, 1873-12-02
RAILWAY STATISTICS.
The Report of Secretary Do1ano.

hOn0 Accepted Wy t1e AOEorfMchts
The following appears iu tho report Of tho
Beoratary Of tho Interior on tho subject OK rail-
ways.
: Tho nubaorlptious to tho stock Of tho Union
Paoiao Railroad Company amount to $50, ISa, ,oOo'
OF which $50, 782, 800 has boon paid. Inc re-
ccipts for tho year ending Juno 90, 1879 from TO-
20S; of froight e6024 go8, and from MI msoo!- eoE
nneous fGa 10 sid
date was s119. .259, 1885. and tho operating e5-i
ponHes Of tho road for tho last fiscal yoar (ond;
hg June 80, 1B7o) were e4.sa1, ,oos. Tho tosal
eod e5 of thst .optaa OF o to %
which 427, 900, 5lg Ia due to tho Unitod etateB,
The thoattng debt J" to tho aame period a (not not
including tho Company'e notc for q, oo0.o 900
81 ,Slo, ,25D, and aoiohanse loans@ EI2O,0oO. !
Tho Central paoi1o lsatlroad Company by con- ,
solllation (as heretofore reported onbracos, be"
aldes the original COMPANY ct that namo, also
tho San Francisco y Oakland, and tho San
Franrisro i Alameda Colnpanies. Stock to the
amount Of 9o9, sos, 500 has been subscribcd, md
s54, ,275, 500 paid. Tho receipts for tho year end
esngors wore s4.as8,307, and Of freight s7,9T,-
4s2; total, $11 ,655, ,789 Tho operating expenses
Of tho road for the year Wero g. $40 425, lowing
net earnings to tho amount Of $G,310,364. At
Company amounted to sa5, 449s16, Of which
427, ,855, ,6sO WAS to the United States.
The stock subscription Of tho Central Branch
Union Pacific nailroad Company n 81 ,0ee coo,
ceipts for transportation Of passengers for tho
year ending Juno 80, 1873, were $48,591, md for
freight s71 OIL; total, e11o,662. Tho e1ponaes
OF tue road and fixtures hayo boon SO, 9,7OO.
ending o. above stated is s172,2 The Com
pany's indebtedness lin addition to tho first
mortgage bonds, 81 COZ, ,o0o and the dovorn-
tho amount paid is s9,o55050. Total amount
Of stock allowed by law, s10,000.o0O. The TO-
ceirtn for tho transportation Of passengers for
tho wear onding Juno 80, 1873, wore q .so3. gag
miscellaneous earnings, e69, GIT: Total, $3,748,-
2SO. The cost Of construction and equipment Of
$50 miles Of main limo and 39 miles OF branch
total funded dobt Of tho Company is s27 452, 100,
OF which 90, 903. 900 iR duo, the United States.
Other liabilities and indebtedness, $4,000, 14s.
Total, $50, ,448.248.
Railway and Telegraph Company subscribed aud
paid in ia -, ,000. .d00 The receipts for tho year
ending June 80, 1878. for transportation OF pas
aeugors, were $173,7 ,720; Of freight, s149 pug and
from miscellaneouseourc 919, ,2l5-total $780,
e4s. The cost Of construction and equipment
Of the road to tho dato above stated was SO, ,493-
300, and the indebtedness Of the Company to
shat dato wnB 81, oil, ,747. -
Stock Of tho Sioux City & Paolno Rairoad
Company, to tho amount Of o., ATE, 500, has beon
subscribed, Of which 81 ,791 400 Inns boon pad N.
Tho receipts for the year ending june 80, 1878,
from the transportation Of passengers. wero
s7s, s,46o Of freight, s16o, ,5o7 ofmaila. q, ,2g7
sources, s0014 total, s2s1, $3.50. The expenses
during that period wore s2o1, ,1G4, leaving not
earnings, s60, 765. The indsbtednosa Of the
Company is S9, ,930.749, Of which s1,Ga8, 800 is
due to tho United States. This road commences
ut Sioux City, H., and extends to Fremont, Neb.,
where it intorHects the Union Pacific lailrohd-a
distance Of 101 77-100 miles.
