(Page 55.) CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, ETC., AFFECTING BUSINESS WITHN STATE OF MINNESOTA. Here give a concise statement of all existing contracts, agreements, arrangements, etc., with other companies or persons, concerning the transportation of freight or passengers. Give the statement in the fo.llowing order, viz.: 1. Express companies. 2. Mails. 3. Sleeping, parlor, or dining car companies. 4 Freight or transportation companies or lines. 5. Other railroad companies. 6. Steamboat or steala. ship companies. 7. Telegraph companies. 8. Telephone companies. 9. Other contracts. 1. American Express Company. The railway company to transport in cars attached to its passenger trains each way daily between all points on its lines of railroad in the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska, the messengers, safes, packing trucks and freight of the express company; also such persons as it becomes necessary to send over the railway company's lines on business of the express company. The express company to take charge of and deliver all money and valuable packages which the railway company may require to have sent or delivered by express on the lines of its road or any lines of railroad operated by the express company free of all cost or expense to the railway company. 2. This company carries U. S. mail. Compensation fixed by the U. S. Postoffice Department. No contract. 3. The Wagner and the Pullman Palace Car companies run sleeping cars on this company's railway, the railway company paying the car companies on mileage basis. (Page 61.) PASSENGER AND FREIGHT, AND TRAIN MILEAGE-ENTIRE LINE. FREIGHT TRAFFIC Number of tons carried of freight earning revenue-page 63..... Number of tons carried one mile per mile of road Average distance haul of one ton........ Total freight revenue-page 35. Average amount received for each ton of freight... Average receipts per ton per mile.... Total freight earnings-page 35........... Freight earnings per mile of road.......... Passenger and freight revenue-page 35... Passenger and freight earnings per mile of road. Operating expenses per mile of road. Operating expenses per train mile... Income from operation-page 31..... Income from operation per mile of road. 1,569, 358 70,582,965 47, 300 44.98 3, 405, 769 522, 431, 779 350, 101 1,785, 097 526, 680 4,985, 345 1, 236, 761 6, 390, 393 22, 211, 401 19.26 14.33 4.93 163.25 11.39 $1,757, 177.32 1.11.968 .02.490 2, 175, 496.04 1,457.88 1.13.498 |