By acts of the Legislatures of the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, approved March, 1870, the purchasers as above of the Wilmington and Manchester RR., were incorporated into a Company under the title of the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta RR. Co. Authorized capital not to exceed $5,000,000. It is authorized to extend the road from Kingsville, its present terminus, to Columbia, S. C., and to construct a branch to connect with a Railroad to Millen, Ga. It has now no debt. Directors.-W. T. Walters, B. F. Newcomer, William Graham, S. M. Shoemaker, Thomas Kennett, Baltimore; J. D. Cameron, Harrisburg; D. Willis James, New York. Line of Road.—Junction with the Central Pacific, near Sacramento, Cal., to the Oregon State Line..... .313 miles. This road is completed northward 79 miles. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 6. Cars-passenger, 8; baggage and express, 2; freight, 42. General Balances (January 1, 1870).—Capital stock, authorized, $15,000,000; paid in, $1,831,000. Funded debt, $901,000. Per contra: Cost of road, $2,750,000. LELAND STANFORD-President... .Sacramento, Cal. Treasurer-Mark Hopkins......Sacramento, Cal. | Secretary-E. H. Miller, Jr.......Sacramento, Cal. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.. . Sacramento, Cal. CLINTON AND PORT HUDSON RAILROAD. Line of Road.—Clinton, La., to Port Hudson (Mississippi Riv.), La..21.5 miles. Gauge, 4 feet 8 inches. Rolling Stock.-Platform (4-wheel) cars, 10. No locomotives. General Balances (April 1, 1869).—Capital stock, $75,000; bills payable, $20,000; other debts, $5,000. Per contra: Cost of road, etc., $100,000. Directors.-D. C. Hardee, W. F. Kernan, C. McVea and W. O. Lea, Clinton, La. ST. LOUIS, ALTON AND TERRE HAUTE RAILROAD. (Reorganization of Terre Haute, Alton and St. Louis Railroad, and since June 1, 1867, operated by the Indianapolis and St. Louis Railroad Company.) The main line of this road, extending from Terre Haute to Alton and East St. Louis, was leased, on the 1st day of June, 1867, for a period of 90 years, to the Indianapolis and St. Louis Railroad Company, at an annual rental of 30 per cent. of the gross earnings of the line leased up to $2,000,000 (but in no one year a less sum than $450,000); upon all earnings in excess of $2,000,000, and not exceeding $3,000,000, the lessors are to receive 25 per cent., and upon all earnings exceeding $3,000,000, 20 per cent. The performance of the covenants of the lease by the Indianapolis and St. Louis Railroad Company (which was organized under the General Railroad Law of Indiana, with authority to construct a railroad from Indianapolis to Terre Haute), is guaranteed by the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company for one-third; the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, the Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula, and the Bellefontaine Railway Companies, conjointly, for one-third, and the Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette Railroad Company for one-third. The earnings of the main line the past year were $1,763,226. The nett income from the main line under the lease equaled $537,085. The gross earnings of the Belleville Branch were $252,315; expenses, $97,243; nett earnings, $155,126. The total nett earnings for the year were $695,380. General Balances.-Capital stock (common, $2,300,000; 7 per cent. preferred, $2,040,000), $4,340,000; funded debt, $6,700,000. Per contra: Cost of property, $10,700,000. The funded debt is made up of the following issues: 1st mortgage 7 per cent. bonds, Series A-interest January and July. April and October. 2d mortgage 7 per cent. preferred bonds, Series C-interest February and August. Series D May and November. 