The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-27
FILE ANNUAL REPORT
RAILROAD AND WAREHOUSE COM
MISSION MAKES REGULAR
YEARLY STATEMENT
THREE ROADS SHOW A DEFICIT
There Has Been a Decrease in Gross
Earnings and Operating Elk
penses-Other Railroad
News.

Secretary Clausen has the advance
sheets Of the railroad and warehouse
commissions report for the year enolng
Nov. 80 1901. The report is lengthy
one and shows the condition of all the
roads operating within the boundaries OF
the state
only three Of the roads show deficit,
the largest OF which is shown by the re-
port of the Chicago Great Western Iae
other roads show a decrease in gross
earnings. but there was also decrease
ie@operating expenses, which eVenS the
matter up.
The following extracts clipped from
the advance sheets of the report snow
the general nature of the statement, ana
give some interesting information on iaii-
roading in Minnesota:
The total number of miles of main line
of railroads operated in Minnesota Qlot
including the local transfer INES, uh !oii
depot tracks and private logging roauSl
on June 80, 1901 was 6,9yS.6S, ana on nt..
20. 1900. 67946S This shows an increase
of 1883 miles over the previous year
The increase in chiefly in the mileage OIL
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids d NofthGlh /.
Canadian Northern, Illinois Central, Du-
luth & Northern Minnesota ana the Du-
lutn & Iron Range railroads
The mileage. of the terminal ana Trans
fer railroads in this state at st. Paul.
Minneapolis and Duluth Is oo.0o ni1leS'
Gross Earnings.
The total gross earnings of the rail-
roads in Minnesota from passengers 70
freight. express mall baggage. etc. LoI
the year ending June 80, 1901, We're @4L,
459 1852: for the previous year the same
were $44, 950,093, which shows decl easy
for the present year of 81, o,01l. me "
tai proportion of operating expenses II
Minnesota. as reported by the rallroa az
companies for the year ending June ~
1901, was SIS 7OS,7 1885, For 49, the ne previous oh
year the same was $l S1s 51S he to
shows decrease of $2,Z6, S4S. Inc 70
tai amount of rentals paid by the ran :
road companies for the use of tracks OF
other railroad companies for en 1dd M M
for the year 1861 was $4,264,fS0. 1he
amount so paid the previous year was
81. 265, S99, showing a decrease of Silly. r.
Show Surplus.
The following twenty-five companies
operating railroads in Minnesota repol
a surplus, after paying operating . Eek
penses, taxes, interest, rentals ana oiv ~.
bends, ETC., on June &c. 1901, 1ncluolng the
surplus from previous years Aol ei'AA
lines as follows: --,
Trainerd & Northern Minnesota. $4o,tO
Burlington. Cedar Rapids ,zun,
Nor Northern the B; j; & ouin-
Cnicdso' D01i-i'e 'o-i II, 2g, $50
CS?o.oo Milwanlxee e. St. Paul. II, 626, 229
Chicago & North Western S''oz' '40
CP o. $780, a. .......... 3,272, 151
& OIldud s.s'''.''''' e''''''''''' nl-E
Duluth & Iron Range ...........'' 1'oaS' zoo Ho3
Duluth & Northern Minnesota. ao'zs1
Duluth, Missabe & Northern... 3,oS9' 81 o. !
Duluth Red Wing & Southern. aS,o u
11saS Northarn - 2,684,A
STinreonolts Eastern. ,..., 69,525
Minneapolis & st. Louis $3.50: HS'0fo
Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sauit ooo 75o
Ste Marie ......,.....'.''.''' soo 90 ~ no.
%IianoSpta e. North Wisconsin,. 5,5SS
NIo,.tbern pacific ...,...... 1861, 42S
iWillmar & Sioux Falls 5SS, LIZ IL
iWinona & Western ............... d66, II
Wisconsin Central =. ............ 2I6'960
wisconsin. Minnesota & Pacific. 1853
Total $685. 2SS, S322
The total surplus reported last yea1
was $50, SAG, $50, thus showing an increase
for the year 1901 of $9779,66S.
The following companies show delct
entire lines for fiscal year ending June
including deficits from previous years for
entire lines for fiscal year ending June
80, 1901, as follows:
Chicago Great Western .............S9,10 l
Red Lake Transportation company. 2,549
Winona Bridge railway 600. 80. $3.50
Making total deficit of ......... .$37 ,972
The total deficit reported for 1900
amounted to S16,056, thus showing all in
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