Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-03
LINES OPERATING IN IOWA
4 SHOWN TO HAVE DONE Prof.
TABLE BUSINESS IN 1915.
REPORTS SUBMITTED AS
N BASIS FOR TAXATION
Net Earnings Of Lines and Amount
- of Taxes Paid-combine Census Re-
ports Indicate Great Gain in Iowa
Manufactures - Valuation Exceeds
That of Leading Cereal Crops.
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Des Moines, April 3.--Reports filed
with the state executive council by
several of the big railroad companies
operating in Iowa show the roads did
a profitable business in this state in
1915. The reports are required by the
council as a, basis for taxation.
The Rock Island shows net earnings
per mile Of road in Iowa last year OF
Salts. or a total net earnings in Iowa
of s29Sl0437S The net earnings per
mile over the entire system are report
ed to be sam. and the total net earn
ings are given at S17.o22,1 1897. The
total operating expenses per mile OF
road in Iowa amounted to SI.3S2. and
turnout the entire system the operating
expenses amounted to S6.64a per mile.
The Rock Island paid In taxes In the
state last year 1882.
The Chicago burlington and Quincy
shows net earnings per mile in Iowa of
S2S2S70 while over their entire sys-
tenn the net earnings per mile averaged
S3535O7 Its operating expenses per
mile of road in Iowa last year amount ed
to S6OOO.29 and turnout the entire sys-
tenn the operating expenses amounted
to s642910 The burlington paid in
taxes last year in Iowa $547 65513.
The Minneapolis & st. Louis road
shows net earnings per mile in Iowa last
wear of sl.603.S5. and on the system as
a whole of s2.1064S. This road paid in
operating expenses in Iowa $4,000
Der mile, while on its entire system as
a whole it paid $4.161. The road paid
in taxes in Iowa last year s1SS.0l5
The ST. Paul & Kansas City Shortline
a part of the Rock Island system. re-
ports net earnings per mile in Iowa Of
sS43, and total taxes paid in of sS3,-
SIS The operating expenses were
S6,759 pc rmie.
The B. c. R. & N. showed net earn
ings in Iowa last year of STAT per mile
and operating expenses of s4,487 per
mile.
The Fort Dodge. Des Moines and
Southern showed net earnings of ST.
1886 per mile and operating expenses
of s6251.14 per mile. This company
paid s21,s19.15 in taxes last year.
Iowa Manufa ctures Increase.
Iowa,s annual output of manufac-
tured products now equals practically
$500, geo, 900. The figures of the 1914
manufacturers census for the towns of
more than 10000 are available with the
exception of those for Cedar Rapids,
Waterloo and Davenport. which are not
vet complete. The figures now avail
able show big gains in the majority of
the cities and with these as basis es-
Inmates have been made by those in
touch with manufacturing conditions
placing the total annual production at
$500, 100000
This total is greater by $4,000, 900
than the combined valuation of the
three important cereal crops of the
state for that year, corn, oats and
wheat.
In the past five vea-e ~ 'n the period
from 1909 to 1914 MarshalItown gained
twelve factories: Iowa City, seventeen;
Mason City, eleven; Fort Dodge.
twelve: Muscatine, twenty nine: Gin
ton, thirty-six and Sioux CITY, eighty
four.
AS to gain in the number of estab-
lishments Sioux City has the highest
percentage. showing a 50 per cent gain.
AS to the persons engaged in work Ma
son City shows gain in the five year
period Of 145 per cent. In capitaliza-
per cent. and in valuation of prod is
of 307 per cent. Substantial increases
were made by many of the cities.
In gain in valuation of output over
1909 Sioux City shows a gain of about
$4,000, 900: Mason City. 100000 Of
tumwa. So 100000; Clinton, 100000;
Iowa City. Marshalltown. keokuk
Boone. Council Bluffs and Des Moines
show increases ranging from 100000
to s1,000,0OO.
Auto Tag Ruling.
G.. A. Robbins, assistant attorney gen =
eral. gave out a ruling Saturday that
the penalty for not getting in automo-
bile license money in time could not be
assessed until next registration day af-
ter April /. That is, altho the law spe-
cities April I as the date when penalty
shall be imposed amounting to 10 pei
cent if automobiles are not registered
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