At the close Of tie fiscal year ending Juno 3d.
1873, the amount Of subscribed stock Of tho
Southern Pacific Railroad Company Of California
was 913, ,189, 400, OF which $11 965 400 WAS paid.
Explorations and examinations OF former pre-
liminary lines have been continued ssnce the
last report amounting to 750 miles; I'LL 60-l00
miles OF rond have boen permanently located aud
GA TO- 100 completed. Twenty miles Of this latter
distance is on the route from Upton to Delano,
=. and 80 miles commencing ut San Fernando PaaH,
via LOB Angeles thence towards San Hernardluo,
ending about 20 miles eastcrly from Los ADgolos
on the line from Tchachapi pass to Fort Yuma
Forty-two and one-half nlileo have boon conf
pleted on tho branch line in the Salinas Valley
The cost Of the surveys to June 49, 1873, hat
been s1D5, 600. The amount received for tht
transportation Of passengers Tor the fsoA yea1
waa $4G9,7s9 OF freight, s486, ,a65 total, $3.50,
e45s, 790; leaving net loalnings; a4o7,6l5. III.
{ndebtedaees Of tho Company ia shown by thei1
report to bo s8, ,050. 600. Tho fourth section o
90 miles Of tha road was accepted by you Oh tht
9Th aeaegntsd Aagssd M' ~ 1n' '0'a'
Stock OF tho Texas d Pacific Railway Com
eapy haR hoeu subscribed to tho amount Of 81.
o00,00O, Of which 8200,000 has been paid In. Tlt
bonds Of tho Company consist Of two kinds
zion bonds " md =. First MORTGAGE land-gran
bouds." OF the former none hayo been isaued
OF the latter there have been issuea In thu pur
Tie indebtedness Of the Company ia shown b
their report to be as follows: Capital stock "a
shown abovo,) s2000,000; !; land bonds, % ,0o0,
coo; debt Of the southern Pacific Railroad Com
te tho soa sstf R. Gt Ts1a nanq s9sn~ea so % s
floating debt. $7o0,095; interest coupons on lan.
ing receipts aud expenditures Of the road for til
year ending June 30, 1878, have been as follows
e22s,2l1; Unitod states Ina,le, :$5, ,a2s miscc
turea for conducting transportAtion, 81
D.. e94; ,maiutonsnce Of roadway, Sill sll1 'N4
: expenses, esl,159; total, s25o, ,6G2. Receipt
ovor expenditures. e7s,818. There have boe
100 niles Of this road constructed, and $50 mile
last report Of tie Company (Juno 80, 1879; IL
engineers In charge Of tho surveys hayo run owe
5000 miles OF instrumental lines, md mat
1900 mles Of reconnaissance. developing
country 1000 miles long, eaat and wok:, and i
miles Ia width, north aud south. go thorough
that the line OF location from Rod River to Il
Pacific can very nearly be determined. Tho lnt
Of road surveyed and in part undergoing col
struotion are as follows: Southern Division. fko
Longviov, Texas, to Fort Worth, 155 miles; Je
feraon Division, from Marshall to Toxnrkhnat
snilca Tranecontinental Diviaion, from To-
hrkana to Fort Worth, 2s7 miloH Brazos Dlyi
ion, from Fort Worth to the Tooth mcridiia!
about 175 miles peco'a Division. from Il
tooth meridian to Rio Grande River, 4
milos New Mexico Divieion. from Rio Grand
to tho plnas villages, 388 85-1oo miles Cal
fornla Division, from PIMA villages to Ga
Diego, CAL, IA miles. Total distance. 1,Sl
85-I00 miles. Tho greatest altitude reached
crossing the continent is 6,366 feet. -.,
The Atlantic 4 Pacific Railroad Company
report for tho year ending June 80, 1873 shot
that slo 500 Of stock has baon @ subsSrtt i ;,
and paid in. Grading haa =, been bsg dono u y
grading At thia pass to June 80, 1878. On Jul