The New York herald., 1873-11-29
OUR TRkNSCOEFIHENTAL RAILWAYS

tton aud Progress of the Great Ma
tionsi Hishwrys-The Yellowstone
Park.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2S 1879.
The following appears In the report OF the Sec
retary OF the Interior on the subject OF railways -
The subscriptions TO the stock OF the Union Pa
einc Railroad Company amount TO $50, 7s3.OO0, OF
which $So.1 200 has been paid. The receipts for
the year ending June 80, 1873, rom the transport-
toD OF passengers were S. 7S6, 20s; OF freight
s5024.9as, and from miscellaneous sources
Ss@ 1885, total, So 6S3, ,96b The entire cost OF the
road and fixtures to said date was sll2, $50. .3s6,
and the operating expenses OF the road for the
$4 6e7, 900 The total bonded Indebtedness of the
company at the end OF that year amounted TO
5i2 OF which s27 5l2 IS due 10 the Unltea
States. Tne .'noating debit to the same period
mot including the companys note ior So 00e,0O0
sued upon the Hone contracp amounted to
~ gao, 2s9, and exchange loans'' ffo0,o0o.
The Central Pacific Railroad Company by con-
soldaton tas heretofore reported) embraces he
sides the original company OF that name, also the
Western Pacihc the California and Oregon the san
Francisco and Oakland and the san Francisco
and Alameda companies. Stock TO the amount
oi $o-oosSO0 mas been subscribed and
$5s,275, 500 paid. The receipts for the year ending
June 80, 1873, from transportation OF passengers
were $A3SS, S0., and OF freight, S7,217,4S2 total
$ll.665, 1ss. The operating expenses OF the road
for the year were $5.349 425, eaving earnings
TO the amount OF So, S16364. AT the close OF said
year the Indebtedness Of the company amounted
TO ss5,43s,si6 OF which $27,So5,6S0 was TO the
The stock subscription OF the Central Branch
Union Pacific Railroad Company is 81, 600, O0O OF
which seSo,ooo has Seen paid IN. The receipts for
transportation or passengers for the year ending
June 80, 1878, were $4S, ,591 and Tor freight
$7,o7l; total sll9,662. The expenses of the road
and fixtures have been $3723,700. The expenses
OF the road Tor the fiscal year ending as above
stated Is $l72, s31. The company's Indebtedness
lin ADDITION to the first mortgage bonds s. 800 600,
and the government loan 81, ,60S, 0oo is s3os'o5S
The amount OF stock OF the Kansas Pacific Rail-
way Company subscribed Is $685., 500. and the
allowed by law, $10O00,0 900. The receipts for the
transportation OF passengers for the year ending
the same period, 81 2s5, 03s miscellaneous earn
ings $6s,el7. Total, So, 1889 The of con-
and SO miles OF branch line (s7a miles,, has been
$3S 800 $40 The total funded deot OF the company
Is 81. 100 OF which seSc 600 is due the United
S. las. Total, s30, ,44s, 24s.
The amount OF stock OF the Denver Pacific Rail-
IN is 81 co., 600 The receipts for the year ending
June 30 1878, for transportation Of passengers,
celaneous sources sls'gi5-tota, sss5, s4s. me
cost OF construction and equipment OF the road to
the date above stated was s6,4s3, 500, and the
Indebtedness OF the company to that date was
STOCK OF the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad
subscribed, OF which 81, ,Isl 400 has been paid in
The receipts for the year ending so, 1873 from
the transportation OF passengers, were, S73 AGO. OF
freight, sles,5O7; OF mails s7,2s7 rom express,
| s2,6l1 aud from miscellaneous sources, $9044
| total, $26I, 93o The expenses during that period
were s2ol, l64, leaving net earnings, $50 765. The
indebtedness OF the company is $3,33e, 743 OF
I
| ROAD commences at sioux City Iowa, and extends
| TO Fremont Nebraska where ii intersects the
Union Pacific Rauroad-a distance OF 1o1 77.10o
miles.
