The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-31
BASED ON RATIO OF
EXPENSE TO INCOME
Scale Showing Classification
Of Each Railroad in
Oklahoma

Governos TlaskeHs new plan Of
taxing railroads, one of the measures
by which, he proposes 70 raise az ieV- \
enues for state purrcses without MI
tax levy, fixes each railroad IN class I
according ID its ratio Of operating eX-
Denses TO operating revenues, on at
basis OF gross receints, There are
eight classes, ranging from ATT 70
"Ira 10 be taxed for state purposes
from 2 rs cents for each dollar Of IN
come down TO 5-S cents
7 Auditors Henry Wilmering yester
day afternoon prepared the following
scale, showing the classification oil
each railroad iii Oklahoma. It's ratio
Of operating expenses 10 the gross re-
ceipts, the mileage Of each in Okla
homa, and the operating revenues, q
income. per mile.
n The class "A" reads are the Santa
Fe, with 5911 per cent OF its income
for operating expenses; income IN
Oklahoma, S5,765,57G; miles of main
track line in oklahoma, S503, income
per mile IL Oklahoma $B,S47; Cult,
Colorado & Santa Fe subsidiary OF
! tho Santa Fel. percentage OF operat-
ing expenses 81 per cent Of income;
Oklahoma income, $L51S,2S5 Oklano-
ma mileage.r 1H0.30; income per mile
! S15.0S7.59. Arkansas Western Railway
! company, operating expenses 53 pei
Y cent OF income: Oklahoma income
s24,aa0: oklahoma mileage 9.65, OK
I lahoma income S2,5S2; Wichita Falls
& Northwestern railway company, or
7, Grating expenses. ~ per cent OF IN
come. Oklahoma income. Sl11,56S
!. Luilqage. 32T2s income per mile, sS,SS'
M Class ,,.B Ioads are the Kansas
!. City Southern; operating expenses q
;. per cent of income: Oklahoma income
g sf395a999, Oklahoma mileage, 1925
= income per mile, $9,362
i Class C railroads are the Roc
3 Island; operating expenses $3.50 pc
m cent Of income: Oklahoma income
e. s9,454 .S09;: oklahoma mileage
" 324.Ss; income per mile S7.0SS. Ire
N Mountain and. Southern, operating e
no penses GS per. cent oil the income; Oi
tlahoma income, St,572,l l15; Oklahon
e mileage, 1852. income per mile, "
Ia. T27. Frisco. operating expenses
n per cent Of income, oklahoma incom
es $9.2l2,S54; Oklahoma mileage, l,472.'
he income per mile S6,l70
se Class - roads are The Nilsson
Kansas & Texas, operating expense
~ 70 per cent of income; Oklahoma j
i'd come. se,540,569 oklahoma mileag
lr. G9l52: income peramile. s9,4le.
NJ. The e class includes the
. " Louis. gEl Reno & western, operatii
II, expenses II per cent OF the ncom
Oklahoma income. s76.5S5; 0klahon
mileage. 422l: income per mile Sl,li
IRE Glass r. roads include the Midla
on. Valley, operating expenses 81 p
Of cent of The income; Oklahoma incor
ire SsS3.6S0; Oklahoma mileage, 25O7
eys income per mile, $S.429.
ON Glass Fl" includes the Fort Smi
SIN. & Western, operating expenses 81 =
all cent Oklahoma income. S64l,44S; I
lahoma mileage, 1876; income !
mile. Sf525: Missouri, Oklahoma
Gulf operating expenses 81 per &C
NE. of income. Oklahoma income, 81!
sos: Oklahoma mileage 121,30; ineo
per mile, $2,0l5, oklahoma Cent
will operating expenses l24 per cent
inlp Income; Oklahoma income $l54.a'
VIII oklahoma milea &C. 1881; income
line mile sltN4