;
from operation. SHIELD; other sources,
S2566. 03; operating expenses. $25156.63; div
dends. $4,000; surplus. S2Si1.4S. Scbasticook
Il Moosehead income from operation.
$10.3e1.5l: other sources, S1o.3G151; operat-
ing expenses. $S2i611; dividends, --;
surplus. $206o.9'. Somerset Road, income
from operation. lo399795; other sources,
-; operating expenses. 81, S6S.51; divi-
dendS. ; surplus. $16,C9).20 Washing
ton County. income from opera ton. SET
1916; other sources, --; operating eX-
penses. S191.76l.9S; dividends, -; de-
felt siS33o.i1. Wiscasset & Quebec. in
come from operation, $40 3a3o.55; other
sources. -: operating expenses, ST.
York Harbor & Beach Road income from
opcrat ton, So. $40 %; other sources Sl1s5.99:
operating expenses. Sl7.052S3; dividends.
; surplus, $63S5.92
The average passenger rate per mile on
all standard gauge roads was as follows:
1898 1S30 cents; 1899 ISIS cents; 1870. ISIS
cents. Not including the Boston 81 Maine:
1898. 2.25 cents; 1898, 30 cents; 1900, PA
cents.
The reduction since 1880 has been 90
cents per mile per passenger. and not in
Guiding the Boston & Maine, Isl cents
per mile.
The average freight rate: 1898, 1861
cents: 1899. 1.212 cents: 1900. 1.21. Not in
GLIDING the Boston x Maine: 1898 1.i5l
cents 1899 l.032: 1900 102D cents.
The average freight rates for the year
1880 were 3.SI cents per mile. and not in
Guiding the Boston 4 Maine, 5.35 cents
per ton per mile. This make a reduction
since 1880 of go cents, and not including
the Boston & Maine. 4.35 cents per ton
per mile.
The gross assets of the steam railroad