, 1869-03-18
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Annual Report OF President
John N. Douglas.

The fo1oEiEg report OF the business Of the I'LL
poir CcnEal Rall.old TOR the ye1s ending Deceu.
Der 31tt. 1865. has j1et been published. Tne rc-
port Is hy tie President. J ,hn u. Douzlls, E.q
to the Beard Of Directors:
The eross eaInirgs Of Tits f1llwlJ for TIE u IT
1873 .mouEt 10 t7.sI7.6a9 81. the operation e1-
psEees to $i,..99 6st 81, The State taxes to |
F+al by7 81, snd rent Of leased h1e in Iowa to |
{S7t IS. leaving net e2,4la.9a4 50. aKalrst |
{: ~ .5G7 u IN lsGs The per ctntase of expcnsnt
10 e.1r,pps, inelu1tng State taxes, Is a. 81 i0o
agatLs. e. 6 10 in 1857.
These tRufes iIcludc earnings owe. le2ted lice
IT .wx, which sraouEt to S1,U19,69S7a operation
c1pcrsts s5l., ,s95 CO. State taxes tls,7 0.ol 4uc
I, Mt <3;u, ,sa5ls. ltAvl1 ct rro1t OF {Is7t:6'J
xi:e1 naslox Maesa! expenditures In inp1 we
1n.nts. 1t ts easy TO pcreeise thaI We mar look !
itre,, ticeraele 1e1ease In tho profits Of working
ibis ,tuc. It II IN wire cb .sgt u2on the roa1
IN n Datpe 20 sh.Is u as tas
come. Tnr srrsr cemeu. las beea Of grcat I'D. |
vAn,sg. 10 u. IN %: l7urg hat p,Tt II oar read
more Of ii lit 1.e 'hnn I11mefIJ IN the tssn.At-
IL 1t uuf butlLess. la 1h!s respect We CURVE
alrcae5 IL: ost A,eral tctent 4 n the hli- ID
loaa. IL iii Its rclataons with tho campAl5'e In
irrrtt, III trac.aetion has proved fortunate ana
Tae sou,oern states rot tak!ug soeir usual
that ui1eer'cn hss detrctsto. This ioss -: !
thsr'. 'enpoEsss ara .ii &c resso1td 10 na =, "a
IL lie production Il co tn md spcat. &C Csy e1-
pcet 10 ,up - IN n with eaoe'uns ard prost,
| Ths .or ssse tau,.d in 1888 was 1,ssse7s to.s.
.ssn .1s ,on % ": hsaItd i<lne sSa nuea in ists,
eEA1ne. 1871 rnllen in 1857.
TIC TO- d,vay ano o,bes property Of The coape
! Jy tsve receiver al Ieces>asy rps3ft. Ina eI-
p.rd, ute, Tor tee ma.rt rance Of ss7 lLtls IL
ttrc:fto .,s45t n. OF ncw iror, when. with The
cpft Of other mater ait and .lapSr. amount tn
G-n .ha 1trp n nj fY,rE
new iron beitG Is olIts, snd ~Hh renatssd AZ
old II Jos mills. ih's Amo51t ,petnd s!sn
eescss or:1nny rcpa.rs, md POGO ton Of t,e
ccst u tl1 epais {iIon) o. the nEtdRe asro,s TIE
Ilitos Rlr.r, II La>.Ile. which taso hteo suoes
io1tc tot $t1 ~ 'ue OF lhe &oooen bs,dCa% aid
allo the cost o, re.t:6c trc tvo tp4-sof hcls [
fru ge ., ross R.ek Rsrrr, Al Dixon, de.uo,ed ~
ID he sae q o
celved special a'tetuos. and Il sss, ets,4i y 70
e1p& uct q tn the1 o1ln'en8tet. w bait 3heat
Ii. co.t Of which tslne 11i ss) Is 1Relaata In
p1.r4ttLn expertet.
rs s9nSs ~ 2 @ On
Of cnns 1uet'oa. 1Iclad,ry toz neW tsc1 bt7dser e
e. GIL .; baaet,pE = 1nlie. OF rack. $is ~ 8
' wae1 werks xse,s6s.ss; 6f mile. 1e@ s.dsuer
: S6s,s7s-s9; 'a.s there psohe.aoe. n! ng h.s.s
t,so1 a fot a 'sf ssSr I'd 4 sS
:. Us a60 Is; u for mixing Ite .u1tel Ana :.
pIo4enes 10 Dunle.th t1tg., fT,l6i.s7; VI tbs,
T.
