Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-19
ON THE RAIL.

The thirty annual report of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul
railway company was issued yester-
day. At the end Of the fiscal year,
June 80, 1901, the company operated
1888 miles Of track, S.505 of which
are wholly owned by the, company.
| The gross earnings were SAL 1884 ,692,
| an increase of $404.320 over last year.
| There was decrease of S443, 1888 n
| operating expenses, and an increase
| of S927.654 in net earnings. The
| earnings from freight traffic were
| $31 1851 1892, an increase of $137, IT'S.
The number Of tons of freight carried
was 18,010,6S3, an increase of 253,-
| 264 tons. The increase in number Of
tons of freight carried was in the
following commodities: Flour and
other mill products, 49,344 TONS corn,
1882 tons; fiaxseed, 1900 tons; hay
1927 tons; fruit and vegetables,
12,054 tons; live stock, 1882 tons;
dressed meat and other packing-house
products, 37,765 tons; other animal
products, 1S,45S tons; anthracite coal,
1896 tons; bituminous coal, IA
430 tons; iron and other ores. 40 ,975
tons; stone, sand, etc, 50,249 tons;
salt, 27,1S3 tons; lumber, lath, and
shingles, 1896 tons; sash doors and
blinds, 1,175 tons; petroleum and
other oils, 1851 tons; castings and
machinery, 6.104 tons; lime. cemen7,
and plaster, 542 tons; brick, 12,449
| tons; wines, liquors, and beers,
2S,437 tons; household goods and
furniture, $500 tons; and other
manufactures, S1,908 tons. The fol-
lowing commodities show decrease
from the previous year: Wheat, A..
| 1913 tons; rye, 4,310 tons; barley,
| 1854 tons; oats, S4,125 tons; other
agricultural products, 7.4S1 tons;
coke, 41,234 tons; other forest pro-
ducts, 800 tons; iron and steel,
60,007 tons; agricultural implements,
1856 tons; wagons, carriages, tools,
ETC., 1898 tons; paper, 10 tons, and
commodities not specified 3S,036 tons
The number of tons of all agricultural
products carried was 5,01S,974 tons-a
decrease compared with the previous
| year Of 93,S51 tons. Agricultural pro
ducts comprised 27.S7 per cent. of the
total tonnage carried, as compared
with 2S.79 per cent. of the total ton
mage Of last year. The number 81
tons of commodities other than agri
cultural products carried was 1891,
100 tons-an increase compared WITH
, the previous year of BAT ,115 tons
The earnings from passenger traffic
were 1899 ,215, an increase of $240,70
over the previous year. The number
, | of passengers carried was 8,319,227,
decrease Of 35S.595.
To secure a more direct line an(
| one of lower grade between Chicago
and Kansas City the construction OF
line from Ashdale. H., to a poin,
one and ninetenths miles south 0
Thomson, H., a distance of 14.6I
miles, and from Muscatine, Ia. t.
Rutledge, Ia, distance of 1898 miles
has been begun. These new lines
together with the joint use of the line
of the Davenport, Rock Island and
Northwestern from East Moline, Ill.
10 davenport, ID, anu Oh Lne
line Of the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific from Davenport, Ia
to Muscatine, Ia-which have
been acquired-will shorten the dis
lance between Chicago and Kansas
City 31.96 miles. The total length Of
lines to be constructed is 9065 miles
at an estimated cost of s2,S66,932
The plan for reducing the grade O.
the Chicago and Council Bluff
division in Iowa includes the con
struction of line of low grade from
a point three and four-tenths mile
| west Of Preston, Ia, to Green Island
Ia, a distance Of 11.90 miles. at al
estimated cost Of S260,826. This lin
is now under construction.