Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-16
Nebraska
CAR FIGURES
Comparison Made from Reports to
Railway Commission.
oMAHANs RIDE OVER THE LINES
Rock Island Lawyers Argue Physical
Valuation Matters Before Railway
CommissiOn-E1cIse Board
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Ffom q Staff Correspondent
lincoln, May 15.-Cspecial.) -Comparison
Of the street railway systems Of this city
and Omaha disclose the following facts.
according TO the report Of the railway
commission:
Capitol stock-omaha, 100000 common
ana SAOOo,Oo preferred; Lincoln. 81, So, 600
common and 81 .091. 500 preferred
=. BONDS lssued-Omaha, Ss,242 900; Lincoln,
Book Cost of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ga
1890 Lincoln, ti.t4s.s77.
Equipment cost-omsha, s2,774s42; Lin
Revenue From Passengers-omaha. e.
tSSs; Idncoln. s4ss,94s
All oother Revenue-Omaha, sos rs;
Total Operating Expenses-omaha, 81
24I5s3; lincoln. 1891, 916.
=, Net Income From operation-omaha,
l,1l0,f4: Lincoln. 1922, ass.
Dividends Paid-omaha. 100000. leaving
q deficit for the year OF $40 lss; Lincoln,
f65, l4S leaving surplus Of S66,s37
Depreciation Reserve-Omaha, $4,000;
Lincoln, nothing.
Number OF Paying sssengers-Omahs.
$50 Lincoln, i0.e5s.1sl,
Number Of Non Paving Passengers
Omaha. 1851 s4; Lincoln, 1872. 766.
Number OF Reyenhe Car Miles Run
Omaha. aSit,S54; Lincoln, 2,634.954
Average Number Of Passengers Per
Revenue Car MIle-Omaha, s. Lincoln. T.
Omaha. SIS; Lincoln. a. Motors: Omaha.
$40; Lincoln, 3l0
Number of Miles Operated-Omaha, 1l3;
Gross Earnings Per Revenue Car Mile
Omaha % % cents; Lincoln, 2O95 cents.
Operating Expense Per Revenue Car
oenta
Average Revenue Per Passenger-omsha,
81 cents; Lincoln, Az cents
While the Omaha company has little
less than double the milage of the Lincoln
company-lls miles as against fifty-eght
miles-it is 10 stocked and bonded for six
times as much. &25, 10000 as against $LisS,-
600
In Omaha It costs cents more mile
70 operate cars. but the gross earnings are
over Z cents more a mile.
In Omaha six persons ride in the cars
where but four do in Lincoln.
In Omaha twice as many miles are OPP
Grated, but nearly six times as many per-
sons ride.
In Omaha more persons are carried free
than pay TO ride in Lincoln. yet the num-
Der Of passengers who pay in Omaha Is
more than four times az many as ride in
Lincoln. The Omaha company, carrying
four and a half times as many paying
passengers as the Lincoln company, gets
five times the gross revenue.
The Omaha company spends four times
as much as the Lincoln company TO OPP
crate its system. but its net income is five
times as great. and runs It's care only
three and one-third times as many miles.
Seeing America First.
with view TO promoting the "See
America first spirit. Maryland. which is
TO entertain people from over the country
next January in behalf OF the project, has
started a movement through its chief ex-
ecutive with the idea Of securing the Co
operation of the different states in the
matter. A letter urging Nebraska to lend
a hand was received by Governor Aldrich
this morning direct from Governor A. l.
Crothers of that state
big Damage Suit Starts.
LINCOLN, May 1b.-what promises to
be one Of the longest drawn out cases
ever argued before the federal court in
this city, that Of John Schultz against the
Burlington, an action for $4,000 for the
loss Of the iimb Of the plaintiffs little
son. was begun this morning. The plain
tiff has subpoenaned twenty-nine wit
nesses, while the defendant has a large
gumber, which will be called to the stand
during the trial
Young Schultz two years ago lost his
left lower limb below the knee. as a result
of being run over by Burlington train
in the vicinity of First and H streets.
which at that time It is alleged were inn
passable. The plaintiff contends that the
boy had to 80 over a portion OF the tracks
TO get to a grocery store. for which he
was headed when injured. Several wit
nesses were examined today. all Of whom
testified to the general character and loca-
ton OF various buildings. tracks and
streets in the vicinity OF the accident
Talk Railroad Valuation.
After having heard considerable discus
sion and argument by Chief Engineer j.
p. Berry and Attorney c. sattley, the
railway commission laid the physical valu-
alton hearing to the Rock Island railroad
over until May 81. when it will be re-
summed Both of the officials OF the