= ton bs1lctpRr, tRi4lat,nE, etc., on the a,ed ta
.! The equipEert has heen Increased BY TIC sd :
e'of oer s.. ,se ss ne cost oi slcesrS en
r ersn ca.., cos ,pc *o sss g. with otntr sltgat
pe41 IL pneee aeso.s sae Nsss,s.pp' lei seca pu
II, lel;h AID Duoua7e, 1st completed 80 opt ne
= rcw paetil Et%rtr. tno Ec dnd 1t crt ii ent
u il opcra il1 the l,Ee.
During the past year the amount paid for dt'
iors i.ur tuucTed ara kl11J one thousand q
tunered auo s:xry-e,ELs q .llNs AI0 turt1.t'
c,r,e, oeirg 1t The ta1e OF tEn PEI etnt O.
n; stnnu,e. 10 the stockholders IN August ssf,
tsoisIe Ut e,et I 1xr cent on tne srafe ca Jlta',
aeeercanec Nih rs.7lut1an pA't*d a tas j
ntruAl npeettuE Of th4rth1Iters. 1h4 anou
i. ehrpet xa- eevcn kurceed and afy dre h .uea
=, 10 e.ns,; aro si.. pa:i:g STATE t.rt.- eft
u leI Cd l,re- md III other clam, npoa u. op
re- i, E.rs OF Tho year. Ne ntd 4 hahEce en- -.
So13Hs7 s., ou: OF wn:en essh u.Fidenn of
'a ertt rat PAID dut1ne The psefea' N 'nts.
Ct ro,si1f ,n s?sp f. ierdee Il
lon eLe,u $1,1GLNn. - d amounted, on b. Is: OF
IN , uziy, 10 fe.s1,Aa.
A. u = aA 80 IL, On ac anurt Of old I'D ntw 81
Of ahlch xz,srits ss1:l I. sppteaoe n @ 1he g en- !
rha = ,op Of ccIeuoe,!.n oe1ot, Nei =
tae i,n 5o .u'a M ,e.s ses. sAI:oe.so. IT
- WG1e urs. &c efrd 10 tce lrut:ext das!n: ~
OF X haNa or eo1strnet. d ounos, It co9t
the fauTs3 aRa{rtt tn- coll scttors On that a1co'
re- - ~ u1t ot heT u Sssis S. eiss aaeh
OF i:3IIU il in sdTsree Of co.:'cuoas. TIE a
sny s,sf- ma x: III .rres 70 i-TS purehA4fEs.
&C. Sn,c - rcs r.. -s,.rtr. FIN "a n.F ACRE. Ee
q 10 S-.-1SNe- t..rr M a, IN. &c ol
uao VI ~ ~ * nm ,rrez cf the orr
M, 3e1 eo.eteo r. ~, nEinr to thr sora PAT
' lai d. il rs l34,t ii t9- Oh most o. the 'A-s
Al. III ,a1a.. ne OF rore ps3nen't niss o-IR e =
1et Ibis t:c liiaIe+ fniu1e eoiteetens. A:o ea
a!;1 The c.lp.. II tx eplttneu: curing INC tH
VIII b+ equal 10 thos- oi - pre- "a ns
gus. Tne,e :, il lrns,n Lusold 5sS, ,6p q 14 .e-e
Ia @. to VIII, \ MY be audec An1at - ~
.c.e, j tod ts.sitntect 10 csrtell.lioss VI zoe
er,: nGWIKt N: pset3eE, 1tA49oAe's ~. = a.i,,
k-rfate...
In. TIE Let stet ? rom Railway ard L, q De
:, = EtLi cultEv 1868 r3ouzted - = &5t,Ssa IS
iutletf tf1Al's OF the 3eat't ovtra.foLf, 3o7
rt1,Eco 10 he vs.l rs r'Atettutf.
,.a- Tee anna m.etlng Of thc tt11+ho'd rs =
~ htld ir th'c. 70 OF WEE lcrrly, ite e6tn q!
AAe htyu:11. IRE tusn Of etssice Of three DIR.
1880. VIII xLtft II thai tate.