The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-19


would save great deal Of time and considerable din
Guilty.
The reports of the different railroad companies Of this
State made to the Secretary Of State, We have before
given in condensed form. The returns fmads BY each
company, contain particulars interesting to the stock
holders and the public generally. We annex the sste
ments Of three Of the roads comprising part Of the s
western line through this state
MoHAwAx AND HupsoN RAILROAD.
Length Of road in operation, Is miles, 1887 feet
Expended in construction CT the new branch
Expended for interest in ls45. 1880 OF
and incidental expenses. -. s7,ss7 81
Incoms from passenrers,. MINIMUM. 1854 IS
DO from freight. .................. l4.7sl o.
Do from rent II tenements,. ........ 1888 81
Received from sale of iron. horses, engines,
Received from bonds Of is4S,. ...... $4,000 90
Number Of through passengers.. l6s.6al
Do. Of locomotive engines. 9
Do. of passenger and freight
An undivided interest with the Utica and schenectady
syrscuSe and Utica Auburn and Syracuse, and Auburn
and Rochester Railroad Companies, in
Mai and baggage cars, IS
Number Of machine shops. .......
Average number Of men in the employ Of the compa-
n.y. including those engaged in the construction Of the
NumS.r Of miles run by passenger trains. 1851
Number Of miles run BY freight and all other
tralns. 2i,9l2
This road has made dividend, and probably
will not for years. very great competition exists be-
tween this road and the Troy and Schenectady and s
gross s therefore, much restricted The travel
on this road il confined entirely to through passenger
The report of the Utica and Schenectady Railroad
Company for the past year. presents the annexed state
ment
s-Ur,cA AND scHExEcTADY RAILROAD.
Length Of Road in operation, 7s miles
Expended for construction u l3t5 1850 10
'n'0''. 'o freight NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1i,7ss u
Sales e r: r: iron TO Central
m r. R M lshi Er..:;n: %s SO,
n.ns.. Of though passenger. iss.s +
Receipt. from through passenger: sal
I; and running
'"Ss' = ps::sas sa'' mail and baggage c".,.
ss e i: P..s.s:1; mail nail! an. .s s:ss,ss
tween Albany and Rochester, ssy..... 3is
Number offre,ght or service cars. 2,
:, machine shops. ...................
Averss. NUMBER .s' Of men employed. 49,.
Number Of miles run by passenger trains, lsloa
pairs Of road. carrying materials, &c..... e5,N
This road Of the profitable in the country
The dividends Of the huctuatsd from eigR
to eleven per cent and its stock from twenty to thrtype
cent above par For its length is of the cheape,
railroads in the State and it, local business only abou
twenty per cent of the whole. There il bill before thu
Legislature Of this State for the construction of raj
road Utica to Schenectady the south side Of III
Mohawk river 1t il argued that railroad
this side Of the river, Is much wanted on account
the large amount Of local travel but the returns Of th
c~hau odv Pail NJ
vel only amounts fifth Of the aggregate passsngt
receipts The through travel il the principal sourcs
revenue 1t therefore appears that another railroa
wo the through travel and reduce the rscsip
Of theiroad now in active operation below remuners
ing point Two roads running between the same point
cannot be made productive The country IL not yetsu
fcienty thickly settled to give each sufficient way
vel, to give the stockholders q dividend We want
the railroads capitalists can be induced to construct
it is highly necessary that each should he profitable
The report of the Syracuse and Utica Railroad Coz
many IN 4 annexed.