New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-07

The various reports furnished by agents, conductors
asd others are given and their practical explained
The dvsen Of the duties Of the several officers en-
ployed has been arranged with reference TO carrying
out the general principles before stated; the reports
are material aids in eecng these Objects and serve
% checks in pointing out al deviaons from the rule
The subject Of organization is eosed in the following
words:
"A that il required to render the efforts Of railroad
companies in every respect equal 10 that o. lndvdu
sls 10 rgid system of personal eccoun1apty 1iVueh
every grade OF service"
Under the head of "Characterstics" the length Of
the road is given, the miles OF double track and SD
nes length Of brdges weight of rails, and other IN
teresne particulars which serve TO chow the vast e.
tent and character Of the road.
The construction account furnishes the details OF
e.penditure during the past year, amounting 70
sl63, 269 10.
Its estimated TINT there will be required during the
ures4nt year to the expenses IN the construction
department s26s COG 9e-slo3 237 Of which is to be
applied in baildDg permanent works, {" avoid the
rresent crossing of the cascade Bridge" On this
subject it is remarked;
1.-The amount estimated, (s2s9,6os 99,) may appear
large. Int IL il not claimed that the whole expend
ture il indispep,ably necessary during the coming
season consider sbIe portion OF the work, II ad'l
sable may for the present be deferred, although 10
quite detiIabIe 10 have it done at an cary Gay, c
cunstabets will permit.
Under the head of revenue and expenses It 10 shown
that the earnings Of passenger trains are "a Clio per
cent and of freight trains 65 per cent of the gross
earnings of the road and analysis Of the earnings
and expenees Of these two branches OF the business
shows that while the passenger business has con-
tbuted slO per cent Of net profits on the business
done the freight traffic has contributed 81 per cent.
The cnnparatiye importance of the two branches OF
traffic is exhibited by the above statement.
Tie subject Of tariff rates is discussed and while it
Is admitted that in many cases the prices charged are
unremuDerative an indscriminate increase is depre-
Gated as tending to destroy branches OF business
which, by being fostered, may hereafter furnish q
profitable source Of revenue to the road On this sub
ject il is remarked:
al have no doubt that our tariff should be carefully
revised and in many cases materially advanced; but
in an ranging new price,, Nth TIE vtep Of ncTealng
yerenue would respectfully submit that to effect this
end we should rely quite much the reduction OF
our EXPENSES by srict economy in all oW operations,
as on an increase of rates"
Under the head Of Experiments for determining
ct Of grades and curvature" the report furnishes
very careful and elaborate description of the per-
Torrance Of the engine employed for that purpose and
the relative extent Of the ressances opposed TO the
moving train. This portion of the report will afford
much interest to both practical and scientific
gage in constructing and operating roads, demonstrate
ing, as does the superiority of the broad over the
noyroV gauge in the transaction of a heavy freight
traffic.
Reference is made to some of the prominent argu-
, ents formerly used against the Introduction Of the
broad gauge, and their fallacy shown.