The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-03

-. lsot. whies win srpesr IN he fsath az
-1al re2srt az the railroad cemoiss.oz q
Texas:
on Jsne 40. iooi there Esrs 10 IS -
+ niles o. railroad track ln Texas. ezclss.vs
q logging, private ard electric roads and
gard tracks sad s.Slags Tae-s we're - ~
miles q yard trzt Is aB6 slSizss appertal1-
i-g 10 TIE 70 i55 s. miles q r1zlo liaes AID
branches. making az aggregate ser TIE raii-
roads recognized b. the epnnlss.en q H..
es1-sl miles. 81 the main lines znd branches
esf0-Js niles rere q standard zad 2l5 IS
miles az aarroE gauge. s1d so55-5i miles
were laid Si,a stssl ard 2cO23 ~ Is were
laid with iron rails ~ yard tracks and
sltingg ll5fl7 wsrs laid vlth steel and
ok" miles were aid si:s iroz rais. FOR
1854 IS miles TIE amo1nt q capital stock
outstanding vas tisl - s5s ana of bou1s
oats'aad,lg S42a go 28I. the central sTsr-
sEes p@r mile O. road being. AZ stock Si5-
15I and o. ooads s. "a The number o.
officers AID s1p.oyes 0f the railroads was
~ TGs TIE rurr5s- o. locomotives q eli
c-asses Was i11s, q which ll58 have train
hrhkss: coaches. etc, 60 passenger service.
So. - which so are provided with t-1j1
brakes and So with automatic ccup.e-s.
CARS 1s.6 e. freight ss-Ti-e y)s-3. o. -yhiao
1926 have ;rzIa brakes and aQ5T2 have
zutoI1r- co1plsrs; ears IA Compa1y's stly-
ICE ~. Of Bhich 1915 are provided VITA
train brakes ard 225J with automatic coup
lers. Total coaches szd cars q ell CLASSES
14o72. Per -aose reads which hare 5,e-
valued ~ -a@ railroad commission, the av.
ecsges PER mile % road are IS f5..3vs.
Stock and bonds S3s 1Ul. cu.lllissiea-s va.
-st-01 Sl5.sEs3 assessed yasu1,io1 70. STATE
A11 county fa12iion purposes Ssss5s
Ec- 1-s ye&r ending Jlle D. iant gross
earnings were Gs follow From passengers
t4l.-ft- ~ ~. ulEA Sl.-64 ga - express
80 e&iEa - sEaEe. etc. 80 - -
s-eigEt 81 -. s5.--3l Ellsr-.. Eeous Sl-Iu-..
Si@ - totz4 SIS i7- 23n.Js Operating sz-
p#lsE1. after Iec1c.l1g expenditures adj
IIue1 70 be il -he -atlre - additions
He.s Maintenance o: way and structures
= So - =. maintenance D; equipment
~ - - -, conducting tzzrsp oetztlc1 S-1-
eS4-ass.44- genera. expenses s.. ~ 90 40
qnelass.hed Sttsss.l4, tp,sl so. e58. III 80.
earnings 20 ~ l1c1ne from operation ST.
z+1"s-- ~ The following genera. averages
per mile z road are SHOWN; FrsiEhg earn.
!ngs S45lo -. passenger train earnings
Sl5le. -, gross earnings from all sources
S5sb4. -. operating expenses Stl-44- H.
/ coula from operation Si73I =.
CONCERNING freight the average distance
that u was hauled was lbs s. miles, the
average receipts per ,ga wss Sl.GTs thr
average receipts Tor each tor gor L4u! u
oEs nile vas 10. q mills. the eyersg
I freight train was s. o. 3. the total amount
q revenue yielding freight carried was
z [ifD4Z-le- teas, Of which 9 is3.Isl tons
originated on the Ines OF the reporting
( from connecting linea leaving 3TiTiN ton.
/ -harled by minor rcsaE-nOt IN this par
/ ucular div!ted. Concerning passengers, -he
( average distance t4at passenger was cay
. rled was 1912 miles; the average receipts
per passenger El.i7; average receipts per
passenger per mile . 5j3 cents ana aver
. age passenger ts!u earnings for each mile
rua BY passenger train s. l3l-
The tOta! number Of freight trains was
-nOlN6ls, u passenger trains llGT9 5Jf.
