Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 10. Cars-passenger, 3; baggage and mail, 2; and freight (box), 80—total, 85 cars. The Company have a land grant from the United States of 6 sections per mile of road, for all that part lying within the State of Alabama, in all amounting to about 1,900,800 acres and valued by the Company at $3,801,600. General Balances (January 1, 1870).-Capital stock, $5,000,000, paid in $2,700,000. Funded debt—1st mortgage 8 per cent. bonds guaranteed by State of Alabama to the amount of $16,000 per mile of completed road and payable principal and interest in gold coin, principal in twenty years from January 1, 1869, and interest semiannually January 1st and July 1st, $4,800,000, of which $2,800,000 have been issued, and 2d mortgage 8 per cent. bonds to the amount of $9,000 per mile of completed road and payable principal and interest in U. S. currency, principal in twenty years from January 1, 1869, and interest semi-annually January 1st and July 1, $2,700,000, of which $981,000 have been isssed. Total authorized funded debt, $7,500,000; already issued, $3,781,000; floating debt, $88,515 97. Total stock and debt, $6,569,515 97. Per contra: Cost of road, etc., to date, $6,481,000. Directors (elected May 29, 1869).-D. N. Stanton, John C. Stanton, J. P. Robinson and John Demeritt, Boston, Mass.; R. M. Patton, Chattanooga, Tenn.; R. T. Paine, Jr., and Lewis Rice, Boston, Mass.; John M. Courtenay, New York City; Samuel Wheeler, Boston, Mass.; William P. Rathburn, Chattanooga, Tenn.; and F. B. Loomis and A. C. Lippitt, New London, Conn. Line of Road.-Phillipsburg, N. J., to Wilkesbarre, Pa....... Branches: .100.00 m. ..23.99-98.84 " Total length of main and branch lines owned by Company..... ...198.84 m. Second track, 97.07, and sidings, 109.26 miles. Gauge, 4 ft. 84 in. Rail, 57 lbs. to yard. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 136. Cars-passenger, 30; baggage and express, 13; freight (box, 8; platform, 431=8-wheel, 412,) 420; coal, 4-wheel, 10,904= 8-wheel, 5,452—total, 11,386=8-wheel, 5,907 cars. Also, 7 wreck and tool, 21 gravel and 20 line cars. Operations for the year ending November 30, 1869.-Passengers carried, 763,192; carried one mile, 12,462,949. Freight moved, 1,276,455 tons; moved one mile, 35,803,782 tons. Coal moved, 2,310,170 tons; moved one mile, 150,810,309 tons. Gross earnings-passenger, express and mail, $443,028 09; freight, $917,210 76; and coal, $3,564,822 21. Total gross earnings, $4,925,061 06. Operating expenses, $2,821,050 37. Nett earnings, $2,104,010 69. Dividends, four of 24 per cent. each, and U. S. tax. General Balances.-Capital stock, preferred and common, 354,328 shares, $17,799,775; funded debt-coupon 6 per cent. bonds of 1858, due May 1, 1873, $1,089,000; Hazleton RR. 6 per cent. bonds of 1862, due April 1, 1872, $132,000; and Lehigh Valley tax-free 6 per cent. bonds of 1868, coupons and registered, due June 1, 1898, $3,350,000—total funded debt, $4,571,000; and floating debt, $897,689 25. Total stock and debt, $23,271,964 25. The old bonds of this Company, and the Hazleton bonds are exchangeable at par for the new tax-free bonds which are authorized to the amount of $5,000,000. Financial condition and results of operations for ten years: 1859-60... 1860-61. 1861-62.. 1862-63. 1863-64. 1864-65. 45.76 $1,966,350 $1,465,000 45.76 2,253,350 1,465,000 45.76 2,297,250 1,465,000 45.76 2.297,250 1,465,000 88.50 6,627,050 1,477,000 88.50 6,632,250 1,477,000 131.18 9,408,200 1,477,000 $27,987 $3,687.533 $679,908 $235,956 $235,956 12 52,258 3,738,601 755,913 387,999 118.264 8 31,546 3,927,385 820,927, 460,576 183,780 8 58,127 4,491,230 1,320,058 774,974 229,725 10 17,532 9.173,116 2,280,262 1,490,599, 662,705 10 9,841,594 3.049,860 1,662,632 1865-66. 12,994,222 3,718,680 2,016,177 1,481,050 1866-67. 161.18 10,731,400 1,437,000 866,111 14,867,142 3,580,764 1,273,063 1,073,140 1867-68. 199.84 16,058,150 2,985,000 1,013,563 17,541,839 4,220,535 1,390,917 1,373,825 1868-69... 199.84 17,779,775 4,574,500 897,689 18,492,772, 5,199,440, 2,378,389, 1,783,701 663,177 10 20 10 10 10 Stock dividends were paid in 1859-60, 7 per cent.; and in 1865-66, 10 per cent. Directors (elected January 10, 1870).