National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-11-28

Annual Meeting Of the Orange aud AIexaB-
driR and Manassas Railroad Company
Mt Alexandria.
The Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Railroad
Company held It's annual meeting In Alexandria
yesterday, n. II. Massey, Of Charlottesville, In
the chair.
The president, ]. 3. Barbour, submitted his
annual report, from which We make the follow
Inc business Of the road has been relatively
well maintained during the past year, and its
earnings are In excess Of those Of any PreG,ed,,
month Of the fiscal year, would have further In
creased the aggregate result n the rolling stock
me TgSa nSa GeSn ~ eg, SSrS and
which had TO await the operations OF the sue
ceetllnK month. The present equipment would
he adequate TO meet the demands OF Transports
ton II the offerings Of freight could be distributed
uniformly through the year. But II seems that
the bulk Of the frelghts required TO be trans
Glasses over the rad 4 wantei al the same sea-
sou, oyertaxing It's equipment At one period and
leaving Il unemployed 70 considerable extent
the rest Of the year. The company, however, u
gradually enlargng the capacity OF lis equipment,
as It's means will permit, To meet the Increased
and increasing demands Of lts freight trAnlct and
necessities for prompt transportation as offered.
The following statement Will show the receipts
OF the company from the several sources Of
transportation during the year ending Both OF
September last, the amount Of working expenses
Of the road for the same time, with comparative
statement OF receipts and expenses for the years
lsIO-'il and Of isIl-'T2:
Gross revenue for lSIl-'I2, f9SS,9Il.lt for
! lsIO-Tl, tgl8, 2g5P3-fIb,OI increase.
WORKING expenses for lsIllT9 SIS, IT2.I9i for
! lSTO-Tl, $3.50, 100 1881 ,0i2.t3, increase.
Net revenue for lsTl-T2, san, -; for 1901,
Ssh9, b9o. Il-tA, O62. 70, increase.
Total number OF tons OF freight I, AnspOrted for
d 1Ht-Ta i6l, 49l; for iST0-Tt, lA,8i l-iI,l23 III
crease.
Through freight for lsil-'T2, $3.50; for lSTO-Ii,
%, 1921 SIS, Increase. ~
Local or way freight for iS0-T2, ll2,sf; Tor
lsiO-Tl, III, No., 696, decrease.
Tons transported TO Alexandra and North, for
lsT-T2 p4,bi9; for lsTOIl ii, OThT 46S, increase,
! Tons transported from Alexandra and South,
/ for lsTi-Ts 6ds9l; for lSIO-Tl, bS,49-S,6is, Ill
! crease.
! The Increase In the number OF passengers ~
shown above Ia attributable IN part To the addl-
tonAl passenger train which has heen run during
/ the year. 49,
| The condition OF the road Rnd equipment Will
| compare faVOrably with any preceding year.
7 During the past year eleven hundred and I'VE
and half tons Of new Iron (talla) have been put
| track. The bridges across North and South
Hardware riyers, and at Mountain Run, have
| been renewed number OF water stations have
| been built or renewed, and new depot building
! constructed At Front Royal. new station
house built for Fairfax IL In progress OF construc-
tlon, and several others are required on the main
line OF road. which viii be put up as soon a. the
| means OF the company Will warrant the outlay.
LAND PuHCHAsHs.
the company has not been able 70 make much
progress In their proposed scheme OF pufrhAslng
and settling lands along Ia line Of rad. sOine
ten or twelve thousand acres OF land have been
| DurrhaRpd In the counties OF Nelson and Amherst