The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1873-12-26
RAILWAY STATISTICS.


secretary of the interior ON the subject Of rail-
ways:
The subscriptions to the stock of the Union
Pacific railroad company amount to $50, 7S3,
600, of which $50, 762, 800 has been paid. The
receipts for the year ending June 80, 1873,
from the transportation of passengers were
So 1856 208; of freight, S. 024, $685. and FROM
miscellaneous sources, 1922, 1853; total, SO, 633,
365. The entire cost of the road fixtures to
said date was $112, 259, 1856, and the operating
expenses of the road for the last fiscal year
lending June 80, 1870 were "a, 697, 999. The
the end of that year amounted to S75, AT, 612,
of which 1927, 236, 512 is due to the United
States. The Floating debt" to the same pc
riod (not including the company note for 81
900, 600 issued upon the Hope contract)
amounted to 81, 94O, 239, and Exchange loans"
E120 900.
The Central Pacific railroad company by
consolidation Gas heretofore reported) embra-
ces, beside the original company of that name
also the Western Pacific, the California and
Oregon, the San Francisco and Oakland, and
the San Francisco and Alameda companies
Stock to the amount of $50. SOS, 800 has been
subscribed, and $54, 275 500 paid. Receipts for
year ending June 80, 1878, from transportation
of passengers were "a, 1888, 307, and of freight,
81, 277, 482; total, $l1, $50, 789. The operating
expenses of the road for the year were s., 49,
425, leaving net earnings to the amount of
Sc, BIG, 1854. At the close of said year the in
debtedness of the company amounted to 1885,
AS, 8l6 of which $27, 1856, $50 was to the United
States.
The stock subscription of the Central Branch
Union Pacific railroad company is 81, 100000,
of which $3.50, 900 has been paid in. The re-
ceipts for transportation of passengers for the
year ending June so, 1878, were S4S, SCI, and
for freight, 81, OIL total, $119,662. The eX-
penses of the road and fixtures have been So
723, zoo. The expenses of the road for the
oh tod 10 S1T0
The cCmpany's Indebtedness Gin addition to
tho first mortgage bonds, 81, 800, 009, and the
government loan. 81, 900, O00), is 1908, 058.
The amount of stock of the Kansas Pacific
railway company subscribed Is -, 992, 5OO, and
the amount paid in is 50, $50, $50. Total amount
of stock allowed by law, SO, 100000. The re-
ceipts for the transportation of passengers for
the year ending June 3d. 1873, were 81, 1898, 633 !;
for freight during the sameperiod, 80, 285, O38;
miscellaneous earnings, 800, GIT. Total SO, 49,
289. The cost of construction and equipment
of 500 miles of main line and 80 miles of branch
lines (672 miles) has been $50, 1872, $40. The
total funded debt of the company is $27 452, =
100, of which Sc 300, 900 is due the United
States. Other liabilities and Indebtedness,
%, 996, 14S. Total, $50, 443, 248.
The amount of stock of the Denver Pacific
railway and Telegraph company subscribed
and paid in Is $4, 000,0 The receipts for
the year ending June 80, 1873 for transporta-
ton of passengers, we're $173, 100 of freight,
9149,012, and from miscellaneous sources,
$l3, 315-total $3.50, 94S. The cost of con-
struction and equipment of the road to the
date above stated was Sc, 473, 800, and the in
debtness of the company to that date was
50, ,3745.
Stock of the Sioux City and Pacific railroad
company, to the amount of STATS, 500, has
been subscribed, of which, 1, 791, 400 has been
paid in. The receipts for the year ending
June 80, 1873, from the transportation of pas
sengers, were $73, 400; of freight, $169, 507 !;
Of mails, 1927 from express, 50, 617 and
from miscellaneous sources, SO, 044; total,
S261, $50. The expenses during that period
were S201, 164, leaving net earnings $50, 765.
The Indebtedness of the company is So, $780,
743, of which 81, 628, 800 is due to the United
States. This road commences at Sioux City,
Iowa, and extends to Fremont, Neb. where
it intersects the Union Pacific railroads. dis
lance of 101 77-10O miles.
At the close of the fiscal year ending June
80, 1878, the amount of subscribed stock of
the Southern Pacific railroad company of Cal
ifornia was $13, 189, 400 of which. 81, 965, 400
was paid. Explorations and examinations of
former preliminary lines have been continued
since the last report, amounting to $50 miles :;
ia $1,000 miles of road have been perma-
nently located and Ga 50-100 completed.