2d mortgage 7 per cent. "Income" bonds, interest May and November.. The sinking fund for the extin -the whole amount to mature January 1, 1894. guishment of the 1st mortgage bonds calls for $25,000 a year, in semi-annual payments, commencing with January, 1864. The funded debt calls for $469,000, and the preferred stock for $142,800, or a total of $611,800 per annum. Of the nett earnings, $469,000 were applied to interest on bonds, $25,000 to sinking fund, $21,944 to construction Belleville Branch, $17,753 to the payment of old claims-making a total of $533,697; leaving a balance of $161,682. The Company have taken a lease of the Belleville and Illinois Southern Railroad, in process of construction, extending from Belleville to the Ohio River, opposite Paducah, Ky., a distance of about 140 miles, at a rental of 40 per cent. of the gross earnings up to $7,000 per mile; 30 per cent. of the gross earnings exceeding $7,000 per mile and up to $14,000 per mile, and 20 per cent. of all excess over $14,000 per mile. Directors.-Charles Butler, Robert Bayard, Samuel J. Tilden, Thomas Denny and Russell Sage, New York; Wm. H. Underwood, Belleville, Ill.; Levi Davis, Alton, Ill.; John S. Hayward, Hillsboro', Ill.; Anthony Thornton, Shelbyville, Ill.; George W. Parker, Charleston, Ill.; M. M. Dill, Paris, Ill.; Carlos S. Greely, St. Louis, Ill.; Jacob H. Hager, Terre Haute, Ind. CHARLES BUTLER-President... George W. Parker-Vice-President.... New York. . Charleston, Ill. St. Louis, Mo. Treasurer-Wm. G. Broughton...St. Louis, Mo. | Superintendent J. D. Herkimer.....St. Louis, Mo. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS... HUDSON AND MOHAWK RAILROAD (Projected). Line of Road.-Schenectady, N. Y., to Albany, N. Y... .12 miles. Directors. Frank Chamberlain, Robert L. Banks, Townsend Fonday, J. E. Walker, Robert M. Waterman, Albion Ransom and Stephen Munson, Albany; H. S. McElwain, Amsterdam, William H. Taylor, Albany, N. Y.; Luke Dodge and John L. Dodge, Schenectady, N. Y.; A. Bleecker Banks and James Hendrick, Albany, N. Y. LEWY'S ISLAND RAILROAD. .17 miles. Line of Road.-Baring, Me., to Princeton, Me...... 23-28. Operations (year ending December 31, 1868).-Gross earnings, $24,000; expenses, $16,000; nett revenue, $8,000. General Balances.-Capital stock, $175,400; funded debt (1st and 2d mortgage bonds), $210,000. Per contra: Cost of road and equipment, $385,000. The International Railroad Company propose to continue this line from Princeton to Milford, 65 miles, and connect on the East with the European and North American Railroad. Directors.-James S. Hall, A. F. Smith, C. H. Newton, G. M. Wentworth, C. ́R. Whidden, Francis Williams and D. K. Chase, all of Calais, Me. Line of Road.-Kansas City, Mo. to South Line of Kansas... Gauge of track, 4 feet 84 inches. Weight of rail, 56 lbs. to yard. .160 miles. Completed to State line May 1, 1870. Average number of miles in operation during the year 1869, 48.50. The line will be extended through the Indian Territory. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 18. Cars-passenger, 8; baggage, mail and express, 5; box freight, 150; platform, 90; coal, 50-total, 303 cars. Operations for the year ending December 31, 1869.-Trains run-passenger, 30,960; freight, 37,914; service, 74,963-total, 143,837 miles. Freight moved, 36,426 tons; carried one mile, 1,802,273 tons. Gross earnings-passenger, $119,545 03; freight, $137,052 63; mail and express, $4,795 68; other, $1,169 22-total, $262,562 56. Current expenses, $116,626 42. Nett earnings, $149,936 14. Earnings per mile, $5,413 66. 1st mortgage 10 per cent. 30 year bonds of Jan. 1, 1869, interest Jan. and July, $5,000,000, all issued; 2d mortgage 10 per cent. 20 year bonds of April 15, 1870, interest April 15 and Oct. 15, $2,000,000, of which April 1, 1870, $1,400,000 had been issued. Capital stock authorized, $4,000,000. The Company own 650,000 acres of Cherokee lands, and 125,000 acres donated by the State of Kansas. Directors.-Nathaniel Thayer, William F. Weld, Sidney Bartlett, John A. Burnham and H. H. Hunnewell Boston, Mass.; James F. Joy, John T. Burris, W. R. Wagstaff, B. F. Simpson and B. P. McDonald, Detroit, Mich.; Kersey Coates, Kansas City, Mo. KERSEY COATES-President..... ..Kansas City, Mo. Treas. & Sec.-R. S. Watson....... Boston, Mass. Chief Engineer O. Chanute.... Kansas City, Mo. Gen. Supt.