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COLUMBUS, SPRINGFIELD AND CINCINNATI RAILROAD.

(Operated by agreement by the Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cleveland Company.)

Incorporated May 7, 1869, with a capital stock of $1,500,000. The Company purchased the Springfield and Columbus Railroad of Jacob W. Pierce, of Boston, who had previously purchased said railroad, sold under decree of U. S. District Court in May, 1868, for $100,000. They design to extend the road from London to Columbus, but as yet have done nothing in that direction. See SPRINGFIELD AND COLUMBUS RAILROAD, p. 19.

Directors.-Rush R. Sloane, George J. Anderson and John P. Thorpe, Sandusky, O.; J. C. Buxton, Springfield, O.; J. S. Farlow, I. M. Spelman and I. D. Farnsworth, Boston Mass.

President-Rush R. Sloane....

.Sandusky, O. | Sec. & Treas.-George J. Anderson. Sandusky, O.

PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS..

Sandusky, Ohio.

CINCINNATI AND ZANESVILLE RAILROAD.

(Formerly Cincinnati, Wilmington and Zanesville Railroad, sold October 17, 1863, and reorganized under present title March 11, 1864.)

Line of Road.-Morrow (36 m. N. E. Cincinnati), O., to Zanesville, O..132.12 m. Sidings, turnouts, etc., 9 miles. Gauge, 4 feet 10 inches. Rail, 56 lbs. to yard.

Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 16. Cars-passenger, 11; baggage and express, 54; freight, 2664-total, 293 cars. Included are 3 4-wh. express and 33 4-wh. freight cars, in both cases equated to 8-wh. cars.

Operations for the year ending June 30, 1869 :

Trains run-passenger, 85,074; freight, 127,374; other, 40,057-252,505 miles. Passengers carried, 108,960; carried one mile, 2,641,280.

Freight moved-through, 3,058; local, 85,307-moved one mile, 5,444,455 tons. Gross earnings-passenger, $109,741 51; freight, $193,313 71; mail and express, $30,174 37; rents, $338 95; other, $12,612 49-total, $346,181 03. Operating expenses, taxes, etc., $299,796 31. Nett earnings, $46,045 77. Interest, $1,426 42; new equipment, $10,312 07; new stations, etc., $31,995 63. Balance, $2,311 65.

General Balances.-Capital stock, $1,669,361; funded debt, 1st mortgage 7 per cent. bonds, due November 1, 1893, $1,300,000. Per contra: Cost of road and equipment, $2,969,361.

Directors (elected May 20, 1869).-Charles Moran, New York City; Charles Reemelin, George W. P. Atkinson, Peter A. White, Robert Brown, Joseph J. Gest and Erasmus Gest, Cincinnati, O.

ERASMUS GEST-President, Supt. and Engineer....... Cincinnati, O.

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ANNAPOLIS AND ELKRIDGE RAILROAD.

20.5 miles.

Line of Road.—Annapolis, Md., to Annapolis Junction....... Sidings, etc., 5 miles. Gauge, 4 feet 84 inches. Rail, 50 lbs. to yard. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 5. Cars-passenger, 10; baggage, mail, etc., 2; freight, 20-total, 32.

Gross earnings for the year ending September 30, 1869, $59,472 64. Capital stock, $350,000. Cost of road, etc., $4,550,000.

Directors (elected October 11, 1869).-George Wells, Jas. R. Harrison, G. E. Franklin, T. H. Stockett, L. Giddings, J. H. Nicholson, Annapolis, Md. State Directors: J. J. Waddell, J. T. Mason, A. Gassaway, Annapolis, Md.

JOSHUA BROWN-President and Superintendent.. Annapolis, Md.

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Treasurer-John A. Baldwin...........Annapolis, Md. | Secretary-Joshua H. Nicholson... Annapolis, Md. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS........Annapolis, Ann Arundel Co., Md.

RONDOUT AND OSWEGO RAILROAD (in Progress).

