Government Directors.-D. L. Harris, Springfield, Mass. ; II. Price, Davenport, Iowa; B. F. Wade, Jefferson, O.; J. F. Wilson, Fairfield, Iowa; J. W. Burson, Muncie, Ind.

Line of Road.—Cincinnati, O., to mouth of Sandy River............140 miles. This road will follow the Ohio River, on the Ohio side, through the best mineral regions of the State, to the mouth of the Sandy River, where it will connect with the Chesapeake and Ohio RR., which is now rapidly approaching completion. GEORGE H. PENDLETON-President........ ............ Cincinnati, O.

Secretary-Joseph Kinsey..

...Cincinnati. | Treasurer-D. S. Woodrow............ Cincinnati. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.. . Cincinnati, O.

WARSAW, GOSHEN AND WHITE PIGEON RR. (in Progress).

Line of Road.-Warsaw (P., Ft. W. & C. RR.) Ind., to White Pigeon, Mich.40 m. Track laying will commence at Goshen, May 2, 1870, and to be completed to Warsaw on July 1, 1870, a distance of 24 miles. The northern division will be completed by January 1, 1871.

Directors (elected February 9, 1870).—Joseph H. Defrees, Milo S. Hascall, John W. Egbert, W. W. McVitty and E. W. H. Ellis, Goshen, Ind. ; E. S. Higbee, Milford, Ind.; D. Rippey, Leesburg, Ind.; A. T. S. Kist and C. W. Chapman, Warsaw, Ind.

JOSEPH H. DEFREES-President....

. Goshen, Ind. .Warsaw, Ind. | Secretary-E. W. H. Ellis... PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS..

.Goshen, Ind. .Goshen, Elkhart Co., Ind.

Treasurer-C. W. Chapman..

WHITE MOUNTAINS RAILROAD.

(Leased and operated by Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad Company.)

.20.78 miles.

Line of Road.-Wells River, Vt., to Littleton, N. H..... Extension (in progress): Littleton to Northumberland, 28 miles, of which 6 to Wing Road, is completed. The object of this extension is to form a connection with the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada.

Operations.-Included in Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad returns.

Rent under lease, $12,000 per annum.

Dividend, 6 per cent., less U. S. tax.

The

road to Littleton has a capital of $200,000. Additional capital is used on extension.

J. E. LYON-President.....

Boston, Mass.

Treasurer-E. D. Harlow........ .Boston, Mass. | Agent-Charles Lane..

Laconia, N. H.

PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.

Boston, Mass.

CHICAGO AND ROCK RIVER RAILROAD (Projected).

Line of Road.-Rock Falls, Ill., to Calumet, Ill.....

.100 miles.

The towns and counties on the line of this road have subscribed on the first 84 miles over $800,000 to secure its construction.

Directors.-A. P. Smith, Rock Falls; A. Kinyon and E. A. Bliss, Amboy; 0. P. Johnson, Brooklyn; R. M. Pritchard, Clinton; J. M. Gale and A. H. Arnold, Bristol; J. R. Ashley, Plainfield; Wm. Hawley, Lockport.

ALONZO KINYON-President...

.............Amboy, Ill.

...Amboy, Ill.

Secretary-James Rosebrugh......... .Amboy. | Treasurer-G. N. Chittenden................... .Plainfield. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS..

THE UNITED COMPANIES OF NEW JERSEY.

(Union of Delaware and Raritan Canal, the Camden and Amboy Railroad and the New Jersey Railroad.)

The United Companies, including the Philadelphia and Trenton, own the following property:

1. Sixty-five miles of canal, connecting the Delaware with the harbor of New York, and forming a part of the chain of inland navigation from Chesapeake Bay to Long Island Sound and the Northern Lakes, and also forming the main water outlet from the Schuylkill and Lehigh Coal Fields to the Eastern States. It is navigable for vessels of 250 tons.

2. Two main lines of railroad, forming two routes between New York and Philadelphia, one of which connects with the railroads leading south and west from Philadelphia, and the other with the railroads through southern New Jersey. These lines and their branches consist of 165 miles of railroad, of which 104 miles are double track, and with which are connected 60 miles of sidings and terminal tracks.

