Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-10
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RAILROAD CAUSE
MUCH SURPRISE
Costs Santa Fe Less to OPP
crate Its System in New
Mexico Than Average for
the System,
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santa Fe, oct 9.-Intensely inter-
csting and In some RESPECTS surpris-
ing, are the traffic statistics of the
Santa Fe system in New Mexico, filed
with the state corporation commits
Sion yesterday. Contrary to the gen
eral impression, 1t costs the Santa Fo
less In proportion to income, to oper-
ate It's system In New Mexico than
the average for the entire system. for
the operating expense for the entire
system was e4.33 per cent Of the op-
Grating revenue, but in New Mexico
II was only COOS per cent
During the last fiscal year, the san
Ia Fe carried Sl0.95S passengers or
more than twice the entire population
of New Mexico AN average Of 1873
miles each in New Mexico. The total
revenue from that source WIS So,
2i7.S2O.45.
At the same time. the system ear
ricd 6.Sl9,l44 tons of freight in New
Mexico or more than 000. 1000. eco
tons one mile, yielding total freight
revenue Of S9.6S0.i39.2i The total
revenue w tt'N M'Ni'' WIS FiHtff"
2S0.O2. while the operating expenses
were SS.S7S,942.O9.
The company gave cmplol ment IN
New Mexico to G.6sl men who earn
cd total Of S4,29i.1lo.55 or $2.G3 "A
day. More than one-third of the en-
ployes. 2,342. are trackmen, earning
.Stf3 "A day on the average. One-filth
are lahorers earning an average of
.S2.fG day. Next in number are the
shepmen. getting S262 day. sta
ton men number 3a3 earning Sl9f
daily, trainmen SSi earning sara a
day. hremen 212 earning sl.20, en-
glnemen 1874 earning $6.5S Il day
stationary aremen 100 earning SECS,
machinists l79 earning SiS1; con-
duetors number 1873 and so do the
telegraph operators. but the former
get $500 day on the average and
the latter only S2.97, or less than one
half as much the ia carpenters get
S29e day each, the los office
clerks $2Sl day: 81 station agents
S247 day; ~ switch tenders S2.Ol
a day and IS officials $S.l5 daily
For maintenance Of way Sl,5i1,-
4i4.47 were expended last year,
maintenance of equipment $2,52S,-
5000; traffic expenses amounted To-
S315,G1g.S6; transportation expenses
to S3.G72,5t3.54: and general eX-
penses $315,03S.02.
The Santa Fe operates in New Mex
leo 1,311.S5 miles of main line track
ana 1922 miles Of spurs and built
last year only 3.65 miles OF new
track. 1t had 1.324.S5 miles Of tele-
graph, 5443.S2 miles Of wire. There
were in New Mexico 1ji stone
bridges. i67 iron bridges wooden
bridges. 694 trostles and tunnels.
The railroad in New Mexico con-
suned t56.SiS tons Of coal at Si.SJI
"A ton: 1.997.9Sl gallons Of fuel oil
at .0l2S4 a gallon; G5S cords Of wood
at 1854 per cord, the average being
almost tons Of fuel per mile.
During the year thirteen people
were Killed on the road in New Mex
leo. nine Of them while trcspassng.
The other four killed were employees.
Injured We're II employees ~ pas
sengers. postal clerks and 20 per-
sons while trespassing.
The mines furnished the greatest
amount Of the freight originating I'M
New Mexico. total Of 1851 1856
tons, the bulk Of which, of course,
was coal Lumber amounted to ~
1893 tons. merchandise 60 1888 tons
agricultural products 81, tons. of
which 23,349 tons were hay, o0l2i
tons grain, 1891 tons fruit and vege-
tables: 1850 tons We're manufacture
ed goods