The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-07
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wheh atnsrspod began m okiahoma rms
country AZ large wa suYerine from 4
btsineas depression THAT almost CONE
pletciy suspended development ana even
rf1ulag commerce and manufacturing
IN the pNcseace Of this continued denfeess
slon throughout the entire year. ] believe
oklahoma can fairly be congratulated
upon the fact that lts mileage q ooiuaI
constructed railroad Is substantially equal
to what these twelve companies have
territories.
Oklahoma Is criticised by the intense
PARTISAN, as well NN by those Intensely
greedy 81 having leglslatlvt aad consli.
iutIonal Provisions claincd 60 be destrnrs
tive 70 business enterprises, but since
me great iiaancial centors " the East
have not during the one year 81 statehood
just passed financed any amount OF rail-.
road construction IN any state equal TO
thut IN our oWn state, nndNin nearly eve
cry state even much less or none a all
Slate on Oklahoma have paralyxed the
energies q the great financial eentefs II
the East.
Of the Gulf, Colorado q sauta re rail-
road may be interesting 10 those who
want the truth.
This company has one Hundred miles
Of railroad operaling IN Oklahoma. The
remainder n this system being IN the
state " Texas.
Gross earnings apport.oncl TO Okla
h0ma'a one hundred miles, dno million
three Hundred and thifty i've thousand
three hundred and eighlY-ouc dollars and
thirteen cents.
Operating expcnaes, SIX hundred and
eighty. Three thousand, SIX hundred aud
elEhty-slx dollars and seventy .slk cents
Taxce: Fifty-one thousand. eight hup-
dred and Twenty-Five doliars and twenty
cents.
Rents for equipment aud other prop
erty; Fiftv-seVen thousand. ono bundled
and n%lneieen dollars and twentyislx
cents.
Interest on funded debt: nlnety-iour
thousand, one hundred and elghty.tlght
dollars gnd ninety four cents.
Net profit. -Four hundred and forty
eight thousand, I'VE hiiddrfa and sixty
dollars and niHety-seycn cents.
Hencp II will be seen tnlt nftcr The
interest on The funded debt, presumed
70 reprerent substantially the cost of tha
rpnd, hus been deducted, thpfe wia Ftiil
4 net profit OF four thousand four hundred
and elHhty-iiv dollars per mile i0 give
% the stock and the road has an artunl
ret pfant ar whatever money II any. was
invested III tsat stock.
This one Illustration Taken from the
official report mode by the railroad uoW-
pany Itself, ana while 81 lH no doubt
f0mewhat above the average 10 The enc
IfN htaA'f To- NFIAAlNNH fNfNANM NHH IfHAIN '
that Oklahomt railroads are oppressed
by ear laws - as % deprive them Of
a fair profit on the cost nf construction
would say hat upon this same rail.
ro1d for the fur months thar have el1ps-
cd sincee the above annual rep0rt was
made this report snrwa an iueTcaHe Ia
ITS net earnlhgs for ibis slil four months
oyrr the same foNr months of thc pres
ccding yearl Of thigty-nluf taousnnd, two
hunured IND gixtysihfcc collars and
twenty cents. cu this one hundred miles
Of railroad within fhc state uf pkiahnml
We also mote from the records IN tuc
office ~ our State Corporation Connie.
sion report made By the Officials az the
Rock Island system Of Increase Va pass
fengcr revenue for TIE Your months ends
ing October ri. 1905. elghty.hto thaus-
aud, eleht hundred ara forty-niue dQl
Lars and nfty-ihrre cents as compared
with the same iOur mouths of last year.
and Il ~ well known iii1t that nnriOd ~
the wear nineieen hundred ual seven
irg the banner. Xcar Tor railroad clrpinas
Ia the history % tar SNsteni. MrutlNn h l
made of thr Rock Island system because
~ the fact that 81 iraveffes many 81
fare becanic effective ahoui the eplne
Time rs the two=cpnt fare w8s maft
effective "a uklaiiama.
We know iaat Oklahoma needs q large
em0uIit Of additional Faiir0aa mlieng4 and
therefore Il must olfct under ifs laws !
fair opportunity for Investment aud al
opportunity 20 earn 4 tAir profit for the
SERVICE u renders the n1thllas end We sNns
nit that tho above statAmss1t eanhiefpiN
fefutes the charge that oklahoma con
atitutlonai and legislative provislona are
either oppressive or desttaetiNe 20 faii
read enterprises, ard that "a Is fair q
pressure that whenever thero 81 money
avai'akiu for new construction anywhere
III the United States. Oklahoma offers
SUFFICIENT tBdneoment 20 attract the noes
easary rapiial for Legitimate oaiclpfisck
MA 4NaaZ 4tIHZ nHkH4ftHn- fN LIN f4af HNrH I
cnt of The entire railroad mileage IN the
State nf oklahoma during this year Of
general financial depehssiash tAat the
Oklahoma Central Rnilfntd of one huns
dred md lweaty-Eleht niles Is the pnlv
railroad property that has hCen pl9cef
undof a receitersbip and thht tho inaNl-
sency nf thar company was nat IN nnv
way due OF trareahle TO the laws ef QUE
that complnv had herome utterly ln.
solvent due g the fact that its cost %
construction had never been provided, ana
that Its construction accounts maturing
wore the sole and only reason fef re
ceivefalin. That under The nfpViaianH 0f
u1r eankfifutlun. the state Corporation
Commission has exempted the gklaAapWa
Central Railroad from the provision -
a very productive part of cur state np1
whom US construction IL completed aus
sss eest ~peFat4ncntly financed. us failrs
Ia the Sfe1etns oklahoma and under our
ri. pratt and prosperity. and nat q In
EalvanrN.
nenefii ~ spsshlne fer Ne prosperity Of
9kla.ho'r4 sturo1as hsni9la tn,lns
tries We are pleased 10 call ip the NJ
lenii0n al the c0uctrY al iarEe AS well
o. our own neople The faet that l9 nn
iefprssr Of over fifty thousand dollars
capital ~ Tie cntire state, eNccnt one
only. has gone int3 the handa Of iha In
h~olyeney court or les receiver. within the
entire Nrst year Of alatchaai. aud thai
une single exception II the Oklahoma
central Railroad, The Insolvency Of which
Two.cent Fare
Tue 1Wa-ctnt railroad t9rc IN ohid-
ilont / has By tho Corporation Commission ,
been suspended Hs % ones ninth of The
Tho other plght-uintis. the limit " pass
eenRef fare Is two cents per milr. Ns.
rffientn Of one year shows It's that while
The people. q the State 81 Oklahoma
source alonp \ greater amount OF money
Than = required f8f slntc tones 10 cons ,
duct The staie GqFefnmtnt, WI the tnii-
roads law lnerea8ed IN thslr passenger
We ran brieny sum thln matter up m a
Few Herdsf OKLAHOMA laws DO not permit
eiaHs nynritIslu. Hrarf citizen of our
state Vile travels. pass the same rata
81 the former rate 81 lhfae eentA per
mile. The railroads have every uaastnatf
paying the same rate and 4 larger mum
Der Of peapie travel. and az a reAult The
Railroads tfeat all pc ssfnsera alike aud
lecelve d greater revenue themselves.
Population
Az compared with the Federal rHn5ua
laksa N the nlnulh u July nineteen
tie state Board 81 Agriculture AZ OF HInfnh /