, 1875-03-18
CHICAGO AND THE SOUTH.

CHlCAGQ AMI I NE SOUTH
Tic Illinois Central Railroad eineo the nav
management las taken + hold Of 1t, hhs ulaJo
etrenuous oxertlon to socuro all possible couuoo-
tious betucon Chicago and tho South, and their
efforts bid fair to be rewarded with tue nuccoss
they dcaoryo. Since tho completion Of Tho Now
Orleans, III. Lous i Chicago Railroad, lilo bust
meas Of tho road with tho South has largely ill.,
creased. aud through trains to New Orleans l.ayo
been doing good business* Tho freight traffic
to aud from Now Orleans ia alLo steadly incsoas-
Ing, and tho managers expoct that bcfo.o long
much Of shp g1aln destined for European ports
Mill 10 via New Orleans. Desldus this, tho 1neu-
agoment Lnn just now succeeded in maklug
artangenents With Btcamship lines to Ill.,
vana and Vera Cruz. by which i.
can scll through tickets to Cuba and Mexico,
aud tic salo OF theee tickets will commence IL
lew days. Tho now rates will DO much lower
than thoso heretofore charged. aud will stliuu-
lata poopls to viait those sunny climcs. The
charges will DO Is follows: From Chicago to
Hayaun, $63i to Havana and return, via Codnr
Kcya aud Key West, 500; 10 ua7aua. via direct
line, $p3; to Vera Cruz and return, si49; to
City Of Mexico, e11G; to City OF Mexico aud re-
Tho ronnd.srip tickets 10 Hasaua mill bn sooa
fur ninety tiayn. aud tho round-trip tickets to
Yora Cruz ard Mexico soycnty-iiyo days.
It il hoped that theso laudabio c1Iorts Of tho
Illinois Central Railroad to make Ch,cagn one Of
tlo principal marts OF tbs Bonth ard South
America wall be rewarded With tho eucceua thcy
deserve.
OHIO RAILROADS..
Tho eighth annual report Of tho Commissioners
Of Railroads md Telesraphs OF Ohio, including
roturns from the railroads Of the State for tho
year ending june 80, 1874. shows length Of
main limos aud branches In tho State ut the close
Of tho year Of 4,374.44 n,ilos, an increase Of
2l147 miles during tho year against 1906 miles
tho previous year. Thero azo 1,l4l.53 miles Of
second track aud sidlngs, which Is 97.64 moro
than tho previous year. Tho cost OF tho roads
Ia the State Is reported as s26s ,o52, which is
at tho rate Of SCI, 422 por mile. Tie atock, sud
funded and floating debts of those roadB IL greater
hy i0}1 per cent tllan tho reported cost. or
sg7,1S3 q ~ Pcs mile, OF The whole amount $50;
sl5,5oo,sll floating debt. The latter, ~hici,
Should not properly coyor cost Of construction,
and may be balanced by assets other than railroads
and their equipment ts at tho rate Of uoatly
carried 15,as7, ,3s4 passengers ,-lo1< por cent
tons Of freight, which Is IL Per cent lesa. The
PASSENGER mileage uho, hlafietsa, Cleveland l.
not roportng} was 62l, ,887 G4l, giving an average
journey Of 4l.65. for xhioh tho avo5age receipt
Was 2.G72 cents per mile. OF tho total ton
mage, 80. &c per cent waa through. On thirty
onoot tho t5itty.four lines tho tonnage rallcags
is reported. amounting to 8717, ,522, ,019, and tho
average receipt per ton per nle Is given ~ 1.l32
conts,-1ower tllan for the whole railroad Bystetn
Of Any other 6sate in America. The proportion
Of earnings Of the railroads In Ohio was *97,-
III, ,l30, which ia $685. OF ~ per cent less
than Was earned In 1872-'78 on 2l1 miles less OF
road. The working expenses were e27, 0G3, ,27i,
which IL s233 $40 losa than tho previous yoar;
md tho net earnings wero st0,1l3,s5o. or per
cont less. and 1ess than per cent OIL The cost Of
the roads.
Tho following table mill render comparison
easy for tho two years. In it all tho .Ignres OK
railroad