, 1873-04-01

$2,145,847.74
822,121.63
6G5,W1.62
7o,e34.o7
$t,413,3W.71
1,t5f,,M1.o2
: 41,740.01
=
f2,1o3,1oo.83
9,732,Ai7.44
fftE.7fD fl

s,124,7a9.70
442,8oo.54

III -
4 failing ofI in 1871 of.... 2e,74o.a1
-
Making tho proportion 2, s
gross earnings. ......... 6e.7s per ccnt
The receipts from passenger transportation in ILL
uoIs yorn 8t05 0a less tian i'll 1871 and in Iowa
X4 a0l "a }esB,
Tho receipts from freight transportation In Illinois
% issa than In 1s7l. IN Iowa. 10000
The operaon esncusce wcro 8904 10 areater than
In ISL OWING chiefly to to excess Il, tr.n service rc
an oher eSeap freas to eos Of ran
Chicago incident to tho re Of octobor 1871, ind to
r. gs gssssS1 e s If roy q H. ill., soFs
ecryice though tho earnngs wero largely diminished
The net earnings over the Chicago, Burlington i
with tosc Of is71 result ca,lseti y tho creator Dis
tance Tic Iowa trao passes over tat linz under the
Eighteen million eight hundred md th1rtyono thou.
md nno hundred and ifty bushels Of graiu ,ycre
Forwarded from stations IN Illinois, and 0,792,5
which Ii, ,02o23Q bushcls wcro delivered at Ghicyoo
and 38C7 $50 bshols at Caro. $685. 900 foot Of i
7ooa feet as viii the ssnnnfa ot 81 Is3
The coal traio reaches Zoo tons m increaso af
il2, 800 ton, over ls1i. - 's.' 49, 's4'' ~
was 2,039.3M tons cauni to 972 a11. .a9 tona ami"d
ons mc Fielding a aysraxo revcao Of III i5iod eepta
ono milo ot be ratio Of 32130 cens mr. ton mr. mia
Elevator AZ" has teen rebuilt, viii storage cans.
totu storsVo capscity at Dir Uh9ca 90 ,orin,s
Tho freight truclie md fariites at Chicauo wero
much enlsFgod, and changes we're nade 10 euS,o IN
snd for her ctr ao our sM oek at ch.
cngo desIgued for receiving urnbor to b. Slipped BY
our line, has bcen commenced.
contract cntorod into with tho Mssisslrp Central
and Now Orleans, Jackson 4 Great Northcr isailsasr'
which operated under ono management, rattted at
tho shareholders meeting in A1ay laat, proycs ior tho
extension Of the former ruiway 10 Cairo unI mutual
interchange Of traffic this road. On aa,isfactory
tcrrs. In consideration Of tho performance Of liz
frnNt hv
vest annually oneeighh Of i(a earnings fronl traffic 10
md from thoao lines in tho consolidated mortgage
exceeding par, in currency tho ninmutn ano,int Of
bonds Of each road 30 to TO purchased bong 11ct ut
We haro obtained from tho Cairo CITY Trnrtcea
feet Of tho Ohio Luvec tn Cairo north Of un ad.
Joining tho freight leyco Of thia Company sor tbs
sippi Central connection. Lands held by tilo Compa.
ny upon the Mississippi River III Ciro and m uccded
f0r ts use wero conveyed to tho Cairo City Tratcea
They hAve released this Company from aIl obligations
md ca!Ina under old contractg. Wc paid for to lands
oa tho Ohio Ioyee ond reeaacs tho sum Of $75,o0o
The Land Department sold, IN 1877, A,677 67-1oa
aggregate sass to tho close Of is72 1-ioo
3k4 ,367 99-loo acres.
Your attention IL invited to tho accompanying
aud Of tho officers Of tho copuny, for full inforIa.
tioa oi the operations OF tho year. IN ther several do
pnrtnent': It 1saa, :, ~. =.
past year IN dccud proper to refer 10 tic CAUSES
which led to IT, in order that Our shareholders may zoo
may reasonably expect horeafter, il not during tho
present Yeas that ho results Of tho operation of the
fo2a w"1 WI ~. ~ nSTs satisfactory aa profitable
inoia ~ and tho Northwestern States, they should
70 settled you'd after supplying tho demand from tho
s1ssst prdass g IL aass Ro
r. lSa'is s;sss nd saiRaeat T. aastss O.
rsazed, and the competition which has grown up BY
the construction Of rniways crossing. it at variors
points, ana forming IN connection on With tho trunk
Athnttc pora Was not sufficient to aerlous1y adcct ia
grain @ traffic until tho last year.
oft us INT ono graln waEehouso which was Allied cury
II January restricting grain shipments to Chicago
" forced to docino Foccivng efan for
shipment to Chicago faster than could bc disposed Of
there large increase IN tue pzlco Of iron stimulated
and created an unusual demand for tho iron orcs 81
Es SuReso5 s for ths Of 9o and rennEy
he grain rd csusnE wofoI seet 9t on from
tl.e y Eataed the eost ot shipping sras from from CHI
cago to nu5ao to ALMOST double re ordinary prlce
grain from wider districts upon our line than they
had before been ablc to reach. It caused dcarh Of
capacity prevented isposing froey Of tho grain
offered for shipment 70 Chicago, aud It largely In
creased the expenses. These CAUSES which have pro-
0NNS4
gear may continue to affect cur traffic the present year.
but not to the same extent. :. :"
There haa eoen built, and Is now building very
increase III the shippnE to navigate tho
whicn Will be reay ut tho opening Of navigation.
Ihe Dominion OF Canada y preparing to increase the
s1ze q the locks on the Nel'an Canal and thus add
na[goy 70 !no capacity oi the tr"Io from Chicago to
Moatfea' which wtl t'lrn1sA cheap line Of trnnt-
Eora'on OF gram 1or the European narkcts. The
olote o. NeW 1ork II improving the Erie Canal! and
Eonnes7n9 us capacity Ereataf. This will ncccG-
eaf1!y leaIee the 1re1Bhts upon 1t and add
10 tho advantages thia route offers for ship
menea TSa ap,o o. g g1ain , va Now York to Europe
Iho eIeat tsnnx Ahcs Of rntisoad from ChicaKo
10 iao Atlantic States aro providing additional tracks
sna rouhB-Rtock. ana now lines East from Chcago
are IN course Of construction All thcao inproyeme1a
w large increase OF tho means Of carrying
from Lineage 10 tao 1saeter1 mar2ots the produce Of
tho Northwest, and, BY furnishing tho to sond
prodlce forward without delay, greatly enlnrgo our
capacity for bringing It over our lillc..
IN addition to the expected restoration Of trnc
IN East"ard-bonnd produce, we have before tho iu-
mediate prospects Of large accession to business
Southwark For several years after this roRd
nlete furnished tho only direct railway route from
tho Northwest 10 tAe sontheT 6tatcs. Terminating
on tho Hais.ipp Kyes nt tho mouth Of the oh!o tho
oapted river . navigation , so!th. bu. was about
~ miles from tlo northern terminus Of
TIE nearest southern railway From