Line of Road.-Rondout (Hudson River), N. Y., to Colliersville, N. Y..85 miles. Completed: Rondout (Hudson River), N. Y., to Shokan, N. Y... Gauge of track, 4 feet 84 inches Weight of rail, 57 lbs. to yard.

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Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engine, 1. Cars-freight, 8. General Balances (October 1, 1869).-Capital stock, $3,000,000; subscribed, $1,266,750; paid in, $1,005,630. Cost of road, etc., to date, $693,319 38.

Directors.―Thomas Cornell, Rondout, N. Y.; B. S. Morse, Red Falls, N. Y.; Lewis N. Hermance, Kingston, N. Y.; E. J. Burhaus, Roxbury, N. Y.; John C. Brodhead, Kingston, N. Y.; Hiram Schoonmaker and Edgar R. Newkirk, Rondout, N. Y.; Isaac W. Longyear, Shandaken, N. Y.; N. W. Watson, Shokan, N. Y.; James S Lindsley, Rondout, N. Y.; Orson M. Allaben, Margaretville, N. Y.; R. T. Hume, Harpersfield, N. Y.; Francis R. Gilbert, Stamford, N. Y.

THOMAS CORNELL-President...

.Rondout, N. Y. Treasurer-Anthony Benson...... Rondout, N. Y. | Engineer-A. M. Cady.. .Rondout, N. Y. Secretary-Hiram Schoonmaker.... Supt. & V. Pres.-J. C. Brodhead.. Rondout, Ulster Co., N. Y.

PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.

ALBANY AND VERMONT RAILROAD.

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(Leased in perpetuity, from June 12, 1860, to Rensselaer and Saratoga Company.)

Line of Road.-Albany, N. Y., to Waterford

Junction, N. Y..........12 miles.

Operations.-Included in returns of lessee. Dividends, 6 per cent. General Balances.-Capital stock, $600,000, representing cost of road. Directors.-E. Thompson Gale, Joseph M. Warren, James Forsyth, George H. Cramer, John E. Wool, William Howard Hart, Chasles W. Tillinghast, John B. Gale, Benj. H. Hall, Cornelius L. Tracy, John L. Thompson, Thomas W. Lockwood and Charles L. Alden, Troy, N. Y.

E. THOMPSON GALE-President..........

Troy, N. Y.

Troy, N. Y.

Troy, N. Y.

Treas. & Sec.-Thos. W. Lockwood.. Troy, N. Y. | Superintendent—I. V. Baker..
PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS..

DELAWARE DIVISION CANAL.

(Leased and operated by Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company.)

Line of Canal.-Easton, Pa., to Bristol, Pa.......
Dimensions: Water-line, 44 feet; bottom, 26 feet; depth, 6 feet.
Locks: 32 lift and 1 weigh, 90x11 and 22. Ascent and descent, 1654 feet.
Boats Owned by individuals, about 1,000; average capacity, 95 tons.
Boating season (1869): March 15 to December 15-275 days.

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Operations for the year ending October 31, 1869.-Freight moved-anthracite, 655,643; pig iron, 27,979; lime and limestone, 66,405, etc.-total, 808,425 tons. Gross earnings tolls on coal, $199,125 13; on lumber, $477 90; on miscellaneous freight, $28,101 15; lockage, $825 50; boat toll, $2,664 34—total, $231,194 02. Current expenses-maintaining property, $113,837 89; other, $11,605 90-total, $125,443 79. Nett earnings, $105,750 23.

General Balances.-Capital stock, $1,633,350; funded debt (1st mortgage 6 per cent. bonds, due 1878), $800,000. Per contra: Cost of canal and fixtures, $2,433,350. The lessee pays interest on bonds and 8 per cent., February 15 and August 15, on stock.

Directors.-Joshua W. Woolston, J. Gillingham Fell, Edward W. Clark, H. Pratt McKean, J. Barlow Moorhead, Isaiah V. Williamson, Edward Roberts, A. E. Borie and William G. Moorhead, all of Philadelphia.

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.136 miles.

Line of Canal.-Erie (L. Erie), Pa., to Beaver (Ohio R.), Pa...
Branch: French Creek Feeder (head of Bernus Dam to main line)........ 25
Dimensions: Width-top, 54; bottom, 30 feet; depth, 4 feet.

