San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-14
Mp. RAILROAD.
HAS BIC YEAR !. J.
sas-
IN 1925 4. u. 1 !.
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Volume Of Business and
Income Greatest Since z /.
Federal Control, ,.l -,

81 LUIS. April li.-Ihac fA3H
Missouri Pacific railroad last year en-
ioyed its best year since the period nf
federal control, both in volume 6ta
business handled and net income IB9
ceiyCd. is shown in the aunuai -pe-
port of the railroad company for us
twelve months ending last DccemJeps.
81, just released by President l.. ~
Baldwin.
Railway operating revenues for ssiz-=,
year totaled $3.50, 81 GGI .43. This IS
an increase Of S1SS,937S1, or ISL
per cent over 1924.
FREIGHT TRAFFIC. ra<
Freight traffic contributed 1918 pcf,s
cent of the total revenue. Gross earn
ings from this class Of traffic were
S1O4,3l9,2I6.11. an increase of So :,
per cent over 1924. 4 decrease 6t
J.G4 per cent as compared with the
same period is shown in passenger
revenue. Gross earnings from this
class of traffic in 1925 totaled S16t
536,O35.26. .- a.
Decrease in passenger earnings ,is--
traceabc 10 decrease in local railroadsE
travel through use Of motor vehielrsh
and extension of good roads thrOughG1-
out Missouri Pacific territory. elo,
DECREASE SHOWN. l,...
4 decrease OF $500 per cent in thsi,
number of paSSeu5--s carried also is
shown in the 1925 report. the totalr
for the year being 6S90,526. Ths
number of passengers carried one mile
492,Oi4,OSS. shows a decrease of oliie
$50 per cent, however, and the dke,S.
lance each passenger Travelled Vase,
Il 4 :
for 1924, an increase of 2S.30 peI@
cent. This increase is attributed Ia,
further loss of local passenger or shorts
haul business. ---s7f
Operating expenses for 1925 totaled7r
$1O2, 2I6,i99.59. This is an increases
of $3.50, 134.OS or 3.S7 per cent ofGfl9
way tax accrualS indicates tax paw
ment of more than 81 for each $10d-,,
of gross earnings. gEthN
VOLUME INCREASES. -lsrs
The total is $5,266, 437.6S and isos
l2.2S per cent greater than the charges
for 1924 Net income, after all liked
charges. including interest on thee
funded debt, totals S7.64S. 20S.66. TirS-s
is an increase of S1,144.9 9110 o4sr
1851 per cent over the net income foWT'
1924. ats
\ substantial increase is shown sinTz
the volume of traffic handled. TonAsa
of revenue freight handled duGng7s
1925 totaled 40,3S0,1T2, an increasssv
of 9.99 per cent over the previousSI
year, while the tons Of freight carried
one mile totaled 1864, AZ, 764. an in
crease of 9.02 per cent. Products or
mines, with an increase of 19.41 Vpes
cent, and manufacturers and 'intseehgo
laneous, with 1906 per cent, led the,t.
increases in class of tonnage handlodis
during 1925. sT75s
MORE CAR MILES. -'slo
Average miles per car per day eon-,s
tinUed to increase substantTaty1
reaching an average of 1922 for 1926,
as compared with 1902 for 1924 and,
26.21 for 1923.
The report states that at the enICJ
of 1928, the Missouri Pacific owneass.
129,S5T of the 10000 shares of 'capsM
ital stock of the Gulf Coast Lines,sa-
which in turn owns all the capital
stock of the International Great ~
Northern Railroad Company. The reesI
port also points out that the increasr-s'
in interchange of Texas traffic and
reduction of operating costs has justi-
fled acquisition of these properties-sn
NEW EQUIPMENT. -.-lrae2
New equipment received and, put -
into service during 1925, according teal
the report. consisted of Ga new focoeng
motives, ~ passenger ears, -45tfIsg,
freight cars and other miscellaneous =
equipment in addition, orders hays =
been placed for the following to be de- !.
livered during 1926: % LOCOMOTIVES
90 passenger cars and 1000 freight-s
cars. Expenditures for new lines adj. ,
ditions and beCterments and new
equipment amounted to $24,253, l9t
in 1925.