Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-01-03
Annual Report.

We have received the thirty fourth annual
Repor. of the President and Directors of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
The report gives a most fattering and sat
i.factory account of the Road and its bust
ness and contains much valuable nforna-
ton.
From the Report we CLEAN the following:
The number of tons hauled, on Main Stem,
In 1859, was SS2, 076, whilst during the past
year, the aggregate is 1,005,sS7 tons. The
largest tonnage in any former year was in H.
81, viz: se4, 4o1 tons. The excess Of tonage
for the past year, over any previous year, Is
therefore no. 1856 tons.
The quantity of Btuminous Goal, paying
freight transported during theyear, has been
l277S3 TONS Ian increase compared with ls-
SO, of 81, o64 tons, and compared with 1858,
of 1895 tons. The deliveries Of coal al
Baltimore exceed those Of the preceding
year % ITO per cent. The revenue from
Coal for the year has been 81 ,9s8, 1854, be-
ing 1858, sl4.s9 more than in 1859,
Extent and Valus ofhe 7bHn4ge 10 and from
Baltimore City.
Ry an examination of the general table o
Tonnage and Mileage, it appears that the
business Of the Road, to and from the City
of Baltimore, during the past year. las beer
exceedingly large The quantity Of ire!gh
of all kinds, and from all sources, brought tc
Baltimore by the Road during the year, il
7Oo,os5 tons, while that taken from Baiu
more il 2Os, 957 tons. making an aggregate
of eo4, O42 tons. Deducting this aggregate
from the total Tonnage hauled or all parts OF
the Road in 1850, it proves that but the rel
atively small portion of 1875, 80 tons was
independent Of the attraction OF the City o
Baltimore.
Computing the value OF the Coal brough
to Baltimore, and enumerated in the above
aggregate OF tonnage, at "a per ton tIncIu'
ding the freight paid the Company it woull
show the total valuo Of that article at Balt!'
more to be 81, eO2, 1866. Deducting the
4oO.52o tons of Coal brought to Baltlmor,
from the eO4 ,042 tons Of freight to ard from
Baltimore during 1890, it would leave 5O3
sos Of miscellaneous trade. Safely assuEin!
by careful estimate, that the average value o
Of this freight was S6S per tor, it woul,
chow A valuation Of S34,245, 000. Adding
the value ofthe Coal to this, as already stated
u
AZ the valuation of the freight Transported
during the year 1890 by this road to anG
from Baltimore.
Evidences of an enlarged demand for TIM
superior semibituminous Goals from the CuIn
berland, Georges Creek, and other minlni
regions on the Baltimore and Ohio Road. arr
offered in the further success with which TIL
article has been used for the past season, as
fuel for the locomotive engines. Numerous
Eastern railroad companies have fairly trie'
and fully approved it for this objec,, and re
Dor. it as possessing advantages in economy
either when compared with Wood or othe
Coal. The New York and Erie, the Hudson
River, The Boston and Maine, the Eastern
the Kennebec and Portland, the Boston an
Providence, the Boston and Worcester, th
Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltlmor
and other Eastern roads, have thus encorse'
its value. Nor has its merits as locomo
tive fuel, been entirely overlooked by tn
Western railroad companies. lntelilzen
officers of severa. the leading lines III Obi
and Kentucky, are at this time contsmplatin
its use on their lines, for which ample iaciIl
tiez are at their command for its transporta
ton through Parkersburg, or Wheeling, i
good condition and at moderate rstes.
The Gas Coal from the Newberg, Fairmon
and Clarksturg Mines, has also received re
newed approval; and lis consumption has in
creased during the,last few months, with pre-
poets for permanent and much more or
largsd demand.
There has been considerable increase
the general local freight business on ii
Road during the past year. Independent {
the large increase in that potion Of the Loci
Trade carried to BALTIC sue as fou ietc., Il
comparative tables Of Tonnage & Mileage :pl
sent very considerable increase in the Wa
to Way Freight, and indicating general
healthy condition Of the Local business Of Il
Road. By these tables, it will also be 90
erved that, while the Tonnage Of the Ger
eral Local Trade Excluding Coal only SHOW
and increase ofs 2s,o42 tons ,'r e2 100 p
cent, the revenue upon this character
business has increased but Sl3,5sl ca. IL
100 per cent. This IL accounted for by Il
greater number of the shorter hauls, and
also owing, in part to reduced rates
freights. Among the reductions recently a
ranged by the Company upon its Local cha
ges, the general provision for the cheap
carriage Of Manures, Hay, etc, for tie fl
ther encouragement of the Agricultural il
terest NAV be mentioned.
il i source of nneb satisfaction 20 o.