-B. S. Henning.....Kansas City, Mo. | Gen. Freight Agt.-H. I. Hayden PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS......26 Sears Building, Boston, Mass. 66 KEOKUK AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD (in Progress). Line of Road.-Keokuk, Iowa, to Mount Pleasant, Iowa...... Gauge of track, 4 feet 84 inches. Weight of rail, 53 lbs. to yard. .....50 miles. This road will connect at Mount Pleasant with the Iowa Northern Central Railroad, which has about 50 miles graded between Mount Pleasant and Cedar River via Washington and Iowa City, and an agreement has been entered into between the two Companies to consolidate so soon as the K. & M. RR. is graded to the north line of Lee County, about 35 miles. Work has recently been commenced. Directors.-William Patterson, Edward Kilbourne, C. F. Davis, J. W. Shelley, Smith Hamill, R. L. Ruddick, Hambden Buell, Guy Wells and Alexander Collier, Keokuk, Iowa. WILLIAM PATTERSON-President.... Edward Kilbourne- Vice-President.. Keokuk, Iowa. 66 66 Treasurer....Beverly B. Bowen. | Secretary..... William Thompson. | Chief Engineer....Guy Willis. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS. . Keokuk, Iowa. SOUTH FLORIDA RAILROAD (in Progress). Line of Road.-Gainesville, Fla., to Tampa and Charlotte Harbor, Fla..100 m. The Company have State aid to the extent of $16,000 per mile. W. H. MORGAN-President..... New York City. Treasurer.-J. K. Roberts........ New York City. | Secretary-C. V. Hillyer......... New York City. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS....... .No. 177 West St., New York City. FLORIDA RAILROAD. Line of Road.-Fernandina, Fla., to Cedar Keys, Fla............. 154 miles. Sidings, turnouts, etc., 3.08 miles. Gauge, 5 feet. Rail, 56 to 60 lbs. to yard. Earnings in 1869, upward of $200,000. Capital stock, $3,000,000. First mortgage convertible bonds, interest 7 per cent., free of U. S. tax, semiannually, January and July, and principal January 1, 1900, all payable in gold coin in New York and London. Denominations, $1,000 or £200. Dated May 26, 1869, $2,300,000. The Company own about 500,000 acres of land on the line of their road. MARSHALL O. ROBERTS-President......... ...... New York City. Treasurer-Henry Clews........ New York City. | Secretary-John F. Patterson..... New York City. IOWA NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILROAD (in Progress). Line of Road.-Mount Pleasant, Ia., to Cedar Rapids, Ia..... .83 miles. The work has been let out to the Keokuk and Minnesota Railway Construction Company, and is almost wholly graded. The road is intended to be a link in the line from Keokuk northerly to Minnesota, the road south from Mount Pleasant to Keokuk, 52 miles, having been undertaken by the Keokuk and Minnesota Railway Company. When completed, the two roads will be consolidated. The counties through which these roads pass have subscribed liberally to the capital stock of the Company. The superstructure and equipment will be purchased with the proceeds of bonds to be issued, viz.: 1st mortgage bonds, $20,000 per mile, and income mortgage bonds, $5,000 per mile. Directors (elected May 4, 1869).-Henry Ambler and Daniel Campbell, Mount Pleasant, Ia.; Norman Emerson, John Wilson and J. Bryson, Washington, Ia.; Peter A. Dey, George J. Boal and Charles McCune, Iowa City, Ia.; Adam Perry, Western, Ia. HENRY AMBLER-President... Treasurer...... .J. Shippin. | Secretary... PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.. Mount Pleasant, Ia. PORTSMOUTH, GREAT FALLS AND CONWAY RR. (Consolidation of Great Falls and Conway and South Berwick Branch Railroads, and operated by Eastern Railroad Company.) Line of Road.-Union Village, N. H., to Brook's Crossing, Me.......26 miles. Sidings, turnouts, etc., 2 miles. Gauge, 4 feet 8 inches. Rail, 56 lbs. to yard. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 3. mail, 2; freight, 56-total, 61 cars. Cars-passenger, 3; baggage and Operations for the year ending March 31, 1869.-Gross earnings-passenger, |