Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-07
ONE YEAR WITH THE Q.
Railroads Net Earnings Show q
Decrease of Nearly
$4,000.
OPERATING EXPENSES ARE HEAVY
Number of New Lines Have Been
Acquired--.7.9l2
Miles.

The annual report 10 Lhe stock
holders of the Chicsgo, Burlington &
Qnincy railroad company for the tis-
Cal year ended June 80, 1901, has been
issued 1t does not make as good
showing as was made in the report
year ago, there being decrease in
net earnings Of nearly $3.50 600 and
in the surplus OF over 5000 600.
Gross earnings increased little over
81 $40. OO0. out the operating ex-
penses we're so heavy as 10 wipe it
all out and leave a decrease in net, a
stated. The gross earnings for 19t 1
were $50 05l, 9SS as against $47 5S5 =
420 for 1900. an increase II 81 sic
sos, while the expenses for 1901 were
$34, 065 9OS, as against $3l, 422 sal in
1900 an increase uf So 646 500
The actual length Of standard Eauge
road operated by the Chicago. Bar
lington & Quincy Railroad company
June 80 1901, was 1912 mile
against Col mile- June 80 1900
The average number of miles #
standard gauge road operated by the
company and controlled companies
in 1900 9Ol was Z 753 miles. against
z $40 miles in 1S99-1900. The gross
earnings per mile of road operated
we're So 404 63 IN 1900-l901, against
So 251 76 in 1899 1900. The operat-
ing expenses, including taxes per
mile. in 190O-19O1 were 81 1876 as.
against 81 l2I SO in 1899 900. The
percen age Of operating expenses,
including taxes, to gross earning. in
l90O-l90l was 6S OF against GO 10
per cent in 1899 1900
Tonnage Increases
The nC m Der of tons moved one
mile on the standard gauge roads iu-
creased 4 per cent as compare with
1899 1900 and freight earnings in
creased 5 81 per cent. Passengers
carried one mile increased IS 90 per
cest and passenger earnings increased
IL 81 per cent. The percentage Fl
operating expenses to gross earnings
increased l 81 per cent.
The line from Brush Colo to q
junction with the line from Alliance
Neb to Hartville, Wyo. was COM
pleted and put in operation in Sep
EN- Der last. and the branch from To-
luca on the B llings line to Cody City
in the Big Horn basin, Wyo., is ap-
preaching completion and will be Ia
operation this fall
The reduction of grades ana curva-
ure in Illinois has been com pleted,
and the same work IN Iowa together
With the building of second track
here, is being carried on as rapidly
as is en- be economically done.
New Roads Ia Operation.
4 4 a 4
the year as follows:
In Nebrasks-Au extension of the
Nebraska Wyoming 81 Yves ern rail-
road from Bridgeport Neb., southerly
t. the Colorado state line opened for
gu mess Sept 16. 1900; so "a miles
A branch OF the Omaha IL : uthwest-
ern railroad from South Omaha to
Psppio. Neb, opened for business
Sept. Is 1900; 9 AZ mies.
In Color ado-The Denver and Mon
tana railroad from a connection with I
the Nebraska, Wyoming and Western
at the Colorado line to Brush
Colo, opened for business Sept. 10,
1900; % 81.
In Illinois and Iowa-Under date of
Fec %, 1901 toe company leased
from The Davenport Rock Island &
Railway Company the
use Of it's track from Rock Island, Ill,
via Davenport, a., to Clinton, Ia:
So :O2 miles,
In Iowa and Nebraska-Under date
Of Jan. %. '901, the company leased
from the Union Pacific Railway
the joint use of its track and
bridge from Union Pacific Transfer,
Iowa to Omaha, Neb; 2.93 miles.
In Iowa and Missouri-Trausfer
from mileage of standard gauge con-
trolled roads to mileage of Chicago,
Burlington Sc Quincy railroad. on ac-
count of their purchase by the Chi
csgo. Burlington & Quincy Railroad
401 "a miles.
Imnammatory RheumatIsm Cured in
Three Days.
Morton L. Hill, of Lebanon, Ind,
says: "My wife had inllammatory
in every muscle and
oint; her suffering was terrible and
her body and face were swollen al
most beyond recognition; had been in
ped for six weeks and had eight ply
'icians, but received no benefit until