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

VI pthptI anu thorough UhllhStiuR nave
been accomplished, even though this work
was he mn as late as the month Of May /;
that 90 5S5-new cross. ties have been placed
upon the track; that , = niles Of new rails
have been laid, and that additional conve-
uieuces for the shipment Of freight have
been provided.
In adduIau to all this. it is but proper to
retnark, that a contract has hren made with
"Ihe Lyuchhurg Mining and Manufacturing
Company" for the supply Of sixteen miles
OF rev rails. and the fish bars necessary to
be ,mploycd there with, whichit is contem.
plated, viii be delivered ia time to admit
the relay ing OF ike numher OF miles, GER
tainly, for the most part, during the calen-
, der Year.
THIS on ant of new iron, which II is de-
signed to lay, as far as pracucs bile, coutiuu-
uu>ly, and upon no o.hrr than y thoroughly
balla,ted bed, will BE- sufficient TO enable
{ the removal If all such bars as absolutely
/ Re quire replacement, aud, a. We believe,
( establish inriher d gree of security, which
caunot fail to sf I'd greater regularity in
( the movement OF trains, a. well as TO pio-
mote efficiency and economy in the opera
! lions Of the rUSd.
MACHINERY DEPARTMENT.
| The motive power and rolling stock Of the
/ G. mpany, whose maintenance belong to
! he operation, Of this department, was at
| this date wholly inadequate to accommo-
! date the traffic flowing to the road.
! Most OF the rgine- had been in service
| for years, and hut few that were not below
I The standard OF the present day; while
| among all there were sons requirug mate.
! rial repairs, and OF those allotted to tonnage
! service, there were eleven whose capacity
was urdsr twelve O2) loaded cars.
The number Of passenger cars wBS, In
/ like manner, limited, and especially tor the
( accomm' daiiou 1t a double daily passenger
/ Train, and but few If the whole number
could be denominated first class.
| In all, there were but 225 tonnage cars,
! If which rOt more than one half, on account
/ of long service and consequent condition,
ought any further to have been retained In
u-e.
| Inventories Of the motive power AMI roll
| lug stock. rs the same was found At that
( day To exist, made by Major j. W. Good
VIII, then acting Superintendent, aud Hen
/ ~ Funk, EAq., are herewith annexed, mark
Ell X and =.
! Dlrmg the year, much work has been
/ done IN repairs OF motive power (; one loco
motive almost entirely rebuilt, several over
hauled, and the whole put 10 as far coudi
( 'l"u as could ue secured, considering the
circumstances of the service they have had
[ tO perform. Two 6rst-Cl8ss cosChe~ aud
three baggage cars have been added to this
description OF the stock, aud all of the pas
I seuger coaches have hren repaired. r-fltrd
aud painted anew; and one Sleeping car has
been rebuilt
Twenty ct the old tonnage cars have been
/ destroyed by svcidruts, 80 have been con
deuued, and there has been constructed,
during Tue year, s box, % cattle aud 20 lu
cars, the latter at a cost Of 1916 - a piece;
aud We venture to say, thai no better car
B can be found upon any road in the country.
Besides, they have been constructed not
Only with view 70 every degree OF attain
: stte durability, hut upon q plan that will
enable many OF these cars To be more
readily drawn 10y the same power, aud with
less injury TO the track, and yet carrying
ten instead 1T eight tons, the unit Of the
cars generally In us, 30 that we exJ ect unw
/ &" move, where ninety SIX OBS was the load,
cue hundred and twenty.
TRANSFORMATION DEPARTMENT.
/ Under this head, the business by the pas
>eugrr and tonnage train, of the road is
conducted, aud from the acc nlpaDyiug re-
| taurus, To 10, inclusive, rendered by this
/ department, it will he seen that the earu-
/ iug' from these sources for the fifteen
4 months next preceding the close of the is
cal ear, as now prescribed, have been:
/ From passenger trains, S4Gg $40 90
From tonnage trains, 63l, 405 So
aud Tor the twelve months Of this period,
corresponding to that which formed hereto
/ fore, aui your las, fiscal year, the earnings
from these sHurces were, from passenger
trains and tonnage trains respectively,
1858, i34 10, aud S499, COS 40 in all, SsG2,
Az sos aud tor that year they are stated
| nom the same sources at $3.50 OIL p, and
l3Nl,1S4 2l, amounting 10 $763,7 1875 43.
F,um tiesr statements il wlu be seen
thai there has been an increase Of revenue
derive from tonnage trans o. the extent
OF Sil7,224 70. The sggrrga'e excess If
IeN,uur, IRON all sources tor The peril OF
the Eileen months TO which thi, report re-
tcrs, corresponding to the previous fiscal
year, how, yer, has been, as would appear,
but 500 061 53 for, while such has been
the In,Iefse lr'm the tonnage business,
tele has been apparently a dimuitiun in
Jhc revenue d,r.yed from passenger trains
Tor tuaJ period, as compared with the for
mrr fiscal year, To the extent OF Sls ,577 J. ..
Til, 10 b, accounted Tor, in part, by the
falling off at the express busiI ess done Over
the rod iD- that period, Ia value amount
ing 10 ABOUT $1,000; aud OF the through pas
sruger travel OF the Great Southern mail
route, OF which your road forms part, and
which might be sscrihed mainly Ia The de
raugrment IN the schedules ct the route that
came u pass In the early mart 81 the Caipn-
dar year, and remained uncorrccrrd long
% cause a Divers on If much Of tie spnug
travel To competing lines.
But, 10 foot, there has been no d'muu-
rou in our passenger travel FIR really as
,uuirg the retUru, made by previous adj
miui,tiation iu this respect, To- b.. correct,
there bias bera an increase ia QUE passenger
travel, and it mty he, and we tlius ir ou .te
certain, that this dnunntiou in the recr pt-
fom passcr ger fare, is duc 20 the rrductiou
IA tire rate which had teen made m the
Mouth, OF August ard September, 1866 ANA
which has sNse applied 10 that branch OF
the business of the road.
THIS view, that there has been no dimuni.
ton 10 the travel, Is uusu,Iaiued los the facJ
that the Ias,rrgyr business for the month ol
September, 1905, with a single dolly train,
amounted, 10 round numbers, 20 Sac. OJH, a,
. compared SSS,uOO CIR the same mouth, M
{ 1901, when there was double daily train
oyrr the n "a en- route.
Toe truth j., The ma nucr Of accounting
and raS,if, irg, no' only the passenger, bal
70 tir tonnage bushes, ~ the road. AID OF ar.
yiyius at the ,urrrsplud NJ eqliyalsnt
waivu was In Practice here. of rr, OF The
the time Ne enrered upon the duties of ON
, administration OF the Comi aUy's affairs, zen,
der the results, which verr. ON inst day
drdured, yalul.s, ard unreliable for ID,
/ pnrp1-e az cnmUaratv+ st,r,mert.
Me would, therefore. submit thai, I'm thi
3 accidental si log otT e tie rrvruue Ina th,
+ passenger business tr tie period 10 which
4 ref reace $ msd-, iherr is mo- & .ound [
/, warrant c'el su,I ioipp th,t THIS class o
j you- C,mpsuy's bu,ines, is uut M. re thai
4 ukely 90 become ataruUv augmented
Z nd especially WREN the con ltiuu OF you