p. c. certificates, due 1869, $63,171 55; 6 p. c. coupon bonds, due 1875, in currency, $21,000, and in sterling, $67,776 73; convertible 7 p. c. bonds, due 1875, $172,800; 7 p. c. certificates, due 1879, $98,190 40; convertible bonds, due 1880, 6 p. c., $2,338 27, and 7 p. c., $3,889 01; 6 p. c. certificates, due 1882, $23,490 23, and 1887, $30,021 58), total, $482,677 79; current accounts, $25,186 05; profit and loss, $559,886 60. Per contra: Cost of property, $2,298,349 02; investments (stocks), $40,818 13; current accounts, $83,197 89; cash, $59,521 71........ .Total $2,481,886 75. Directors (elected November, 19, 1869).—On part of Stockholders: G. A. Myers, C. S. Mills and R. W. Haxall, Richmond, Va.; and Elihu Chauncey, Philadelphia, Pa.; and on part of State: Andrew Johnston, Richmond, Va. PETER V. DANIEL-President...... ...Richmond, Va Sec. & Treas.-J.. B. Winston.....Richmond, Va. Mast. of Mach'y-Henry Kuhn.....Richmond, Va. Transp. Supt.-Samuel Ruth.. Road Supt.-William N. Bragg. Supt. of Bridges-Wm. N. Bragg.. " 66 66 Mast. Car Rep.-W. H. Trainham.. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS... 66 66 66 66 60 RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD. Line of Road.—Richmond, Va., to Petersburg, Va... 66 Total length of main and branch line owned by Company......24.89 miles. Leased: Clover Hill RR. (Junction 9 m. N. Petersburg to Clover Hill)...21.50 Sidings, turnouts, etc., 3.6 miles. Gauge 4 feet 8 inches. Rail, 51 lbs. to yard. Bolling Stock (October 1, 1869).—Locomotives, 7. Cars-passenger, 1st class, 4; and 2d class, 6; baggage, mail and express, 3; and freight, viz.: box, 28; platform, 14, and coal, 104-159. Also, 6 gravel cars, and a proportionate interest in the four trains running between Weldon, N. C., and Acquia Creek, Va., which consist of 8 1st class and 4 2d class passenger cars, 4 baggage cars, and 4 express and mail cars. Operations for the year ending September 30, 1869.-Trains run-passenger, 31,204; mixed, 14,201; extra, 1,456; coal, 30,803; material, 11,030; and switching, 2,304—total, 90,998 miles. Passengers carried, 57,238: travel, 1,258,994 miles. Freight moved, 55,7684; transportation, 1,422,279 miles. Included in freight were: Tobacco, 3,495 hogsheads; cotton, 1,593 bales; and coal, 3,5453 tons, the latter from Clover Hill. Gross earnings-passenger, $82,128 57; mail, $4,936 25; freight, (coal, $37,579 60; $70,189 92: and other, $3,691 12), $160,945 86; and operating expenses (ordinary, $94,575 15; and extraordinary, $29,026 69), $123,601 84; nett earnings, $37,344 02. Interest, $25,275 20; surplus income, $12,068 82; all paid out except $797 60. General Balances (October 1, 1869).-Capital stock (State subscription, old, $200,000; and new, $185,600; private, $300,000; and converted loan 3,230 shares at $50, $161,500; 10,086 shares entitled to equal dividends), $847,100; funded debt (conv. dividend 6 p. c. bonds due 1867, $1,296 23; coupon 6 p. c. bonds due July 1, 1875, $13,500; coupon 7 p. c. bonds due June 1, 1875, $94,500; registered 7 p. c. bonds due June 1, 1875, $36,000; and coupon 8 p. c. bonds due Sept. 1, 1870, $175,000), $320,296 23; bills payable, $21,696 71; and open accounts, $18,634 81. Per contra: Cost of road (less $254,318 30 loss by fire April 3, 1865) $668,504 09 Port Waltham Branch, $45,539 09; reconstruction, $219,852 50; land purchase, $44,316 51; Company's stock on hand, $3,772 56; open accounts, $48,026 11; cash on hand, $797 60; profit and loss, $176,919 29. Total... $1,207,727 75. Directors (elected November 30, 1869.)