Cars-passenger, 6; baggage, 2; Also, 4 service cars. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 4. freight (box, 5; platform, 6), 11-total, 19 cars. Operations for the year ending November 30, 1869: Trains run, 37,960 miles. Passengers carried, 220,045. Freight moved, 15,304 tons. Gross earnings, $112,571 62. Current expenses, including taxes, $91,030 19. Abstract of balance sheet of December 1, 1869: Capital stock, $437,917 49; funded debt (1st mortgage bonds, 8s, due March 1, 1871, $47,000; 2d mortgage, 8s, due June 1, 1877, $10,000), $57,000; other liabilities, $18,500. Cost of road and rolling stock, $679,603 91. Directors (elected January 31, 1870).-Amos D. Smith, William Goddard and Charles T. Child, Providence, R. I.; Samuel W. Church, Bristol, R. I.; Marshall Words, Providence, R. I.; Thomas G. Turner, Warren, R. I.; Leon Chappoten and Earl P. Mason, Providence, R. I.; George Hait, Warren, R. I. CHARLES T. CHILD-President.... Providence, R. I. Treas., Supt. etc.-L.M.E.Stone..Providence, R. I. | Mast. Mach'y-Rufus Smith... 66 PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.. Bristol, R. I. 66 Providence, R. I. SPRINGFIELD & ILLINOIS SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. (Consolidation of the Pana, Springfield and North-Western and the Illinois and South-Eastern Company.) Line of Road.—Springfield, Ill., to Shawneetown, Ill............ 180 miles 45 42 98 Graded and rails being laid: Edgewood, Ill., to Shawneetown... The road is all under contract to be completed by January, 1871. The division from Pana to Springfield is now in operation, and the portion of the line from Shawneetown to Edgewood is graded and ready for the iron, which is being laid. Work on the entire line is being pushed with great energy by the contractors-Cutler, Dodge & Co., of Cincinnati. Sufficient aid has been given by the counties and towns through which the road passes to grade, bridge and tie the entire line; the aggregate amount subscribed being about $1,000,000, in addition to a donation of 60,000 acres of swamp land. Capital stock, $15,000 per mile. The Company will issue a 1st mortgage 7. c. gold bond to amount of $15,000 per mile of road. Directors (elected January 20, 1870).-Alexander Starne, Geo. N. Black, C. W. Matheney and John W. Priest, Springfield, Ill.; D. D. Shumway, Taylorville, Ill.; Wm. B. Wilson and William H. Hanna, Flora, Ill.; Charles A. Beecher, William H. Robinson and E. Bonham, Fairfield, Ill.; Charles Carroll and Thomas S. Ridgeway, Shawneetown, Ill.; Wm. P. Cutler, Marietta, Ohio. THOMAS S. RIDGEWAY-President..... Treasurer-Wm. P. Cutler.. Gen. Supt.-F. Dodge.. Shawneetown, Ill. Marietta, O. | Assistant Supt.-Geo. W. Norris.. Athens, O. .Springfield, Ill. | Chief Engineer-N. A. Gurney.. Aurora, Ill. ...Columbus, O. Purchasing Agt.-E. C. Davis......Cincinnati, O. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.. .. Springfield, Ill. BATON ROUGE, GROSSE-TETE AND OPELOUSAS RR. Line of Road.-Baton Rouge, La., to Lombard, La....... Gauge, 5 feet 6 inches. .28 miles. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 3. Cars-passenger and baggage, 2; freight, 7-total, 9 cars. Directors.-John Hill and J. V. Duralde, Baton Rouge, La.; John Lombard and T. Z. Sparks, Livonia, La.; H. M. Farrit, D. C. Montan and T. W. Caldwell, Baton Rouge, La. D. C. MONTAN-President and Treasurer.......... Baton Rouge, La. Tkt. & Fgt. Agt.-C. T. Barron. Baton Rouge, La. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS....Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge Par., La. LEXINGTON AND BIG SANDY (E. Div.) RAILROAD. Line of Road.-Catletsburg, Ky., to Grayson, Ky..... Branch Coalton, Ky., to Coal Mines.... About 15 miles of the line, from Ashland to Rush Creek, are operated. Gauge of track, 4 feet 8 inches. Weight of rail, 50 lbs. to yard. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 4. Cars-passenger, 1; freight (box, 1; platform, 25), 26; coal, 150—total, 177 cars. Directors (elected May 18, 1869).-John G. Peebles and Benjamin Gaylord, Portsmouth, O.; Joseph C. Butler, Cincinnati, O.; James M. Bailey, Pittsburg, Pa.; John Means, Ashland, Ky.; William Briggs, Greenup, Ky. BOSTON, BARRE AND GARDNER RR. (Projected). Line of Road.-Worcester, Mass., to Gardner, Mass.... 25 miles. Gauge of track, 4 feet, 81⁄2 inches. Weight of rail, as proposed, 56 lbs. to yard. General Balances Dec. 1, 1869.-Capital stock subscribed, 5,210 shares, on which 20 per cent. is paid, $104,200; bill payable, $1,000; interest, $17 06. Per contra: Construction to date, $2,755 06; bills receivable, $100,020; cash on hand, $2,442. Total, $105,217 06. Directors (elected February 2, 1870).-Stephen Salisbury, Ivers Phillips, Horatio N. Tower, Stephen Salisbury, Jr., George W. Gill, Lewis Barnard, W. W. Rice, Calvin Foster and R. C. Taylor, Worcester, Mass.; Isaac N. Ross, Holden, Mass.; Wil liam B. Goodnow, Princeton, Mass.; William H. Morse. Hubbardstown, Mass.; Levi Heywood, Gardner, Mass. IVERS PHILLIPS-President..... Worcester, Mass. Treas. and Clerk-Wm. E. Starr. Worcester, Mass. | Chief Engineer-Alfred R. Field. Greenfield, Mass. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS... .Foster Street, Worcester, Mass. NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY. Line of Road.-Baltimore, Md., to Sunbury, Pa..... (Wrightsville, York and Gettysburg RR. (York to Wrightsville). 12 Leased: Elmira and Williamsport RR. (Williamsport to Elmira).......78 Elmira and Canandaigua RR. (Watkins to Canadaigua).. Total length of main and branch lines and leased roads.... .22 138 m. 4 " .47-187 " .329 m. Second track, 80; sidings, 45 miles. Gauge, 4 ft. 9 in. Rail, 64 lbs. to yard. Statement showing extent of road and sidings in use, Dec. 31, 1862-69 inclusive: The Northern Central trains pass over the track of the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad between Sunbury and Williamsport, 40 miles, paying tolls for its use. The Company also have intimate connection with the Pennsylvania, the Erie and other Companies, enabling them to carry passengers and freight to Pittsburg and the West and to the Northern lake ports. Rolling Stock (December 31).-Statement for the years 1862-69, inclusive: Operations (year ending December 31).-Statement for years 1864–69, inclusive: Mileage (N. C. & W. Br.). 50,911,369 1,154,893 2,075,566 53,867,840 56,505,861 1,127,099 1,563,494 1,821,009 2,356,312 3,138,319 3,413,332 72,855,194 91,063,742 88,612,711 Mileage (leased railroads). Mileage (all lines).... 14,844,973 16,162,243 23,954,853 21,981,334 40,749,121 49,453,513 65,756,342 70,030,083 80,460,714 94,836,528, 131,812,913, 138,066,224 Financial results of operating the main line and the connecting leased lines: Freight earnings. Passenger earnings. Express earnings. U. S. mail service. Rents and other sources. Gross earnings (N. C. RR.) Gross earnings (leased lines). Total gross earnings.. Operating expenses (N. C. RR.)* Operat'g expenses (leased lines) Total operating expenses... Nett revenue (N. C. RR.)*. Nett revenue (leased lines).. Nett loss (leased lines).. Total nett revenue...... Earnings and expenses S. V. & P. RR.: $1,976.786 $2,272,499 $2,645,649 $1,795,312 $2,928,361 $2,968,333 956.801. 1,105,039 1,032.307 651,298 914,760 957,972 $3,908,328 $4,235,068 $4,042,126 $3,690,868 $4,151,352 $4,303,784 1,966,282 2,299.249 1,827,440 1,581,429 1,930,136 1,926,475 731,605 964,837 1,046,712 897,280 1,032,192 1,090,506 $2,697,887 $3,264,086 $2,874,152 $2,478,709 $2,962,328 $3,016,981 1,059,210 1,038,347 1,159,171 1,125,883 1,020,804 1,063,025 151,231 8,803 86,276 168,220 223,778 67,366 $1,210,441 $970,981 $1,167,974 $1,212,159 $1,189,024 $1,286,803 (exclusive of rent) of the leased lines severally: Earnings... Expenses.. Earnings. 118,828 656,518 200.492 217,747 172,641 194,252 180,851 Expenses. Earnings.. Expenses. Earnings.. Expenses. 108,861 167,276 180,417 216,569 243,184 258,852 233,624 304,531 * Including Wrightsville Branch. Operations under the leases were commenced: on the S. V. & P. RR., February 1, 1863; the E. & W. RR., May 1, 1863; the Chemung RR. and E. & C. RR., May 1, 1866. Total transactions for the years ending December 31, 1864-69, inclusive: Per contra: The charges and disbursements which follow: General Balances (December 31).-Statement for seven years: 2,786 18,876 278,217 265,135 472,741 868,297 150,000 11,741 666,472 70.650 17,295 127,648 361,244 110,178 47,143 95,156 22,275 414,552 25,000 Total..... 1,291,890 600,132 682.897 787,770 837,103 788,406 957,638 10,346,232 12,273,647 12,044,842 12,644,781 13,063,151 13,772,372 15,706,289 Per contra: Charges on the following accounts: 774,568 1,104,744 1,104,744 1,382,962 1,648,096 2,120,837 2,989,134 8,690,812 8,951,785 10,351,880 10,905,751 11,315,510 12,011,761 13.555.720 |