Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-22
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Rail.
road-Annual Reports.


The annual reports OF the President ana H.
rectors, and Chief Engineer OF this road wsrs
suomiites 10 The meeting Of the ocknoiders in
Alsxsndria yesterday.
The President says: The Transportation NJ
lLrongn freight upon the road has dey-Iop-d
ITO very large relative proportions, and now
Gems titu Is one OF the most i'm portapt and val
uable sources OF revenue. Fer the imnrovs
msnt OF this class Of transportation, a close
connection - rail is required with the depot
OF we virginia and Tennessee railroad al
Iynchburg. and measures are no " in prograss
70 inject the object. The passenger business al
50 Demands better connection with the Rain
n sno OHIO rai.road depot AT Washington,
arc increased facilities are proposed az maj
POINT oy the connecting lines of railway
Inc Directors congratulate the stockholders
., OF tne sneeess which has attended their
erCrts under all tue difficulties Involved i'm ne
IeconstInction Of the important line of rail.
way 20 StrasouTg, the progress already mats
aho ne esriy prospect Of Its completion 10 It's
chartered t-rminus at HarrIsonburg; and
ssy 1t does not require any iuspirstion
o. iantY, or eoloring Of the pencil TO depict the
tnIoIe prosperity and importance OF the
orange Alexandra and Manassas Railroad
wen us branches now IA progress are com
pttec, with one arm extended through the
near o. ne fertile Valley OF Virginia, and the
DanyiIIe.
Prom the let of October Isss, TO the 10th Of
Septemotr, le67, inclusive, which embraces
Tue past financial year, the total recainta ID
rived from the tran sportatiop Of passsnrers
Ire tnt and mails, amount TO the sum of S-t6
40 IL. vi this aggregate $40 767. 90 ha We been
received from passenger fares: S275 sS3 Is from
I1elEnr ara the residue collected from the
transportation Of express ms tier and the m Ais
ine e1pense account and cost OF working toe
roao ior The above period amount 10 the sum o,
e3ls,s9IJ, leaving as balance of net re venns
SS-o-e5S4I TIE reduction IN the revenue in
February and March last is due in Iarre MARI
20 the Ioss OF the bridge across the POI omac nv
the Ice IN the former month, and the conse
quent oreak OF connection for through freIohts
caused thereby. The deficiency 10 the rave
nue. irom this source may be Calculated N a
moceraie estimate a. S25.UOp. which othsr vis.
would nave been added to the gross receints Of
the company, and made an average monIhiv
oosiness for the year Of about S6aOOO
Speahing OF the aggregate n a'iux debt of the
Coupspy, which is, after mating nronsr de-
ducfohs, $50 O-5.i9, the DIR. ctors ssyr ssTns
preeent scale OF receipts Is am Die 10 shov tbs
ABILITY or the Company to meet tts intsresr
plus" ~"~ 'e"'ee sur
The Chief Engineer says: srhsrs has h..n
100 TORS or freIght carried south WardIv-
arc 55r2iO tons carried north yardlv martos
me 10 al number OF tons moved during ths
yesr, oo,loo BY reducing the number OF tons
70 tne equivalent OF the IN inter of mile, m Al
one ton mas been carried, we have this result.
enc ton carried 5,2is, $50 miles There have
oeen passengers transported south ward
eno su3F4 passengers northward, wnieh
e9oaeo MAKES one passenger carried 9095 as9
1LHrs- foreeneral manakement and mIsrsJ
.ssnsoos expenses. incIudsg tax on $40 go ,.
sun amounts to si3, BILLS"