San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Here are some statistics from the 1920 Texas Railroad Commission report
Valuation :  $13,999,488 (This includes track, rolling stock, buildings and more.)
The railroad was valued at $9,017,423 in April 1905. By 1920 there were only an additioanl
4.97 miles of track.
Liabilities :  $31,928,240. (This includes bonds and other debts.)
Revenues
Freight :                 
               $4,152,153, up 40.59% from previous year
Passenger :                
            $1,430,271, up 20.09% from previous year
Total, including mail & other :  $6,042,949, up 33.79% from previous year
Freight & Passenger Totals:
1,352,686 tons of freight were carried, at an average of $3.07 a ton.
1,225,152 passengers were carried, at an average of $1.16 per passenger.
Its expenses were
Total:  $6,183,820, up 13.98% from previous year.
At 102.33% of revenue, it was running at a loss.
Total milage traveled on the SA & AP's 729.29 miles of track
Freight:           723,755
Passenger:      882,799  
Mixed :            88,968
Special :             1,522
Switching :     370,016
Non-revenue :  24,463
Total :         2,091.523
(Note more passenger miles than freight, for far less revenue)
Freight carried by railroad in tons:
Products of Agriculture
Wheat :   14,979
Corn :   35,350
Oats :   17,049
Other Grain :   6,680
Flour & Meal :   23,861
Other Mill Products :   15,728
Hay, straw & Alfalfa :   14,822
Tobacco :   1,413
Cotton :   93,001
Cotton Seeds & Products (not oil) :   96,712
Citrus Fruits :   439
Other fresh Fruits :   15,104
Pototatoes :   7,319
Other fresh vegetables :   8,214
Dried fruits & vegetables :   1,024
Other products of agriculture   13,915
Total :   365,610
Products of Animals :
Horses & mules :   6,799
Cattle & calves :   63,295
Sheep & goats :   669
Hogs :   4,701
Fresh meats :   149
Other packing house products :   3,059
Poultry :   907
Eggs :   1,867
Butter & cheese :   110
Wool :   1,119
Hides & Leather :   1,579
Other products of animals :   3,493
Total :   87,747
Products of Mines
Anthracite coal :   24,289
Bituminous coal :   24,406
Coke :   12,964
Iron ore :   85
Other ores & concentrates :   213
Clay, gravel sand & stone :   196,333
Crude petroleum :   95,507
Asphaltum :   769
Salt :   5,839
Other products of mines :   31
Total :   360,436
Products of forests:
Logs, posts, poles & cordwood :   65,709
Ties :   3,897
Pulp wood :   31
Lumber, timber, box shooks, staves & headings :   72,670
Other products of forests :   539
Total :   142,846
Manufactures & Miscellaneous
Refined petroleum and its products :   106,413
Vegetable oils :   6,651
Sugar, syrup, glucose and molasses :   9,019
Boats & vessel supplies :   38
Iron, pig & bloom :   14
Rails & fastenings :   1,079
Bar & sheet iron, structural iron and iron pipe :   9,363
Other metals, pig, bar & sheet :   746
Castings, machinery & boilers :   5,748
Cement :   12,122
Brick & artificial stone :   20,406
Lime & plaster :   1,714
Sewer pipe & drain tile :   21,321
Agricuturl implements & vehicles(non-automobile) :   6,452
Automobiles & trucks :   7,367
Household goods & second hand furniture :   12,937
Furniture - new :   1,090
Beverages :   2,636
Ice :   16,267
Fertilizers (all kinds) :   148
Paper, printed matter & books :   141
Chemicals & explosives :   5,484
Textiles :   345
Canned goods (all canned food products) :   2,545
Other manufactures & miscellaneous :   59,147
Merchandise - all less than carload freight) :   86,854
Total :   396,047
GRAND TOTAL :   1,352,686
Employment:
Total number of employees : 2,419. Total Payroll : $3,675,724
Selected list of employee categories (from over 40)
Officers :   51
Clerks :   323
Station Masters & Assistants :   1
Station Agents :   43
Engineers(Train) :   48 (Freight - 32, Passenger - 16)
Conductors :   44 (Freight - 28, Passenger - 16)
Firemen :   51 (Freight - 35, Passenger - 16)
Brakemen & Flagmen :   100 (Freight - 72, Passenger - 28)
Railroad Equipment
Engines :   85
Box car :   1,643
Flat car :   57
Stock car :   339
Coal car :   64
Tank car :   92
Refridgerator car :   12
Cabooses :   37
Other freight :   70
Passenger coach :   52
Combination/Passenger :   10
Other combination :   6
Dining :   NONE
Parlor :   NONE
Baggage/Express :   23
Postal :   NONE
Office/pay :   3
Ballast :   15
Derrick :   4
Steam shovels :   2
Wrecking :   2
Other :   151
TOTAL :   2,588
Accidents:
Passengers : None killed, 20 injured
Employees : None killed, 56 injured
Other *      :       7 killed, 16 injured.
       * Most were killed at railroad crossings
TOTAL     :       7 killed, 92 injured
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