The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-24

docs through district OF the State prolific IN that de-
scripion Of produce for which sush works Of improve
msDt are most essentially amsy coal iron. iumssr and
grain The business In ali the various pursuits pro-
ducpg the articles named OF that charac that once
opered Is not likely close, but naturally widen
and The capita, of company is 81 027 1874
Bonded d,bt and all other Indebtedness, 81 056 The
canal and real estate cost 81 sos a27 The hold
besides about quarter OF million OF available assets
Chicago paper gives the following instance Of
fnAr eierng in that city, between q merchant and
bank Presioent:-
One day this week prominent business man presented
note OF enc thousand twp hundrsa dollars running six
days, ct the counter of the bank discount. rhs
PRESIDENT after examining the note and ADM ting its
beir first class paper decided that bank hard
up ovsrexpandtd, &c, and it was iupossois TO ''do'
the paper. The nerchant hard up ana endeAvored
to reason the president into compliance bat t, pur
pose.
At Iass however bright idea seemed to have given
the president hard rap the aud suggest
ed that bis friend broker not iviag thousand miles
fl m the bank, night buy the note. OWN went
chant to the an of pammon No. 2. Too latter would
IKE the note, and 1t "A No. !" paoer would de-
duct from his usual es and do the niog t~o per
hundred and fifty dollars In vaip the merchant protest.
on against the shave, but the broker mex rsble
The man of business, however not quite hard
40 the man OF mammon supposed, and left the shop de-
terminsd not to stand any such fleeing.
While fumblirg over the noe and rumlnatiag ON his
char ces to rse he cash. ha espied Three letters in fine
pencil mark at corner of the note. An mutation
sstlfed him that those letters the presidents in
is and had been placed there by that foctionAry
private signal to tbs broker; and walking back to the
bank he boldly presented the to teller Tor dis
count, who recogn sing the private signal d counted 1t
titled Ut the of his scheme. bur informs. It says
there Was some sau praying BY boto president and
for discounting win bear different and disungushAbie
signals.
We have received the fifteenth annual report Of the
Concord IN. ~ Railroad. This company has funded
debt and floating less than $40 600 having paid of
s2l, AT from the earnings Of the past year.
The earnings for the year to April 1856 were $685. 94Q
Running expenses same time ............... 1872 4sb
Taxes on s., 500, oso capital stock 49,. .sio,74o
New first class locomotive. ............ 1925
Two DIVIDENDS CT per cent each ....... $4,000
Paid Northern road balance due
tract for through business. ........... 5,342
- lis, oo7
Balance. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81, Al
ing debt for consu uction Of dspots 1t Manchss-
Ter oI.,..,............ Zv,oos
Balance ofindsbtedness only ........... $s242
VIII b that the actual net earnings of tho road
the past over per cent. Out Of this, how
ever must be deducted the State Of about Is Of
per cent, which roads in Massachusetts, subjec.
TO- The prospects Of the road certainly look
for the future Of which the directors speak follows
with the present condition OF the ana equip
ment furnishes good reason to rely Confidently the
of stock, and aorcs full Of Air
turn on its investment. The water power its line,
which Is now unoccuped Is greater than what has been
already improved and be early brought into
The population of the Union doubles In twenty FIVE
years. and M manufacturing business increases in about
the some raio This business for many Years to co
must BE- done in New England and il no location
for this purpose 30 favorable As is found line Of
route These circumstances render 1t quite certain that
the valley ofths Merrmac will shortly present of the
most densey peoped and thriving interior dis riots In
the country and WIN afford . permanent and probable
business 10 our road.
The Cumberland Cirian states that during the week
ending the 17th instant there boough. down over
the Cumberland read 1904 tons OF COAL the Georges
Creek road 60S7 over tie Pennsylvania road soS and
the Hamshrs road 6e4 tons There were also ship
ped over the canal 200 tons.
The receipts and disbursements Of the Norfolk and Pc
tersburg Railroad Company from the date Of ia srgan
cation have been % follows
NORFOLK AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD.