Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-28
Orans., Alexandria, and Manassas Rail.
road Company.

The annual meeting of the Orange, AIexan.
dTia, and Manassas Gap Railroad Company
began al Alexandra on Thursday night, and
was continued Yesterday
President Barbour reports that the raeaipts
rom october D, l-67, ~ September 81, 1S6c, IN
elusive, derived from the tran spUrtation OF
passengers, mails, freight, and other sources,
MAKE an aggregate sum OF >S27, ~ 81, of y-hIch
tSocU3o mas been received from passenger ..,-,
sJs2rS.D nom trans pOrtatien of freight ~ g,S
from transportation o. exp Eress matter, so, =
lOr carry ing mails, and Sti,-OU collected from
Telegraph and other sources. The expense ac-
IOuL; and cost OF working the road and keep
ing :. IN repair including repair OF mae chinery
IOE LIE same period, amounts TO the sum of
sJtl, 1GI5S- leaving as a balance of net revenue
ia this connection the sum Of Sls9 ,yJ1 - Toe
account shows an increase Of receipts over the
IstuTHs Of the year preceding OF SI2L+-5.7a.
Ih- amount OF receipts derived from passen-
gers has been reduced to a considerable extent
ty ne Withdrawal of one train of the double
daily passenger line between Washington city
ana Chattanooga IN January last, and the
adoption al the same date of a schedule of run
nIDg hours BY the companies in interest which
failed 10 meet The recurrence and convenience
OF the travelling public, and for which tn. off,
Gals OF this company were not responsible
lie reports further that 10, -3i passrn ger have
been transported dGTInZ the year. against
l+2-t6 carried over the road the year before.
ana 'C,6i+ tons OF freight, against Go 100 tons OF
the preceding year.
Mr. Barbour proceeds to sta y me origin o.
the current difficulties between the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad Company and the
Orange Company, as follows: The relausns
Of our company with the other connecting rail-
-Oad a. The terminal point of Lynchburg have
been less satisfactory the last year than hereto
fore. During that time the long conceived
effort ef the Norfolk and Petersburg Interests
To seize possession of the virginia and Ten
heSsee railroad by the aid of the State voIe, and
Of certain Spectators IN railroad stocks, have
Cuimi mated IL success, and The president OF the
TWO railroad panIes making the line be-
tween LynchbuTg and Norfolk selected as ITS
head Win this change Ot management sooa
appeared change OF policy IN respect TO the
through freight business OF our road, destined
10 points OF delivery west OF Lyncnburg, or
coming east over IL Ia return. Cnul the present
Management Of the Virginia and Tennessee
Railroad Company came INTO power, the
chaTges imposed upon through freights from
IynChburg west We're the same. whether de-
lyvred by The line via NorfOIk. or bv that OF
this company Since the installation OF the
consolidated mana cement Of the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad Company with that Of
The South Side and Norfolk aud Petersburg
railroads, by the election OF General Mahou-
a. president, higher rates have oeen imposed
On the through freishts Of this company
nessee road, than charged on the same
class OF tonnage via Norfolk and Pe:ersburs
and TO such an extent, indeed 10 regulate
the tariff OF charges on our own road, and ia
excess of our local Rates. Tn r-al purpose
and OBJECT of this discrimination az Lynchburg,
however II may be elOsked by other pretsxts,
10 subordinate the interests OF the irgInIa
and Tennessee Railroad to those of the Peters
burg and Norfolk Railroad Com panies and
their connecting line of steamers - Northsrn
cities. There Is one ground upon which this
policy OF consolidation and discrimination has
been rested and urged with great zeal oy its
advocates through official papers and news
paper arucles, to-wit. the necessity of ex-
cIndiDg the power OF The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad in its future designs to seize the busi-
ness CT the Southwest and direct II finally over
the MAIN line 10 Baltimore. This direfui
sult IL seems, is 10 De effected through the in
nuenCe which the Baltimore Company Will
s1er; over the line Of this railroad. As the first
ssnted that the Baltimore ana OHIO Railroad
Company already holds controlling power
the stock OF this Company, and Onrrois Its
pOiicy. Bu, unfortunately for tDis arguuen
the Baltimore Company does Lot appear as
: sbarsholdsrs on the stock books Of this Com
pany al ali. II - true that certain parties who
reside in Baltimore do own large amount OF
this Companys stock, but the whole amount
20 held is less than one-fourth Of the whole
capital, and totally pOwerless 20 control the
ACTON Of the Company.
avs .-..I am happy 10 oe able 70 report the
au uyancsd progress OF this work, and lts hear
approach 20 conple,ion 10 Harriscnbu-S. The
track has been lad 20 point about five miles
CIslaut from the terminus. and will b. closed
according 10 the calculation OF the chief ergI-
ueer by the middle of December The rails
and crOss-ties have been purchased, az I Tor
the most part received, and no material ob-
suuCtion now exist In the way OF finishing the
road as above"
AcCording 10 the statement reported by the
treasurer the rsceipts from all sources from
he Ist OF October. 1861, 10 3th September, 1876,
rmOunt 70 the sum OF Sl,1-9, $685. dIsourse-
ments during the sane period, sl,le5,6J7.is
leaving balance in banks, S3,S3o.4s.
The total funded debt Of the company Is 3d.
@4O,Its.Z7.
The examining committee congratulate the
company upon the success OF the efforts o. the
past tscal year, and the addition OF liz miles
OF railroad. reaching into one of the most ter
ule and BEAUTIFUL valleys of Virginia, making
The entire length of the road now traversed by
our trains nearly SO miles. In addition 10 this
magnificent work accomplished in the last
twelve or nfieen months. SIX miles and q half
Of new rails have been laid upon the main
stem. The remarkable freedom from accidents
and safe condition of your road
The election Tor omcers- which took place on
Thursday, resulted in the Reelection of Mr.
Barbour as president. and Of the old hoard of
directors. as follows r.. A. CoshIlI " ID
hart, W G. Cazenov", ID. p. Slaughter. &c.
Marshall and =. A. EAu Iuan