The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-09
UNION PACIFIC DEBT.
It Amounts to s1Ss, ,Bs5 Per Mile for
the System

According to the annual report Of
the Union Pacific railway filed today
with the state board Of railroad com
mfssiOners, the total amount of bonds
and stocks of the road outstanding is
1895, 200 with a total mileage Of
1852 miles, making the debts per mile
$1S3, ,535. This is very much higher
than any other Of the large railroad
systems operating in Kansas.
AS an offset to this immense debt,
however, the report shows that the
Union Pacific owns stocks in other
railroads amounting to $38,250,741,
and bonds of other roads amounting to
$7O,S85,327. The total cash and cur
$92,329,617- The total net earnings for
the year ending June 80 were S19, 9,249,-
SIS, and the dividends paid on COM
mon and preferred stock amounted to
$19, ,533,324.
The total passenger earnings credit
ed to Kansas were $1,724,388, and the
total freight earnings for Kansas were
$4,272,859, making the total earnings
for Kansas from operation $6,284,40O,
while for the entire system the earn
ings from operation were $50, 9,795, $40.
The total expense of operation for the
system was $22,175,094, and the cost
of operation in Kansas was $3,958, 8 56.
Under the head of employees and
salaries for the state Kansas, the road
reports 3,2S7 employees, who were paid
during the year $2,372,553, an average
of S1.9S per day. No general officers
are included IN this statement, as the
road has no general officers IN Kansas.
The total number Of employees on the
entire line IS 20,525, and the average
wage is $2.22. This includes general
officers.
The total number of passengers car
ried earning revenue was 1,O05.5 in
the state of Kansas and the average
rate per mile is shown to be .02O2S.
Concerning freight traffic movement
in the state of Kansas, the report
shows that the road hauled 493.663
tons OF grain and that this class OF
traffic constituted 1905 per cent Of the
entire freight traffic. Grain constituted
the largest single item of freight traffic.
The next largest item was bituminous
coal. which was 1926 per cent. Lum-
Der was next with 1863 per cent and
live stock next with 1850 per cent
The equipment of the road consists
Of the following. One hundred and
| twenty passenger engines; $50 freight
engines; lO2 switching engines; 142
first class cars; "a second class cars;
"a dining cars; 128 baggage, express
and mail cars; 16 miscellaneous pas
senger cars; S,393 box cars; 461 fiat
cars; 2,3S2 stock cars; 2, ,448 coal cars;
/ 299 refrigerator cars, and 1,766 cars in
7 the company service exclusively. The
/ total number of cars Of all descriptions
/ is 1888
The mileage Of the company is di-
vided by states as follows: Iowa. 2;
/ Nebraska, 1852; Colorado. 474; Wyom-
/ ing. 46S; Utah. 102; Missouri, X
1 Kansas, 949.
The total amount Of fuel consumed ID
in the year was 219.74s tons, making
the average amount consumed pei
mile Travelled 140 pounds.
No passengers were killed during the
year and only Il were injured. The
total number of all people killed by
movement of Union Pacific trains, 10.
iraF- rr~--
cidents caused the death Of one man
and the injury Of 220 others.
The company paid taxes during the
year Of $1,026,520, which was divided
among the various states as follows
Iowa. $22-676; Nebraska. s34S, ,706'
Wyoming. s11s.757; Utah. S55,147
Missouri, $4,6oS; Kansas, $313,556
Colorado, s162,071.