National Republican., 1873-11-19


TIE WASHINGTON BRANCH.
The earnings Of the Warrington branch were
Ase, ,iti 90, showing decrease Of ~ oos.s com,
pared with the previous year, and an increase o.
lures charged amount TO ii56, ei.s9, being for
improvements and for repairs OF rallwAysdepots,
water stations and bridges, and - ytomplne
water. During the year SIS tons OF steel were
substituted for iron rails and ~ b0s cross tics
were also used. As stated In former reports tne
system was adopted by which the earnings arc aIo
expenses connected with transportation, the
repair and use OF machinery, and o. inc shops i
and stations OF the company IN Balt,no,e W y uv
maid nv the main stem, the expenses OF the IOau |
department alone being charged TO th,s roah.
Inc partial expenditures charged deducted
from the revenue stated made tue sum o. tsl,.
preceding year OF sss, ,s5491. A dividend Of ave
per cent was paid on the 10th Of October, 1914,
for the halt year terminated September 70, is,a,
for the term ended March u, isIs.
In order to comply with the wishes OF the gov
ernment Of the Territory OF Columbia in conneo.
ton with changes In the grades OF the streets IN
the vicinity Of the present station OF the wash
inpton branch Of the Baltimore and Ohlo Com
pany In Washington, a purchase has recently
North Capitol street, at cost OF ti02,O4s. IL u
designed to construct upon this land . coinmo,
dous station, with every facility Tor tue eo"'of'
and convenience OF passengers.
rux rARxsRspuRa BRANCH RAILROAD COMPANY.
earuinRs OF thls road for the nscal year were
SalS4ii.2I, and the working expenses ts1l soi o.
The earnings were fial ,6Ds.33 more than IN Tue
previous year, while the expenses increased
2iis, 90, showing an improved result com
pared with isI2of f2,6l2.43.
GENERAL REMARKS.
The aggregate earnings, working expenses and
net results OF the main stem, including the win.
| and the winchester and Strashurg branches OF
the Metropolitan branch,the Washington branoi,
and the farkersburg branch railroads; Of the
central Ohio and Lake Erie divisions, aud the
| Wheeling, ,Plttsburg and Baltimore, and the New.
ark, Somerset aud Straitsylllc railroads, were as
folows Total earnings, slo,dso, ,oti ~; total ex-
bunng the year 5o6 l32 new cross ties, s,oaI tons
OF Iron aud i,Oi2 tons OF steel rails were used
for the repair aud construction OF additional
tracks on the main stem.
| Tue increasing business OF tho company con-
tinued TO require large additions to It's equip.
nent. During the year 70 nrst-ciass engines, %
palace and passenger cars, AMI 2,25d cars for
Inc company 3 works. fne cost OF the new and
eSTH%cn iscsra ss' Of oesn sSn
master Of machinery shows that the cqulpment
upon the main stem aud branches consists OF
81. sna asn9 ssq
he seen that II ,ol2 tons OF steel rails have been
used during the past year upon the main stem.
are now laid with this durable and safe mate.
rial. Contracts have been made for 1900 tons
TO be laid during the next year. The greatly In.
creased cos. q the large anam' q steel @ thu snS,
charged TO the repair account.
The rapid increase In the trafllc OF tho road
requires constant increase OF Is iacll,,es ~ "
seven miles OF track have been laih ~ the yard
and stations Of the company, ami work upon tn,
second third and fourth tracks has, has been BE- % yigo,
third and fourth track have been laid during TN
, year. ,,
. city, Virginia Midland and Great southern an'
, the PittsDurg, Washington AMI Baltimore rat
roads have continuously made important I'M
proyemen,s and extensions. s ms, IN View ., ~, ~
|, which the Baltimore aud Onto Company Is iden
| tlned It has been deemed judlcious to continu
70 extend 70 them material financial ~ ad, wh,S
+ ultimate BENEFITS TO be derived from these vau
. able au xilaries 10 the trade OF Baltimore wi
: vndicate the liberal action OF the company.
METROPOLITAN BRANCH RArLHoAp.
