The Portland daily press., 1870-02-15
Portland & Keunebec Railroad Co

The annual meeting of the above-named
corporation was held at the Portland demo,
Yesterday afternoon, the President, Judge
Rlce, in the chair. From the report of the Di-
rectors we make the following extract:
Our trains have run during the past year 1854 :.
100 miles, being an increase of 2l,245 miles over
the preceding year, at cost of 81 ID per mile
against ag 81. 10 last year. We have Transported
S5ea % passengers, for which we have received
@So4,ol|.4l, and 1o3 1893. 20-100 tons of freight
anc have received therefor 1892 SOP II. and from
o.ner sources during the year 1913 928 2I, amount
;ns III all to the sum Of $631 ,3O7.79, being an
Increase OF S3l 1864 over the receipts Of the
road bayss year EAR The expenses for operating the
ne, Excise tax 5000 27-S41I 500 90 leavng
The ' na for year $2l6.4l6 30 "9
cheney has heen I'm the road for safety and eff
new passen@e er July kept up by supplying one
freight cars, fourtee,n twenty-five fiat and box
hnp On those in use Onr aIs, ana all neediul
and savaroI good and efficient wor, nave also
the capacity of .nen substantially rebnt ,rhi,a
repairs has been onr shops for manufactnre anS
| been nlana unared tons of new an
ooani paced IN our track =" anu re-rolled iron
| AVE been l.; Spaired rails; % nan Win large
built, and also " , hfteen miles of now faroo
| upon the road bed ~ Quantity of gravel niaceS
to across the pres new bridge has been con-
| h. cP.ace one which ,'PocoI river at Falmoutb
which oaa which was fa aHIeaentaly destroyed
ed from thap sensation will insured, and for
We hun. ,,le underwriters undoubtedly be obtain
"Mileare' ri Introduced who. :.
having bu aieket System "'f nv Is known as the
of our ro business at various which customers
miles at may purchase t PiJtnts along the line
be used ON euuced rates per cRets for 500 or 1000
higher rates any part of the ron s' out which can
reouent nnsa OF local fares ioad thus saving the
been purchases of tcLo.sa ana the trouble of
and have ho with mnch g. These tickets have
miles Jnrn oeen sold to tho favor by the public
n','TioS the last wear amount of 1877 as
excess ,io, anelr fares in Tho IA all cases where
eMreSs Ticket for which me cars we furnish an
more than is required .ney pay twentv.ve
* ho,vao a. the regular TICK. ticket for the
nr..santa,;e gwen for this Offices. A scrin |
asS5 Tho 10 any ticket office ercess which on |
'a id iae object of this IL will be repaid in
rn NJ l,ehets in the cars 70 discourage the
atiam bas account of all tic5s,aand to keen a
"'ioii las oeen satisfactory els sold. Its oner"
o., ' wn' t r.uIll with other roo,.
sa.no iiienuiy character o continue of tho
Rep"rt i have enterprises heretofore The
s roud ~ oeen prosecuted n.!. to in our last
u, coud nave been anticneaewith as much yiaor
Ee,it condition of the monpn,ed under the striD
many of these roads %arket during the
p,eeu, materially aid in the da VIII. when COM
sectioiis vi the country throuob velopment of the
and directly or incdentaIIvs (which which they pass
business of this Company. eohtribute to the
A Dill is now before the Lepislat,ro
abroad companies in this State wbo authorizing