Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-13
REPORTS CALLED
FOR BY AUDITOR
FROM COMPANIES
Common Carriers and Trans
mission, Telephone and
Telegraph G o m pa n i Q S
Must File Statements.

Transmission, telephone, telegraph
and railway companies have been noti-
fed by State Auditor Fred l.. Huston to
submit to his department de-
tailed reports showing the earnings and
disbursements of these companies, cap
ital invested, etc, SO that the state
board of equalization, which meets next
month, may have this information be-
fore it for assessment purposes
number of the corporations had up to
the close of business complied with the
request. Many, however, are delin-
quent.
Corporations that have already placed
their statements on file with tina state
auditor include the Mountain States
Telephone g. Telegraph company the
Pacific & Idaho Northern Railway COM
pany, the Idaho Southern Railway COM
pany, the Miner & North Side Railway
company, the Nez Perez & Idaho Rail
way company. the Soda Springs Elec-
trio company, Shelly Mercantile com
pany, Grangeville Electric Light and
Power company, Thousand Springs
Power company, lewiston Clarkstcn
Improvement company, Muller Light
company.
Report Of tho "Pin" Road.
The report of the Pacific & Idaho
Northern for the fiscal year shows the
amount of outstanding bonds as of
Jan. l, 1918, as $3.50 The operating
expenses for 1918 amounted to s133,
1915 and the operating revenue was
$197,7S5.4T The annual depreciation
amounted to $516774 and the taxes
were $76S0.2S The net operating rev.
enue is shown to be $51,81430. The re-
port shows a deficit.
The Idaho Southern operating be-
tween Gooding, Wendell and Jerome,
filed its report showing D. c. Mac
Waters to be vice president and gen
eral manager. The operating revenue
amounted to $15,649.57 and the operat-
ing expenses $25,551.05. The taxes were
$500 and the depreciation $4570. The
net operating revenue was $16,271.56
and the gross income $13,066.o1.
The Miner & North Side Railway
company shows in its report the same
general manager. The road operates
between Miner and Oakley. The OPP
Grating revenue of the road was $15,-
S63.59. the operating expenses $22,-
5OS.39, and the deficit 1904 80.
Mountain States Report.
The Nez Perez & Idaho Railway com
pany operate between Lewiston and
Vollmer The report of this common
carrier shows its operating revenue for
the fiscal year to have been S35,299.45,
It's expense S16,41L90. depreciation
s2s6.89 and net operating revenue $18,-
59466.
The Lewiston Charleston Improvement
company shows for the fiscal year OPP
Grating revenues Of $83,24O.33, operating
expenses $4732S.90. taxes $868.81 and
the net operating revenue $35,O4262.
The report of the Mountain States
Telephone & Telegraph company covers
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1913.
The operating revenue of that corpora
ton in its Idaho field Is given as $685.
0T360 and the operating expenses $780,
74454. The poerating expenses appor-
toned to Idaho amounted to $62, 554.4S
and the taxes $22,371.61. Depreciation
is given as $167294s0.
The statement issued to these cor
porations calling for their annual flnan-
cial reports as issued by the state audi
tor is as follows:
Dear Sir: Under separate cover !
am sending to you this day annual re-
port forms for making your returns to
the state board OF equalization for the
year 1914. The law requires that the
information called for be furnished not
later than the second Monday in July
and 1t earnestly hoped that you will
have no trouble in meeting this re-
quirement.
Yours very truly,
FRED l.. HUSTON,
State Auditor and Elk Offcio Secretary
of the State Board of Equalization