The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-10-31

Ls.l ~ ~ a... IVY nas oSen
Mvipusay [.Iui', anu SiVivoo 20 expended
III pa ptaliasung tne oiu roau.
80 ~ ~, Increase III revenue over 1913 mas been
Soy'fo' ~ 0o ,.h;"h the general depres.
s,uh III BUSINESS wh'cn mas ruled throughout
she year II IS believed inns increase will be
Iuly UP 70 your expectations, ana It may be
eohsieereu ALREADY demonstrated that tho road
once IN oruer ana relieved OF the extraordi-
nary eHpenSes Mhich are necessity nnui such
eo,uisloh ms o .st IeachSu could readily
eefo'e rom St9,VOV 10 SiOO,UUO annually OF
s esil'nss |" "'e payment Oh interest on IT'S
oo n ueu''
oPclauls .he roau mas not exceeded ~
Per een,' VI its gross revenue, ana this with
i,un,seu business , Is no. an uhiaForable result;
a NUN iIger frame could DC conducted
",."oua n,a'e',ay INCREASING inc expenses,
anu e9nsequehty result IN material reduc'
iou VI ''le aIo'e rauoi
,, siueh ol tne roau between uorsacn and
mon pr,uge must DC reironed, tied and
it will be in condition 10 work nt n minimnm
cost, with an increased business capacity.
The average earnings are S3,6s6 58 per
cent much of which is due to passenger busi.
ness in the months of June, July, August and
9eP'emoer' heh PropaDie the revenue will
DC more uniformly distributed during the
ss'e,a, nio",hs U, 'he current year than
.ulousn she ,As.' Inc low markets having
Pre.eh'ed any considerable movement as yet
Vi ule abundant gram crop, u IS natural
prsJ'a,nlp',on .nh' u WIN soon oegn 70 now ~,
ane ~ ses solnpensae ior .he usual SHRINK
Asy ~ paSsSsnser receipts a. thiS season: 49,,
Du.,ns 'ie year 'nere nave been zoo,39Z
pa so sns moNeu, ~nle IN 20 there were
DD.tA n
500 ~, az ps S esm' anu ~ leeep's tnereirom OF
so<'if DO. Inc inactivity IN railroad con
arueuon SINCE the great monetary crisis OF
yens ago nus 80 depressed the IRON market,
.i"' 'nere seems general dislnchnauon on
'uo psit " hiahuiactu.ers 10 produce the
, men. ~ .he Piesen. pfiees',hene the almost
W., susPehsion Vi ule ore business OK your
loai anu me consequent loss 10 II oil large
ahy prontaVie tonnage.
or lul'her particulars and comparisons
you nre respectfully referred TO the tabular
s'A'enen's iurmrhed herewith
The mileage performed by YOUR
locomotives during 1874 was. 335. aO5 miles.
And during 1874 was. 2ss. 673 +"
Excess in 1874. A6. $50 -
Or over II, ner con,
~,
me performance IN passenger service was
iIO,zoi miles, IN freight ia, 2Se, and IN road
'eer.ies so,oio miles, OF respectively oil per
oe4,. o. per cent and ~ per cent.
ny examining inc performance Sheet
hereto appended, II will be seen that IN run
ming iVo miles on your road the average
consumption OF coal Is 5,20l pounds; oil,
o.iV quarts waste pound, and tallow
fiy pounds and costs for repairs, ~ 2Oi for
,uel, g 81, and Tor stores, 10 cents, making
total average cost OF Sl2 90 per 100 miles
run, exclusive OF wages OF engineer and fire.
man;
"nen II Is considered that there are grades
ranging from u to LOG feet per mile on 43
per cent OF the line over which your engine
service has been performed, and the severe
lapor TO which your freight engines have been
Suspected IN moving maximum trains over
such percentage OF excessive gradients, and
me passenger trains have been running the
w miles in A hours, and stopping at AZ sta.
mons, unassisted with improved brakes, it
Is believed that results have been obtained
more favorable than any like exhibit We have
ever seen. Your attention is particularly
directed to the Master Mechanics report Of
the extraordinary mileage made by two of
your passenger engines.
Under a recent arrangement with the Bal
more and Potomac Company for "trackago,m
through their tunnel, it is believed a moder-
ately remunerativc coal business can be done
with Canton, but preparatory to its Inaugural
ton it will be necessary to procure additional
and more suitable equipment. The local
business on the road and the Company's con.
sumption Of bituminous coal, is now sufficient
to constantly employ its u gondola cars,
which though answering very well the local
wants and admitting Of being employed in
greater variety Of ways than any approved
type Of coal car with which we are acquainted,
still they are poorly adapted to the exped.
tious and necessarily economical handling Of
this special trade, which Is now assuming
proportions that viii warrant for its use the
maintenance of special equipment.
Pending negotiations with the Baltimore
and Potomac road for use Of tunnel, a recon
noisance was made of a connection between
this road and .he Union road via Woodberry,
passing through the depression Immediately
west Of Druid Hill Park, and along the east
aide Of Jones Falls TO Union Junction. The
line would be about three and half miles in
length, and could be quickly and cheaply
Constructed.