At the close OF the fiscal year ending June 30,
1873. the amount OF subscribed stock OF the South
ern Pacific Railroad Company OF California was
s13,lse, 400 OF which $1l, 400 Yas paid. Ex-
plorations and examinations OF former prellmi-
nary lines have been continued since the last re-
port amounting to $50 miles; ia 5O-lo0 miles OF
road have been permanently located and 64 50-l00
completed. Twenty miles OF this latter distance is
m and mill
commencing at the San Fernando Pass, via Los
Angeles, thence towards San Bernardino, ending
line from Tehachapi Pass TO Fort Yuma. Forty
two and one-hali miles have been completed
Ds to N JUNE 1se a inai @ has ass ossn
si05,000. The amount received for the transporta-
tio1 Of passengers for the fsss M year was s4ss
OF the road FOR the year We're Sass 7ss leaving net
earnings, s4e7,5l5 The Indebtedness OF the COM
pany is SHOWN by their report TO be sS,050000 The
fourth section OF 70 miles OF this road was accented
by you on the 9th Of August last, making the total
number OF miles accepted 90 26-1o0.
| Stock OF the Texas and Pacific Railway Company
has been subscribed 70 the amount OF 5000 00o or
which 100000 has been paid in. The bonds OF the
| gage SIX per cent gold construction bonds'' and
| First mortgage land grant bonds.n OF the
former none nave been issued. OF the latter there
have been issued III the purchase OF consolidated
roads $4,000, 600.
The Indebtedness OF the company is shown by
their report to be as follows;-capital stock (as
shown abovel, 81 00o, 900; land bonds $4,000, 600;
| debt OF the southern Pacific Railroad Company,
/ to the State Of Texas. assumed by the Texas and
Pacific Railroad Company, $20s, ,126; floating debt,
S790.095 interest coupons on land bonds. Sl4 900;
total, s7,13s2 222. The operating receipts and ex.
penditures Of the road for the year ending
1 June 80, 1878, have been as follows:-Be-
ceipts cen, 3, from passengers slo4,ss2 freight,
/ laneous, $44s; total, $685., $50. Expenditures Tor
| conducting transportation, $6I,ee4; maintenance
tenance OF motive power and cars s62 $40; general
expenses. ssi, l53; total $256,5e2, Receipts over
There have been 100 miles OF this road constructed
and BOB miles graded, bridged and tied since the
| 1879 the engineers in charge OF the surveys have
run over 5000 miles OF instrumental lines and made
10000 miles OF reconnaissance, developing coun-
try 800 miles long, east and west, ard $50
miles in width. north and south, so thor
oughly that the line OF location from Red
River to the Pacific can very nearly be
determined. The lines or road surveyed and
in part undergoing construction are as follows:-
SGntnern se dVson irom aongyew Texas TO Fort
to Texarkana, go miles; Transcontlnenta division,
IRON Texarkana to Fort Worth, 237 miles; Brazos
about 175 miles, Peco's division. from the Tooth
meridian to Rio Grande River, 412 miles; New Mex
sss s5l0o miles; California division, from Plnas
villages TO san Diego. Cal, 444 miles. Total dis
tance, l,sso s5-loo miles The greatest altitude
The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad C0mpanys re-
port for the year ending June go 1873, shows that
sle, 10000 OF stock has been subscribed and paid
IN. Grading has been done in the Soedad Pass,
Cal. and s., ,olS expended IN grading az this pass
10 June 3o 1873. On June 49, 1872, the company
leased for a term OF s99 years the Pacific Railroad
| of Missouri, extending from st. Louis, No., to
| Kansas City, Mo-, including Carondelet Branch
| l2gI5a miles,, and assumed the leases TO said Pa
| enc kallroad OF the following named lines:-M
| soufl RIVER Railroad, 25A miles: Leavenworth,
Atchson and Northwestern Railroad, 81 " miles;
Usage valley and Southern Kansas Railroad, 25
mnes; Lexington and st. Louis Railroad 55k
81 miles, - A'oA AsAiiiouu,
The cost o[the surveys OF the Atlantic and Pacific
nai w June 20 ls73 was S306,357. The amount
received from passengers ON the Atlantic and pa
enc haliroad division was 5000, ,357 on the Pacific
isaiiroao % oi missonr and leased lines division,
$l,073,eSl. Total $1,377,33S. The amount receive1
for freight on the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad d.
vision was $g4o III; on the Pacific Railroad and
The cost Of the Atlantic and Pacific Railrosd
| and fixtures, as appears from the account az
the Treasurer, June 30 1873, was Sas oeo 900
the running expenses OF the road from JuivI is5o