New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-12
IMPORTS OF DRYGooDs.
ATCHISON'S ANNUAL REPORT.

Five years ago the gross arnings of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Re Railroad. On a mileage Of ttiS.
amounted TO S9O.s75.72s In the fiscal year ended
June 80 1905 gross earnings were S63 So. 391.
mileage % 1855. In 1897 the road showed a
deficit after fixed charges OF $3.50 while at the
end Of the last fiscal year there surplus after
fixed charges of sl3S9S.529. equivalent to per
the preferred stock and s0S3 per cent the
common. The following is a summary of the trans
actions of the system for the fiscal year:
Gross earrings from operation $50 $50 S97 IS
Income from other eources l31s9c a
Income from all sources ss3 ees $40 30
other .. 4oes557s IS
SO Os2.st4 81
adjustr4ent and dshe5ture e1s4 ass "a
Net income sIs SOS s29 "a
The following sums We're charged in the year to
profit and loss account:
Written ~ property accounts in respect Of
5s,termens improvements equipment and ooo m d,
Appropriation 10 fuel reserve fund--.-.-- 2s5.174 -
As s As sf 5 2 Ggo and P Is. Jun. 50 81
Balance 10 credit Of profit and loss june 50 -
1908 after making the above charges. 10 S3 ESQ 9S
The average amount Of funded debt and the av-
erage interest charge a mile of road owned. in
comparison with the preceding year. are as fol-
lows:
q
The expenditures in the fiscal year chargeabIe TO
capital for the construction and acquisi-
ton of additional railways. equipment and other
properties and for improvements amounted in the
aggregate S15.S25. S51 A. OF the improvements
1867 O79 80 charged the special betterment
fund From the organization of the company on
January /. 1895. June 81. 1903. betterments and
improvements existing mileage and discount on
bonds sold amounted in the aggregate to s2s.Sl0-
32if
The company in 1897 operated s443 miles. and
charged to operating expenses for maintenance Of
equipment 1894 Is a mile In the fiscal year ended
June 80 1903. the road operated 1855 miles, with an
expenditure mile for maintenance OF equipment OF
$1.06S IS The company purchased in the last year
45 locomotives IS passenger coaches. 1921 freight
and miscellaneous cars, costing in all s. 1885,
~ charged capital account. and 90 locomotives
and 273 freight cars from the replacement fund In
addition. 100 locomotives. 200 freight cars pas
senger cars and 800 miscellaneous cars were con-
tracted for but not delivered. The large increase
in the charges of maintenance Of way and struct-
ures indicates unusual conditions About 10O0O10 Of
the increase was due to general repairs and re-
newas made necessary by unprecedented rainfall
many of the lines. continuing through a large
part OF the year and eliminating in the floods in
Kansas. Provision also made out of earnings
for the purchase OF l.613 rails equivalent
to 4e12 miles for renewal purposes. other in
creases in maintenance Of way and structures are
due replacement Of wooden bridges and light
iron bridges. exclusive of such portion as was
charged to capital account extensive repairs TO
telegraph lines account of increased business
and to the increased OF labor and material
Notwithstanding the injuries inflicted by the ele-
ments the property has been greatly improved in
condition in the
The following is statement OF the earnings and
expenses Of the system for the fiscal year ended
June 80. 1906. in comparison with the preceding year