REPORT OF THE MADISON & PORTAGE RAILROAD COMPANY, Now Chicago & Superior Railroad Company. [Leased to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company.] The original capital stock of this company was $400,000, of which $394,300 has. been sold to the following named persons-Balance of $5,700 is unsold: The stock of the company at the present time-October 7, 1875-is held and owned as follows: James Campbell, Madison, Wisconsin George O. Clinton, Madison, Wisconsin. O. D. Peck, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Winslow Bullen, Arlington, Wisconsin. E. Bowen, Brodhead, Wisconsin Roth, Madison, Wisconsin.. S. A. Pond, Albany, Wisconsin.. Flower, Portage, Wisconsin. .... City of Madison, Dane county, Wisconsin. Total. FUNDED AND UNFUNDED DEBT. Describe severally all outstanding classes of bonds, including amounts, dates of issue, interest, when and where payable. First mortgage, October 1st, 1870, 7 per cent., gold. Bonds payable 1870; in New York..... Amount of debt not secured by mortgage about. Net cash from bonded debt, above described. Bonds pledged for $353,200 and interest. } $600,000 25,000 COST OF ROAD AND EQUIPMENT. Cost of right of way, (included in construction) Cost of construction.... Iron rail, 39 miles...... Length of main line of road from Madison to Portage.. $920,950 .lbs. wt. per yard 50 ...39 Total length of main line and branches..... Aggregate length of tracks operated by this company computed as single track... Number of "common points". What is the gauge of your lines?. 39 miles. 39 miles. 2 4 feet 8 inches Mileage of empty freight cars. Total number pasesngers carried.. Total number tons freight carried one mile, included in report of C. M. & St. Paul R'y Co,... Total number passengers carried one mile. Average distance traveled by each passenger.. Total freight in tons. 23,358 23,38 950 950 24.308 24,308 39,810 39,810 12,562 12,5(2 .298,865 298,865 24 miles 24 miles Included in report of Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company. *Feight 234 Mixed 23,124. } Mixed 23,124. East freight 15,416. EARNINGS DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1875. MONTHLY EARNINGS FROM ALL SOURCES. TOTALS. MONTHS. PASSENGERS. FREIGHTS. MAILS. EXPRESS. OTHER SOURCES. Whole line. Wisconsin. Whole line. Wisconsin. Whole line. Wisconsin. Whole line. Wisconsin. Whole line. sin. 1874 July. August September October... Wiscon- Whole line. Wisconsin. December.. 849 40 1,064 16 112.50 46.22 4.55 2,076 83 Earnings per mile of road.... Eearings per mile of road on freight.. Earnings per mile of road on passengers. Of the earnings of the entire line, what is tho ratio of the passenger to $679 58 367 47 252 02 92 1 28 as 1 to 1.5 Avorage gross earnings per mile [39 miles] of road, exclusive of sidings. $679 58 EXPENSES DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1875. PAYMENTS FOR CURRENT AND OPERATING EXPENSES. Cost of maintaining track and bridges per mile run Average operating expenses per mile of road, exclusive of sidings... Average operating expenses per train-mile.. Excess of operating and current expenses over earnings. Cost of repairs of engines per mile run Cost of engineers and firemen per mile run Cost of oil and waste per mile run Cost of fuel per mile run Total new investment. Cannot state. Specify each patent in use on your road, and the amount paid as royalty for said. patents, in separate items. Cannot state. How was the amount of dividends paid the past year--cash, stock, or otherwise? Specify amounts and manner of payment. None. What regulations govern your employees in regard to crossings of other railroads, and are they found to be sufficient? Same as on C. M. & St. Paul Railway lines. 5-R R C-II (Doc. 15) |