National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-05
ME DAILY NATIONAL REPUBtICAN..sUPPLEMENT

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RAILWAYS.
The amount Of stock Of tho Kansas Pacific .
Railway Company subscribed Is S9,9a2, 800, |
and the amount paid In Is 80, 6}l $50. Re !
ceints for tho year ended June 30, 1872, from |
transportation OF passengers, were Sl,3bl,- |
S37.bl Of freight, 80 l58. 1921 and from |
miscellaneous sources, S7O, coo 10 total, s3,- |
b5l ,62S.47. The construction and equipment
Of the road have cost S2g, COZ 07l2S, The |
total funded debt Of the company IL go 0ii- |
GOO, and the AMOUNT Of the other liabilities
and Indebtedness IL 90 0Sl, iO2, 10, making
total Of s2s 1875, TO2 lG, Of which 60 3O3 900 is
due TO the United States. On the 10Th Of Oc-
tober, 1872, you accepted the western part Of
this road, extending from the 1893 0i25 mile,
and terminating In Denver, Colorado Terri
tory; 63S.6 miles from the initial point
The amount Of stock Of the Denver Pacific
Railway and Telegraph Company, subscribed
and paid In, Ia S4,OOOOOO. This road, run
ming In q nearly north course, i0033 miles
from Denver, Colorado Territory, 10 Chey-
enne, Wyoming Territory, where II connects
with the Union Pacific road, was completed
In tho summer Of 1870 The receipts for the
year ended June 80, 1872, for transportation
Of passengers, were sl76, 3l2,4B; OF freight,
Sl70, TO9S3; aud from miscellaneous sources
Is, O68.l0i total, 1855, 0SS,09. The cost Of
construction and equipment Of the road and
telegraph To the date last above stated was
60, 400, 800, and the Indebtedness Of tho com
pany 10 that date was 81, $40 076,25. The
road and telegraph line were, on re-eXamlna-
tlon, accepted by you on the % day Of May
last.
Tho amount Of stock Of the Sioux City and
Pacific Railroad Company subscribed is "a
4TS 500, Of which 81, TDl 400 has been paid In.
The receipts for the year ended June 30, 1879,
| from the transportation Of passengers, were
s63, SSH of freight, sS5, SO3.2i Of malls,
| s1,5l9. 40; from express, 81, 1885, and from
miscellaneous sources, 80, 76S.b8; total, S162,-
4057l. The expenses during that period
| were sl52, Oj2 .gS. The Indebtedness Of the
company IL sb,S8l, on 80, Of which LEGS
| 80 IA due to the United States.
| At the close Of the last fiscal year, Dune
| 80, lST2) the amount Of subscribed stock Of
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company was
90, 3S4, 900, aud the amount actually paid In,
| IS, 100000. The company reports that sur
yeys have been made from the end Of the
completed road, a point one hundred and
three-tentha miles from San Francisco, to
Fort MOhaye on the Colorado river, via Te-
hachnpi Pass, aud from said pass to Fort
Yuma, on the Colorado river, via Los An
geles and San BeTnnrdno. The cost Of these
surveys has been 500, Sgi.Si. The amount re-
eelyed during said year for transportation Of
passengers was 53S3, 563 g3, and Of freight,
s2gl, O0S07. The expenses on account Of the
road aud fixtures for said period were ESQ.,
2T011. The Indebtedness Of the company Il
50, $50, 900. Seventy and twcnty-slX hun
dredths miles of this road have been com
pleted In a frst-class manner. and have beer
accepted. The road commences at San Jose
California. The entire cost Of the road and
fixtures, together with the lands for stations
&C., since the Organization Of the company
is estimated At about Sl2, OOO,0O0.
Tho amount Of stock OF tho Texas and Pa
cihc Railway Company subscribed Ia %, OOO
900, Of which s20O, 900 has been paid In. The
company has neither bonded nor floating
debt. Il IL progressing rapidly with Its sur
= yeys having number OF corps In the field
but IA the final reports have not been received
no definite description can be given Of thu
I line Of road surveyed and fixed upon for con
( structlOn. The receipts of the company from
18th April, lS7l-the date Of Its Organiza
tlon--to. the LIST July, 1872, have been 1904,
, 39205, and the disbursements amounts 4
+ Sl25, 056.S7, leaving q balance In hand o
S7O 3S5.lS.
