as contemplated by the statutes and rules made and provided for the operation and managements of railway lines in this State. All of which is true, as I verily believe. JOHN PORTER. Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me, at Eldora, Iowa, this twenty-fifth day of November, A. D. 1884. [L. S.] WM. S. PORTER, Notary Public within and for Hurdin county. Received and filed in the office of the Commissioners of Railroads, this second day of December, A. D. 1884. E. G. MORGAN, Secretary. REPORT OF THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY. FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1884. CAPITAL STOCK. Amount authorized by articles of association*$ Amount issued, number of shares, 474,452.44; amount paid in $ 47,445,244.00 Amount of common stock issued.'. Amount of preferred stock issued and condi tions of preferment.. 30,904,261.00 16,540,983.00 Preferred stock is entitled to 7 per cent dividend if earned to the exclusion of common stock, but common stock is entitled to 7 per cent before preferred can have more; after that no preference. Total amount paid in as per books of the company.... $ 47,445,244.00 $ 9,886.00 13,954,745.00 1,808 5 *The present company was organized in 1863, and comprises various lines of road which had been built by other companies, the records of which are not all in our possession, on which account it is impossible to give the information desired. Consolidated....... Consolidated, old issue La Crosse Division.. Iowa & Minnesota Division... Prairie du Chien Division, first mortgage. 1875, 1905, 7 187419047 1863|1893| 7 1867 1897 7 1868 1898 8 Prairie du Chien Division, second mortgage 1868 1898 Chicago & Milwaukee Division.. St. Paul (or River) Division St. Paul & Sterling Division. Iowa & Dakota Divisiou......... 7.3 1873|1903 7 18721902 7 1872 1902 7 1869 1899 7 1878 1908 7 1872 1902 7 188019107 1879 1909 6 1879 1919 5 1880 1910 6 1881 1921 5 1880 1910 6 1880 1910 5 1880 1920 G 1880 1920 6 1881 1921 5 18811921 5 1864 1884 7 1864 1894 7 1861 1891 7 1880 1890 7 1883 1890 7 1879|1909| 7 1871 1891 8 1881 1891 5 .... ... 212,000.00 5,279,000.00 3,201,000.00 3,674,000.00 1,241,000.00 2,393,000.00 2,916.000.00 858,500.00 541,000.00 3,505,000.00 89,000.00 5,680,000.00 January and July..........$10,871,000,00 Total amount of floating debt in excess of assets ... *The present company was organized in 1863, and comprises various lines of road which had been built by other companies, the records of which are not all in our possession, on which account it is impossible to give the information desired. COST OF EQUIPMENT.* Total cost of road and equipment,... $148,863,855.51 31.018.00 43,784,307.97 Average cost of road and equipment per mile (4,799.35 miles). $ of miles of road).. Average cost of road and equipment per mile in Iowa (1,411.6 miles), on basis of miles of road... PROPERTY ACCOUNTS. 31,018.00 CHARGES AND CREDITS BY WHICH THE CAPITAL AND DEBT HAVE BEEN Bridging and masonry. Land, land damages, and fences. Purchase of other roads (specifying same), and all particu- Purchase and construction, extensions of road, etc. Mail, baggage, and express cars. Parlor, dining, and sleeping cars. Air brake, equipments, etc., locomotives and cars. Total for equipment... 27 $ 214,820.56 1 5,157.48 38 9 11 176,151.75 21,240.30 119,478.17 31,285.82 Total expenditures charged to property accounts....... Property sold (or reduced in valuation on the books) and credited property accounts during the year (specifying same): Real estate sold.... Net addition to property account for the year.... $ 9,027,885.21 $ 657.00' $ 9,027,228.21 *The present company was organized in 1863, and comprises various lines of road which had been built by other companies, the records of which are not all in our possession, on which account it is impossible to give the information desired. Total earnings freight department. $14,416,249.20 1,586,801.54 16,003,050.74 Freight earnings per train mile run. (9,176,135 miles), $1.74. Total transportation earnings. Transportation earnings per trailí mile run, from all trains earning revenue (14,741,231 miles), $1.57. Transportation earnings per mile of road operated (aver- Proportion of transportation earnings for Iowa $ 5,475,320.31 Earnings from all other sources: Elevator earnings.. Telegraph earnings. Stock yards... Total earnings from all sources. $23,066,706.96 19,437.95 227,161.19 70,194.68 $ 311,929.80 Proportion of earnings from all sources for Iowa$ 5,483,395.39 $ 23,398,074.71 EXPENSES OF OPERATING THE ROAD FOR THE YEAR. CLASS 1-MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND BUILDINGS (CHARGED TO OPERATING Repairs of bridges, including culverts and cattle-guards. Repairs of buildings, stations, and water-tanks. Total... $ 1,024,179.84 297,234.00 341.291.60 255,689.27 55,750.14 223,114.71 $ 2,197,259.56 CLASS 2-MAINTENANCE OF MOTIVE POWER AND CARS. 1 |