The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-15
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Wilimar & Sioux Falls, common
or

w IIII1dr q sioux Ea1lS, common
stock .................,.......... 10000
Total Observation-Disclosures. $35, 3C6 173
In addition to the above the st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba company, whose
lines are lease1 to the Great Northern
company, paid dividends amounting to
ST 200, COO
TAXES PAID ON GROSS EARNINGS
The total amount of taxes paid by the
railroads in Minnesota for the calendar
year ending Dec. 81 1885, was 81 ,443, 503.>2.
For the previous year the same was
l,26l 952.47-showing an increase for the
year 1893, of $1S3. l51.35
The total gross earnings for the entire
lines OF all reads reporting to this COM
mission We're for the last fiscal year $227,.
1913, l45. The total amount of taxes paid
on the same in all the states through
which they pass is reported 1t $3.50, O5',
which shows rate of 0322 per cent upon
the gross earnings. In this state tic
railroad companies pay on their gross
earnings l per cent for the first three
years, per cent for the next seven years,
and 3 per cent after ten years.
MANY SHOW A SURPLUS.
operating railroads in Minnesota report
a surplus after paying the operating eX-
pehSes, taxes, interest, rentals and dlYi-
surplus for previous years for enti1e
lines as follows:
Brainerd & Northern Minnesota. $2t, S2s
Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3,3l4. 59f
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. IA, SS7, PSI
Chicago Great Western ......... 143, 1874
Chicago. Burlington 81 Quincy. 1885,, 1853
Chicago & Northwestern ........ 6.e15, l0l
& Omaha ........I. .'.......t.,.. 2,eo2. 735
Duluth & Iron Eange......... 2lS,:e9
Duluth. Missahe & Northern. 2503, 2239
Duluth d Northern Minnesota. $3.50
Duluth, Red Wing K Southern. 66,S?2
Eastern Railway OF Minnesota. 1,52t,6t9
Great Northern observation-disclosures. 1854, 24&
MINNEAPOLIS Eastern .............. 81 133
Minneapolis q S2ult Ste. Marie. G60, SSl
Minneapolis & st. Louis .......,. $50, 192
Minneapolis Western ....,..... 81 ,645
Minnesota &, Northern WiscOn-
Northern Pacific .................. 2,504,S0i
nanv l1'' .''.i,0i . e>'.. 1885
St Paul d Duluth. 1904
Willmar & Sioux Falls............ ZIG, Oil
Winoua & Western ............... 1873, S6l
wisconsin, Minnesota & Pacific. l23,O iS
Wisconsin Central ................. 492 ,9l3
Q1al .'JV ,D4V scOr'
! The total surplus reported last year
! was $55, 375, 259-thus showing an Increase
for the year 1900 of $21, III, "a. The large
caused principally by the Chicago, Bur
lingtOn & Quincy system being substitut-
ed for that of the Chicago Burlington a.
Northern.
The Winona Bridge company is the only
company reporting d deficit for the year
which amounts to $l6,05G. The deficits
for the previous wear amounted to So
| 76,Ci0-thus showing q decrease OF de-
! ficits for the year ending June 20, 1870.
of 1929, 984. The large amount of &c
crease in the deficits is caused principal. y
! by the absorption of the Chicago, SIr-
! lington & Northern railroad into the
! Chicago. Burlington & Quincy system.
| Statistical table XT. gives full details
! OF the income account of the several COM
| panies.
CAPITAL STOCK AND FUNDED
DEBT
The total amount of stock and funded
! debt OF the twenty-eight companies re-
porting to this commission for emit:
| lines fer the year ending June 30 100
was 81, $50, 794, 273-being stock 1921, 263, 4GS
! and funded debt $S23 $50 So. The total
amount so reported last year was $1,1I4,
/ SG5 535-thus showing an increase for the
| current year of $275, 92S,13S. TIE la sc
! by the report OF the Chicago Burlington
| & Quincy system being substituted for
| that of the Chicago, Burlington & North
ern.
ACCIDENTS TO PERSONS IN MIME
| sofa
For the year ending June 50, $780, five
! passengers were killed and fifty-nirc in
! Jured. In 1899, enc passenger was killed
/ and SiXty-tWO injured.
Of t1anmen, twenty-four were killed
! and Z0l injured in 1860. The previous year
| twentysiX We're killed and Z31 injured
! OF swltchmen, f1agmen and watchmen.
! three were killed and fifty-two injured
! in 1909. The previous year six were kill
cd and tfty-nine injured.
Of other employees. twenty were killed
! and POS injured in 1906 In 1899 nineteen
were killed and 233 inju, ed
OF trespassers seventy-eight We're kill
! ed and seventy-tive injured in 1890 and in
1872, sevonty-four We're killed ANA seven
! tY-Cne injured.
OF persons not trespassing. fifteen We're
killed and d. twenty.-one, injured for the
! eleven were killed and thirty-six Injured.
The total number Of persons killed nv
railroads in Minnesota for the year 196C
were l45 killed and 613 injured For tire
| previous year the number killed was 13e
and the number injured G92