(Page 55.) CONTRACTS,

AGREEMENTS,

ETC., AFFECTING

BUSINESS

WITHIN 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 following 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 Steamship Companies. 7. Telegraph Companies. 8. Other Contracts.

1. Contract with the American Express Company whereby they do all express business on the lines operated by this company.

2. Mail routes established by the United States government, as provided by law.

7. Contract with the Western Union Telegraph Company. Telegraph company furnish material and construct line: railway company maintains telegraph lines in consideration for use of same for its own business, deriving no revenue from telegraph business done for the public.

8. In November, 1879, for the purpose of encouraging the erection and operation at Anoka of a flouring mill, a contract was made with Washburn & Co., waiving any additional charge for the privilege of milling in transit at said mill, grain transported over the company's railroad. The said contract was for the period of twenty years from the date thereof. (Page 59.)

EMPLOYES AND SALARIES-STATE OF MINNESOTA.

(Page 61.)

PASSENGER AND FREIGHT, AND TRAIN MILEAGE-STATE OF

Total passenger revenue..

$1.876,960.18

Average receipts per passenger per mile..

Average amount received from each passenger..

Estimated cost of carrying each passenger one mile.
Total passenger earnings

.94 .02.279

.02.351

2,458,314.12

Passenger earnings per mile of road.

873.60

Average number of tons of freight in each loaded car

10.80

(Page 62.)

9,504,970.89

3,377.75

10,094,760.92

3,587.35

10,327,411.13

3.670.02 5,163,954.19

1.835.10

EXPLANATORY REMARKS.

1. Average mileage upon which earnings per mile of road is computed is made as follows:

Mileage operated, entire year...

2.774.67

Grafton to Cavalier, 31.71 miles, Great Falls and Canada Con. 1.26 miles
Eastern Railway of Minnesota, 69.78, 3 months..

24.87

17.45

2,813.99

2. An allowance of 75 miles per day of 12 hours is allowed for switch trains.

(Page 65.)

FREIGHT TRAFFIC MOVEMENT-WHOLE LINE.

[COMPANY'S MATERIAL EXCLUDED.] INCLUDES W. & S. F. R'Y, AND D.

NOTE.-Cannot give the tonnage of different commodities originating on this line, and that received from other carriers.

It is impossible to give the movement of freight traffic for Minnesota separately, consequently report for entire line is given.

The statement on page 65 includes the freight traffic movement of the Willmar & Sioux Falls Railway and Duluth, Watertown & Pacific Railway.

NOTE. All this equipment, with the exception of 46 refrigerator cars, leased from St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba R'y in connection with the lease of that company's road mentioned on page 9. The 46 refrigerator cars are owned by the Great Northern Railway Company.

Eastern R'y of Minnesota not operated last year

69.78

Less Sand Coulee branch operated last year, but not this year

Main line..

14.52

Side tracks....

2.56

17.08

52.70

NOTE.-Mileage operated under trackage rights is for Eastern R'y of Minnesota, and was operated only three months as per note on page 11.