it is believed, has been paid. The amount of interest due, consequently, equals the principal sums. Directors, (elected July, 1872.)-George K. Jewett, Noah Woods, Samuel F. Hersey, Charles P. Stetson, M. S. Drummond, Arad Thompson and William Flowers, Bangor, Me.; James W. Emery, Portsmouth, N. H.; and Gideon Mayo, Orono, Me. GEORGE K. JEWETT, President.... ...Bangor, Me. Treasurer and Secretary-Noah Woods....Bangor. | Master Car Repairs—J. H. Brown...... PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS. Oldtown. ....Bangor, Me. PORTLAND, SACO AND PORTSMOUTH RAILROAD. (Opened 1842. Leased March 18, 1871, for 99 years to Eastern Railroad Company of Massachusetts, on the payment of dividends equalling 10 per cent annually, in gold, on the capital stock of the company. This share capital amounts to $1,500,000, and represents the entire liabilities of the company.) .......51.3 miles. Line of Road.-Portland, Me., to Portsmouth, N. H.... Sidings and other tracks, 7.3 miles. Gauge, 4 feet 8 inches. Rail, 60 lbs. to yard. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 19. Cars-passenger, furnished by lessees ; freight, (box, 86; and platform, 81,) 167; express, (used by Eastern Express Company,)7—total number of cars owned, 174. Operations for the fiscal year ending May 31, 1872.-Trains run-426,957. Passengers carried, 433,406. Gross earnings-passenger, $363,051.23; freight, $284544.32; mail, $11,116.84-total, $658,712.39. Operating expenses, $470,537.07; and renewal account, $10,000-total, $480,537.07. Net earnings after operating expenses, $178,175.32. Deduct interest account, $13,161.29. Balance of earnings, $165,014.03; balance last report, $369,147.25-total net earnings, $534,161.28, from which there was paid a dividend of 5 per cent, January 1, 1872, $75,000. Charged off, $100,000 Boston and Maine freight accounts, $54,477.64, leaving a balance of $304,683.64. Portland, Mc. 66 66 THORNTON K. LOTHROP, President.... .Boston, Mass. Treasurer-Eliphalet Nott... ..Saco, Me. | Gen. Tkt. Agt.-Payson Tucker Clerk & Auditor-Charles E. Barrett. Portland, Me. Gen. Fgt. Agt.-Chauncey Barrett.. Superintendent.-Francis Chase..... Master Mechanic-James Donnell.. . Portland, Cumberland Co., Me. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.. CEDAR RAPIDS AND MISSOURI RIVER RAILROAD. (Leased and operated by the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company.) Line of Road.-Cedar Rapids, Ia., to Omaha, Neb.... Branch Line: Clinton, Ia., to Lyons, Ia.... .271.6 miles. 2.5 Total length of main and branch line owned and leased.... Sidings and other tracks, miles. Rolling Stock.-None owned. .274.1 miles. Gauge, 4 feet 8 inches. Rail, 56 lbs. to yard. Operations for the year ending December 31, 1872.-This road is leased at an annual rental of $1,700 out of first $4,500 gross earnings per mile, and 20 per cent of any excess over $4,500 per mile. Rental received for year ending December 31, 1872, $510,178.53. Financial Statement.-Capital stock-common, (on whole line,) $25,000 per mile, $6,850,400; and preferred 7 per cent, (on 1st and 2d divisions, Cedar Rapids to Des Moines River and the Lyons Branch, 128.37 miles,) $6,000 per mile, $769,600— total stock, $7,620,000; and funded debt, $3,614,000-total stock and bonds, (representing cost of road, etc.,) $11,234,000, or about $41,000 per mile. Statement of funded debt in detail January 1, 1873: The company have land-grants under the acts of May 15, 1856, and June 2, 1864, to the estimated extent of 1,226,163 acres, of which up to June 30, 1871, there had been certified to the company 1,121,276 acres. Directors, (elected May 15, 1872.)—John B. Alley, Boston, Mass.; Oakes Ames, North Easton, Mass.; John I. Blair, Blairstown, N. J.; D. C. Blair, Belvidere, N. J. ; D. P. Kimball, Boston, Mass.; John F. Ely, Cedar Rapids, Ia.; William T. Glidden, Boston, Mass.; Edward Johnson, Belfast, Me.; Charles A. Lambard, New York City ; Frederick Nickerson, Joseph Nickerson and S. L. Thorndike, Boston, Mass.; J. M. S. Williams, Cedar Rapids, Ia.; J. Van Deventer and Horace Williams, Clinton, Ia. HORACE WILLIAMS, President.... Secretary-P. E. Hall. ..Clinton, Iowa. Boston, Mass. ..Cedar Rapids, Ia. | Treasurer-J. M. S. Williams. Asst. Treas.-J. Van Deventer. Register Stock-D. P. Kimball... .Boston, Mass. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.. .Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., Iowa. ATLANTA AND RICHMOND AIR-LINE RAILROAD. (Consolidation of Georgia Air-Line Railroad and Air-Line Railroad of South Carolina.' ..263 miles. Line of Road.-Atlanta, Ga., to Charlotte, N. C........ Completed December 1, 1872, 80 miles from Atlanta eastward, and 60 from Charlotte westward. The balance of the line is graded and ready for rails, and rails being laid. It is intended to complete the line during the present year. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 6. Cars-passenger, 4; baggage, mail and express, 2; and freight, box, 20; and platform, 25-total revenue cars, 51. Also road and service car, 1. Operations.-No returns furnished. Financial Statement, March 1, 1872.-Capital stock, $7,500,000; and funded debt, 1st mortgage 8 per cent bonds, dated July 1, 1870, and payable, interest semiannually January and July, and principal July 1, 1900, $4,208,000, being $16,000 per mile-total stock and bonds available, $11,708,000. Of the bonds $2,000,000 have been issued. The company's bonds on the Georgia line are guaranteed to the extent of $12,000 per mile by the State of Georgia. Directors.-A. S. Buford, Richmond, Va.; A. Austell, S. B. Hoyt and Robert J. Lowry, Atlanta, Ga.; R. Y. McAden, J. H. Yates and P. A. Wellford, Charlotte, N. C.; W. T. Sutherlin, Danville, Va.; E. M. Johnston, Hall Co., Ga.; W. K. Easley, Greenville, S. C.; and G. Cannon, Spartanburg, S. C. DETROIT, EEL RIVER AND ILLINOIS RR. (In progress.) .91 miles. ..63 Line of Road.-Butler, Ind., to Logansport, Ind.... In operation: Auburn, Ind., to Denver, Ind............. Sidings and other tracks, 3.75 miles. Gauge, 4 feet 8 inches. Rail, 56 lbs. to yard. In connection with the Fort Wayne, Jackson and Saginaw and the Detroit, Hillsdale and Indiana Railroads, this line will form a most direct route between Detroit and Logansport; and, connecting at Butler with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad, an almost east and west line between Toledo and Logansport. At present, it forms a part of what is called the Detroit, Logansport and Indianapolis Line. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 9. Cars-passenger, 4; baggage, mail and express, 4; and freight, box, 100; platform, 45; stock, 15-total, 168; and 17 service cars. Operations-Information refused. Financial Statement, December 31, 1871.-(Later information refused.) Capital stock authorized, $1,000,000; and 1st mortgage 8 per cent bonds, $22,000 per mile of completed road. The bonds of this company are dated July 1, 1871, and have 20 years to run. Interest January and July. Amount issued, $1,180,000. Directors, (elected October 28, 1872.)-C. H. Buhl, J. F. Joy, H. P. Baldwin and Allan Shelden, Detroit, Mich.; W. W. Crapo, New Bedford, Mass.; D. L. Quirk, Ypsilanti, Mich.; Elijah Smith, Boston, Mass.; G. E. Adams, Logansport, Ind. ; C. Haldeman, Roan, Ind.; J. L. Davis, Auburn, Ind.; and J. S. Collins, Columbia, City, Ind. J. S. COLLINS, President... Treasurer-C. H. Richmond.. Superintendent-H. C. Goodell... .Columbia City, Ind. .Detroit, Mich. | Engineer-George E. Morison....._ .Detroit, Mich 66 Fgt. Agt.-F. Milligan. Detroit, 46 Purch. Agt.-W. Parker. .Detroit, Wayne Co., Mich. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS... SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. Line of Road.--Charleston, S. C., to Augusta, Ga...... Branches: .137 miles. Branchville, (62 m. W. Charleston,) S. C., to Columbia...68 Total length of main and branch lines owned by company..... ..242 miles. Sidings and other tracks, 30 miles. Gauge, 5 feet. Rail, 56 to 60 lbs. to yard. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 42. Cars-passenger, 1st class, 22; and 2d class, baggage and mail, 25; and freight, box, 368; stock, 18; and platform, wood and coal, 111-total cars, 544. Operations for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1872.-Trains run, 856,722 miles. Passengers carried, 207,344; carried one mile, 8,583,028. Freight moved, 266,707 tons; moved one mile, 30,457,782 tons. Payments from net earnings: Interest on bonded debt, $417,824.78; balance, $127,280.86, to which should be added income from rents, interest, etc., $10,101.07— making total profit and loss, $137,381.93. 1867.. 609,871 92,831 126,222 155,455 $1,316,006 50 $715,246 81 $600.759 69 $247,146 29 1868 756,431 85,270 160,529 184.544 1869.. 801,171 109,275 185,965 206,284 1870.. 840,910 139,700 238,919 246,679 1871.. 808,409 197,362 228,064 262,701 1872. 856,722 207,344 266,707 ni!. 1,294,961 89 704,255 37 590,706 52 1,382,167 00 786,660 49 595,506 56 233,171 07 1,485,138 54 916,095 82 569,042 72 322.762 51 $116,388 2 Directors, (elected February 14, 1872.)-William J. Magrath, George A. Trenholm, L. D. De Saussure, John Hanckel, Andrew Simonds, George W. Williams, Henry Gourdin, Francis J. Pelzer, B. H. Rice, William A. Courtenay, James S. Gibbes, James P. Boyce, James Conner, W. L. Ellis and Daniel Tyler. 46 Engineer-A. De Caradene... 66 Treasurer-J. T. Welsman... . Charleston, S. C. | Master Mechanic-W. B. Smith... Charleston, S. C. Auditor-J. R. Emery Mast. Car Repairs-John Reed... 66 Ticket Agent-S. B. Pickens... Road J. R. Burckhalter.. Williston, Masters. James Trumble Kingsville, 66 66 Fgt. Agt.-Edward H. Barnwell. Purch. Agent-A. Mitchell ...... Charleston, 66 PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS. ... ....Charleston, S. C. |