Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-17
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.

The annual meeting of the Stockholders Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad held last Monday and the twentieth
! annual report of the President and Directors made
The report consists Of partshe first being the report
of Mr. Mcane the President giving account OF the affairs
of the company, and the other letter to Mr. McLane ron
Mr. s. jones' J who, during the Presidents absence act
ed President pro empor giving account OF the gene
| raj operations for the past year
appears from the letter of Mr. Jones that in the year
past there transported the main stem sl6tons
Of merchandise and 2so passengers being increase OF
81, 500 tons and N SOC passengers.
To this great increase of the travel and trade, the ma
chinery of the company has been much increased
There S 1913 tons Of coal carried the road-an
increase of 2, 1873 last year
The relaying of the road Harper's Ferry, with a
and improved rail- has been progressing very rapidly and
pcced be completed for before the st of January next
The number of passengers carried the Washington
road ST, Sc in the year, being increase of SO, 56s
the previous year and in the time the
from this road increased 81 S5lan increase justly ascri6
ed 10 the reduction fare which made in September last
The gross of the company for the main stem OF the
road amounted to. ......-....,.,..', Ssso,olo 81
The expenses ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 454,s39 30
Neu pr0ntS. .pffp,fio u
This is an increase of $685. over the profits last year.
and than per cent the capital of the company of
the profits $685. have been paid account of the Earrings
debt and 1884, ls4 to subscription to the Connelsve
Railroad the Of the road purchase of loco
motives, &c being $50, $40 about Il per cent on the
capital.
Of the money remaining the Board have applied $4,000
TO the sinking fund on the Washington road oan
and the pay portion OF the dividend of three per cent
which has been declared the stockholders and made pay
able as follows To holders of less than fifty shares of stock
three per cent in money and holders Of than fifty
shares per money, and two per cent IN SIX per
cent bonds of the Company with payable quarterly
and redeemable in twenty years.
The report gives every information regard the popos
ed issue of bonds of the Company meet the expense of
laying the road Hapes Ferry, the extension of the road
the Ohio the subscription for 700 shares (s35, O00) of
stock the Connesvie Railroad, the prospects of the
Company for the ensuing year, &c.
The receipts of the company the last year much
larger from every Of than any preceding year
since the work has been opened to
In the years ending the st instant there carried
the main of the road passengers, from whom
received 81 5i6s5l ga In the last year there were
$50 2645 passengers, who paid S4l3,3il 50.
The whole received from tonnage the years pas:
is s29l2 925 TO- the amount of tonnage being 062, LAT
tons.
In the last year there carried oscardy $50 tons
Of Merchandise and eastdy 4l2 776 barrels of flour and
ls, 1913 tons Of coal
The following gentlemen Monday elected the
part Of the Stockholders Directors Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, viz James Swan, John l. Donaldson
Jacob Albert, Samuel Hoffman, James HARDWOOD, John p
Kennedy, Columbus ODonneI William +. Murdoch, Field
ing Lucas, Jr, VIM II. Marriott, Edward Patterson, S.
w. Smith-Bqhirnore Patriot