Locks Lift, 134; weigh, 1-80x15 feet. Ascent and descent, 977 feet.
Boats Owned by Company, 77; by individuals, 250. Average burden, 65 tons.
Boating season (1869): April 1 to December 5—249 days.

Operations for year ending October 31, 1869.-Freight moved—coal and iron ore, etc., 207,510; pig iron, goods, etc., 11,512; staves, railroad ties, etc., 40,452--toInterest, tal, 259,474 tons. Gross receipts, $104,960 99; operating, etc., 85,784 81. $2,121 47. Paid temporary loan, $14,840 31. Nett earnings, $19,176 18.

General Balances.-Capital stock, $1,500,000; paid in, $64,000; funded debt -mortgage bonds, $743,654 83; bonds for interest, $161,960 38-$905,615 21; or less bonds canceled, $835,758 88; back interest unpaid, $662,245 99. Total $1,562,004 87.

Directors.-Charles M. Reed, James C. Marshall, P. Metcalf, D. McAllaster. Charles M. Reed, Jr., and Henry Rawle, Erie, Pa.; M. C. Trout, Sharon, Pa.

CHARLES M. REED-President..

Wm. W. Reed,

Erie, Pa.

Erie City, Erie Co., Pa.

Secretary..... .A. H. Caughey. | Treasurer.....D. McAllaster. | Superintendent..
PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS..

WEST WISCONSIN RAILROAD.

(Chartered in 1863 as the Tomah and St. Croix Railroad.)

Line of Road.-Tomah (153 m. W. Milwaukee), Wisc., to St. Paul, Minn..170 m. In operation: Tomah, Wisc., to Augusta, Wisc..... 70"

The West Wisconsin Company is endowed with a land grant of ten sections to the mile, or over 1,125,000 acres, and is released by a special act of the Wisconsin Legislature of all taxes on this land for the term of fifteen years. Eleven counties along the line have donated each $50,000 and the right of way for construction. The Company are issuing bonds, payable principal and interest in coin at London or New York. The total issue will be £800,000, or $4,000,000, re-payable 15 years after January 1, 1870. Interest 7 per cent. payable semi-annually January 1 and July 1. Capital stock, $4,000,000; paid in, $1,000,000. The bonds are a first mortgage on the lands, railroad, rolling stock and all other property the Company own or may hereafter own, are convertible at option into stock, and are receivable at par as cash for the purchase of any of the lands of the Company. The road is now open to Augusta, 70 miles; from Augusta to Eau Claire 30 miles is under contract to be finished by July, 1870, and it is expected that it will be completed to Hudson on the St. Croix River, 65 miles, by July, 1871, and by that time the section between St. Paul and Hudson will have been completed. The road is operated by the Milwaukee and St. Paul Company for one-half of the gross receipts.

Trustees.-Wm. H. Leonard and J. Dutton Steele, New York; James Goodson, London, Eng.

GEORGE E. WHITE-President.......

New York.

Tomah Milwaukee.

Vice-President-A. H. Baldwin.. .New York. | Chief Engineer-J. B. G. Roberts..
Sec. and Treas.-Wm. J. Osborn......

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| Superintendent-S. S. Merrill...

PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS..Tomah, Wisc., and 202 Broadway, N. Y. ....D. A. Baldwin, 12 Wall St., New York.

Fiscal Agency.............

UNION CANAL.

Line of Canal.-Reading, Pa., to Middletown, Pa....

Branch: Water Works to Jonestown...

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Dimensions: Width at top, 43; at bottom, 28 feet. Depth, 44 feet.
Locks: 88 lift, 3 guard and 2 weigh-90x17 feet. Rise and fall, 501 feet.
Boats: None owned. All belonging to individuals. Average capacity, 80 to 100 tons.
Boating season: April 5 to December 21-248 days.

