Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
Report Of Sandy River &
Range|ey Lakes R. R.
Coast Artillery and Naval Re.
serves TO Escort Taft.
Five Party Designations 10 Appear
Upon the November Ballot.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR
Regular Meeting of Governor and
Council, Thursday, Nov. q, at 10 a. M.

er and Rangcley Lakes Railroad for.
the year ending, June 20. 1912 which
was fled Wednesday. with the State
Board of Railroad Commissioners.
shows operating revenues of $l66 697. a.
operating expenses of Sis, 1897. and a
total net revenue of SAL g39 %: taxes
accrued, S2022.61; operating income.
S49,Jl6.61. Other income includes hire
of equipment, $685. ard miscellane-
Gus rents, S1I.63. making a gross cor
porate income of S45,99424 The de-
ductions from gross corporate income
include miscellaneous rents, S1S4.0S: in
terest accrued on funded debt. 1872. :
S4o.Se; other interest. S141S12: other
deductions, S2450; net corporate in
comes, $12,021.74. Operating revenues
in 1911 were $15S, f72.S5; operating ex-
penses. $105,672.Sl; net operating rev
enue. $47,50o.04; net corporate income.
81 .932.62.
Che freight revenue in 1912 was $105.
1872; passenger revenue, $4S,S79; ex-
cess luggage revenue, 1851 80, parlor
and chair ear revenue. $16929 mail
revenue, sS993.10; express revenue
$12G4.4S. The freight revenue in 1911
was 1872, $3.50; passenger revenue, $4S,-
09710; excess baggage revenue, S5T3. q; .
parlor and chair car revenue. 1882. 20;
mail revenue, $3.99O.10; express reve-
nue.. $500. &c.
The company expended in 1912 for
maintenance of way and structures,
S3I ,441.20, for maintenance of equip
ment, $1S,0S2.76 traffic expenses. $2.-
oS0.3S; transportation expenses, $50,
S22 So general expenses. s., S31.07. In
1911 the company expended for main
tenanee of way and structures, 81. 720. =
81: maintenance of equipment. SIS,
1901: traffic expenses, S2.SS212; trans
portation expenses, S52,525.1S; general
expenses. s6.365.1S.
The total number of employees of the
road in 1872 was lS7 and they re-
ceived total yearly compensation of
SS4 623.44, an average daily compensa-
ton of $1.SS. The total number OF
days worked by these employees was
i5,062 and in addition eight general
officers receiving pay from the Maine
Central Railroad Co, employed in sim
liar capacities with This company with
out compensation, worked 2424 days.
The total number of employees of the
road for the fiscal year 1911 was las
and they received a total yearly COM
pe1sation of ssh 1861. or daily aver
age of 1874. The total number of days
worked by these employees was 43, 1891
The total number of passengers car
ried earning revenue was 5s,075 num-
Der OF tons carried of freight earning
revenue, 1871; operating revenue per
mile of road. S16371S. operating reve
nues per train mile, $1.09S12; operating
O
Grating expenses per train mile, So
1892. The total number of passen-
gers carried earning revenue in 1911
was $685.: number of tons carried of
freight earning revenue, 0,2e0; oper
ating revenue per mile of road $14Sl.-
"a; operating revenue per train mile,
s0.95s32; operating expenses per mile
of read, $1022.3S; operating expenses
per train mile s0.66114.
The number of tons of products of
agriculture originating on this road i'll
1912 included: Grain, 1853; -four, 567
other mill products, 1898; hay 2451;
fruit and vegetables, 2063; other pro-
ducts of agriculture, 35, total 1913.
Number of tons of products of ami
mails: live stock, 297; dressed meats,
other products of animals, 1856; total,
SIS; products of mines; anthracite
coal, 60; bituminous coal, 2;
stove, sand. etc. 1924; other pro-
ducts of mines. "a; total, $50; num-
Der of tons products of forests, lum-
Der, 21,60S; other products of forests,
1,017; total, 52,625: number of tons of
manufactures: petroleum and Other
oils, 23S; sugar, 80; iron and steel
rails, Il; other castings and machin
cry, 1856; cement, brick and lime, 34S;
agricultural implements, 10; wagons,
carriages, tools, etc, "A; household
goods and furniture, 115; other manu-
features, 1900; total 1901; merchandise,
1868; other comodities not mentioned
above, 33.
The total mileage operated in 1872.
all tracks, is 1912 miles; total mile
age operated in 1911, 1886. The
change in mileage is due to a recovery
of the entire line.
Following are the important changes
during the fiscal year: Eustis Railroad,
extending from Eustis junction TO
Green's farm, a distance of 1910 miles.
purchased at foreclosure sale on Aug.
"a, 1911; $50 shares of capital stock,
par value, $1,000 sold at par; $107, 900
in first mortgage per cent. bonds is
sued and these bonds, together with
the $125,000 held by tile respondent
sold at 80 and proceeds used to retire
floating debt.
The equipment includes IA locomo-
tives owned, 3 leased; II cars in pas
senger service, 251 cars in freight SER
vice, 20 cars in company service, 20
cars in all are leased, making a total
number of cars owned. 267. The total
number of locomotives in service was
the same last year; number of cars
leased the same, cars owned, 263.
The principal officers of the road
are: President Aand general manager,
Morris Mcdonald, Portland; End vice
president and comptroller, George S.
Hobbs, Portland; clerk of corporation,
Dana C. Douglass, Portland: treasurer.
George w. York, Portland; general
counsel, Seth NJ. Carter. Portland; pur-
chasing agent, Charles d. Barrows,
Portland; chief engineer, Theodore Il.
Dunn, Portland: superintendent, f. A.
Lawton, Phillips; general freight, pas