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264 THE TEXAS ALMANAC.
COST CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT.
Statement showing the cost of construction and equipment as reported by 119 Texas railroads, switch-
ing, terminal and wharf companies, as of Dec. 31, 1925, which made reports to the commission. The
statement shows the mileage and-cost per mile separately for each class of company reporting, as stated
below:
Cost to Charged Cost to Per mile
Dec. 31, 1924. year 1925. Dec. 31, 1925. of road.
Class I roads ......................... $533.967,404 $20,686,946 $554,654,350 $50,019
Class I roads ............................... 36,077,343 537,305 36,614.648 26,383
Class III roads .............................. 8,972,171 358,303 9,330,474 19.603
Lessor companies ........ 82,193 200 3,513,651 85,706,851 29,908
Switching and terminal companies............ 42,527,937 *113,286 42,410,651 134,505
Total, all companies. .....................$703,736,055 $24,980,919 $728,716,974 $45,168
Lecreaie.
TONNAGE BY CLASSES.
Recapitulated statement of tonnage of revenue freight by classes and commodities, showing the ton-
nage of b1uch classes and commodities originating within the State of Texas and the total tonnage carried
by Texas railroads during the year. The statement shows the total tonnage by classes originating and
carried as follows:
Tonnage Originating Within the State,
Class I. Class II. Class III. All roads.
Products of agriculture .......... ................. 5,088,655 336,845 67,595 5,493,095
Products of animals ................................. 1,453,262 54,733 8,499 1,516,495
Products of mines ........... . .... ....... 9,478,825 1,718,690 349,048 11,546,563
Products of forests... ............. ... . 3.815,985 738,811 507,410 5,062,206
LManufactures and miscellaneous. .. ...... .... 8,844,251 1,292,503 48.429 10,185,183
Tntal carload traffic. ... ........ .. 28,680,979 4,141,582 980,981 33,803,542
Ierchaudise L. C. L ......... ... . . 971,313 49,996 18,116 1,039,425
Total, all commodities.........................29,652,292 4,191,578 999,097 34,842,967
Total Tonnage Carried,
Class I. Class II. Class III. All roads.
Products of agriculture ................. . . ......17,943,843 886,484 193,084 19,023,411
Products of animals...... .... ........... ....... 2,667,562 102,449 13,197 2,783,208
Products of mi. s...................... ... .....22,748,214 3,021,027 597,962 26.367,203
Products of forests........................ .... 9,794.480 1,146,494 545,626 11,486,600
IManufactures and miscellaneous...... .. .. ....24,916,622 2,795,009 319,664 28,031,295
Total carload traffic .... .....................78,070,721 7,951,463 1,669,533 87,691,717
Merchandise L. C. L..................... ........ 2,440,042 156,324 50,314 2,646,680
Total, all commodities .........................80,510,763 8,107,787 1,719,847 90,338,397
I INCOME ACCOUNTS TEXAS RAILROADS.
Statement of the income accounts during the year of Class I, Class II, Class III railroads and lessor
companies. Considering the railroad properties, which reported on this subject, as a whole, and they in-
clude the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe in Oklahoma, the Panhandle & Santa Fe in Oklahoma, and the
Texas and Pacific Railway in Arkansas and Louisiana, as well as the State of Texas. The following is a
condensed statement.
Lessor Total,
Operating Income- Class I Class II Class III. companies, all roads.
Railway operating revenues ...............$227,448,339 $10,672,352 $1,336,381 ........ $239,457,052
Railxay operating expenses ............... 170,228,243 7,725,115 1.183 262 ........ 179,136,620
Net operating revenues ................ $57,220,096 $2,947,237 $153,119 ....... $60,320,452
Railway ta accruals... ................. 10,028,358 458,204 53,138 ........ 10,539,700
Uncollectible revenues 130,421 5,742 1,581 ........ 137,744
Miscellaneous operations-Credit ........... ......... ........ 2,685 ........ 2,685
Total operating income ................ $47,061,317 $2,483,291 $101,085 ........ $49,643,693
Non-operating Income-
Hire of equipment-Credit ..................$2,802,651 $22,632 $11,366 $2,836,649
Joint facilities ........................... 2,791,617 55,327 53,262 2,900.206
Income from lease of road................ 259,704... $3,210,578 3,470,282
liseellaneous rent income............ .... 478.126 19 873 6,258 4,991 509,248
Other non-operating income ............... 2,091,276 83,451 29,972 22,211 2,228,910
Total non-operating income............ $8,423,374 $183,283 $100,858 $3,237,780 $11,945,295
G oss income .... .............. 85,484,691 2,666,574 201,943 3,237,780 61,590.988
Deductions From Gross Income-
Hire of equipment-Debit.............. ...$13 085,340 $840,259 $117,157 ........ $14,042,756
Joint facilities ......... 3.562,342 91,536 3,254 ........ 3,457,132
Rent for leased roads .................. 3,480,813 50,608 137 3,531,588
Interest on funded debt ............... 19,457,409 845,629 112,156 $2,734,548 23,149,742
Interest on unfunded debt... . . ........ 82.086 182.778 70.841 335.705
Other deductions from gross income........ 254,908 134,359 22,598 34 373 446,238
Total deductions from gross income.... $39,722,928 $2,145,169 $326,143 $2,768,921 $44,963.161
Net income ..................... 15 761,763 521,405 468,859 16,627,827
Net income (deficit) ................... .......... ........ 124,200
Disposition of Net Income-
Income apnlid to sinking and reserve funds $661,657 $2.715 $18 $664,390
Dividend appropriation of income ......... 2,536,806 5,250 $313,859 2,882,915
-Income appropriations for investment in
physical property ..................... .......... 161,706 5,031 ........ 166,737
Total appropriations of income.,. . $3.225,463 $169,671 $5,049 $313,859 $3,714,042
Income transferred to profit and loss...... 12,536,300 *363,589 *129,248 155,000 12,925,641
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