, The Metropolitan Branch road, from Point {
Rocks to Washington, forty-two miles, wa
opened for trafiic on the 18th OF May last Tn
expenditures Oh this costly line have amountc
TO soss 40, %; oat while ,ne G engineering gs 4, J
! been expensive, II Affords nn admirable, diret
! and effective line, which must prove OF cor
! stantly Increasing value the national capita
:, By the completion OF this work, has, through IN
< Marietta and Cincinnati and ID Biltimore and Ohi
i roads, line from Cincnnati-that great centr
Of business Of The valley 81 sae ohSa nnndIe ,Ss Ire
4 OF the Pennsylvania railroad by Harrisburg an
: the Baltimore AMI Potomac road. and line frof
i nttsburg by the p,,tssnIg, washington h 0n,. an
= nve miles less In distance than the route by III
u Pennsylvania, Northern Central and Baliimor
: % On the opening Of the Pltt,burs. washlngto
:. and Baltimore railroad the passenger fare wa
l, reduced by the Baltimore and ONO Raiiroa
n Company from ne charge previously made s 2
= tween Pittsburg and Washington to %, and fro
!. eiO between Pittsburg and Baltimore TO $50
on tns Inc Of
q Cincinnati and other western points to Nashinl
a ton Of about Is per cent. was made by the Bait
be seen that travellers betwe.n The national caI
>, tai and the West AMI the people OF Washingto
= have been at once, and TO most Important e.
= tent, benefited by the completion OF thes
works and the liberal policy pursued by this con
4. pany.
r BALTIMORE, rIrrsBuRG ASD CHICAGO RAILROAD
. The work upon this line has been vigorous
= prosecuted, aud Il IA expected before the con
70 inencement Of winter that the grading frol
Centreton, on the Lake Erie division, tnToup
Ohio and Indiana to the line OF the State OF III
nous, within thirty miles Of Chicago, viii be q
isheL. The work OF 6sllt,ung anu laying ~
grcssed that 1t Is anticipated that tho line WI
be opened during November, 1873, to that pom
At which oonneciion with the Dayton an
ness from Toledo aud the Important section
reached by that line Is anticipated.
n. Tue interests Of the city Of Pittshurg and u
W intermediate region urgently require the CO.
=. struction OF connecting road fruin that city
oS Centretou. II Is hoped that the large intcres
Identified with this enterprise will cause Y 70
constructed at an early period. and thus form
great additional competing line from Pitlsbu
To Chicago and the Northwest.
No better illustration OF the commercial pr
gress Of Baltimore In connection with the Bait
. more and Ohio railroad has been shown than /
W the rapid and marked success of the North Ge
man Lloyd Line OF steamers between Btltimor
SouthamDton and Bremen, established at u
suggestion aud under the auspices OF the Bali
M more and Ohio Company. THIS line comnenct
!" operations IN lses, with two nIstclsss n iIo
m more and the Berlin, built upon the Clyde for Oh
W route. The business for these steamships VI
ample and remuneratlye from The inaugurale
w demonstrated for additional steamers for the q
comm0dation OF the trade, and IN 1870 the Q
paS.y was doubled By adding inc tns sPendiS nS
the past year the expansion Of tho trade d
manded that the original capacity OF the III
should be more than tripled, and the Brau1scl
weig and the Nurnburg, magnificent Clyde-bui
iron steamers Of 500 tons, with all modern In
provements, have been constructed for ~
added 70 the line. II Is already pslpa6le y.
W exceed even this enlarged capacity, and that u
number Of steamships for this Import and Q!
So So port trade must, at an early period, be mat
The Messrs. Allan, OF Liverpool, after tes,in
w the extent and value Of the business which Gu
be controlled at the port OF Baltimore, m,
~ placed several large and nrst-class steannel
. upon the route between u iltlmore aud Live
70 pool. The significant aud Immense geogrlpn
cal advantages Of Baltimore for the import al
" export trade Of a large portion OF the UHit'
= States have thus been male conspicuous, "a
y are being rapidly realized aud appreciated.
With the singulary safe navigation OF y
" | Chesapeake bay, and channel perfected q
Y. steamships Of the largest class, and with q
~ extensions OF the Baltimore and ONO road ny
Is numerous branches and connections into II
u mense aud productive territories, with the lar
In discrimination In its tariffs for freight and pi
sengers, and especially with It's superior adya
. tages and facilities ior Immigrants, comISar
In with the charges from New York, it may reast
Is ably be expected that the foreign trade OF Bal
le more will increase with unexanpled rapidly.
nj The successful management OF the grea
:, and rapidly -enlarglng business OF the compa
" requires tue expression by the board OF III
appreciation OF the faithful and eicient serviC
ed OF the officers and employees OF the company
or ali the departments OF the service.
q. BY order OF the board.
od JOHN ". GARRETT. President
nc TIE YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASS
We CiATION.
nv The Coming Conferenco-Workt to be Dor
,le A called conference OF the Young Mems Chi
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