Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-11-27

rolling stock, and because It is not believed
that the revenue to be- derived from an ad
ditionEl train, would at once and in the start
make good, unto tbs Company, the actua
cost incident to the same.
This branch Of the business is TO be de
veloped, and while it is believed that
] double daily service would soon come &c
I make Unstable return 10 the Company OF
I the mere expenses which such additions
/ train would involve, the pecuuiary condition
Of your Company, at this time, does no
warrant snCh an outlay, on account of prop.
/ erty, as would be eutailed in the purchace
/ Of the additional locomotives and cars re-
+ qniSite FIR the performance Of this service
B The number OF passengers transported
. during the fifteen months, has been l35 .GGG
Of which lO9fGs we're local, and IS ,sg'
rhroueh-So-called; aud, during the period
corresponding to your last fiscal year, 81 Oh
OF which 1892 were local, aud % o..
! thrsugh, equivalent to 1901 1852 pisseuge
Transported one mile.
These results, except as TO the months OF
Nav, June, Juiy, August snf September,
1858, are ascertsiutd under the operation II
the system, which was Incapable OF hlrn-
ishing, accurately, the Information requjced
in these particulars.
The number Of tons transported during
the fifteen months, has been lGi,l5i, aud
during the periud corresponding 40 your
last fiscal year, rs, So as against 81 ,3l7 for
that year; equivalent TO l5,55i,OlT tons
Transported one mile in the iorlner ease, as
sgtiUSt Gas, IA, at which the equivalent
corresponding IN the,latter, was pu. in your
last annual report.
We wonld state thai the revenue derived
from the through, as G, ntTadistinct from the
lOcG' ;ouusge, cannot he separately stated
a, We could desire. and a. We feel the in
terest ana an enlightened Information upon
the sui -ct demand, except A. ia the live
months hurii which the system We have
inaURurated has obtained. aud rhese will h..
found set forth in table M. 4, submitted
by this department, because the old " Stem
heretofore referred to, mikes DO manner Of
provision for the attainment of these Ie-
suits.
\, has been heretofore mentioned in this
report the uoy-m,u. OF our taius, tor a time
during the past winter, was subject, d to
irrecuarity hT reason of cause, stated in
hat connection; hut sirce then more than
usual regularity in this respect has been
preserved ana even though tie capacI y
at cur motive power and rolling stock ia,
been at times, insufficient To move wir % that
prompiurss which Ne would desire the ton
usgs uf the hoe, YET We teci authorized IA
saying that there has arisen on ills aCcOut,
uu cause OF serious cuWI lipt.
The rolling stOCk uI the three roads, from
Norfolk to Bristul, has been employed
jointly for the business oi all, sppIopria-
ing the cars OF eiIher for through tonnage
sud tor local tonnage, especially OF our
Va. & TrUn. Riltotd, IS emergency de-
manned, thus tuanliug NJ 10 brllg into
reQulIuOn, tor tie movement Cf auy be-
emulation ot trriEhtS upon either ruad
the unupi"yed stock OF either, pr of the
other two; aud under no other arrange
mrut would It have been possible 10 have
afforded the, public along the line OF our
Va. * Tenn. Railroad tuat measure OF ac-
communication which has been served.
Al three Of the companies are low, as
they have been during the year, engaged
t. the iull extent Of their capacity, In the
construction OF additional cars, and while
the Two roads below have sutiiciercy to
accommodate their own local, aud, ihAps,
90 do tntit part Of the through business, 10
IS the plan TO enlarge tho stock OF tle
whole line, without reference To the l,g.tj-
mate quota OF either road, until the de-
mauts OF the sane, flom every quarter,
shall he sals Fed. Ia this mnuu-r tue Ca
picity OF cur Va. x Tenn. Railroad may
he the more promptly made 10 meet the
demands uI trade upon it for transportation,
aud without incurrug ih- expenditure at
capital otherwise necessary IL accomplish
the sane object, which, at this tune, th-
uNertaAvAtrSouiceS OF tue company "Oull
not permit To he made.
The tonnage tariff Of the road was, early
in the brgtnuing Of our administration,
carefully revised and Teatiusted, ard the
various descriptions ct trade, so lar as
could We Conr, class lied with reiereuce to
the value; ANA rate laid upon the basis
Of a constant or uniform charge for all dis
tauCes, as consideration Tor weighing
billing, marking, haudling, and tho share ct
general expense, chdrgeabIr to that branch
ol the cJuuauy's business, aud a regular
pro-rata rae per mile, haying reg 1rt in th.
classification OF matter 10 suuirCt the I.ro-
duetious Of the country To such lax or
charge for TRANSPORTATION As would not fan
To stimulate the movement OF any OF the
varieties thereof
/ la respect 20 ireights shipped from the
/ line ot you. road To paints by oul Ms limits,
as well as Ia respect to tIcfgnts coming
( from such points aud destined fur the line
thereof, through treights, so called, have
3 been arranged upon the same basis. 50 thai
/ snlumenrs may De made or received from
and at any station aIuug the whole lius of
/ the same upon through bills, through IT,
/ ceipt,, aud at fixed rates; taciuty which.
I it is believed. cannot tail 10 encourage tH.
enterprise aud development OF the counir,
/ ir bulary thereto.
( La respect 10 through freighfs, so called.
/ l-uch a, are derived FROM connecting fines.
/ add pas, over tho entire length 0I y,ur
road iu points beyond the limit, thereof }
{ it mas been me persistent policy uf ynur
board to regulate tho rates levied upUu Tie
same practically after the manner and by
the ,ame rule OF computation wbich ba,
been stated a, governing the formation of
I Suur local rariG, that is to say, upou fire mint,
h-t~eeu Knoxville, Tor examIlr, p,iler-
we Gr,rm,et the competition OF rival 'hae,.) J