The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-18

! train cars. sIOs,31O.24; 129- misce1-
laneous work cars. $39,407.S0: five
miscellaneous equipment, $s,904.49.
total, s1,369. 631.23, leaving a net
! charge of s15.10s, 6O5-94
1873 Freight Cars Retired.
The 1873 freight train cars re-
ported as retired and the 194 Fniscel-
laneous work cars added, include 1874
| cars. which, being converted into work
service cars were relettered and trans
ferred from freight equipment to
work service equipment. OF the fifty
five passenger train cars retired fifty
two were converted to freight train
service and three to work service.
For the year ending December 81,
1921, maintenance charges, including
renewals and depreciation. averaged
per locomotive mile, .4166; per freight
car, $327.9S: per freight car mile,
.026s; per passenger car, including
mail and express, $2,SS1.11; per pas
senger car mile. .O22S. These average
maintenance charges include a proper
ton of the INDICATED expenditures for
maintenance and equipment charged
to superintendence, shop machinery,
injuries to persons, insurance, station
cry and printing. other expenses and
maintaining joint equipment at ter
minals.
Owns 2,159 Locomotives
The Santa Fe system on December
81, 1921. the report shows, owned
follows: 1913 switch engines, So eight
wheelers, SO Moguls, l MoguI (com-
pound), $50 ten wheelers, 4 twelve
wheelers. $40 consolidation. CONSOLE
Pacific (balance compound), 129
Prairie, ID Prairie (compound), IS
Prairie (balance compound, 172 At
lantic, 8 Decapod. 2O2 Mikado. 1913
Santa Fe, "A Santa Fe (compound),
II Mallet. % Mountain type.
Other eouiDment in service on De-
cember 81, 1921, consisted of $3.50
ballast cars. 2S.131 box cars. ga ca
booses, 1853 coal cars, 2,142 flat
cars, 4.151 furniture cars, PA ice cars,
11,751 refrigerator cars. 1857 stock
cars, 5,344 stock and coke combination
cars, 1866 oil tank cars, II water tank
cars, and 400 tie cars, making total
of 73,464 freight cars; 335 baggage
and express cars. 81 buffet-library
cars, 8 cafe-observation cars, GAG chair
cars, ass first class coaches, IS second
class coaches, 80 coach-bagga and
express ears, 16 coach and mail cars,
40 dining cars, % horse express cars,
72 mail cars. 123 mail-baggage ana
express cars, 5 motor coaches, 10 par
lor cars, and 169 smoking cars. total
of 1850 cars for passenger train
equipment.
Has Water Equipment, Too.
To this equipment the report added
1883 items listed as work equipment,
including 2,S2O boarding and bunk
cars; twenty-five miscellaneous items
and twelve items under floating equip
ment. To many it may be a surprise
to learn that the Santa Fe owns two
steam and ferry boats. one river
steamer. four tugs and five car floats.
The average tractive power, as of
December 81. 1921, was 39,0e4 pounds,
as compared with 1888 pounds jan
uary 1, 1921, being an increase of 81
per cent.
Operates 11,e77.s2 Miles of Track.
The average mileage operated dur
ing the fiscal year ending December
81, 1921, the report shows, was H.,
677.S2, being an increase of 94.14
miles as compared with the average
mileage operated during the proceed
ing fiscal year.
The company is also interested.
Jointly with other Companies thru own
ership or stocks and bonds, in other
lines aggregating 566.77 miles, namely
the Northwestern Pacific railway,
1861 miles, and the Sunset railway.
1886 miles.
Kansas Leads in Mileage.
Kansas is favored with more Santa
Fe mileage than any other state, it
having 2.3S7.32 miles of main line
track. Texas is next with 2.607.46
miles, and California is third with
1,561.S2 miles. The mileage in other
states is as follows:l New Mexico,
1.4OS.43 miles; Illinois, 29O.O1 miles;
Iowa, 1889 miles; Missouri, $3.50
miles; Nebraska, PISS miles; Okla
home, 1,164.23 miles; Louisiana,
64.5S miles; Colorado, 506-S7 miles;
Arizona, S69.sO miles; Nevada, 11.60
miles.
Federal. state and local tax accruals
for the year 1921 aggregated $14,-
$50, 26s.44, and showed an increase
over the year 1920 of $2.S32,127.61.
The 1921 tax bill was divided as fol-
lows: Income and war taxes, $4,-
3SS,S44.49; capital stock, $29S, 203.06;
stamp and license. taxes, $7,4S5.26;
state and local, SO, 191.7S5.63.
Neither this company nor any of
it's auXiliaries has any notes or bills
outstanding" the report states The
company held in it's treasury on De-
cember 81 1921, $33. 677. 1888 cash.
filiated railway companies own $19,-
165.65O of liberty and victory loan
bonds.
Has Credit From Government.
The report shows there is balance
due from the railroad administration
Of $1,S31,925.42. and adds: "Of the
amount due the company under the
provisions of Section 2Og of the trans
portation act, 1920, the sum of ST.
599, 500 was certified by the interstate
commerce commission and collected
during the year covered by this re-
port. Claim for balance due in final
settlement has been filed with the
commission in accordance with its or
der of December 10. 1921. and settle
ment should be effected during the
current year.
There was added to the company's
fuel reserve fund in the past year
$T7, 4S0.99 and that fund on Deem
Der 81, 1921. totaled $2,256, 255.S6
Has 61,679 Stockholders.
The company paid in dividends dur
ing the year S6,2Os,6S5 on preferred
stock and $13,51s,420 on common
stock. a total of S19.7271O5 The
company has a total of 61.679 stock
holders. each of whom will receive a
copy of the annual report