The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-04-29

brought down the road 32,253 bales cot
ton, which is an excess of 2,910 bales over
the receipts Of the entire year OF 1867.
The gross earnings for the same months
are $1O2, 1926, which is 9.272.3l in en-
cess of the corresponding months OF 1867.
There still remains large quantities Of
grain on the upper end of the line to be
brought down aud as the quantity OF cot
ton sold, and the high prices realized for
it, has Increased the amount OF money
along the line of the road, il is reasonable
to expect an increased income from all
sources during the balance of the year.
By reference to the table of the fore
man Of the work shop, All exhibit OF tine
quantity of rolling stock, and its condition,
is presented. 1t is estimated by him that
it has been doubled in value during the
past year. The pay rolls of that depart
ment, including those. Of the work shops
aud conducting tlftnSl1ortation, amount to
s53, ,SOl Ss 2beirry s6,lG7.62 less than for
the previous year. The increased qnan.
tity ut' rolling stock now in running order
enables the business Of the road to be done
with comparative pomptncss and des-
patch. There are seven locomotives and
number of caHs now undergoing repairs.
which williincieasc that department snffi-
GENTLY, it is believed, to DO the business
OF the road for the next crop with more
ease and promptness than we have been
able 10 do ihcrrtororc.
The following is Il statement Of the
quantity and condition Of the rolling stock
of the Company:
LOCOMOTIVES.
Locomotives in working order. ..... io
undergoing repairs. -.
Total ................ ~
Passenger, first class in running order. .
- undergoing repairs. .
Z" I'd dcl;iSS in running order. 4
I. e 6 undergoing repairs. l
Mail, baggage CARS in running order.
g undergoing repairs.
q rebuilding .........
Box Cars in running order $1,000" IS
u being rebuilt. ........... .
% repaired ...........
Stock Cars in use Observation-Disclosures. D
Freight; Conductors Cars in use. 4
Total number Of cars. ............. III
This does not include the cars belong
ing to the Blue Ridge Read, now being
used.by us.
During the past year there have been
transported over the road 32,20l passen-
gers, against 81 ,326 for tie year previous.
The falling off of the income derived from
this source, amounting to So, ,32z.'3, can
only be accounted for i'll the reduction of
tile rate of fare. 1t is gratifying to be
able to state that no passenger or EN-
ployce has been injured by any accident
while on the road.
In compliance with resolution adopted
by You at your last annual meeting, ne
sotiations were soon afterwards com
menced with the Blue Ridge Railroad
Company. for an arrangement by which
our trains could run over their line from
Anderson to Walhall,. distance Of 50
miles. A contract WAS made, commencing
ON the lst of June, and TO continue tor
one year. (but which might be discon-
tnued 1T any tiue by either party giving
the other thirty days notice of their de-
sire to do So by whlch it was agreed
that we should take possession Of their
track, rolling stock aud other property,
and run our trains over their line; and
when the contract terminated, the prop
erty we received from them was TO be re-
turned in as good condition us when VIC
t,tl mn, ~
saton TO be given for the use OF their
property. Cur trains have run regularly
over that line sfncc the 1st OF June, and
willie our accounts do not show that 1t
has been Il source Of any considerable nett
income to our road it has assisted in keep
ing alive prjcctin which our Company,
as well as the Whole State. have the deep
est interest and which we should look TO
and encourage by all possible means
within our power, to wit: the completion
of the Blue Ridge Railroad from Andcr-
son to Knoxville. When that road Is
completed, (and we are led to believe that
there is IL probability that the work upon
it will be resumed at no distant day,) then
our line. as the connecting link between
the sreut Vest and the seaboaid OF our
State. will become one OF the most I'M
porlant and profitable roads in the South
ern States.
En- this connection, there is another pro-
lect for the extension of our line, connect
ing us Will, all tie great lines of the
Northwest, which should receive our
most hearty approval and such material
aid as we may he able to command. The
Western North Carolina Road, from
Salisbury, N G., via Ashevlle to the Ten
mcsssee line at Paint Rock, is now being
rapidly pushed forward, and is 50 tar ud-
vanccd that its completion can be looked
forward to with certainty. When that is
completed, and one or two short lines in