The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-07-13
IOWA RAILROADS
SHOW INCREASE
Over Six Millions Of Dollars Added
to Gross Receipts in 1910.
THE NET EARNINGS ARE LOWER

Heavy Expenditures During the Past
Year Have Decreased Them ST.
100000 According to State
ment Of Executive Council
Des Moines, July Especial:
Steam railroads operating in Iowa in
creased their gross earnings practical
ly $6,00O,000 during the year 1910, &C
cording to statement issued by the
state executive council.
The figures in this statement will
be used by the state executive coun.
Gil when it sits next Monday for the
purpose of assessing the railway COM
panies.
The net earnings of the companies,
according to their reports, is lower
by $1,OO0,000, due to heavy expendi-
lures within the state.
In gross earnings the Chicago and
Northwestern Road leads with a to-
tai of $16,994, 1866. The Rock Is
land system is next with a total of
$15,917, 465.93.
In net earnings, however, the Rock
Island is ahead, the clear profit of the
road on its Iowa business being 49,.
955, 71243. The Northwestern is sec
ond with a net earning of $3,0S7, $685.
so.
Table Of Earnings.
The following table shows the
gross earnings of each of the steam
roads in the state during 1910:
Atch., Topeka & San. FeS 491,SO2,S1
Atlantic North. & South. 34,21O.1O
Chic, Anamosa & North. 20,794.S4
Chic, Bur. & Quincy. 1,383,365.7
Chic. Great Western. ... 6,292,665.24
Chic, Mil. e ST. P.... 14,446,067.15
Chicago & Northwestern 1894, 1896. AS
c., R. |. G P........... 15,917,465. 93
Chic, st. p, M. & o.. 1,115,SS3.27
Colfax Northern. ..... 45,195.59
Crooked Creek Ry. &
Coal Co.. 24,736.66
Davenport, r. /. & N. w. 55,95O.51
Des Moines Terminal Co. S,4S1.2S
Des Moines Union Ry... 1,149.64
Des Moines Western. -. 23,012.07
Dubuque & Sioux City,. 5,432,2O6.45
Great Northern. .. 3S0,S04 SO
Iowa Central. ...... 2,494,S54 so
Iowa Transfer Ry..... 1898. 81
Manchester & Oneida. 25,35S 90
Minneapolis & St. Louis 1,29O,695.S SO
Muse. North & South. 66.42775
Omaha Bridge & Term. 2S,7O975
Sioux City Bridge Co.. ...
Sioux City Terminal. -. 100,59S.59
South. Ia Traction Co.. 23,113.03
Tabor & Northern. ... 23,917.S3
Union Pacific. ....... S6,l65 90
Wabash Ry. 1883, 666. 10
Total ...............$ 7S.444, 294 .6S
During the year IyOg the gross earn.
ings of these roads amounted to $72,.
1G9. 275.79. This makes the increase
of 1910 over 1909, the sum of S6,275,-
01S.S9.
Five roads report losses.
The following roads reported net
losses for the year:
Great Northern. .$TS,670.Gl
Muse. North & South. ... 677.73
South. la. Traction Co.,. $3.50. sc
Union Pacific. ............ 26,019.61
Wabash Ry. ............... 81 ,440.S7
All the other roads in the proceed
ing table registered net gains.
lnterurban companies show an in
crease in gross earnings amounting
to little more than 100000. The
net earnings of the interurbans are
better than the 1909 net earnings by
$207.10. No interurban company re-
ports net loss
The statement of the gross earnings
of each interurban as as follows:
Abba lnterurban Ry. 1884. 90
Boone Suburban Ry..... 1888. O5
Cedar Rapids G. I. c. Ry.
& l.. Co. 157S52.30
Cedar Rapids & Marion. 22S,946.84
Centerville L. & T. Co.. 38,040.S2
Charles City Western. 49,. ...
Fort Dodge, Des Moines &
Southern r. R....... 504,04S.78
Interurban Ry......... 269 1851. AZ
Iowa & Illinois Ry...... 162,697.97
Mason City & Clear Lake
Traction Co........... S5,434.97
Oskaloosa & Buxton Elec-
trio Ry. Co......... 11,3S3.SO
Tama & Toledo Electric. 15,955.96
Waterloo, Cedar Falls &
Northern Ry......... 269,26821
Jotal ............... 81 ,ISl, IOS.Zl