3. Terminal, station, wharf and ferry property, shops, dwellings for employés and other real estate outside of the right of way, worth now upward of $6,000,000. 4. Rolling and floating stock, including upward of 30 steamboats.

5. A controlling interest in 260 miles of auxiliary railroads, of which 35 miles are also leased, and in bridges, ferries, horse-railroads, etc., used in connection with the main lines. They also lease and operate 31 miles of other railroad, including the "Connecting Railroad" to West Philadelphia and the line from Camden, via Pemon, to Hightstown, N. J.

The following is a summary of the lines of railroad owned, operated or controlled by the United Companies:

1. Owned directly by the Companies :

Philadelphia (Kensington), Pa., to Trenton, N. J., all double track..

Trenton, N. J., to Jersey City, N. J., all double track.

Camden, N. J., to South Amboy, N. J., 20 miles double track.

Bordentown, N. J., to Trenton, N. J.

Jamesburg, N. J., to Monmouth Junction, N. J.

Monmouth Junction, N. J., to Kingston, N. J.

Princeton Branch, 3 miles; other branches, 1.5.

Total owned directly..

2. Railroads in which the Companies have a controlling interest:

165.0 miles.

Connecting Railroad, 6.8 miles; Pemberton and Hightstown Railroad, 24.5 miles..

Total railroad line owned, leased and controlled.

31.3

445.9 miles.

The "Delaware and Raritan Canal," forming an important part of the United Companies' properties, is described thus:

Bordentown (Delaware River), N. J., to New Brunswick (Raritan River), N. J.
Bull's Island (Delaware River), N. J., to Trenton, N. J.......

Total...

43.0 miles. 22.5

65.0 miles.

Thus the United Companies own, operate or control 65 miles of canal and 456 miles of railroad, and, including double track 106 miles, and sidings, etc., 74 miles, in all 636 miles of track.

Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 128. Cars-passenger, 193; baggage and mail, 40; house and stock, 612; platform, mail and line, 478-total, 1,323 cars. In addition to this list, each auxiliary railroad has a full equipment of its own.

Floating Stock.-Steamboats-passenger, 3; ferry, 12; freight, 4; towing, 14total steamboats, 33; freight barges, 5; car floats, carrying 8 to 10 freight cars each, 10; schooners, 20; coal barges, 21; canal boats, 77.

Results of Operations.—In New Jersey, for the year ending Dec. 31, 1869 :

Two dividends, February and August, each 5 per cent. in cash, were paid to the stockholders during the year.

:

General Balances (not including Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad), at the close of the fiscal year 1869:

Joint Companies (D. & R. Canal and C. & Amboy RR.)— 6 per cent. sterling sinking fund debt of 183) (£313,650 at 484). Extra dividend loan of 1864, overdue..

6,865,380 79 105.741 50 18,460 00 733,445 27

$33,693,694 81

$1,518,066

2,195

323.040

675,000

6 per cent. loan of 1883.

6 per cent. loan of 1889.

6 per cent. consolidated loan of 1889..

New Jersey Railroad Company

6 per cent. loan of 1875.

6 per cent. loan of 1878.

6 per cent. loan from State of New Jersey.

United Companies of New Jersey

6 per cent. sterling loan of 1894 (£369,200, at 500). 6 per cent. currency loan of 1894.

1,700,000

867,000 4,666,100

300.000

450,000

100,000

1,846,000

154,000

-making a total of $12,601,401, of which the Joint Companies have outstanding $9,751,401, the New Jersey Company $850,000, and the United Companies $2,000,000.

ASHBEL WELCH-Gen. Pres. and Chief Eng.... Lambertville, N. J.

Del. & Raritan Canal-ROBERT F. STOCKTON, Presilent............ Trenton, N. J.

