The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-16

Increase this year. 7l,751
The annual report of the Boston and Marine Raroad
Company was submitted to the stockholders the l4h
instant In presenting the report the President stated
that made up to the end OF May only il would
be proper to state the Of the road up the present
time rhe receipts for June July and August amounted
TO $780, 1885, expenses, s225, 254-makng the net earn
ings si62 O37 The following is ON abstract Of the
port
The total receips have been 81 295 96S S. being from
messengers 1924 100 OF; freight $39t 03S So: rents
$40 500 90; mails, 1921 AZ interest and divdenis
plus $40 900 The expenses, ncrdng renewals, depre
citation and all taxes except United States tax ON div
earnings sa6I i67 o. from which dcducting two div
bends Of four per cent EACH 1929 49, and United States
rn Ju o. tSs year $50 H. The gross receipts Of tho
year ending May 81 1884 were 11l6,930 49, The gain
O. tho end May 81 lsS y c sse
of tho year 1865 exceed this sum by the amount OF
$2o3 7s9 10 This large ncrease OF expense, says the
report was inevitsb fcrescen in the last report The
remedy to b. applied increase in the passenger and
freight tariffs The advance finally agreed upon MOB
SUFFICIENT the wants of the road while prices and
past winter hence the above result of the years opeo
tons The advance actually made is probably suicaM
10 meet the rate OF expenditure OF the coming yeae,
prices having already partially fallen and there being
every reason 10 anticipate further decline Az luss
tratiye of the impossblty OF keeping down operating
expenses to the old standard OF past years the report
gives the comparative prices or the leading articles usd
and of labor for the year ending November 10 1904,
before the influence Of thu felt and Tor the year
ending November s. 1886, when prces ruled the highest
the also been swelled by increased bur-
den OF taxs In the last report stated that The
amour, OF taxes paid during the year ending May 81
1882 was, &13,S7S 81; May 81 1858, $S7 o50 90 May
a. 1894 was $87 965 a. For the year just ended the
to,s taxes amounted to SI35 902 o. The construction
has boon SIS 0s2 Is in consequence OF
additions TO the equipment The individual earnings ac
count has been fsher increased by the surplus OF this
year, $2O,0aT A.
We have received the following communication In
relation TO the Chicago aud Northwestern Railroad Com
pany:- ,,,
see BY the papers that our "Epv,.a eousias wno
"s 60, Wos,crr railways are having comfortable
49, r . ard h, occurs to me that II may add to their
m ,. y, "a Information by visiting Chicago and while
r, >, favor the President OF the Chicago and North.
wesern Railway With visit, who may enl'ghten them
~ a.. d,srr-ton OF tho increased earnings amount.
ing TO It'd ana nau 70 tufce miii!ous or dollars per
annDai
The common shares sell 81 10 20 per cont the pre-
fcrred OIL So Tho stockholders are not benefited by
the increased earnings
II the committee not interested their neighbors
Mo other side of the water hold few hundred
shaes on account OF friend In London, 10 whom have
within che past two months made repeated promises OF
statement &c the affairs OF the company Such promises
were based upon the statements made at No. s Wall
street Tho statement Is now promised 10 three weeks
and fear my friend for statement as Ts0
Miss Elite for decision In "Jarndycs Va. Jsradyce"
The quantity Of flour, wheat corn ssd barley Left Il
tide water during the 6rst week IN September In the
vanxs and tQa6 foioys.-