Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-05-02


1908, 6l,1s2, ,a42.
Capital stock, sle,s44,e4s.
Stockholders, 6e5.
Assets, sas,s57.I7seo; liabilities, sss,-
s77,sso.sa.
1Eiiss Of track operated, lss.
Gross earnings six companies, $2'-
Net income six companies, 81 ,3sTy yss3.ss.
Number telephone companies, aos.
stockholders, 13,SSS.
Book cost construction Of lines, plant,
buildingu,' cash assets, sal ,9s4,5o5
Miles OF wire, sl,54s.
Subscribers served. sI,sss. By lss,aos
Instruments.
The forthcoming report of the Nebraska
State Railway commission, the first since
the organization OF the body. will prove
Df decided interest because OF the detailed
Information It will put before the public
touching the various corporations now I'm
der the control OF the commission. The
year covered by the figures ended June 90
1905
This report, now in press, will show that
there are six electric railways doing bust
ness in the state; two being credited TO
Omaha and four to Lincoln These half
dozen companies ha1. at the date named,
operated lso mites OF track They carried
during toe year revenue paving passen-
gers Ia the number OF 5O,6s0. 49, and non
paving passengers to the number of SOL
74} The six companies had a revenue from
passengers amounting to t2,6SO.5l1.5l from
other sources. ts0.767.2s; total gross earn
tngs ss,I1l. 23ssS The total operating ex-
pense amounted to 81 1,s1s,sST. Net income
from operation, 1891. .s5SN.
After paying interest to the amount Of
sf6,1Si7O taxes to the amount OF u4o,-
E5SI dividends TO the amount OF 1851 .S2s
and reHervng for deprecia ton 1855, ,s5s ~,
there was a surplus OF %a7os. = for the
six comps MES. One company the Omaha
Lincoln e. Beatrice, showed a deficit of
32.5e4S5. Additions and betterruents, ,eur-
ing the year ended June 20, 1905, eost s;s4,
G61.z3
stock and Indebtedness.
Capital stock of the companies. issues
and outstanding was Sl6.s44e4s, of which
$il,244,7N was common and S5.6eS 800 pre-
ferred; authorised capital stock. $50 4l5,0o.
Bonds outstanding. - 222OOO, Of which
amount ssO33.0OO Is charged 70 the Omaha
&c Council Bluffs company and $4,000 to
the Lincoln Traction company. The stock
holders in the six companies numbered
69s. of whom S9i held stock in the omshs
company, 29S In Lincoln companies and
one in the Omaha & Southern Interurban,
which was operating eleven miles OF track
Book cost OF structures roadway and
equipment totaled SIS. .SSs s5i51; lands build
ings and fixtures. s22S.i9O,si, and the total
essets OF every kind were set down at S9s.-
s57. 1850. Total liabilities were set down at
$2S.977, ,ssOs2, divided among the companies
ss follows; Omaha &c Council Bluffs So6.-
O2S.s15.05 Lincoln Traction company. 1896
s66.o5; Citizens Railway company s355, ,7g7. Is:
Omaha e Southern Interurban. sS27, ne. %:
Omaha. Lincoln e. Beatrice, S2s1. .O5s. %; Lin
coin, Capital Beach & Milford. $S76O0.
Carried Many Millions.
Passengers carried by the various com
pan.cs iuring the year ended June 90 1865:
Omaha y Council Bluffs, u,9si. .esl Lincoln
Traction company. 6,@S,9S,: Citizens Rail
way coupau>. Lincoln i.7O2Sa7; Omaha &
Southern 'nte prhsr. He,9l9; Omaha Lin
coin & - sstvi,e company, a97,27e Average
revenue rcr passenger; Omaha s. Couucil
Bluffs. 10 cents; Lincoln Traction COM
Iany. !.is; Citizens Railway company. 80;
Omaha & Southern Interurban S7s; Omaha.
Lincoln & Beatrice, sos
The omsho & Council Bluffs company
operated iOS.3 miles OF track at total ex-
penze Of S997s19.4i, divided into these items:
Maintenance OF way and structures. @9-
S20.iS; maintenance Of equipment sl,524l2:
power, So transportation S5Os, III. IS /:
general S1Si.62S.0S. II had a revenue Of
2l52,SSe from passenger traffic and other
revenue amounting TO S7s.O4aOs; total gross
earnings. fe.sS.435i6 Net income from
operation si.25iCS5.2S.
The company paid taxes In the sum OF
hlS6ss.Sl; dividends. $4,000: interest. $685.
Is.-J reserved FOR depreciation. sa00. 600
credited 20 surplus, 81, ,55s TO- and spent for
oetterments during the year s6iAiss26 The
company az that time owned 100 passenger
ears and 40 motors. and operated S2 "a
miles Of leased track
Eleven miles of track were operated bv
the Omaha & Southern Interurban. AZ a
total expense OF ssa.OsA5 20. Items: Main.
tenance Of way and structures. S27asi7.
bower GlJ9.i5; transportation. s.ss2.7:
general N3.jl66. II had a revenue from
passenger traffic OF Sss.ooSO7. from other
sources. slS5 total gross earnings. xslsO7
Net income from operation AO.O6s IS.
This company paid in taxes 81, ,aOl. 80: cred
ted N,li9.S TO surplus. reserved $500 for
depreciation. No interest was paid. and no
hvidends. DurinS the year S.sSl % was
pent for hetterments.
Capital of Omaha Company.
Authorised capital stock OF the Omaha a
Council Bluffs company, s5.OOaOOO two
birds common and one-third preferred
Che stockholders number 3e4. Book cost OF
truotures. roadway and equipment, SIC $50. =
go lands, buildings, fixtures. etc, Ssls,-
&.a; material and supplies on hand, tS5.-
81 81; cash and current assets s9s2. as So;
N other assets, n,I7S.sSles; total assets
2s, 02S9l5O
Tine eompany's liabilities June %. 1898.
side from capital stock, were: Bonds out
tandinS @.oSs.ooo; loans and notes payable
IContinued on Fourth Psrs1