/ The line Of this road will be ".from poin
at or near Marshall, county Of Harrison
e state Of Texas; thence by the most direct an
= eligible route, to be determined by said com
pany near the thirty-seCond parallel Of mort
E latitude, to point at or near FL Paso; theme
e by the most direct and eligible route, TO b
= selected by said company, through New Mex
. leo and Arizona, to point on the Rio Colo
RADIO at or near the southeastern boundary q
1 the State Of California; thence, by the moe
= direct and eligible route, to San Diego, Cal
fornla to Ships Channel, In the hay Of Sa
! Diego, In the State Of California, pursuing, |
6 tho location thereof as near as may be, III
= thirty-second parallel Of north latitude" Tn
| act Of Congress Of May ., 1872 az Statute,
l So requires "that the said Texas and Pacih
= Railway Company shall commence the cor
s structiOn Of its road ut or near Marshal
c Texas, and proceed with Its construction
= 40 las TO have at least on
c hundred consecutive miles of railroad fror
I said point complete and In running Orde
$ within two years after the passage thereO
: and so continue to construct each year there
a after, q sufficient number OF miles, not LEI
i than one hundred, 10 secure the cOmpletlO
:, Of the whole line within ten years after tn
r date OF said acts "PrOUiied hOrsUer, ThG
r the said company shall commence the col
;, struction of said road from San Diego cas-
L ward within one year from the passage {
4 this act, and construct not less than ten mile
r before the expiration Of the second year, anC
e after the second year, not less than twenty
G five miles per nnnum In continuous line Their,
n after between San Diego and the COlOrad
+ river, until the junction Is formed with tn
/, line from the east at the latter point, or ca
; thereof" The name Of this company wa
n changed by the said act from Texas Paclf
d Railroad Company" to Texas and PaClh
+ Railway Company
+ The report OF the Atlantic and Pacific Raj
d road Company for the year ended June 81
$ subscribed, and that Sl6, 375, 900 has been pal
Il In. The company has completed, since tn
u date of Its last annual report, the road frol
i Prairie City, In tho Indian Territory, /
+ Ninlta In same Territory, distance of q
c miles. The road and telegraph from Pacin
Missouri, to Ninita, a distance Of 1871 mile
i has been completed. Parties have been, du
!, ing the last year, surveying for the road
n Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California
u The total cost Of surveys to june 80, 1879, wi
II SlG2, l73, and the amount received during Il
o year ending on that date from passenger
, was $685., GO7.S7 and for freight, SIX, O3O.i
IS The cost of railroad and fixtures up to Il
&c same time was s3l, sos, 0i4.54. The total Il
i debtedness to that date Oncludlng assumC
debt of a, lOl $50 Of South Pacific COmpan!
+ whose road from Pacific, Missouri, to Sprinl
II field, II has obtained by purchase) was Sl5
is 0l3, 099.53. The mortgages of the compar
n were received and recorded by the Dcpar
g. ment, as required by law, In November ~
s. December, 1871. One hundred and twent
70 live miles OF this road and Its telegraph Iii
81 have been accepted, of which nifty were u
Al cCptCd by you on the 9th OF December last.a
n. Stock Of the Northern Pacific Railroi
1t Company has been subscribed TO the RmouI
J. Of 800, 900, and certificates for 1885,
a shares, Of 800 each, have been issled. II
al cost Of surveys up to July l, 1872, go far
ie reports have been received by the company
e. was S454, GS0.T9. The accounts, &C., are n
l. yet In a condition to render an accurate r
e. port Of the amounts received from passenre
o, and freight during the year. The expenses
TO road and fixtures have been Gil ,4Sl ,4B7. I
n The Indebtedness Of the company Is rGpOrtl
IN to be $50 40, 2i5.I9. On the both Of Februa
In last a map Of preliminary route from the eros
w ing Of the Red River Of the North, at FaTg
O. in Dakota, TO point at the mouth Of q
no Walla Walla river, Washington Territory;
a. distance Of about AS miles, was received
us the Department. On the LIST instant comm
n. slOners were ordered to examine and repC
OF upon the completed portion from the Jun
rs ton with the Lake Superior and Mlssissip
Of railroad, near Thomson, Minnesota, to 4
lg Red River Of the North, " distance Of abo
til 22S miles Their report has not yet been
] celved. The company report that on the 80
II ultimO cars passed over the track for d
Is lance of ll3 miles west of the Red Rive
nd Track has recently been laid at the rate Of
p miles q day. The report states that at {
Of present rate Of construction the rOAd won
be completed to the Missouri river by the
IS. proXimo. The character Of the soil In Dako
o. through which the road passes In report
cd very good, adapted to grain and grazing,
p an average excellence equal to Illinois lant
d. Water II abundant. Timber Is scarce. 4