-Charles Hartshorne, William W. Longstreth, Edward H. Trotter and William H. Gatzmer, Philadelphia, Pa.; John Taylor Johnston, New York City; Ashbel Welch, Lambertville, N. J.; David Thomas, Catasauqua, Pa.; Ario Pardee, Hazleton, Pa.; William L. Conyngham, Wilkesbarre, Pa.; and Edward Roberts, William A. Ingham and J. Gillingham Fell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Master of Mach'y-J. I. Kinsey. South Easton, Pa. Charles Hartshorne- Vice-President.. .Bethlehem, 64 44 Gen. Freight Agt.-John Taylor. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.....No. 303 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. UTICA AND BLACK RIVER RAILROAD. Line of Road.-Utica (N. Y. Cen. RR.), N. Y., to Lowville, N. Y......59 miles. Sidings, turnouts, etc., 3.11 miles. Gauge, 4 ft. 8 in. Rail, 56 to 60 lbs. to yard. Rolling Stock (October 1, 1869).-Locomotive engines, 7. Cars-passenger, 7; baggage, mail and express, 4; box, 24; platform, 42-total, 75. Operations for the year ending September 30, 1869.-Trains run 81,228 miles. Passengers carried, 127,209; travel, 2,960,504 miles. Freight moved, 33,138 tons; transportation, 1,172,870 miles. Gross earnings-passenger, $112,118 20; freight, $110,229 33; mail, etc., $12,735 20-$235,082 73. Current expenses, including taxes, $103,042 44; nett earnings, $132,040 29. Interest on bonds, $4,585; dividends, 4 and 3 per cent., $115,672 96; new cars, etc., $11,752 89; balance to credit, $39 44. General Balances (October 1, 1869).-Capital stock, $1,660,000; funded debt (1st mortgage 7 p. c. bonds of 1868, due July 1, 1878), $150,000; balance of income, $49,114 51. Total, $1,859,114 51. Per contra: Cost of road, $1,816,000. Statement of capital account and results of operations yearly: Directors (elected 2d Wednesday in November, 1869).-John Thorn, Utica, N. Y.; Robert L. Kennedy and H. H. Munsell, New York City; E. A. Graham, John Butterfield, James Sayre, Isaac Maynard, Charles Millar, Theo. S. Fenton, A. J. Williams, Russel Wheeler and Thomas Foster, Utica,; Dewett C. West, Lowville, N. Y. JOHN THORN-President.... Utica, N. Y. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.. Utica, N. Y. SOUTH SHORE RAILROAD. Line of Road.-Braintree (104 m. S. Boston), Mass., to Cohasset, Mass..11.5 miles. Sidings and other tracks, 1.96 mile. Gauge, 4 feet 84 inches. Rail, 52 lbs. to yard. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 3. Cars-passenger, 12; baggage, mail puv express, 2; and merchandize, 8-total, 22 cars. Also, 7 gravel and working cars. Operations for the year ending November 31, 1869.-Trains run-passenger, 45,316; freight, 3,588; and other, 300-total, 49,204 miles. Passengers carried, 152,782; carried one mile, 1,222,256. Freight, 8,713 tons; moved one mile, 60,991 tons. Gross earnings-passenger, $56,955 21; freight, $5,714 91; mail, $1,257 43; express, $2,612 45; rents, $383 45; and other, $1,038 69—total gross earnings, $67,962 14. Current expenses, including taxes, $58,459 57; interest paid, $9,194 22; balance to credit, $308 35. No dividends. Gene Balances.-Statement from balance sheet of December 11, 1869: Directors.-Onslow Stearns, Oliver Ames and Uriel Crocker, Boston, Mass.; John W. Loud, Weymouth, Mass.; and Francis B. Hayes, Boston, Mass. ONSLOW STEARNS-President...... Treasurer-W. W. Baker.......... Boston, Mass. | Supt.-George Beal, Jr... PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.. Boston, Mass. .. Cohasset, Mass. ...Cohasset, Norfolk Co., Mass. EAST TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA AND GEORGIA RAILROAD. (Consolidation, November 26, 1869, of the East Tennessee and Virginia and the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Companies.) Line of Road.-Bristol (State line), Va., to Chattanooga, Tenn.......242 miles. Branch: Cleveland (212 m. S. Bristol), Tenn. to Dalton. Ga............. Total length of consolidated road and branch.... 28 270 miles. Sidings, turnouts, etc., 16 miles. Gauge, 5 feet. Rail, 56 and 57 lbs to yard. Rolling Stock (July 1, 1869).—Locomotive engines, 39. Cars-passenger 27; baggage, mail and express, 7; and freight, viz.: box, 280; stock, 20; platform, 81; and coal, 38-total, 483. Operations of the joint Companies for the year ending June 30, 1869.