Charles E. Whitehead, President of the Des Moines & Fort Dodge Railroad Company, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he has caused the foregoing statement to be prepared by the proper officers and agents of the company, and, having carefully examined the same, declare them to be a true, full, and correct statement of the condition of affairs of said company on the thirtieth day of June, A. D. 1884, to the best of his knowledge and belief. (Signed), CHARLES E. WHITEHEAD. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 16th day of September, A. D. 1884. Received and filed in the office of the Commissioners of Railroads, this 17th day of September, A. D. 1884. E. G. MORGAN, Secretary. เ $ 159,500.00 410,000.00 Amount of common stock issued. Preferred stock to receive six per cent dividend before the Total amount paid in, as per books of the company... $ $ 907.50 Amount of stock per mile of road... 569,500.00 28 24 569,500.00 Amount of debt per mile of road... $ 11,113.61 Amount of debt representing the road in Iowa. All. Amount of stock and debt per mile of road COST OF ROAD AND EQUIPMENT. Bridging and masonry Land, land damages and fences. Passenger and freight stations, coal sheds and water stations. All other items charged to construction not enumerated, above snow fences. $ 14,394.60 Value. 12,992.59 627.50 6,500.00 18,873.36 328.40 39,321.85 12,933.20 531.98 Total earnings, passenger department... Passenger earnings per train mile run. Earnings, freight: Total earnings freight department. Earnings per train mile run. No data. Total transportation earnings.. 3,831.59 $ 17,196.77 No data. 56,585.31 73,782.08 Earnings per train mile run, from all trains earning revenue. Mixed passenger and freight. Earnings per mile of road operated (63.20 miles)....$1,195.59 Car mileage (credit balances). . Earnings from all other sources: Telegraph earnings... CLASS 1—MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND BUILDINGS (CHARGED TO OPERATING EXPENSES.) Renewal of ties (No. laid, 5,324), cost included in Repairs of bridges, including culverts and cattle-guards. Total.... • $ 洽 14,901.50 1,718.77 400.31 1,042.82 18,058.40 |