. o. mixed trains l5i6. 20. aggregate g..
{ Zl9.eGJ. For those roads which have been
/ valued by the commission their income
! FROM operation amounted 10 AS per cent
/ Of the aggregate Of the!T stock and bonds
[ lion by the commlssisa old % "A per cent
/ Of their valuation by the assessing author
! ities for purposes 81 taxation.
/ During the year Ia accidents on railroads
I 2il persons were Killed and 2S42 sustained
Injuries
I Including the Texas and Pacific railway
/ Ia Louisiana and Arkansas and the Gulf
/ Colorado and Santa Re railway In the IN
/ dian Territory. the following Is a summary
! o. the deductions from income accounts OF
ne ,sss5 roads In sssgFeEs': for ne yesT ar; II
! II; other Interest accrued, 1858, 100 81;
Z taIes, $l,l6o,0ST.39 expended TOR perIna-
I ncnt improvements, $3.50 25T. 60: rents
{ paid for lease Of roEd--not included Ia op-
/ Grating eNpeuses-S37. g2l 90; other deduc.
tons for the year. S2OI ,236; deductions ac-
count Of business prior to the. year In
/ cluded S2US5 ,s6T - interest paid by the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa re RAILWAY com.
pany),. SZ,s0I ,o506l, and dividends paid on
capital stock. sl4l, 23I.57 The additions
operations. SIS. I84, 500; other income dur.
ing the year SIS, 2oot5, and on account Of
uansac,lens prior 10 the year, 1854 .26l .6s
The following comparisons are FOR the
year ending June 80 1901, with unless
| otherwise specified the twelve months next
/ preceding that year. Mileage OF main lines
/ and branches increased. net, 2S6.17 miles;
yard tracks and sidlnRs increased las "A
miles Total Increase. 435 81 miles Mar.
row gauge track remained practically, sta
uonary, the increase being almost wholly
10 standard-gauge track. In main lines and
branches the amount laid with steel rails
increased 821. 10 miles and the amount laid
With iron decreased 80 02 miles. In ward
tracks and sidings an increase Of 2aB A.
miles Of steel rails and decrease OF II 70
miles Of iron rails are shown The aver
age amount per mile Of capital stock de-
creased S626, and Of bonds $685. For the
companies which made reports for the year
which reported last year failed to report
this year IN time, freight earnings In
creased S.So8,Ssles or 2i.27 per cent;
passenger revenue increased s.. 69GNae So
or 81 SO per cent gross earnings from ali
sources Increased $ll,Ss2 483. "A, OF
"A. 81 per cent; operating expenses In
creased $500. oj2. %, or X s. per cent, and
Income from operation S5,TS2 4l3. 50, or
20 - per cent; 'relgbt originating on lines
OF the roads. 1913 l9i .oLs, or 1884 per
cent. and freight received from connecting
lines 1,T0a,T67 tous. or l2.Ts per cent
Comparing the roads for which reports
were made this year with these for whiCa
reports we're made last year. the percent
age 81 operating expenses 10 gross earnings
decreased from 20 70 TO 20 80 per cent M,
ereaees In the per mile Of read Averages
are shown for freight earnings STU G3 foT
passenger train earnings 1912 e6, for gross
, earnings from all sources Sl05s. O6. for on,
Grating expenses SiS5 76 and for Income
frorn operation $3.50 80; the decrease In
I average distance OF haul OF freight was
90 miles. average receipts per ton III
freight II cents Increase; average reeelnt,
per ton per mile 10 Of 4 mill tncreasel
average freight earnings per train mile In,
crease 81 j cents; average passenger earn.
2 ings per train mile increase 1G.6- cents
total train mileage, Increase {. 1O2, $50 miles,
5 total freight tonnage, Increase . 281 h7y
tons; number Of Officers and employees. In
crease 1888; accidents on railroads. in
crease OF 70 In the number OF killed-em
ployes u more, passengers 3 less and Other
persons more-and decrease OF 49G In the
numbsx Of Injured railroad employees Killed
while coupling and uncoupllng cars de-
! ereaee OF "a to 2. and the number Injured
az that class OF work. decrease 50; tots
E OF coaches and cars Of all classes, Increase
and cars SSl7. and Of automatic coupler,
t4ol- The net accumulated deecit Tor ms
nenAaAiss repairing hI ysax, fsau ~