-Trains run-passenger, 197,100; and freight, 591,300-total, 788,400 miles. Gross earningspassenger, $421,526 86; freight, $548,972 34; mail, express, etc., $52,625 41; and other, $30,607 29-$1,053,731 90; operating expenses, including taxes, $689,494 81; nett earnings, $364,237 09. Interest on funded debt, $304,353 35; other payments, $59,883 74. General Balances of the joint Companies, July 1, 1869.-Capital stock, $1,943,117 25; funded debt, Tennessee State loans, $3,915,656 05; bonds endorsed by Tennessee, $293,000; and Company bonds, $816,000—total, $5,032,056 05; bills payable, $96,965 65; and other liabilities, $358,054 99. Per contra: Cost of road, rolling stock, etc., $6,915,244 51; stocks and bonds $56,000; materials and fuel, $17,902 03; bills receivable, $10,771 65; other assets, $327,116 17; cash on hand, $103,159 58. Total, $7,430,193 94. The consolidated Company at their meeting in November, 1869, authorized the issuing of 1st mortgage bonds secured on the property and franchises of the consolidation, to be first applied to retiring or paying off their indebtedness to the State, and secondly, to the general uses of the Company. A sinking fund for the retirement of said bonds is to be provided, before any dividends are paid to the stockholders. Directors.-The joint Boards of the E. T. & Va., and the E. T. & Ga. Railroads as existing at the date of consolidation. EAST TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA RAILROAD. (Consolidated Nov. 26, 1869, into the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia RR.) .130 miles. Line of Road.-Bristol (State line), to Knoxville, Tenn...... Sidings, turnouts, etc., 6.75 miles. Gauge, 5 feet. Rail, 56 to 60 lbs. to yard. Rolling Stock (July 1, 1869).-Locomotive engines, 20. Cars-passenger, 14; baggage, mail, etc., 5; and freight, viz.: box, 150; and platform, 56-total, 225. Operations for the year ending June 30, 1869.-Trains run-passenger, 193,725 ; freight, 182,912; and other, 54,346-total, 330,983 miles. Freight moved-through, east, 19,978; and west, 37,914; local, east, 10,786; and west, 13,559; and express, 1,270-total, 83,507 tons. Gross earnings-passenger, $212,065 81; freight, $277,384 37; express, $12,709 74; mail, $15,520 61; miscellaneous, $7,030 86; and rent, of engines and cars-$537,737 34; current expenses, $342,481 68; nett earnings, $195,255 66. Retained by U. S. Government, $18,278 82; interest (on State bonds, $146,902 71; on endorsed bonds, $10,680; on Company bonds, $2,300; and on guaranteed 10 per cent. stock, $2,490), $162,472 71; balance, $14,504 13. Included in expenses for 1865–66 are extraordinary expenses, $144,925 13. General Balances (July 1, 1869).-Capital stock, $653,050; funded debt-State bonds, $2,448,378 55; endorsed bonds, $178,000; and Company bonds, $40,000-total, $2,666,378 55; U. S., for equipment, $185,937 46; U. S. tax, $599 19; bills payable, $95,153 16; profit and loss, $528 61; pay-rolls, $18,108 90; accounts, $51,280 55. The funded debt on July 1, 1869, was composed of the following items: 1st mortgage bonds, $33,000; 2d mortgage bonds, $10,000; and income bonds, $6,000.. Total (not including funded interest bonds to credit of State)... $1,599,000 300,000 300,000 249,378 178,000 40,000 $2,666,378 Per contra Road, rolling stock, etc., $3,419,480 17; judgments, $4,268 21; P. O. Department, $8,202 24; sinking fund, $13,308 98; machine shop, $1,053 36; Tennessee State bonds, $55,000; bills receivable, $10,771 65; sundry dues, $132,112 88; wood on hand, $17,902 03; currency, $8,936 90... Total, $3,771,036 42. Directors (elected November 25, 1869).-Joseph Jaques, J. F. Grisham, C. M. McGhee, B. M. Branner, William Galbraith, Joseph H. Earnest, P. Dickinson, J. M. Meek, Thomas H. Callaway, W. C. Kyle, George W. Nelson, John White, George W. Telford, William R. Sevier and Joseph R. Anderson. Supt.... THOMAS H. CALLAWAY-President..... .Knoxville, Tenn. .R. C. Jackson. | Treasurer..James G. Mitchell. | Fgt. & Tkt. Agt..James R. Ogden. EAST TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA RAILROAD. (Consolidated Nov. 26, 1869, with the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia RR.) ..110 miles. Line of Road.-Knoxville, Tenn., to Dalton, Ga....... Total length of main and branch line owned and operated by Co.....140 miles. Sidings, etc., 9.5 miles. Gauge, 5 feet. Rail, 57 lbs. to yard. |