New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-23

In Orde, to show the pogss, q ut, oo@ps.ion g.,
bso snch roads scted these anxiares b 1885, vim tss1
mi esge and gross receipts irom ranc,
Nfb & ard N. Ind 1854 miles $500 1< slasss
Cleveland and Toledo. 2Jl miles......'' 5SSn
T,ledo Wabash snd W snS miles'''''' asa sox
Pitsbursh ron w. .3i9 Diles...... L"'s''-Sss""
NORTH SHORE LINE Ass~.s
Michigan Central. ...8 4 800
Aggregate receipt. Of sse mile. in 1856 -
In 1859 the Detroit milwaukee road eneied INTO
the western S portion Of the For Wayne and chago ro, ss1
tie addition ee 09;Sss 6ns aaa screa Of $50 s Of
rel to perform @ same soSSaIy oa;Hs, s Thu IL AS
the mileage and earnings were as folows:
SOUTH LINES.
Michigan s and n. Indiana. a5J miles,. 81 1850
Clevelsnd Toledo. ...... POI miles,. s05,I7s
Toledo W and Western. ~ miles,. 762 sos ana TX
Michigan Central. .28i mile. :. 81 sss,l2e
Detroit and Mlksukee....ls8 miles,. 50,ses- 2Sess
Aggregate receipts Of 1s25 miles In 1889. s7sSS1s
Last three months estimated the sane ~ last yesr
II will the table. that the bushes. mats
tributary the South Shore lines exhibits small gam IN o'e
om two ROAD, having their ermin 4, De,rot comparisos
of The ,sninss Of the Michigan southern and Michigan Central
nTosscyens The aggregate falling Of il he receipts o. @
two road. IN 1889 compared with - smons 70 me
IN comp, the business anocnedto sooat
I.6 and the ra6c the roads leading pm a2os
to Richmond composing the Cincinnati ne could os 70
the above list earnings In 1853 would
Here we have z5 miles Of railway acting aurliariss 70
and q their respective ueSs sno no. oh co.
most properties bad management n1s
10 their ruin than petition The Michigan southern ana
Northern Indiana Road In particular Affords s,Ikoe
ton In 1886 364 miles Of road were ~ s
or per mile while 1853 they were, for J ss pat
81 s8 949 or S3226 per mile too u0producve bran
Goshen l20 miles and Detroit, Monroe enc Toledo hse
mes having added since 6 In adeicn 20 oens sao
jeced competition the share capital oil thus road ne
been rleevsby ruined bY vsstefa Pendtufe 81 tne
Company Ia tho days Of it, prosperity when they snov
the that al Toads Ao9
The Michigan Central has been better managed pat nov
the OF peng lines and diversion OF oo-
although just barely able earn the interest on ia debt
contribute promptly SINKING fund.- and to keep ia property
in repair work anything for the stocksoidss
worth speaking Of Owing the early osing OF he axe ~
ice tine Lest and Milwaukee Road has lost all ne Winter ol.
with the Northwest beside being compelled to bring ok
Detroit large quantity OF Westenbound ign TO De Tor
wsrded Wicon via Chicago The Pittsburgh FoI "eyns
and Chicago Road is operated by Re eyer the road req ng
an outlay OF 500O $500 90 the road aud bridges
before freighng business The Toledo Wabash
ard Western Company twice been under nlecis snbsr-
the opened The Cleyed and Toledo
Il unable MUCH anything, for stocxhoet. bet Ike
Michiean Central it's finances compared with tho
Others With delinquent roads, representing cost OF
52s99 grave doubts whether the w1ole
cspits already aud dead loss 10 It's poPeors
Tie bui and long they running
expenses they Will be operaed and thus be mso TO soaoos
that serious competition which makes them al uDfennesT--