Operations for the year ending October 31, 1868.-Freight moved-lumber, 46,246; coal, anthracite, 21,726; bituminous, 572; pig, etc., iron, 5,338; iron and other ores, 24,871; lime and limestone, 19,243; etc., etc.-total, 127,253 tons. Gross earnings-tolls, rents, etc., $43,587 16; operating expenses, $58,698 05.

General Balances.-Capital stock, 58,157 shares, $2,907,850; funded debt, mortgage 6 per cent. bonds, due May 1, 1883, $3,000,000; floating debt, $20,000. contra: Nominal cost of canal and fixtures, $5,907,850.

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Directors.-James B. McFarland, Daniel Haddock, Jr., Charles P. Bayard, Joshua Spering, James Young, Gustavus S. Benson, John N. Hutchinson, William

P. Cresson, John Brown and W. C. Longstreth, Philadelphia, Pa.; Adolphus Reinoehl and A. Wilhelm, Lebanon, Pa.

JOHN N. HUTCHINSON-President....

Philadelphia, Pa.

Philadelphia, Pa.

Sec. and Treas.-O. Thompson.. Philadelphia, Pa. | Superintendent-L. R. Hynicka.....Lebanon, Pa. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS..

WEST BRANCH AND SUSQUEHANNA CANAL.

(Leased and operated by Pennsylvania Canal Company.)

Line of Canal.-Duncan's Island, Pa., to Northumberland, Pa........42 miles. West Branch: Northumberland, Pa., to Farrandville.............

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Dimensions: Water-line-top, 40; bottom, 28 feet. Depth, 4 to 4 feet.
Locks: Lift, 38; weigh, 1-90x17 feet. Lockage, 223.3 feet.
Boats: None owned. Average capacity of those using the Canal, 90 to 95 tons.
Boating season (1869): April 12 to December 18, 247 days.

General Balances.-Capital stock, 22,000 shares, $1,100,000. Funded debt1st mortgage sinking fund 6 per cent. bonds, due June 26, 1878, $450,000; 2d mortgage 6.6 per cent. bonds, $258,000—total, $708,000; floating debt, $86,000. Per contra: Cost of canal and fixtures, $1,716,000; sinking fund, $133,000.

Directors.-J. Edgar Thomson, Thomas A. Scott, Herman J. Lombaert, G. B. Roberts, Samuel T. Bodine, Rathmel Wilson, Washington Butcher, J. G. Fell, Joseph B. Myers, Edward Roberts, Jonah Bacon and Wistar Morris, all of Philadelphia, Pa.

ISAAC J. WISTAR-President.....

.Philadelphia, Pa.

Sec. & Treas.-Alfred Mordecai. Philadelphia, Pa. | Chief Eng.-Thomas P. Wierman..Harrisburg, Pa.

JUNCTION CANAL.

(Connects the New York Canals with North Branch Canal.)

Line of Canal.-Elmira, N. Y., to Junction North Branch Canal, Pa..18 miles. Dimensions: Width-top, 70; bottom, 26; depth, 4 feet 6 inches.

Locks: Lift, 11-90 by 17 feet. Ascent and descent, 50 feet.

Boats 2 repair boats; others owned by individuals. Average 90 tons.

Boating season (1869): May 19 to December 3-197 days.

Operations for the year October 31, 1869.-Freight moved-anthracite, 65,899; bituminous coal, 638; lime and limestone, 3,729 tons; etc., etc.-82,011 tons. Gross receipts, $13,253 35; operating, etc., expenses, $16,049 17. No dividends.

General Balances.-Capital stock, 4,000 shares, $399,060. Per contra: Cost of canal and fixtures, $500,000.

Directors.-John Arnot, Elmira, N. Y.; J. W. Hollenbach, Wilkesbarre, Pa.; John Arnot, Jr., Elmira, N. Y.; C. F. Welles, Athens, N. Y.; Lyman Correll and Riggs Watmers, Elmira, N. Y.

JOHN ARNOT-President......

Elmira, N. Y.

Sec. and Treas.-S. T. Arnot........Elmira, N. Y. | Superintendent-David Shearer.....Elmira, N. Y. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS..

Elmira, Chemung Co., N. Y.

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