The Placer herald., 1860-03-31

The net proceeds amount to II G-lO per cent
on 5 ,0007 l3, the highest estimated cost Of the
road. and Is $40 per cent on S929,297, the low
est estimate.
IL wnuld not he difficult to- enlarge this rate OF
profit i,y more liberal estimate OF tonnage and
passengers. But ! have preferred to take the
actual statistics as basis TO commence with, and
have only estimated moderate increase OF pas
scngers. and doubled the actual down ireights of
lumber. The best mode of augmcnting the profit
ON the capital will be to extend the road until it
can command a larger freight of lumber. and
gain n more certain hold on the passenger travel
of the upper counties, and the Washoe trade.
1t is possible that lumber will bear higher
freight than SO per thousand. The present
freight by wagons from Auburn o Sacramento is
about : 10 per thousand 1t is worth at the mills
from SIS 10 SIS per thousand. There are in Ne
vada county A saw mills producing annually 39,-
$4,000 feet. and in Placer county Is mills pro
ducng lG. POO 900 feet: hut this product may be
doubled if demand is opened from below.
The extension Of the road will spread the cost
of salaries and Office expenses of general nature
over il greater number Of miles While the road
is only 10 miles long, it may perhaps be advanta-
geous to have its transportation business managed
| in conneXon with that of the Sacramento Valley
! Road. a heavier style of locomotives would be
! needed but the same conductors cngincmen.
| hrakemcn, &c.. could run the trains through the
whole Al miles.
BY m extract from Gov. Wcllcr'a last Annual
Message, based upon the report of j. =. Robinson,
Esq. Engineer and Superintendent OF the Sncra
mento Valley Railroad. it appears that in several
| important items the cost of operating that rail-
road, is little or no greater per mile, run by
trains, than on the eastern roads
Comparison Of the Expense per MITE run by
Trans on the /0ll0tcing named Roads.
,.,,,, ., ponn;n,,p. Ny. NY. Hud'n Sac.
'''''' VI i'''''''7 ~ Centi' q Erie River Valley
K Engine i .' .'.. w % 7lc 2o clio "a oo Is $40
For Conductors, Bag
gage men etc...... 3-l0l 4-iO 10
For Engi's.& FiremenI tl0l . IL
For Fnel consumed. 23 I-l0 i6 l-lO y ii ) lu
For Oil consumed 4-l0 $40 2l0 3'i0
Total ........ SO Gl0.G 50 30 "a 6-l0
For the purpose of exhibiting the comparison
in the economy of operating the items OF en-
ployecs salaries ought not to be estimated; for on
the three first three named roads they are con
stantly coupled. while on the latter but small
POI tion OF the time. Then the comparison
! Would be ...........l49 G-l0ijG l5i LILO 2S Clio
Mr.. Robinson has politely furnished me with
several additional from his reports, upon which
have in part based my estimate OF current eXpen-
ses.
The cost of operating the locomotive depart
mcnt will be relatively greater on your road in
consequence of sleeper grades. and sharper curves
and the necessity OF using heavier engines. These
elements will also cause AN additional wear and
tear of the track, increasing the annnal cost of
repairs
| In the estimate Of receipts haze fixed the raie
of passage at ten cents per mile. and OF up freight
at fifteen cents per ton per maize, which are The
! limits named in the railroad law The price for
! lumber is much less than the legal rate.
In conclusion: The road will be 1905 miles
long. II will cost, fully equipped, about one mil
lion OF dollars. The stecpest grade is so teet to
the mile, about balf the road being of that grade,
and the other grades vasy from Il to a6 feet per
mile. About one-tenlh of the distance is level
The shapest curve, by one location has radius
of 7l6S feet; by another location j737 feet radius.