-R. B. Haxall and Bolling W. Haxall, Richard, Va.; and D. W. Lassiter, Petersburg, Va. On part of State: Charles S. Mills, Richmond; James H. Platte, Petersburg, Va. Richmond, Va. .Petersburg. Gen. Fgt. & Tkt. Agt.-J.H.Woodcock. Richmond. Richmond, Va. EASTERN RAILROAD. 44.10 miles. Line of Road.-Boston, Mass., to State Line, N. H...... Branches: 46 ..97.54 miles. Total length of main and branch roads owned by Company.. Leased: Eastern (N. H.) RR-State Line, Mass., to Portsmouth, N. H...16.53 Double track, 17.75; sidings, 22.97 miles. Gauge, 4 ft. 8 in. Rail, 60 lbs. to yard. [This Company, conjointly with the Boston and Maine Company, lease the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad, and pay the stockholders of said Company 6 per cent. on their stock.] Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 45. Cars-passenger, 75; baggage, mail and express, 25; and merchandize, 724-total, 824 cars. Also, 33 gravel cars. Operations for the year ending November 30, 1869 : Passenger Trains run, 573,529; freight trains, 182,081, and other, 203,708-total, 959,318 miles. Passengers carried, 3,849,247; carried one mile, 57,357,609. Merchandize moved, 321,326 tons; moved one mile, 8,896,106 tons. Gross earnings-passenger, $1,117,670 35; freight, $423,880 78; mail, $15,097 66; and miscellaneous, $118,589 80-total, $1,675,238 59. Current expenses, including local taxes, $944,370 08; U. S. taxes, $28,327 82; interest paid, $172,626 70; dividends, two of 4 per cent. each, $371,856 86; surplus not divided, $158,056 93. Financial condition and results of operations for ten years: In 1864 the Essex RR., 19.87 miles, and in 1867 the Rockport RR., 3.06 miles were purchased by the Eastern Company. Directors (elected February 7, 1870).-George M. Browne, Samuel Hooper, Nathaniel Thayer, Franklin Haven and Benjamin E. Bates, Boston; Henry L. Williams, Salem, Mass.; Ichabod Goodwin, Portsmouth, N. H. (Leased to and operated by Eastern (Mass.) Railroad Company.) .16.55 miles. Line of Road.-State Line, Mass., to Portsmouth, N. H.................... Dividends at same rate with Eastern (Mass.) Railroad stock. .Portsmouth, N. H. NORWICH AND WORCESTER RAILROAD. (Leased to the Boston, Hartford and Erie RR. Co.) Line of Road.-Norwich, Conn., to Worcester, Mass... Extension: Norwich, Conn., to Allyn's Point, Conn.... 66.4 miles. Total length of road and branch owned by Company.. Sidings, turnouts, etc., 12 miles. Gauge, 4 feet 8 inches. Rail, 56 to 60 lbs. to yard. [In February, 1869, the Norwich and Worcester Railroad was leased for 100 years to the Boston, Hartford and Erie RR. Co., the lessee to pay 10 per cent. on the cost of the property and all taxes and other charges. The first payment by the lessee was made in the 5 per cent. semi-annual dividend of July, 1869, the Norwich and Worcester Company having paid 3 per cent. in January of that year.] Rolling Stock (December 1, 1869).-Locomotive engines, 21; and cars (passenger, 22; and merchandize, 542), 564. Operations (year ending November 30, 1869).—Trains run (passenger, 169,199; freight, 231,768; and other, 12,205), 413,172 miles. Passengers carried, 355,116; travel, 7,312,851 miles. Merchandize carried, 235,567 tons; transportation, 11,065,863 miles. Gross earnings (passenger, $244,394 90; freight, $467,812 38; mail, $8,030; rents, $865 48; and miscellaneous, $21,369 43), $741,606 71; and operating expenses, including taxes and insurance, $40,314 88-$519,673 96; nett earnings, $221,932 75 ; interest, $49,975 80; dividends, 8 p. c. and taxes, $198,763 74; sinking fund, $10,000. General Balances (December 1, 1869).-Capital stock, 23,637 shares, $2,363,700; funded debt (1st mortgage, State loan, 6 per cent. sinking fund bonds, due July 1, 1877, $400,000; plain 7 per cent. bonds, due December 1, 1874, $59,000; steamboat 7 per cent. bonds, due August 1, 1870, $45,000; and construction 7 per cent. bonds due July 1, 1877, $250,000), $754,000; floating debt, $49,919 63; surplus income, $241,539 45. Per contra: Property (road, $2,463,982 64; and rolling stock, $149,711 57), $2,613,694 21: real estate, $261,597 92; stocks and bonds, $589,000; fuel, etc., $64,038 46 ; and cash and loans, $149,035 17. Statement of capital, bonds, etc., earnings, etc., for ten years: 1861-62. 66.4 2,122,600 799,300 1862-63. 66.4 2,122,600 764,300 1863-64. 66.4 2,338,600 607.000 1864-65. 66.4 2,363,600 580,000 1865-66. 66.4 2,363,600 555,000 9,298 2,613,694 21,125 2,613,694 432,559 10,691 2,613,694 631,728 9,262 2,613,694 714,058 268,306 221,905 6,112 2,613,694 750,678 250,538 249,669 10 9.171 2,613,694 680,438 204,086 198,234 8 66.4 2,363,700 654,000 93,061 2,613,694 684,877 221,975 148,261 66.4 2,363,700 754,000 49.920 2,613,694 741,607 221,933 198,764 8 Directors (elected January 11, 1870).-A. F. Smith, John F. Slater and Augustus Brewster, Norwich, Conn.; Robert Bayard and J. N. Perkins, New York; Wm. F. Weld, Boston; F. H. Dewey, Geo. W. Gill and Chas. W. Smith, Worcester, Mass. Norwich, Conn. A. P. SMITH-President..... Line of Road.-New London, Conn., to Grouts Corner, Mass........100 miles. Sidings, turnouts, etc., 10.79 miles. Gauge, 4 ft. 8 in. Rail, 52 to 57 lbs. to yard. Rolling Stock (December 1, 1869).—Locomotive engines, 15. Cars-passenger, 13; baggage, mail and express, 8; and merchandize, 219-total, 240 cars. Also, 90 gravel cars. Operations for year ending November 30, 1869.-Trains run-passenger, 207,811; freight, 102,989; and other, 10,983-total, 321,783 miles. Passengers carried, 360,483; travel, 5,741,442 miles. Merchandize moved, 180,585 tons; transportation, 6,008,886 miles. Gross earnings-passenger, $182,737 45; freight, $211,889 26; mail, $17,065; and rents, $7,928 52-$419,620 23. Operating expenses, including taxes and insurance, $31,292 63, $339,410 31; nett earnings, $80,209 92; interest, $45,281 34; dividends, 4 per cent., $34,300; surplus, $628 58. General Balances (December 1, 1869).-Capital stock-1st class, $858,500; and 2d class, $145,000-$1,003,500. Funded debt-1st mortgage 7 per cent. bonds, due 1875, $51,500; 1st mortgage (extension) 7 per cent. bonds, due 1885, $370,000; and new mortgage 7 per cent. bonds, due 1888, $230,000-$651,500; floating debt, $37,500. Per contra: Cost of road and equipment, $1,486,022 78; real estate, $23,641 31; cash and loans, $5,500; profit and loss, $177,335 91-total, $177,335 91. Statement of capital, bonds, earnings, etc., for 8 years and 8 months, being the whole period of the existence of present Company: Directors (elected February 2, 1870).-A. N. Ramsdell, Henry P. Haven, Wm. W. Billings, Wm. H. Barns, B. Stark and Aug. Brandagee, New London, Conn.; Wm. Allen Butler, Henry Clews and George M. Wheeler, New York; Wm. H. Hill, Boston; Charles F. Thompson, Brattleboro', Vt.; Alfred R. Field, Greenfield, Mass. |