Indiana State sentinel., 1851-08-07
STATEMENT July l. 1851.

formation interesting many if to all of read
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STATEMENT JULY /, 1851
Balance from January 1st, 1851. ....... S4,749 80
Receipts from transportation. ISL ,503 %
Do do Mail, 4th quarter. $780,. .S64 29
Running service on Beiontaine Road ..... 1,035 q
Do do Peru do ...... 545 50
Received for work done in shops for other
Roads. ......... Observation-Disclosures. S,244 SO
Miscellaneous sources es.. 1895 u
Total. sl69, ,939 so
Amount expenses charged ..sllO,254 81
Less amount for Cars provi
ded for by Bonds, but charged
to expense account .......... N,6OO 90
--ss2, ,654 81
One half of tax suspended account 1925 81
Amount to balance ...................... 73,9S9 ~
Total al............................sl6 .sl69, ,939 so
Amount of net profits as above admitting
of dividend OF per cent. .......... S75,9S9 70
The receipts show a large increase compared with
the corresponding months last year.
Receipts for transportation for six months
just closed .,....-... SOL ,5oS 80
Amount same six months in 1850 ...... 100. 153 60
'.e Increase. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Sol 800 80
Being fraction over fi(tyone per cent. We have to
note during this time large increase of travel; and
secure, and extremely heavy and though the receipts
of the last months of 1850 large is confident
y expected that the present will show increase
upon that PERIOD though not large, probably, as that
The OF net profits here presented does not do
full justice to the actual earnings of the Road.
We have deducted one-half OF a tax account,
that has been suspended from circumstan-
ces connected with its assessment, during
three years. S11 ,295 81
The Government is IN arrears SIX months
Mail pay. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3,72S 5s
We have graded a principal portion of
double track between Edinburgh and CO..
lumbus, and paid freight on Iron 4, ,283 IA
We have hauled our own Iron and ties for
twenty-six miles of road reaid, actual ex-
pense of hands and trains less than. 5000 90
We have paid for years supply OF wood
sl0,SS2 61 one baf Of which is
on hand. ...-.................. SAL 30
Total .s27,74s SO
And net earnings above .............. rs, ,959 70
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Sl03, ,73S 4S
Or nearly per cent. on the Capital Stock.
The road has been run during the six months with
great regularity, and freedom from accidents. The
track is generally in good condition. The whole will be
completed with t rail in few weeks Our motive
power is in good condition and doing full service. We
have built shops since the first of January
tyeght Box Freight Cars; forty Platform Cars be
converted into Hog Cars; and first class Baggage
Car; also rebuilt two Passenger Cars, originally
structed at Cincinnati We have also bnit Indi-
annapolis Shops Gravel Cars for the Belefontaine
road and thrty6ve Gravel and four Platform Cars for
the Terre Haue road and furnished for the latter Com
pany the and BRASS work for thirty five Gravel Cars
building by them at 1erre Haute; all of which have
becG duly paid for. We constructing orty-fv
additional Freight and four first class Passenger Cars
for Road all of which viii be ready for the Fall
trade. We also building twenty-five Freight Cars
for the Terre Haute road; which, it is confidently be-
eved will be ready for operating by lst January
We have seven new Locomotives which will be deliv-
cred during September and October that shall be
fully prepared for the largely increased traffic that will
undoubty accrue to us.
Office M. 81 Railroad Co..
Madison, July Is, 1851