The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-27
GOOD YEAR FOR
T.P. & ". ROAD
Annual Reports Indicates that Rev
enues in all Departments Have
Increased Materially in
the Past Year.
KEoKUK is INTERESTED
City Is Connected With Main Line OF
Road by Branch From Illinois
and is Benefited by Roads
Business.


1910, proved a most profitable year
for the Toledo. Peoria & Western
railroad, according to the twenty
third annual report. The revenue in
all departments of the road shows
substantial increase while economies
tended to decrease general expenses
about 81 500, despite the fact that
traff1c tariffs, increase in cost of fuel
and supplies and the Increased mile
age added considerable to the ex.
pense account over the figures of the
preceding year The 2-cent fare law
failed to leave an item Of decrease
but instead the revenue per passen-
ger mile shows an increase of .03 cents
per passenger per mile. The report
says.
The revenue from all sources show
an increase Of $79.261. 40 as compared
with the preceding year, and expenses
increased $46,793.2S, or 4ss per cent,
the result being an increase in operat-
ing income of $32,46S.66, or 21.06 per
cent.
TO
tons. or 1926 per cent. The average
revenue per ton mile was 14.1 mills,
an increase Of .o6 mills, and the aver
age cost was 121 mills. the same as
the preceding year. The revenue per
freight train mile was s2.15. the same
as the preceding year. the average
cost was s1.S5, decrease of s cents.
The number OF passengers carried
was 962, 4f3. an increase Of 98,S77, or
11.45 per cent. The revenue per pas
senger per mile was 1876 cents as CON-
pared with 1872 cents in the proceed
ing year. and the revenue per pas
senger per mile was 1.95 cents as COM
pared with 96 cents in the preceding
year. Passenger train mileage this
year increased 47,o57, or 1919 per
cent. The cost per passenger train
mile was IS cents. decrease of
cent.
Other income, from hire OF equip
ment, increased s8,6O6s7, although
the rate per diem was decreased.
There is an increase of s17,405. 40
in maintenance of way and structures,
which includes an increase Of $780,
70 in bridges, trestles and culverts,
caused by the Strengthening of
bridges, etc, preparing for new loco
motives Of heavier type an increase of
s3,905.52, in the item, telephone and
telegraph lines. account repairing and
renewing the telegraph line between
Washington and Peoria, H., an in
crease of s5,14S.27 In building fixtures
and grounds, account Of a retrench-
ment in the work In the preceding
year; an increase of s4,402.35 in the
crease in amounts paid p and P. u.
Ry Co for maintenance of joint track
and reconstruction of the Peoria
bridge.
Maintenance of equipment decreas-
ed s3.296.7s; of this decrease s1,24252
was due to charge of that amount to
the sub-account, ,enewals of locomo-
tives;" engine No. % having been
scrapped.
Traffic expenses increased s5,17090,
on account of additional clerical force
and expense incurred for traffic tar
ifs.
Transportation expenses increased
s18,10S.81 because OF increase in mile
age, and higher cost of fuel and sup
plies.
The general expenses decreased ST.
4s549.
Taxes increased s1O,S90.35.
There were 497 50 tons of new steel
rail and 76,410 cross-ties used in the
renewals, and 1898 miles of track
were ballasted with cinders, of which
9.07 miles replaced dirt ballast
Expenditures for additions and bet
terments charged to the cost of prop
erty during the year amounted to s34,.
10000.