Camden & Amboy RR.-Wm. H. Gatzmer,

New Jersey RR.-Alfred L. Dennis,

Phila. & Trenton RR.-Vincent L. Bradford

F. Wolcott Jackson,
R. S. Van Rensselaer,

66

Philadelphia, Pa. Newark, N. J. ... Philadelphia, Pa. Newark, N. J. Bordentown, N. J.

Agt.-F. W. Rankin...N. Y. City Benj. Fish.... Trenton, N. J. Walter Freeman... PhiladelphiaGeo. W. Raymond... N. Y. City (S. D. Dougherty.. Bordentown. Mast's Mach'y F. B. Stevens. Hoboken, N. J. A. H. Van Cleve... S. Amboy, N. J.

...

NEW JERSEY RAILROAD.

Line of Road.-Jersey City, N. J.. to New Brunswick, N. J. (double)..33.86 m. Rolling Stock, Floating Stock, Operations, etc.-Included in returns of United Companies of New Jersey."

General Balances (January 1, 1870).-Capital stock, $6,250,000; funded debtloans, due 1875, $300,000; due 1878, $450,000; due to State of New Jersey, $100,000 -total, $850,000; sinking fund, $140,263 86, etc. Per contra: Cost of road, equipment, property, etc., $8,312,165 06.

Directors (elected June, 1869).-Dudley S. Gregory, Jersey City, N. J.; Henry R. Remsen and Hamilton Fish, New York City; George R. Chetwood, Elizabeth, N. J.; Alfred L. Dennis, Newark, N. J.; Martin A. Howell, New Brunswick, N. J.; Ferdinand Suydam, New York City; Isaac W. Scudder, Jersey City; Nehemiah Perry, Newark, N. J.

ALFRED L. DENNIS-President.
Hamilton Fish- Vice-President.

Newark, N. J.
New York City.

Treasurer-H. T. Southmayd......New York City. | Secretary-F. W. Rankin.......New York City. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS......No. 111 Liberty St., New York City.

JOINT COMPANIES OF NEW JERSEY.

(Consolidation, in 1831, of Delaware and Raritan Canal and Camden and Amboy Railroad Company.)

DELAWARE AND RARITAN CANAL.

Line of Canal.-Bordentown via Trenton, N. J., to New Brunswick, N. J.43.0 m. Navigable Feeder: Bull's Island, N. J., to Trenton, N. J...

..22.5'

...65.5 m.

Total length of navigation (capacity for vessels of 250 tons)................. Floating Stock.—See “United Companies of New Jersey." Operations for the year ending December 31, 1869.-Coal carried in boats-from Schuylkill, 337,981; from Richmond, 678,400; in sloops and schooners from Richmond, 45,971; from outlet (Feeder), 236,245; from Cumberland, 441,618; from Greenwich, 147,788-total, 1,888,003 tons; other freight carried through, viz.: tie timber, 219,393 lineal feet; timber, 3,328,731 cubic feet; lumber, 15,811,117 feet B. M.; grain and feed, 1,434,250 bushels; flour and corn meal, 281,646 barrels; iron, 55,893 tons; general merchandize, 468,604 tons. Total freight moved, 2,547,212. Gross earnings, $1,035,360 54. Expenses, $303,008 14. Nett earnings, $732,352 40.

CAMDEN AND AMBOY RAILROAD.

Line of Road.-South Amboy, N. J., to Camden, N. J.. Branch: New Brunswick to Bordentown, N. J.....

.61.2 miles. .31.1

.92.3 miles.

Total length of main and ranch lines (all double track)..... Rolling Stock.—See “United Companies of New Jersey." Operations for the year ending December 31, 1869.-Passengers carried-through, 701,446; way, 1,384,939-total, 2,086,385. Freight moved-through, 474,250; way, 429,029; coal, 247,474-total, 1,150,753 tons, of which 429,029 was way tonnage.

Gross earnings-passenger, $1,501,031 35; freight, $2,258,019 91; mail, $28,184 23; Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, for use of cars, $440,000; other, $1,828 94-total, $4,229,064 43.

Operating expenses-Way, $530,083 35; engines and cars, $786,634 83; train,