Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-10-22
7;WENl,l,sIXl'H d y
ANNUAL REPORT
NJ THE rkE,lpEsr Asp piREcroRs 4ior THE
. BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.

law, and Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
,ooa for the past year. Thisreport is presented to
toctboIders as the last annual report, prior to
,he completion of the great work which has been
entrusted to their charge. In accordance with the
nromiscs heretofore held out, they now haveit
in their power to announce that, or the first OF
January next j continuous chain of railway. com-
munication, three hundred and eighty miles III
extent will unite the city of Baltimore with north
ern ohio-the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, and
the vast and productive region to which, for twenty
six years past, their attention has been s'eaaii!
directed in the prosecution of this stupendous en-
terprise. aEsUl a-sl -.
The report contains very clear detail OF the
progress of :he road, during the past year, ana
very atterng exhibit of the present condition anu
prospects, as will be seen by the following Synopsis:
The revenue from all sources, during the year,
has amounted to 1925, SOB 65, showing the small
decrease Of 1856 10, compared with me result!
of the last fiscal year. OF this amount S3l4,9l4
have been realized from passengers, SOU, TAU from
mails and $4,000 Is from merchandise.
| The aggregate receipts, from bothroads, show an
increase OF 81 5,427 81 over the year ending SUN
September, 1851. 80 m
The expenses of the road have been S7lO, 1I9 y,
which, deducted from the gross earning, as above
stated. will show the net earnings TO have been
S6l5 1854 43, being about rs per cent neat earn-
| ings on the original capital of S7,0Oo,UoO.
Since May last, the revenue oil TINS ROAD mas oceh
| steadily increasing, and the closing month OF the
fiscal year showed an increase greater IMAM hau
| been realized during any one month oil It's opera
tions-the revenue beng, from the mann s ean
Sl57 5Sl SIS; and from the Washington branch, S34-
| e5i 81: an aggregate of $685. IS on the main
stem and its branch.
1913 OOS 10; in July, Sl1,s73 SO; in August SD
| $40 81; and in September, S31 ,2Oi 10.
The stock of the city of Wheeling VIII be EMU
tied to dividend at the rate, from the time oil
subscription by said city. This board have deemed
legitimate charge to the account OF construction
the money having been subscribed win a view 10
| the new road west of Cumberland. 80
| II is confidently expected that the revenue Will
now 90 on steadily 10 increase, until the opening
of the road to the city of Wheeling.
The present condition OF the road IS heafi! all
what the Board could desire. The extended line,
| from Batino,e TO Cumberland, is reported to be
not onlv in a state of good repar-equal, on the
whole to what il was represented IN the last
annual report-but may be said to have improved
| i'll many essential particulars.
| The station at Mount Glare has gone on steaully
| to improve 1t is now well supplied with work
shops engine houses and other buildings Tor very
large trade. lis stationary machinery has also been
Increased to considerable extent IN view oil the
greater activity which must soon attend the opera
tons of the repair department. The number OF
mechanics and others, now employed at tins STA
| ion, is upwards of one thousand.
| At MartinsburSs' a large expenditure mas pceh
incurred IN the purchase Oh etounos anu .ie GU"
struction of shops, engine houses and other ne
cessary buildings; and nj Cumberland, considerable
additions have been ihaue 10 INT 'uc'i'ues he'e''
| fore afforded at thai point.
II is remarkable TACT that lot ioul !ealS p'sI,
net fatal accident has occurred 10 any passenger
travelling on that road, and'he records OF inc courts
will show n most singular exemption from the lit
CATION usually attended upon works oil such magnl-
tude.
| The location of Mount Glare depot having oeeil
found expensive aud announcement, Il purchase WIS
made OF three entire squares oil giouhu' pe'"Gen
Eutaw and Howard streets-oinding on CMnueil
street, north; Lee street, Southland CONFUSING
length about OF l,l0O feet including Conwa!
and Barre streets, which the Conpah! nave inc
privilege OF arching; and a wdth between i1o"ata
and Eutaw streets, OF $50 feet
The cost OF the new station VIII De near soou,
lOUO The old DEPOT on ffatt Street, HAS oeci' soiu
Tor Ssu,oOo. :.
BY the agreement OF July, 1871 the Guy oil
| Wheeling stipulated TO 1ulnish' Tree Oh chaise,
| with the right OF way through her slieets' Depo'
on the north side OF W heeling Creek colhplisins
| not less than TWO acres. point inhneu'a.eiy at
the mouth oil the Creek' was uee'uet
for this purpose-but difference OF OPINION nav
| ing arisen between the CITY ana inc company as
to the proper location, compromise was liihue =!
winch the company, Oh the privilege oeiis .u.
ceded 10 them Oh laying uo"h CERTAIN .tuo". ,.
anu USING o'ipii u VIZ lopI'y az oHi5 l.,
the city, was enabled 10 secure al mat cou,u NC
conveniently compassed' tot INC aIcoiHiou''i =,
of both their passenger and tonnage business. nc
other Location could have been mace wiiich "oulI
have been more advantageous 10 inc interest o'
the city ana the company. .u,,a.,,
The whole COST OF lhe uepot g,ouHus, u. w h eH
ing ncluding the Tght OF wayl VIII p eoo
OF which the city OF wheeling pays sop,oov. ms
station is situated mnedlatelS on Inc ., te
rVer anu WIN aiioiu lhE ~ ~.
i enUre wafer IIOul, as well OluCl puits
OF the city. ,
The estimated increase IN 1he revenue EN- Oh Inc
road, for the coming year, Is s4'osZ,ooo' ana tne
cost OF the additional power necessary 10 eet .hs
increase OF business VIII ne sso6epo' ~ Ia ~
have been made for its delivery on the road, on or
before the first OF January, OF shorty theleat.et.
| No road, IN this country, mas commenced opera
tionswith more complete equipmentand the stock-