Twenty miles of this latter distance is on the
route from Upton to DelanO, and so miles
commencing at San Fernando Pass via Los
Angeles, thence toward San BernardinO, end
ing about 20 miles easterly from Los Angeles,
on the line from Tehachapi Pass to Fort
Yuma. Forty-two and one-haf miles have
been completed on the branch line in the Sail
mas valley. The cost of the surveys to June
80, 1878, has been S105, 900. The amount re-
ceiyed for the transportation of passengers
for the fiscal year was 1869, 1885, of freight,
1886, 465; total, 1856, 255. The expenses of
the road for the year were S458, 739, leaving
net earnings, 5497, 515. The Indebtedness of
the company is shown by their report to be
IS, 10000. The fourth section of 20 miles of
that road was accepted by you on the 9th of
August last making the total number of miles
accepted 80 26-100.
Stock of the Texas Pacific railway company
has been subscribed to the amount of 81
DOC, 900, of which $780, 900 has been paid in.
The bonds of the company consist of two
kinds, viz: - First mortgage 6 per cent. gold
construction bonds, and First mortgage
land grant bonds" OF the former there have
been issued in the purchase of consolidated
roads "a. 10000
The indebtedness of the company is shown
by their report to be as follows Capital stock
Gas shown above), $2,00O,00O: land bonds.
81, 000 900; debt of the Southern Pacific rail-
road company to the state OF Texas, assumed
by the Texas and Pacific railroad company,
5000, 1876; floating debt, $790095; interest
coupons on land bonds, $40, 600; total ST.
139, 222. The operating receipts and expendi-
lures of the road for the year ending June 30,
1873, have been as follows Receipts from
;
United States mails, s., 338; miscellaneous
S448; total, 1888, 1880. Expenditures for con-
Quoting transportation, S51, 1874; maintenance
of roadway, $111 ,O44 cost of running and
maintenance of motive power and cars, S62, =
$40; general expenses, $31, 1853 total, 1885,
500. Receipts over expenditures, $76, 818
There have been 100 miles of this road con-
stTucted, and 355 miles graded, bridged and
tie1 since the date of the last report of the
company June 80, 1922 the engineers in
II.
miles of instrumental lines, and made 10, 900
miles of reconnaissance, developing country
1900 miles long, east and west, and $50 miles
in width north and south, SO thoroughly that
the line of location from Red river to the
Pacific can very nearly be determined. The
lines of road surveyed and in part undergoing
construction are as follows Southern division,
from Long View, Texas, to Fort Worth, 155
miles jefferson division, from Marshall to
Texarkana, 60 miles; Transcontinental divis-
ion from Texarkana to Fort Worth, 237
miles Brazos division, from Fort Worth to
the Tooth meridian, about IT'S miles; Pecos
division, from the Tooth meridian to Rio
Grande river. 412 miles New Mexico division,
from Rio Grande to the Pinas villages 1855
miles California division, from Pinas villages
to San Diego, Cal, Al miles. Total distance,
!, 8S0S5 miles. The greatest altitude reached
in crossing the continent is 1856 feet.
The Atlantic and Pacific railroad company's
report for the year ending June 80, 1873,
shows that $40, 760, 300 of stock has been sub
scribed and paid in. Grading has been done
in the Soledad Pass, Cal, and IS, O13 expended
in grading at this pass to June 80, 1873 On
June %, 1872 the company leased for term
of 999 years the Pacific railroad of Missouri
extending from st. Louis, Mo-, to Kansas
City, No, including the Carondalet branch
(29715 miles,, and assumed the leases to said
Pacific railroad of the following named lines:
Missouri river railroad 251i miles; Leaven-
worth, Atchison and Northwestern railroad,
81 4 miles; Usage Valley and Southern Kansas
railroad 55L miles; st. Louis, Lawrence and
Denver railroad, 81 miles. The cost of the
surveys of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad to
June 30, 1873 was 1906, 357. The amount re-
ceived from passengers on the Atlantic and
Pacific railroad division was $303, 357; the Pa
cifc railroad of Missouri and leased lines di-
vision, S1,O73, 9S1. Total, 81, 377, 1873. The
amount received for freight ON the Atlantic
and Pacific railroad division was $943, I'll; on
the Pacific railroad and leased lines division,
g, 5S7, S52. Total, 1888. 564. The cost of
the Pacific railroad and fixtures, as appears
from the account of the treasurer, June 80,
1878, was $50, 1853, 322. The running expenses
of the road from July l, 1872, to june 80,
1873, were S692, 529. The same expenses of
the Pacific railroad of Missouri and leased
lines for that period were g. 500, 926; total for
the fiscal year, SO, $50, 455. The Indebtedness
of the South Pacific railroad company, secured
by mortgage of lands assumed, 81, 100, O0O
Atlantic and Pacific railroad companys bonds,
dated July 1, 1868, twenty years, 81, 945, 500;
Atlantic and Pacific cJmpanys railroad and
Immigrant bonds, Nov. !, 1871, 81, 12O, 600;
same company's central division Immigrant
bonds dated Nov l. 1871, S797 922 same