The Topeka state journal., 1902-12-31
RAILROAD NEWS.
Kansas Railroads Paid $780,
773,I4S Dividends In 1902.
State Got 81, ,96s, 800 Revenue
From Taxes.
INTERESTING FIGURES.
Annual Report of Kansas Rail-
way Commissioners.
Nearly Seventeen Millions Paid
Out in Wages.

According to the annual reports of the
state board of railway commissioners
dled Tuesday, the past year has BEEN
profitable one for Kansas railways. On
" one road lost money, and that one
road was the so-called Leavcnworth &
Topeka line, branch which leaves the
Santa Fe's Atchison line at AIeriden and
goes through Oskaloosa and other small
towns The Leavenworth K Topeka re-
ports a deficit of s2.7s7.
The report shows that there are 10,4S5
miles Of road in the state
The total number of railway employees
in the state aggregate 30,55S. drawing
salaries aggregating s1e,sol,759 yearly
All told the sum of $55, lis was
paid out in dividends on stock during
the year The railroads also paid 81
s6S SOS in taxes in Kansas The Santa
Fe was the greatest taxpayer having
paid $702, ,440. The Missouri Pacific was
next paying S421, $50. The Rock Island
was third with 1901 ,12S, and the Union
Pacific fourth, with 1922, ,4z2.
During the year 50 employees were kill
ed and 779 injured in Kansas, Dassen-
gers were killed and 1Sl were injured;
g. trespasserS were killed and % lnJur-
ed: others not uespassing, 20 killed and
50 injured.
The total mileage of all railroads op-
Grated in Kansas follows.
Santa Fe. 3,202; Burlington, 2S6; Ma
pie Leaf 20 Rock Island, 1928; Choc-
taw. "A: Kansas City Belt, u; Kansas
City Southern, 40; Kansas City Subur-
ban Belt. 3; Leavenworth & Topeka. SO;
KATY 4SS. Missouri Pacific, 2.276: Cen
trail Branch. 440; Grand Island, 1e6.
Frisco S27; Union Pacifc, 1,13S; Leaven-
worth. Kansas & Western, 19l; Total,
10. 4s3.
mile of road is.
Santa Fe $50. 097 Burlington, S33 727;
Maple Leaf. $S1.037; Rock Island, $40.-
sos. Choctaw, s31. 542; Kansas City Belt.
s293. 1O3; Memphis, $50, ,551; Kansas City
Southern. $9S. .496; Leavenworth & To-
peka. 81, 456; Leavenworth Terminal
Railway 6, Bridge company, $1,0S5, ia;
LeavenwOrth Depot & Railroad COM
pany. $500 900; Katy, $66,415; Missouri
Pacific. S117.5l6; Central Branch, $49,-
500, Kansas City Northwestern, S30, 869:
Rocks County railroad, SAP, 465; Kansas
City & southwestern $50 5s2; Kansas
Central S3S, ,076 Caney Valley, $40, All;
Kansas & Colorado Pacific, s33S26;
Grand Island, SOS, 105; Frisco, $50 1893;
Union Pacific, $134, 1876; Leavenworth,
Kansas & Western. $6,037.
The Santa Fe. Burlington, Choctaw
and Grand Island fail to report income
or deficit for their Kansas lines. The
only line reporting which had deficit
was the LeaVenwOrth & Topeka and 1t
only amounted to S2,l8l- The income or
the other lines was as follows:
Maple Leaf. $22. 1853: Rock Island. 81
Gil. 795; Kansas City Belt, $50, ,159; Kan
sas City Southern. S20,119 Kansas City
Suburban Belt. $21,S Katy, $716,S20;
Missouri Pacific. s2.143.532; Central
Branch, 1910. 623; Frisco. 1874. .653; Union
Pacific 81 609 .179; Leavenworth, Kan
sas & Western. $4679.
The various railroads combined en-
ployed III Kansas 633 machinists at an
annual salary Of s563 147; 712 carpenters
and paid them s5O5. 1885, AIS other shop
men and paid them s2.5ST,004: 1.404 sec
ton foremer and paid them Sl96,:9S
machinists received on an average of
$3.50 per day; carpenters, 1926 per day:
other sh0pmen, S19O per day. and section
foremen. s1.60 per day. The roads also
employed in Kansas 1179 engine men.
paying them s1.55OS41; 1903 firemen,
paying them S910.5S5; 1,03S conductors.
paying them $3.50 1858; 2605 other train
men. paying them $1.417 ,129. They also
employed SO general officers at an aggIc.
gate salary of S2S5, ,961; 81 other officers
at a salary of s1S1, 387. 1882 clerks pay
ing them S7l2,S71; 1,122 station agents.
paying them s712, ,64S: 1870 other station
men, paying them s6S9, 1852: S,735 track
men. paying them s.. .549, ,117; 491 switch
men, fiagmen and watchmen. paying
them S341.14 644 operators, paying
them S4-1 527