New-York tribune., 1868-04-04

attract E. The expenditures StChcago wero deemed nee
ossary 20 accommodate our increasing Dusines INC
grounds at this polOt mcinded formerly hoOus 'ldy @
scres and the extension made during the past year
makes an addition OF aboAt twenty acres ihei4dlng m
same length by $50 feet wide These works have required
about 1850 feet of CRIB work ~ the , axe and s,oux
CITY Railroad paving IS per cent OF the gross eslings ~
for the hrst l0years ana - l ,,e I o an % % IN make
the same perpetual at the LATER rate II at any ue u
Ing tie term elect 90 do SO No liability or guarantee
is assumed The Tisk siuy Of profit or loss hy
working The line at GO per cent. In this We are saIe"e
age h considerable augmented The further extension OF
the Dubuque and Sioux City line by that company Is
matter Of great interest 70 10 - direct FEEDER 10 our
business and will. doubtless, he built We assume 10
Rabty for ts construction The operations OF 'nis ifg T
far have been very satisfactory leaving het poht
tSi sOi 63 The gross earnings for the three nl9hs Gnu
Ing Dec $Ol72O 50; ront So975I II, aud WofRnR
A Comnsny has been formed TO construct bridge
across the vi MSsisspp River between Dunii Nh ; .u
buque. This bridge with its apPToaehcs VII @ zoo LOO ~ ne
sl,OOOOO0 Our Company has subscribed s1DVoV 20 % o
Srdse vii proba6iy he completed this year. This viii
lessen tie expense Of crossing the uver ana pace u -
easier aud more available "OihIDs Ie'''o'' VIZ" WV
The amount paid for dividends this inSladns ,s
Government tax, WAS S2,fCO7Jl -. being AZ the oW % ~
per cent the capital stock $S592i % Tor lnt % =. fr
funded debt and sterling exchange ald s54s ~ an caSh
State tax leaving balance of sl''l5oS w ~, ~
assets Jan l. out Of which we have since p'. '
OF 1--WE per cent We also reduced our landed utbt
$4,000 saying il Si05445CO against S2l4l0o0 at re
date Of my asi.repor IL Is in,eGSu ~ ron"sitiCr ~
distribute unssued shares OF me cai s1y"i 81 me- yH & ~
oght Der cent 81 the present share t1Wat u lhN pvp
OsitiOH accepted, the dstnDnuoh VII DC m"a. III A
Iftrr deductnr working expenses aud State tax, oar
net earnings IsO5G7 r. against S2i75f ~ h i't
Allowing gain of about Ia per cent. Tho gam was en-
local sources and think Will Cunuhue iue
ontIys on captal account have been limited s)aly 20
fho growing wants OF business Our ShaltlOdcls
will bear in mind that ths Railway was huii. IN dG ",
of the cultivation OF theand The demand Cor AZ 'I
eeut aud well appointed line more uIg"Hl a. popi
ton increases and II pudCnty met IS the pest mdoN o
our prosperity. 49,,
The collections OF the Land Department were S3,l6t
26s 81, which, after drdu1tihg expenses "I lho pay
cnt 10 the Operative Department Tor lots and lands Sod
lett 81 96O4g - applicable the cancel alton Oi 'OioiIU
Bonds and <lO3l79s O2 applicable 10 the pay helt uI
interest and dividends The collections derived from CON
Of bonds now in hands Of the Trustees appHfdbc 10
~ deeds. IL Sj2229l3 of which SlNt5,J arc m
adyauee cole. Ons The prosperity 0t the farmers en-
e0urages hope th1t collections lOT ne ptStHt
cereals over this lire iu 1867 amounted To Otu o>ut5
sales 203,532 acres To 1868 purchasers OF IN
average O abOgt - acres 70 each purchaser io $l'
being at O Sl0Gt per acre III WI DC "
served by reference this and previous reports, that
the lands cold i0r several years have averaged less t
to each purchaser, each O whom hvE an ttua
settler, the lands rapidly brought under cultNh
ton THIS fact connection With TIE Large siuplltlte
of humber which this exceed those OF last about p
per cent is indicative ~ the continued growth ana pros
pcrty of the state ad gives promise OF Increased ot
traic IN the future. The total amount OWING Tor lads
sold of January 1863. S5l4355 o. wlfh
bear per cent interest until paid Tho numher ~ acres
Of land uuSOld Jan l. 1868, 7lO43, or WliCh C'oV
were Construction Lands. The lands IN the more
settled districts much more valuable th"t We can
sell in less favored localities, and hence we look iuI
better demand for those south of the Ohio aud Mss-
Sppi Railroad, which comprise aDOut50 per cent OF the
whole For further details Of the years operations you
are referred 70 the various statements annexed
The New York imports Of foreign dry goods com