The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-15
new BRANCHES ARE BUILT
SEVERAL OF THE BIG SYSTEMS
HAVE BEEN EXTENDING
THEIR LINES
FIGURES AS TO FINANCES
They Show "a Generally Prosperous
Condition on the Part of
Common Carriers i'm
This State.

The sixteenth annual report of the state
railroad and warehouse commission for
the year ending Nov -, 1909, was mad,
public yesterday. BY the facts re,atel
in the document it is evident that there
has been material increase in the total
mileage, of railroads operated in the state
this year over that Of the twelve months
Immediately preceding. The total gross
earnings for the year show an incrsase
of over four million dollars over those of
one year ago. The increase in the total
amount of dividsnds, as compared with
those paid by the reads during the year
previous, shows remarkable condition.
of affairs More than thirteen million
dollars have been thus handled.
The killed and injured are appreeabIy
less in number >this year than last year.
The report follows:
The total number of miles OF main line
Of railroad operated IN Minnesota (n0t ia
Guiding the local transfer lines, union de-
pot tracks and private logging roads on
June So 1906, was 6.794.6S being an in
crease of 1861 miles over the previous
year The increase is chiefly in the mi e
age Of the Chicago x North-Western, the
Chicago, st. Paul Minneapolis * Omaha
| the Burlington, Cedar Rapids x North
ern, the Minneapolis K St. Louis, the Du-
| luth & Iron Range and the Duluth, Mis-
| Sabe q Northern railways.
The Chicago & N0rth-W WeStern has c1m-
| pleted its branch lines from Mankat0 to
| New Ulm, SanbOrn to Nesta, Tyler II
| South Dakota state line, Iowa state Inc
| to Fox Lake and Iowa state line is San
| born. The Chicago st. Paul, Minneapolis
| & Omaha has completed its branch Inc
from Bingham Lake to JetferS and from
! Madelia to Farnlont. The BurtiuSton,
! Cedar Rapids & Northern has completed
its branch line from WQrthington to
! Hardwick. Tie Minneapolis a. St. Lctsts
/ has extended its line from New Tim to
/ the Iowa state line The increase in the
! Duluth & iron Range anil the Duluth.
/ Missabe & Northern is principally in the
| construction of spur tracks
| The new independent railroad lines add
| ed to the list of railroads in Minnesota
! during the past year are the Minues tit
! & Northern Wisconsin 912 miles in
| length, hich connects with the Eastern
! Railway OF Minnesota At Nickerson. ana
! the Duluth < Northeastern railroad
which extends from Island Lake to Horn
! by a point on the Duluth & Iron Range
railroad. Both Of these roads are chiefly
used for the purpose OF hauling ioe's
The mileage OF the terminal and tran s.
! fer railroads in the state at ST. Paul,
Minneapolis and Duluth is S0.O3 miles
INCOMPLETE REPORTS.
The Great Northern. Eastern Railway
of Minnesota and WIllmar " Sioux RAILS
companies have sled incomplete repo. IS
: iE that the proportion Of earnings on in
terstate business is omitted II should be
borne in mind, therefore, that If the COM
panies namEd had reported in the same
manner as all the others, the gross and
ret earnings of the railroads in Nj nne-
sofa would have shown very much Ia g
er figures.
GROSS EARNINGS
rho GROSS e,rnings Of tbe roads IN Min
nesota from passenger ana Irels15 ~ ~ ~
year ending juno %. 1860, were $H.95l, G3S.
70 + or Ihe piekloitS , Ac>tt nc - elilC - -.
I3S'dit, e. WHICH slIo"S 'i' e''7'
OPERATING EXPENSES IN MINNIE
sofa.
Nh, t,+,1 ,,,or+i-,,,1 o,,o,.a ti,,,r -
@ ne tol"t - ,pi 1'y''.'i Ipt5 IL
Peiinc9 ~ f - tl . c,,1iie-
1etIIIo'yn ya C0ei ot5 49,. $55 ~ 81 ~
unG Do, & I'o' ~ I-ar, S99 ~. e-
Ii ~ IiGu9 - -. ~. +lrjs - -
7d9 20 ii' 49, nc I'rIid1s Ear
'e-'9'o oNel '"e PlSNio's Fe'i
NET INCOME.
rY,a not income for the wear 1g09s~Ya;
same was Sl7 .5l3.I5l. showing an increase
OF = O-S,l2S over the previous yfar Tie
tolai amount 81 'tCcrGeu !ittIe9l on " ~
ed deD5 and current liaolltleS 81 an 1he
faiifoad COM l-,.til.e; re2o5ttins 10 tl!S COL on
iIssloH lot eHe ~ SIl'1''lS -, 51 '' ~
LOT tlie SlllIt li!.1', =" "dS 929'2'o'>lV' pFils
ss9c, d3 d9, 'z lnteLsst on iuilde' TSp'' .tiI
@-Co'Vlo Oh u. cl'~ - ~ ~ ~ 0O''t
S51 Sai4L5ilI ~ H. 80 accl ug" ~ tie ~ log' -
% %Sc 80, 10, LIS 80 ~ LSCo 81 ~
Sc; So SIS, ,657 Tor the yeer lS o, ,o4..
Ii!e ldl - ct1s - tllc W -
est - Cdiasi ~ tiie > Si 80 tioii y, ~
CtsSo ~ 80! u! ms -
1T I2t tne CIlcas2 ~. * N't1Fi f ,l
RENTALS AND DIVIDENDS
The total amount, Of rentals paid by
railroad companies ior Use Of tracks and
terminals Of other companies for entire.