Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-10-30

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Cleapeland Herald.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL ROAD
--NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT.
We publish in this mornings American,
the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bal
timore and Ohio Rail Road Company,
which exhibits, as will be seen, very
CRAFTY ing statement Of the affairs OF the
Company.
The aggregate receipts of the Main
Stem for The year ending on the 30th ult.
amounted to S73s SOB, Is, giving a net
income o. nearly Eve and halt per cent.
on the capital. They exceed BY nearly
eighty Thousand dollars the receipts OF the
proceeding year.
The net earnings of the Washington
Branch amount to S95. 094, 65. nearly
SIX per cent. on the capital.
The dividends 10 the State upon her
investment in both roads, including the bo-
nus upon passengers from the Washing.
ton Branch, fall but little shor! OF nne per
cent.
The expenses of the year for working
the road and keeping it in order are but
slightly increased, while the increase OF
trade and travel has been considerable
The item of bridges shows indeed an en-
larged expenditure but portion OF that
increase belongs properly to the account
of the previous year, aud from the pres.
ent condition OF excellent repair in which
the road is placed, no recurrence OF extra
expenditures for bridges is anticipated Tor
long time.
The portion of the road this side Of
Harper's Ferry is 10 be gradually renova-
ted By the substitution of the edge rail. -
This design, begun in 1888, will be car.
ried on, as last as circumstances require
the laying of new rails.
With regard to the coal trade, the Re-
port makes some observations peculiarly
worthy OF attention. "The general result
Of transportation Of coal thus far, says
the report, "has been to demonstrate the
sufficiency OF the estimates OF lis cost
heretofore made by the Company's engl-
neers, and thus TO encourage the board to
enter as largely into It's transportation as
circumstances may show to be- expedlent."
O:her companies in Allegany, BESIDES
the one with which a contract already ex-
lists, are prepared to enter largely upon the
working OF their mines; they will devote
themselves exclusively 10 the supply OF
The market, and from a vein Of coal easl-
ly wrought. These companies viii look
TO the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road for
the transportation Of their coal, aud they
are preparing lateral railways OF their
own to connect with it al Cumberland -
Our road will thus be enabled TO run lis
own cars TO the mines and to convey the
coal direct to market without transhlp-
ment.
In the even, OF the Canals completion
10 Cumberland il will be dependent on
these lateral roads for it's supplies OF coal;
a .ranshipment will be necessary at Cum
berIand from the cars TO the canal boats
and if the Canal is relied upon as the
means of reaching market, each Of these
shor: roads will be obliged to mautain
its sepera,e esta blishment of cars and
engines or horses, at very considerable
expense. With the Baltimore and Ohio
road, hoa ever, as the medium Of convey.
ance all this expense wid be saved, be-
sides the trouble and cost Of tranship-
ment.
1t is evident, therefore, that the Rail
Road, under any circumstances, will be
able to carry on the coal trade, II the ar.
tcle should come into profitable demand,
with prospects Of great advantage and
success. The Report anticipates, within
a year or two, an aggregate transporta-
lion of coal to The amount OF l00, 00O tons
or more. This probable incsease oil hea-
w Transportation, 10 connection with 9TH
er items Of bulky kind, has induced the
Board 10 examine into the practlcsbllity
of establishing a new route from the out
er depot at Noun, Glare TO tide water, so
as to allow OF the use OF steam engines all
the way to the harbour. Under an ordl-
dance OF the CITY, passed last April, sur
veys have been made of all the routes
deemed practicable for this purpose
full report has been submitted upon them,
and the whole subject is now under the
consideration of the engineer department.
II will be seen that reduction Of the
charge of transportation Of flour, along
that portion Of the road adjacent to the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, has resulted
in drawing back 10 the road portion OF
The trade in that article which the low
rates OF the Canal had for time diverted.
la like manner the introduction of lower
rates for passengers on the Washington
road has operated to increase the compa-
ny's receipts. Bat. American.