Operating expenses and taxes per mile of road operated (1,329.89 miles)..... 2,796.33 Operating expenses and taxes per train mile run, for trains earning revenue (5,374,902 miles)............... .0692 Proportion of operating expenses and taxes for Iowa (approxi mated).. 201,177.22 Percentage of expenses to earnings.............. 62.04 937,753.86 526,809.47 1,705,246.10 30,086.43 519,021.03 3,718,916.89 Interest paid during the year on account of the road in Iowa (approximate) 78,924.86 Net income above operating expenses and taxes... Net income above operating expenses, taxes, interest and rental Net income per train mile run (5,374,902 miles).. Percentage of net income to cost of road and equipment SURPLUS. Surplus at the commencement of the year.. Surplus at the close of the year........................... The amount invested in railroad stocks........ 6,898,752.04. 8,718,916.89 3,179,835.15 1,747,825.33: 1.284 0.592 5.61 6,04 Give the name of each road, and the number of shares owned in each of them and the par value of shares : 2,028,270.41 3,100,687.74 70,000.00 St. Paul Union Depot Company, capital stock, 700 shares; par value, The amount of its own stock or bonds owned by the company *And loss in operating proprietary road. 4,647,700.47 804,918.48. "Total length of road belonging to this company. 1,262.71 "Total length of road belonging to this company in Iowa..... 74.54 Aggregate length of sidings and other tracks not above enumerated.. 205.46 Same in Iowa.. 19.04 Aggregate length of track, computed as single track, exclusive of sidings.. 1,277.43 74.54 56.16 18.38 Total length of steel rails in tracks in Iowa, exclusive of sidings 'Total length of iron rails in tracks in Iowa... Weights per yard, steel, 50 pounds. Weights per yard, iron, 50 pounds. Gauge of track, 4 feet, 81⁄2 inches. ROAD AND BRANCHES BELONGING TO OTHER COMPANIES OPERATED BY THIS COM- Name, description and length of each : St. Paul to Minneapolis..... Minneapolis to Merriam Junction.. Le Mars to Sioux City... Superior City to Connors Point and Transfer Grounds. Ashland to Ashland Junction....... "Total length of above roads.... Total length of above roads in Iowa.... "Total length of above roads in Minnesota. Total length of above roads in Wisconsin............................................... If any part of the road was first opened for operation during the past year, 11.40 27.00 25.20 8.28 71.88 25.20 38.40 8.28 Number of persons regularly employed on all roads operated by this com 1,334.59 219 11 226 14 12 pany (approximated)............ Same in Iowa...... 4,523 339 Amount paid employes, including officials, on all roads operated by this RENEWAL OF BRIDGES AND CULVERTS IN IOWA. Amount of timber used in renewals of wooden bridges during the year (feet B. M.) .... 15,080 Give the average number of years the trestle and pile bridges last on your road in Iowa.... 9 Give the average number of years that wooden truss bridges last on your road in Iowa.... 9 ROAD-BED AND TRACK. Number of track sections in Iowa... Average length of sections........ Average number of men in each section gang Number of new ties laid in track during the year in Iowa.... Average number of new ties per mile of road... What is the average number number of years that iron rails last in your track on main line in Iowa.... 14 6 4 21,781 330 5 What is the average number of years that iron rails last in your track on branches in Iowa.. 5 What is the average number of years that steel rails last in your track on main line in Iowa....... 10 What is the average number of years that steel rails last in your track on branches in Iowa.... 10 4 What is the average number of years that ties last in your track in Iowa.... CROSSINGS IN IOWA. What railroad crosses your road at grade, and at what locality? Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, at Alton. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, at Sheldon. Number of highway crossings at grade.............. Number of highway crossings at which there are flagmen... FENCING IN IOWA. How many miles of your road in Iowa are fenced...... What is the average cost per rod, approximated, cents....... What is the total cost of same Give the number of miles needed on both sides of your track in each county in Iowa: In Osceola, O'Brien, Sioux, Plymouth and Lyon counties........... |