New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-10
ANNUAL REPORT.
NEW ORLEANS, JACKSON AND GREAT
Northern Railroad Company.
New Orleans, March 80, 1870, }

NEW ORLEANS, JACKSON AND GREAT
Northern Railroad Company.
New Orleans. March 80, 1870.
| To ths Stockholders of the Rev Orleans, jackson
| and Great Northern Railroad Company:
| GENTLEMEN-I have the ,hCnor to submit
f! for your information and Confederation, the
| present annualreport OF the condition OF the
road and management OF the affairs of. the
company to the twenty eighth OF February
| last, the termination of its fiscal year.
! In compliance with the requirements of
| the law, | made TO the Governor and Legis-
| iature Of Louisiana, Oh the twenty second
! of December laat, 8 report OF the receipts,
1 expenditures and general condition Of the
! company to thirlieth of November, 1869,
from which ] ehall extract in all matters not
! materially changed since that period.
The through freight lines Of tn e COMPANY
! to the North via Louisville, Norfolk and
| Savannah, are operating satisfactorily and
increasing rapidly, 30 that a still further in
| crease CT rolling stock and motive power
! vii! probably be requisite during the COM
| ing year. BY the Louisville route freights
! are delivered here from Boston, New York,
| etc, in from nine to twelve days, and at an
| average rate, for light and valuable goods,
| cheaper than per steamer. We invite your
attention to the remarks of the General
| Superintendent on the important subject OF
! through freights, in his report here with
| marked 6.
The rolling stock Of the company, which,
! in February, 1861, consisted OF As frst,clas.
| engines, of which were perfectly new,
| (nevcr having been attached to train,) 81
passenger cars, $40 flat and other care, all in
good order, was reduced by the vicissitudes
Of the war to lin June, 1869 engines, Spas
senger cars and 10 bog, fiat and other cars,
all in bad condition. We now have in good
running order, So engines, 501 cars OF all
n
paid for from the revenues of the road. Our
trains have been regular in their hours OF
arrival and departure, excepting IN some
instances when there has been Il failure in
the Mississippi Central connecting with us
at Canton. No serious accidents of any
kind have occurred on the road during the
past year. The road bed from New Orleans
10 Canton-206 miles-is III very fine condl-
ton; bat the company will soon have to
commence repairing and gradually renew
its iron rails, which are becoming quite
worn out on certain portions Of the road.
Two passenger and two freight trains ar
rive at and leave New Orleans every day,
besides the regular daily freight train rum
ming through to Louisville. A sleeping car
attached to each passenger train, runs
through at present to and from Louisville,
and another to and from Chattanooga.
During the past year, to February %,
1870, the freight and passenger earnings
have been Sl,463, 322 IS, averaging Sl2i,-
943 So per month; for the preceding year
they amounting to 81, l44,2 81, averaging
S95, 351. l3 per Notwithstanding quite a graft
flying increase in the receipts of the road.
The earnings from freight and passage
for twelve months have been -. ST. sss 800 50
Mails. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80 900 10
Total. 81. s94, 222 IS
The road expenses during the
same period have been. S8S5 $50 50
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