Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-27
Railway Intelligence.

Railway Intelligence.
CosT OF RAILRoADIEG.-To give some idea
of the increased cost of railroading, we give
some facts: the T rail, in 1850, cost $45 per
ton, and s135 in 1864 locomotive tire, $I2
in 1860, and $40 in 1854 car wheels, $I4
SO, against $50. each lumber for fencing
81 so per N, against $40, and all other
lumber in nearly the same proportion of in
crease pay of engineers per day 81 rs
against rs; conductors, $42 % per month,
againsta$76 25j common laborers per day,
$O771E,;:s against: 81 75E carpenters 81 "a,
against 81 81, etc.
CONSULTING ENGIKEER.-Mr. Charles Mi
not, has accepted the position of Consult
ing Engineer, on the Erie Railway, and
will enter upon his duties on the Ist prox.
ERIE AND PITTsBURGH HRAILROAD.-The Erie
and Pittsburgh Company have 1886, 500
capital paid in, and one million and a half
of debt. The road has cost 81, ,7sI, 1856 SO,
and during the year 57,675 passengers and
81 1897 tons of freight were carried. The
payments of the year were $577, ,25I.62, and
the receipts sI6S, ,5OL6I.
TIE On CREEK RALRoAD.-The Oil Creek
Road, designed to run from Cory to Frank
lin, has nineteen miles to add to its track
before being completed. During 1854, 49,
alt passengers and 6,424 tons of freight
were transported over it, S5,S75 tons of the
latter, or 5O4,326 barrels being petroleum.
The receipts from passengers were $91 $780,
SO, and for freight 47,624.9s.
TIE JAMESTOWN RAILRoAD.-The James,
town and Franklin Company have sub
scribed capltalOf nearly $500, 900, more than
three -fourths of which has been paid in.
Its total debt is SIC, 900.
THE franklin BRAEcH.-The franklin
branch of the A. & G. W. Railway has been
completed to Oil City, and the road will soon
be opened for business to that point.
DAYTON AND MICHIGAN RoAD.-The total
amount of tonnage received at Toledo from
the Dayton and Michigan Railroad, in 1854,
is 134, ,O99,O55, to which add cars billed
through, 72,7OO,OOO, making in all 200, ,7s9,-
655 tons.
RAILROAD GUAGEs.-As to guage there are
three classes of railroads in the United
States. The New England and New York
roads are four feet eight and half inches.
In Ohio, and south of Philadelphia they
vary from this width to four feet ten inches.
The Canada guage is five feet six inches. of
which guage also are some of the roads of
Maine. The broad guage is six feet, of
which the Erie, the Atlantic and Great
Western, and the Ohio and Mississippi are
examples.
TIE NEW LISBON RAILwAY.-The work up
on the New Lisbon Railway is progressing
favOrably, and it is contemplated to finish
it and have it in running order by the first
day of July next.
EARsIEGs.-Tbe Pennsylvania Railroad
earned during the year 1864, $14, ,317, ,OIO.32;
expended, 1892, ,T9O 81; carried 2,26s, 1929
passengers, and 2,55s,SS4 tons of freight !;
1l9 persons were killed on the road during
theyear, and 2Is injured, Of those killed,
over 50 lost their lives while walking on
the track.
The Allegheny Valley Railroad earnep
S245, 5,OSO.26, carried Is6, ,535 passengers, and
$50, 1872 tons of freight. Three persons only
were killed on the road during the year.
The receipts of the Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne
i Chicago Road were 50, ,364, ,765. 10; the ex-
penses, s., ,654, ,486.35; the numbsr of pas
Eengers carried, 1902, ,OO5, and the amount
Of freight, S59,33O tons. Thirty-seYen per-
sons were killed during the year on the
ROAD OF whom two were passengers, and
thirty-twO injured. -.
The Pittsburgh and GonneIlsville Road
earned $327, ,6SI. 10; expended, SS22, ,324 40 ;
carried Ss5, ,843 passengers, and 80, ,522 tons
of freight. There Were six perso MS killed
on the road during the year, and one in
jured.
EKTERING UPON DUTY.-The elee tion of 8.
s. LHommedieu, Esq, as Presi' dent, and
Daniel McLaren as Superintendt, ,nt of the
Atlantic and Great Western R abroad, is
officially announced The for mer enters
upon the discharge of his duties on the LIST,
and the latter 40 the 18th inst.
TIE FOURTH or MARCH.-RHsOLUFIoKs or
THE BOARD OF TRADE.-We append a series
of resolutions, recommending the closing
Of all places of business on the Fourth of
March next, and the devotion Of that day
to celebrating the recent glorious successes
OF the Union arms, which we're ad opted by
the Board of Trade at their meetiI e on Sat-
urdaY evening. We heartily econd the
and hope that it m sy be uni
versally adopted:
WHEREAS, Action has been taken in the
principal cities Of our country to celebrate
the recent victories of our arr nies and the
of the national flag over the
forts and public buildings of Savannah,
Charleston and Wilmington; and that the
9Th day Of March next has bt ,en named as
3 suitable time to devote and manifest our
to join our sister rites in COM
this event, be it t therefore,
Resolved, That We heartily concur in the
which have been made that ali