The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-06-27
Gain IN EARNINGS
OF THE RAILROADS
ACCORDING TO ANNUAL REPORT
ISSUED BY THE MICHIGAN
COMMISSION.
TOTAL INCREASE $3,415, 999
S6O,796,521.26 Revenue Derived by the
Steam Railroads In Michigan
During 1912, Against $57, 1851
521.5S for 1911.

521.5a for 1911.
Lansing.-According to figures Ia
ken from the commission for the
fiscal year ending annual report
OF the Michigan railroad June 80,
1912, and made public a total
of $60,796.52126 revenue was derived
by the steam railroads of which
amount $44 1853, 1924 was from freight
and $16,436. 741.02 from passenger
traffic.
The revenue from freight was SAL
41,1S437. showing an increase for
1912 Of $2,S18,595S7, while the passen-
ger earnings for 1911 were $780,
1921, showing an increase during
the last year Of $616,4O3.81.
During the year 1891 42 tons of
freight was carried, as compared to
72,S38,893 in 1911, or an increase of
5,352,131 tons.
There was decided increase in the
number of passengers carried, 23,351,-
81 for 1912 as compared with 22,243,-
$40 for 1911, or an increase of 1,108,-
SAL.
The Michigan Central continues to
lead all Michigan roads in the amount
of both passenger and freight reven-
ues. and the Pere Marquette comes
second, with the Grand Trunk system
third and the Lake Shore and Michi-
gan Southern fourth.
Passenger revenues for the Michi-
gan Central for 1911 were $4,449,816,-
26, and $4,616,61698 for 1912, a gain
of $166,300.72. The Pere Marquette
had earnings from passenger reven-
ues amounting to $3,095,967.07 for
1911, as compared to $3,174, 572.56 for
1912. gain of $7S,6O549. The Lake
Shore & Michigan Southerns increase
during the last year in passenger rev.
enue was $28,0142S, the amount for
1912 being $1,315,222.31, as compared
to $1,2S7, 208.02 for 1911.
The Grand Trunk with earnings of
$2,516,0O8.20 in 1912, as compared to
$2,251, 256.01 for 1911, made a gain OF
1864 1929.
Freight revenues for 1912 for the
four roads were: Michigan Central,
$11,356,84822; Pere Marquette, $685.
5000; Lake Shore, $2,144, 026.29;
Grand Trunk, $5,319,445.73. For 1911:
Michigan Central, SIC, 1863, 051.17; Pere
Marquette, sS,460,641.95; Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern $1,S7S, 1855;
Grand Trunk, 1892, 144.61. showing
gains for 1912 over 1911 of $6S7797 05
for the Michigan Central; $371,7 90
for the Lake Shore, and 1897 ,301.12
for the Grand Trunk
There is considerable speculation in
the railroad commission as to what
the next report of the Pere Mar
quette earnings from it's chair car
service will show. For 1911 the COM
pany collected $45,523S5, and for. 1912,
S45,518.75, or an increase Of only $50.
The next report will show what an
increase in rates has brought forth,
as on some of their lines the rates
have been doubled.
The above figures relative to the
Grand Trunk include seven railroads
in the state that are operated by the
Grand Trunk system, of which the
P. o. and N. is one.
The commission is busily working
on figures of the electric lines, which
will be made public in about month
Proclamation for Sane Celebration.
State Fire Marshall Palmer issued
a proclamation requesting that sane
Fourth be maintained throughout the
state. He also pointed out that last
year there was not an accident in
cities in Michigan where independence
day was celebrated in quiet way.
Each year our celebration is
married and our satisfaction and pleas.
ure made less keen by accidents which
might otherwise be averted," declared
the marshal
1T may be we'll that we in the cele.
bration of this day in which we all
take so much pride, should cooperate
with the fire chiefs and others whose
duty it is to combat CONGREGATIONS.
I'm the use of fireworks it is best
to select place for the display which
is not adjacent to buildings or In
flammable material. Care should be
used in throwing explosives where
they are not apt to start a fire. OF
smolder and break out at any time
without any preliminary warning.
Last year the fire losses in Michi
gan, as direct consequence of the
Fourth of July. were less than ever be-
fore and it is to be hoped that the
people of this great commonwealth
will this year reduce that splendid
record.
"All chief of fire departments are
directed to enforce the statute
strictly"
0kG>are Ef>~%ad hu of