The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1902-04-04
) RI. COMMISSION
ItRARDual Report for Year
!! fnding February %
DAG RAILROAD EARNINGS
SEES Seem to be in a Flourish
& ing Condition.

STheS Florida Railroad Commission
KSs cSHnpleted its fifth annual report,
AVerRg the year ending February %,
re. Ghe purpose of the Commission
y 30 &djust complaints in regard to
A4tes spade against the various rail-
I'D DIS ttoir5 business in the State.
Z Eief review of the report shows
tS4 Merida railroads are in a pros
y ADus Condition. On this subject the
rSEOrtS Says:
r HuTSg the past year there has been
! AEsuA activity along all lines of bust
&$ SSming under the supervision of
tQS Commission. 1t has been a period
~ AnafmmOn prosperity for practically
atlEth s4transpOrtatiOn companies. The
CSeal A1creaSe in net earnings from
SJsrat eOn Of the railroads reporting for
tie yt-9r ending June so, 1901, over the
s3ar kading June 80, 1900, was $347,-
q EO9, 1Or 1911 per cent.
a prominent feature of the report
&. the6arge amount of statistical infOr-
E;atiotS concerning the condition and
kpera IONS of the railroads in Florida
Alsinl the year. The statistical tables
AYE mich more complete and exhaustive
SSSn &ose which it was practicable for
sRE Commission to prepare for preced-
iS8 RI 3Orts.
~fhStOtal mileage for all the roads is
%%e&& by classes, as follows: Main
t'Stk:42, TABS miles; branches and
SSErsS t4O219 miles; yard track and
SlanAS, 1881 miles; total mileage, g.
SSe smiles.
- $hSSyalue of all the roads in Florida
STF a&OllOws: Capital stock, $35, $685.
%&1zS bonds, $35, OO1, 472.S8; aggregate,
Sa3SE201.05. General averages per
Aae q road: Capital stock, 81, 673. Sc;
fbadsis11, 565.23; aggregate, $23, 23S.59.
= ShIc3Otal gross earnings from opera
Nen S Florida railroads during the
Eear = stated as follows. Passenger
s-eventes, $2,416,8 81.11; mail revenue,
1884, 81; express revenue, $43O, $751;
E7s $$tra baggage, storage ETC., $21,-
S2.2SS total passenger earnings, So.
AOJ, g SO; total freight earnings, So
s95, 3aS89; miscellaneous earnings,
$3.50, 7.98; total gross earnings from.
operation, S9,179, 1885. This is an in
'TeasS| of $2,01o, 1886, or 28.13 per
gent. bVer the gross earnings Of the
zane .foads for the preceding twelve
SsldntSs.
= tInSer the head of Operating Ex-
lehst1 the report exhibits the totals for
SlE Of the same roads under four heads,
as fOSDw Maintenance of ways and
StrslcS ;5res, S1,7SO,81533; maintenance
# :eq spment, $1,245,O29.68; conducting
t.Jansl2 rtatiOn, So, 521, O28.85; general
ISxpe&e, 1858, 422.46; total operating ex-
s[eSasg7, 6,915, 1862. This is an increase
rrfK$1 is, 224.7O, or 31.79 per cent, over
Fhe rStal operating expenses of the
lame roads for the preceding twelve
5Asnt,.s. The general average of per-
ReRtasf of operating expenses to gross
SaSniStgs was 1888 per cent. For the
EueceiQ year it was 1924 per cent.
TaEng the roads as whole the aV-
Fsge3arningS per mile Of road were as
rOHOI: Freight earnings, $1,816.74;
Messenger train earnings, S1,04O.O9;
STSss Earnings from all sources, 81
Vs. 3zt operating expenses, $2,245.31;
gD1 II It earnings from operation, $685.
p1s fkrOss earnings increased S654.39
pei NJ lie, while operating expenses were
fnere BED $541.62 per mile, comparisons
Setna Smade between the reports sub
Tlitte.f for the years ending, respective
ES JTAe 80, 1900, and June 80, 1901
MesttiOn is made Of the railroads now
Sndeh ScOurse Of construction in the
state Nand a recommendation is made.
SOl d5islation to require all railroads
Ssnl 9press companies doing business
q: F5Fida to establish and maintain
$91efS Offices in this State.