The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-05

been only SO, 643 SO.
The total cost of the Road and its
equipment to date is as follows, viz:
Construction of Road.............. s., 1902 30
Equipment .......................-... 36l ALB 81
Total,......... .................. s2,77I, COS Il
Which is represented by
Common stsclK-...sI, OI4,030 AZ
Preferred stock 100000 90
First mortgage
bonds 80. .......;...; l,2l8,oo0 90
--S 2,77I. 698 IA
There has been no extension of the
main track. One thousand feet in
length has been added to the sidiBgs
during the year.
The roadway structures and rolling
stock are all In good running order,
although the very meagre receipts for
the first three quarters of the year
limited the expenditure for renewals
and repairs quite as low as was con-
sistent with safety.
Twenty three thousand new cross
ties have been put in the track.
Three and a-half miles of II. rolled
rails. Of the Fish bar pattern, have
have been laid. and four hundred and
ninety five old rails have been re-
D1iIEu
Twelve hundred and fifty-two car
loads of gravel ballast have been put
on those parts of the track most need
ing it.
Considerable progress has been
made IN fencing the track, at the joint
expense Of the Company and the land
owners, at an expense to the Company
OF 81, 237 o..
A large proportion of the fencing
done being In localities most fire.
quented by stock we already realize
great relief In the diminished inter-
ruption of our trains by stock, and
the reduced number Of animals killed
to be paid for.
The very slight additions made to
the rolling stock arc as follows:
One box car; two freight caboose
cars (which release two passenger cars
from the way freight trains); one
platform car; three hand and six push
cars.
Three passenger coaches have been
| rebuilt, with raised roofs, and raised
roofs have been put upon FIVE others.
There have been built at the Com.
pany's shops. for the Evansville. Hen.
| derson & Nashville Railroad, ten
construction and two hand cars.
One old passenger car has been sold
to d. G. Branham & Co., of the l. &
| v. R. r.
Diminished receipts for the first
| three quarters have been compensated
| by the increased earnings Of the last
quarter of theyear, resulting from the
abundant harvest.
The earnings of the road for the
year, from all sources. are:
From transp ortation of passen-
From TRANSPORT Of freight g
! srom transportation of Express
mater: i - ~ 4 aSS ~ 4S
From rents 255 90
| Mileage, engines and cars............. 3,735 81
Total ,978 10
Being 1921 76 10 excess of the
gross earnings of the previous year.
The train service for the year is
281, TAB miles, being 20.046 miles in
excess of the previous year.
The working expenses, including
repairs and renewals, for the year,
are $285, 451 80, against 1896. 266 Is,
being a reduction of $49,S14 SO. This
reduction is chiefly attributable to
/ the diminution Of repairs and renew
ais for the year.
For all details of accounts. see
Tables A. b, Q and ID. prepared by
the Secretary and made part of this
report.
The work Of extending our bonds
has progressed fairly during the year,
and comparatively few remain yet to
be extended.
In accordance with the proposition
/ 4 70 Ir,r 4 i f.
/ years extension of their bonds. we
have begun the redemption of the two
| several issues by the redemption. upon
advertisement, from the lowest bid
/ ders in January and May last. of
twenty seven bonds of 81, 900 each, for
the sum of $22, 766 90.
The Evansville, Henderson and
/ Nashville Railroad, to whose compile
ton we anxiously look forward for
| southern connections, has, for fnan-
cial reasons, progressed slowly for the
past year, and its completion will
! probably be delayed another year.
A direct northern connection of this
company, under the name of the
Evansville, Terre Haute and Chicago
Railway Company, has been Organized
| to construct road from a point on
this road near Terre Haute. to the
State line in the direction of Dapyille.
there to unite with the Chicago, Dan
vile and Vincennes Railroad. and
has so far progressed with its surveys
and stock subscriptions as to Justify
the hope of its completion within
about year from this date. Its north
ern connection the c., d. & v. r. r. is
being rapidly completed. About
thirty-three miles of the track is laid,
and its builders contemplate It's COM
pletion to the Indiana State Line
during the coming year at farthest.
The Company has had during the
year no accident resulting IN loss of
life or limb, nor any serious accident
to property; for which our aoknowl-
edgments are due to a protecting
Providence.
The thanks Of the President are
due to the officers and employees of
the Company for their hearty and
efficient cooperation in tho advance
ment of the interests Of the Company.
john INGLE, JR., President.
: EVANSVILLE, Oct. 4, 1869.