The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-29
FIGURES FOR 1900
INTERSTATE COMMERCE. COMMITS
SION COMPLETES ITS THIR-
TLENTH ANNUAL REPORT
LARGE INCREASE IN MILEAGE
Iowa Leads in Amount of New
Roads Built During the Year,
With Minnesota Il Close
Second.

Advance copies We're received yester-
day by local railroad officials of the thir-
teenth annual report of the interstate
commerce commissioners on the StatiS-
les of railways in the United States, be-
ing the report for the year ended June
so, 1900. The exhibits are in the main the
same as those of previous years. In two
instances only are there any novel fea-
lures: First, taxes paid by railways are
compiled by states, and the amount paid
per mile OF line within each state as
well as the aggregate amount is shown;
second, computations which rest on the
basis of train mileage follow the new
rules adopted relative to mixed train
mileage. In all other respects the report
conforms in its contents and methods of
computation to those of previous years.
The year covered by this report is the
first since the publication by the census
office of the population of the United
States in 1900, and it has been found nee
essary. on this account to modify slightly
the assignment OF railway mileage to the
number of inhabitants. Appended is a
statement showing the railways in the
hands of receivers on June 30, 1900 By
referring to this statement and placing it
in comparison with the corresponding
statement of the previous year the fol-
lowing facts are noted:
The number of railways in the hands
of receivers on June 80, 1900, was fifty
two. The number removed from the
management of receivershipS during the
year was thrty-fve, and the number
placed under the charge of receivers was
sixteen showing a net decrease of nine
teen. as compared with the corresponding
date of the previous year. The operated
mileage of roads under receivers on June
80, 1900 was 4,177.91 miles, of which 3,640.32
miles was owned mileage
A comparison with the corresponding
figures of the previous year shows a net
decrease in the operated mileage of this
class of roads of 5,67522 miles, and in
the owned mileage of 3,5S539. OF the
roads in the hands of receivers on June
go 1900, five had an operated mileage
in excess of 300 miles, seven an operated
mileage between 100 and 300 miles, and
thirty an operated mileage of less than
100 miles Six of the roads named were
not in operation, and four were leased
for operation. The capital stock repre-
scented by railways in the hands of re-
ceivers on June go 1900, compiled from
the most available data at hand, was
0S096, $50; the funded debt was $1O7, $685.
O22, and current liabilities We're S35, 531-
go. These figures show a decrease of
Sl12113,SS3 in the amount of capital stock
represented by roads in the hands of re-
cevers and a decrease of $199, 093, rs in
the amount of funded debt so repre-
scented.
The following Western roads operating
q mileage in excess of 100 miles We're
taken out of the hands of receivers dur
Ing the year covered by the report:
St Louis, Chicago & St Paul rail-
way, operating Ill miles; Wisconsin Cen
tral company, 422 miles; Wisconsin Cen
tral railroad $50 miles; Sioux City,
O'Neill & Western railway 1923 miles;
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railroad,
B4O miles; Kansas Midland railway, Jog.
Among the roads placed under the man
agement of receivers the following West
ern lines figured: Omaha Kansas City
& Eastern railroad, III miles; Omaha &
St Louis railroad, 335 miles
In the summary showing the distribu-
ton of railway mileage by states and
the increase or decrease in railway mile
age during the year ended June 80, 1900,
the G o e has selected the following
Western states: