Southern planter., 1832-12-08
Ftom lle Rallinore Amcricnn

We published, short time since, very interest.
ing document, appended 10 the late Annual Rcpor,
Of The Ohio Rail Road Company, showing the
steady and encouraging Increase OF the business Of
llo il.Road, aud the prospects which is held out |
OF profitable return upon the capital, oven in its
comparatively limited extent, before Il has reached
the point at which, by the original calculations, !
the revenue was expected 10 commence There Is /
another paper, equally Interesting in ils details,
which we should be glad to publish but have not
the space for than an abstract of the puncip,l
items. II is the Report Of q, w. Weaver, Esq. |
superlnlendani Of graduation and Masonry, civ. /
ing tables and comparisons Of the cost under each
Of their heads, Of every division OF the road, as
completed from the City Block TO the Point oil
Rocks. The result shows a great dsproporion
between the cost, in each department. Of the first
two divisions Oft road and Of the succeeding ii.
visons-demonstrating an increased skill and ex-
} perience, as well as greatly increased facilities
physical and miscellaneous and confirming the
assurances Ufthe Directors TINT the whole road will
be completed within the estimate.
The Graduation Of the whole line the literal
J branch Of frederick inclusive, com0encing at the
depot on Pratt street (rather more Than n milcs)
cost S8Oi, l42 90, orat an averagemte 32i SO
per mile Ofthis the first 15a miles cost rs much
all the rest, say 55i mllos--the average of the
first being geo, ,837 and ofthe rest a. 233 per mile
each. A stronger contrast is mnde, however, by
taking the FIRST sir miles, terminating atihc second
crossing ofthe Washington Turnpike road. Those
e six miles cost for graduation S48,500 per mile,
e and the rest, (sxiy-fyo mcs) only 1896, or less
i than one sirth Of the other
y From Baltimore to Ellicott's Mills( 5 miles) the
cost was S29,i9S 92 per mile--of the remaining
SO miles, only 1890 So per mile
G The same vast dispropOron is shown IN refer
: ence to the cost Of the Masonry on the several d.
IVia fHhn f.r fhp tuhnla
;, 50 8,S67 ~, or per mile s4482, "a. the Moson
~ on The first % miles cost more, by seven thou
y sand dollars, than all the rest Of the road-mor
IS Mdn siriy t5g0 miles The average rate of the frs
was SI8 ,568 80 per mile ofthe others SO sos 0,
C. per mile. Onihe first sir miles tho average COS
was S24,2l7 per mile-on the other sirty;frc, Sc
,r G66 per mile.
q. From Baltimore TO Ellicott's Mills (l3 miles
ie the rate was Sl7,l6 6i--on all beyond, only 81
" E62272.
%. Under ,his head there have been constructed 8
Is bridges and vadncis, besides large number
ot "golhic and square cul,erts,' aud few deiachc
walls.
The contrast is strengthened by combining tw
: items Of graduation and Masonry, aud calcuatin
-s the average Of their Joint amount The gross SUI
e expended for both, is Sl,Ia2,5lO 67-ayeragn
Is Si5.803 90 per mile.
The frs, eleren miles cost (oriy.)ow hOHsdE
dollars more than the succeeding sirfy miles. III
average rate of the first $50 ,O0o aud the rosl onl
. S8,93l SO.
The first sir miles cost S72,791 per mile--ar
= the remaining sirly fire mites Sl0,51G per mile
or about one scrsah Of the average Of the iormC
From Baltimore to Eleotfs Mills (l3 mtes) q
whole cost was S605, 9l2 59--and OF the rcnn'
inc SO miles, So ID, 500 O8--or G9,3l4 81 lcss-t
first l3 miles averaging Sl6,35i s5, and the j.
90 miles s0,9l3 SO.
Those items, taken from the official Sources, sh'
with what rapid decrease Of expenses the work "
prosecuted after the first stupendoUs duiiculu
wc.o masarGd The whole sum expended on
road, adding To the sums ofgraduation and mas'
~, thspaymcnls for the riga Of way, damages,
pairs Of tunpiies aud other roads, expenses ot
- lstraions, contingent expenses, including salaF
600 Ssimmenis, advertising, printing Sc--amounis
ien. a ,I93,78I 79i The contingent expenses b
irty amounted to less than three per cent on the OF
rely disbursements.
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