New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-08
ALBANY.

THE STATE RtIIROADs-COMPARATIv STATE OF
THE ERIE AND CENTRAL HUDSON RAlLWAf-
HOW THE EARNINGS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR
IRON THB SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE !
ALBANY. Jan. 6.-1he whole machinery oil
l5lat,on is suspended and those members who have
NOT zone home are ging the work Of the Session.
vast deal Of preliminary work necessary to put the
vrous paris Of Legislation in running order has to be
done by the army of officials appointed to DOth
Houses The sensation of THE TRIBUNE regarding Mr.
Wood is stll the topic with the members MI "OOd IL
Is authortatvey reported saw the article ataate hou'
lust as lie leaving for home, and he remarked 10
friend that he could explain the charges satisfactorily
whom The time came and would do IT to the satisfaction
Of his friends
Durinc the lu in the time for the exam
inaon OF documents that generally escape pubic scru
tnv the facts and figures of which indicate certain
inexplcabe freaks Of legislation The following s'aus
ties of the business capital and other characteristics OF
the Erie and Central and Hudson railroads are taken
from The official reports in the State Engineers oice
The information gathered by the state Engineer Is by no
means as complete could he wished for. examination
Of the following figures will show an increase OF soO-
600 each capital stock and funded debt or tue Ee
and an increase Of in the which represents
the cost of the road and equipment The capital STOCK
of the Central remains the last year. while there
is an increase Of over S16OOOO in the funded. These
changes are not accompanied bv explanation OF the
purposes for which the capital and debt OF one ROAD
and the mortgage bonds of the other were in
creased. The number of tuns of freight
carried one mile by the Erie slightly exceeds that OF the
Central while the passenger business Il but little more
than half the Ceutrals As a good share OF the Ere
tuunace is coal earnings from the transportation OF
freight fan nearly S2O1OOO below the CeDtraPs Last
wear the Erie added 80 locomotives 10 ts equipment anu
the Central "A also. y passenger cars against Two ny
the Central and g39 freight against loss OF ~ DN
lis rival How far these statistics can be depended on as
accurate is question Nothing is Saidabout draWlngro
cars fast freight lines and other arrangements by when
the COMPANIES the of which they do not
own The Central reports large falling of III the mum
Der Of miles by both freight ana passenger Trains
while the Erie reports large gam III bOth, especially III
he miles run by freight trains The ETies expenses for
maintenance OF roadway S40OOO less than the Cen
ira $ the cost of repairs machinery but $4,000 less
and the operating expenses but $4,000 less Rents, IN
erest legal expenses loss in operating the Atlantic ana
Great Western Railroad and other OutgOes more obscure
swell the expenses OF the Erie TO within $4,000 OF the
reccipt, while the Central regularly divides over
s7.OOiOOO a wear An aggregate OF 23 persons were
killed or wounded nv accidents on the Erie This part
of the report OF the Central is not yet made up but tho
accident at New-IIanburG viii make the record an eX-
ceptloally bad one II will be noticed that rs com
papd with last year there increase OF - III the mum
hnr KIND on the Erie and OF 30 IN the number wounded
Here follow the statistics: