UNITED STATES MAIL IN IOWA. What is the compensation paid you by the U. S. Government for the transportation of its mails on your road in Iowa, and on what terms of service? The U. S. Government withholds all compensation for mail service; the amount charged the Government for mail service in Iowa is $10,974.43 per annum. What amount have you paid for receiving and delivering mail to and from stations on your road in Iowa? $450.00. TELEGRAPH. How many miles of telegraph are owned by your company in Iowa? 80.47. Number of persons injured during the year.. Number of casualties purely accidental during the entire year.. .None. Number resulting from lack of caution, carelessness or misconduct... 7 OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY, WITH LOCATION OF OFFICES. President-Marvin Hughett, Chicago, Ills. Secretary-J. B. Redfield, Chicago, Ills. Treasurer-M. M. Kirkman, Chicago, Ills. Asst. Secretary and Asst. Treasurer-Henry V. Ferguson, Cedar Rapids, Ia. General Manager-W. B. Linsley, Missouri Valley, Iowa. General Superintendent-C. M. Lawler, Missouri Valley, Iowa. Chief Engineer--J. E. Ainsworth, Missouri Valley, Iowa. Auditor-J. B. Redfield, Chicago, Ills. General Passenger Agent--J. R. Buchanan, Missouri Valley, Iowa. General Freight Agent-K. C. Morehouse, Missouri Valley, Iowa. DIRECTORS, NAME AND POST-OFFICE ADDRESS. M. Hughitt, Chicago. Albert Keep, Chicago. M. L. Sykes, New York. Wm. H. Stennett, Chicago. David P. Kimball, Boston. Horace Williams, Clinton, Iowa. P. E. Hall, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. M. M. Kirkman, Chicago. J. B. Redfield. Chicago. Date of annual meeting of stockholders, third Wednesday in May. General offices of the company are located at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Marvin Hughitt, President, and J. B. Redfield, Secretary, of the Sioux City & Pacific Railroad Company, being duly sworn, depose and say that they have caused the foregoing statement to be prepared by the proper officers and agents of this company, and, having carefully examined the same, declare them to be a true, full and correct statement of the condition and affairs of said company on the thirtieth day of June, A. D. 1885, to the best of their knowledge and belief. (Signed) MARVIN HUGHITT. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 17th day of August, A. D. 1885. J. F. CLEVELAND, [L. 8.] Notary Public. Received and filed in the office of the Commissioners of Railroads, this 19th day of August, A. D. 1885. E. G. MORGAN, Secretary. REPORT OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1885. Qusetions asked of the officers of the Union Pacific Railway Company by the lowa Railroad Commissioners, in relation to the Missouri River Bridge, for the year ending June 30, 1885, and the answers thereto: 1. Cost of Missouri River bridge and approaches? Answer. $2,869,897.51. 2. Gross earnings of the bridge? Ans. Cannot be furnished, as no separate account of earnings is kept. 3. Net earnings of the bridge? Ans. No account kept. 4. Number of tons of freight moved east over bridge? Ans. 547,553. 5. Number tons of freight moved west over bridge? Ans. 506,469. 6. Number of cars moved east over bridge? Ans. Passenger, 28,396; freight, 57,486 loaded; 29,295 empty. 7. Number of cars moved west over bridge? Ans. Passenger, 27,960; freight, 67,486 loaded; 19,895 empty. 8. Charges per ton for hauling over bridge? Ans. Bridge rates shown by special tariff number 427 attached. The only exceptions to this are that we make the lines between Chicago and Council Bluffs a rate of $3 per car, any weight, or 3 cents per 100 pounds on small lots from Omaha proper, in order to get them to make the rates the same between Omaha and eastern common points as between Council Bluffs and same points. Also, rate of 2 cents on coal, car loads, minimum weight, 30,000 pounds. 9. Cost per ton for hauling over the bridge? Ans. Cannot be furnished as no separate account of expenses is kept. 10. Cost of operating bridge? Ans. Cannot be furnished, as no separate account of expenses is kept. 11. Cost of maintenance of bridge? Ans. Cannot be furnished as no separate account of expenses is kept. 12. Number of passengers carried east over bridge? Ans. 164,310. 13. Number of passengers carried west over bridge? Ans. 200,042. 14. Charge for carrying each passenger? Ans. Local charge, 25 cents per passenger; charges on business from other roads, 50 cents. |
