. Electric railway review . Southwest Missouri Railroad—Substeticn North of Oronogo. tion in 1893, and an idea of the extent of its business canbest be seen in the accompanying statement of operationscf the Southwest Missouri Electric Railway Company. STATEMENT OF OPERATIONSSOUTHWEST MISSOURI ELECTRIC RAILWAY End. Miles inAug:. 31, Operatn. 1594 10 1595 10 1596 151897 32 1598 33 1599 33 1900 41 1901 41 1902 41 1903 44 1904 47 1905 47 1906 5,S At present the company operates about 58 miles of main line runs from Galena. Kan., to Carthage, Mo., Gross Operating Fixed Earning
. Electric railway review . Southwest Missouri Railroad—Substeticn North of Oronogo. tion in 1893, and an idea of the extent of its business canbest be seen in the accompanying statement of operationscf the Southwest Missouri Electric Railway Company. STATEMENT OF OPERATIONSSOUTHWEST MISSOURI ELECTRIC RAILWAY End. Miles inAug:. 31, Operatn. 1594 10 1595 10 1596 151897 32 1598 33 1599 33 1900 41 1901 41 1902 41 1903 44 1904 47 1905 47 1906 5,S At present the company operates about 58 miles of main line runs from Galena. Kan., to Carthage, Mo., Gross Operating Fixed Earnings. Expenses. Charges. Surplus $ i i $ 12,819 31,552 15,989 62,873 28,333 115,050 71,930 30,000 13,120 166,377 30,566 124 461 54,154 122,394 124,356 35,480 50,335 168,976 40,839 Southwest Missouri Railroad—Waiting Station, Oronogo. 28 miles, passing through Joplin, Webb City and Carter-ville. Branches extend from Joplin to Chitwood. fromWebb City to Alba, and from Carterville to the past year several extensive improvementshave been made and more are planned for the inime- 544 ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW September. 1906. diate future. Owing to the recent developments in thezinc and lead mines in this region the trafiBc to be handledhas increased more rapidly than the ability of the companyto take care of it, and warrants the use of a much more ex-pensive style of construction and equipment than was deemednecessary when the road was built. Under the supervisionof Mr. E. J. Pratt, the companys electrical and mechanicalengineer, who has held that position since the company wasorganized, all new work is being done in a thorough andpermanent manner, and the most up-to-date standards ofmaterial are being adopted. The work of improvem
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