The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-10-12
Increase Is Found In Al! Totals
Except Passengers Carried
One Mile.
TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT GAIN
More Than 100000 Passengers
Were Carried and Over
800, 600 Tons Of
Freight Hauled.

As indicating the prosperity OF thiH
city and It's substantial growth, the
increase In the business of the Astoria
4 Columbia River Railroad Company
In significant. yesterday General
Auditor r. d. Kuettner made public the
statistics for the tiscal year ended June
30, 1904. and also a comparative state
ment including the previous years
business. The increase In the general
business of the company is shown TO
have been about 20 per cent. which 10
a showing that perhaps no other rail-
road company on the coast can equal,
Despite the % per cent increase for
the fiscal year. Mr.. Kuettner states
that the business OF the line is steadily
increasing.
The increase noted In the statement
made public yesterday Ia general and
IN but one department has there been
a falling of. This decrease IL noted
in the number OF passengers carried
one mile-thai is. total mileage This
shows a falling on OF tis,2o7, and is the
logical consequence OF the discontinue
ance OF the Seaside excursion trains.
However. in the number OF passengers
carried there was material increase
NO that the apparent decrease 10 not
real.
The most remarkable increase noted
IN In the amount OF miscellaneous
freight handled by the A. q c. The
increase is shown to be more than $50
per cent. Quite as remarkable has
been the increase In the amount OF
buiidlng material hauled. The Increase
IN this department has been In excess
OF 1850 per cent.
Timber shipments out OF Astoria
have been 1b.O51 tons in excess OF
shipments for the previous year while
salmon shipments have increased SlSS
tons.
The statement made public yester"
day by Auditor Kuettner shows that
the total number OF passengers carried
one mile In 1904 was ll,946,747, as
compared with 12,SO5,9i5 In 1903. The
decrease was 449,2O7 the result. as
above explained, of the discontinuance
OF the excursion trains,
In 1904 the total number of passen-
gers carried was 252,225, as compared
with 2ss,2ss in 1908, an increase Of
1927.
The total number OF tons of miscel-
laneous freight hauled in, 1904 was
sOs,O2S, as compared with 1883 tons
In 1sOs-an increase Of 19O,is5 tons,
In 1904 the total number of tons Of
timber carried was Bs,72s. as compar-
ed with 44,ss7 tons In 1903--an In
crease of 15051 tons.
In 1904 the total number OF tons Of
salmon hauled was lS,4eO, as compared
with 1924 tons for the previous year
an increase Of SlSe tons.
The total number Of tons OF build
ing material hauled In 1904 was l77'-
1S2. as compared with SOs7 tons during
1908. The amount Of material hauled
for the jetty this year Is responsible
for the excellent showing In this par
tieular respect. The increase is showr
to be 16S,O65 tons.
There has likewise been materia
increase in the amount Of money paid
in wages to employees. The total wage
expenditure for 1908 was sios'sso.O4
while for 1904 the total was sise,7sS.a'
an increase Of sS2,S162s.
"The company employs more mel
and pays them more money than Il
commonly supposed" said Mr. Kuett'
ner. by far the greater part Of thu
sum expended annually in wages y