Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-30

EvAxsvILLE ASD CRAwFoRDsvILLE Rail
ROAD Tbg ANNUAL report of the officers
of the Evansville and Charlottesville
railroad 10 the stockholders, is just be-
ing printed, and shows the road in a
more prosperous condition than at any
former period ia ita history, but its finsn-
eiaI condition will not justify the pay
ment Of dividends.
From the President report we gather
the following facts: No passenger on
the trains has received the slightest in.
Jury nor has any employee been seri-
ousIy injured during the year.
The gross, as well as the net, earn
ings, have increased over the preceding
year, but does not leave surplus suffi-
ciently large as to warrant much pro-.
gress in completing the construction and
equipment of the line at present in OPP
Grafton. E ~
The last Of the floating debt of the
Company has been paid. The bonded
debt Of the Company is 81 ,240, 900, with
an addition of 500, COO preferred stock,
all bearing interest at Z per cent. per
annnm. OF the bonded debt, 81 ,090,-
COO becomes due in 1869, the balance
being those on the Rockville Extension,
become due in 1881.
Except the rails, which are somewhat
the worse for wear, the property Of the
road has been well preserved and sub
stantial improvements have been added
A larger amount of money has been
expended in the repair of engines thar
in previous years, and other rolling
stock has been increased and rendered
more efficient The expenses in every
department have exceeded those of pre-
vious years in consequence of the higi
price of material, labor, and the increas
ed number Of trains run for the past il
months. 1855 a
An extraordinary expense of $4,000
has been incurred BY the burning of tw'
|, bridges by incen6iaries on the Rockville
Extension, and by unusual floods an
by the Ioss of temporary structures.
contract was made for the renewal O
: the White river bridge at an expense Q
$4,000, the work to be completed b
: the LIST of December, proximo, but i
? consequence of unusual rains, and pre-
? tracted foods and high water, the wor
} has to be suspended until next summer
with nearly ell the material prepared o
the ground, and an additional expens
. viii be incurred to make the old bridg
safe beyond doubt, till the new or
can be substituted
Two ad litional locomotives and moi
passenger coaches are needed, as we
as q larger number of freight car
t Arrangements are being made to has
D, fenced those portions of the road whel
is stock ia more than ordinarily troubl
n some; and new freight depot at th
a city is recommended as imperative
of necessary.
an early completion of the road
~ some Northern connection, either
! Charlottesville, Attica, or elsewhere,
e deemed the true policy Of the Compan
: There has been an increase in Il
j mileage of the passenger trains Of 100
- miles; of construction trains, an increa
N of ,466 miles; and decrease of Il
= mileage of the freight trains of 1870
! miles, as compared with the previo
"A year, showing an aggregate increase
4,430 miles, and an aggregate mileaI
Of trains for the year of 246, las mile
~ The mileage travelled by freight ca
OF is 1864, 1923 miles--a triaing decreat
9, The freight carried amounted
4 99,986 tons, against 109,3S9 tons CO
Az ried last year, the falling off bell
in attributed to the termination of the W
IS. and of the cessation of the demand
nd Government supplies.
N. The number of passengers CARR
he Exclusive Of troops) for the year
ha $50 067-an increase oger last year
56,3l9. The number of troops CARR
4 is 13, 267-a gain of go over last yes
ny The revenue from all sources duri
n, the year has BEEN Tar a4
"a, From passsngers .s25e $3.50 90 Gain .slOs, 749
:. troops....... 20 057 70 Loss. SIT
ed freiR hit .. 260. 286 "a LOSS. 4i3