, 1876-03-08
Annual Koports of tho Officers
OF tho Illinois Central.
Slight Falling-0f in Gross neceipts''"
Freight StatiBtics.
ncports of tlle President and Treasurer
OF the Pennsylvania Road.
The Gross Earnings Wero $34.4e4, ,1N and
tho Working Expenses S2l,094'4e1.
Tho Chicago & Iowa Noad.~A Possible
Consolidation.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.

Pollow!nE IL an abstract Of the reports Of lhs
Directors and other officers Of tho Illinois Con-
tzal for the year ending Dec 81, 1876:
REPORT or THE DIRECTORS.
Closing 4 year Of untlhue1 depression In bns!noaa
aud following Of partial failure Of the crops
upou that part Of our railway which Is ordinarily ths
M s sns
lie Interest eharsc aud for tho us,l dtvdcnds uron
credit Of tis Income sccount, witch Is only 7is1a3
s., Than ha surplus .t tho s9ss ,o o FL ~ sess IT, ps
coma frona land s7aI2o7.t2. Ths business s1f.
terel from tho pressure Of eo1nPea!!on BY
asnn tass s;s eel tmss ee" obliged SUSPEND
al payments upon thelt dena. Tho pireotofa expect
c.s neseIence from this source " present year as
skilfly perfected ~ ous 0snes.i Manager, viii. ~
have csdes to report IN exceptional hsrvost q corn
more sbuntant than any fur aersrs years. Ihs WILL
steei rails hayo declined 10 about half tho prices
paid three years 0inoc. To have laMo tons PVT; ",
y d bp 10 feansss o. o Isl II Ma5
shA r e rao oysG. a. to- nanase,s ~ eet u thoss ss
outays r?C Oc8 sterling rcr cant ionds haVc oeen
Tho bsl,oGt oi he Southern lino has proved. e tlo
nask yeef ebopt equal the intercs chkrgc which tho
nut W n7e der,scd tne large tfalo which wo.,!
pofAesas.l tho thoroughiy to equip md aan-
lain their road. Tho Directors arc negotiating with
sy .ns ~ a S 1 IT, god
working order from CAIRO to Now Orleans. and give
our mercsis Our railway iravorses shs districts of
ehe.pot proluctton Of gtan md 1rors!o,,. REQUIRED
by the South. The Eelutio1a Of i4ta Bauhera outlet
to nur property remain unchanged, ard Mo shall cu-
dearnr e1eet arTsnssment which viii secure, In
ths future tho profit which naturally belongH to tho
Thcro m Increased traf,c npnn Tbs Iowa Division,
and, generally. our rtosrca for 6n.i1eas are better
The prcseut esebt Of ho Company Il $9i05 ooo tho
the SomEany osne aoI ssa ioieo acres of land, and
Ths nsin ilse j. JOS 5Iloo miles. with 1880 sl:1oo
miles Of socond track and s!ings. Thu Company own
two aud nIaelytlre. hu,se'l!hs m!lsa Of tho track
have been tesid Within htS sc.rs Flfty,atr thousand
nils anil l9o7 400 sies hass leeu PLACED In o track
In Illnnta tince tho lat Of January. 1910.
REPORT or TIL: GENERAL. MANAGER.
Tho gross earnings Of tho Illinois Canra RAILROAD
md Of The eased lnes. for tho year ITS, $3.50,
eso4a. Operation e1penaes including saxes and re- rent,
thc nr, ,G7B psly2. Showing tho wo,knH expcnHss,
Including a1ea and Fehtaf, to aa'e bD,n ss rer cent
There has been decrease pcr ten POT milo IN the
rates obtained for carrying traffic In l1:s a. compared
With Ao previous yer. ot ls,lo1 q esns ta With
eross revenue, willis the extraordinary snnw aud other
t1n1.e. explain the decrease Of nst - % o9; n
ihe raatate1anee Of mashncry Is due 70 the largo
amount of removals a1a rAairs in that branch Of ths
service, which were much greater than during the
Tho ioS fatea which hayo ruled during ths gsaatcr
portion os tue year have. to limited eatcnt affected
roads. This hAs been tho with ouz Through South:
etn buaiuets well as with ost OF tho through bus.
fueka. from junction and competing points. 1t Ia
Of qualification to DO Rble to report to you that
of tho whole t1nnage TRANSPORTED during the year
The lhrough bus,neas: Wills tho revenues Bhow 81 per
cent 70 hAva been derived from the local and ~ per
cent nom ne through t1ahie:
acquisition Of tho Lake Front at easy day, would
recommend Tho rebuilding Of tho rrc4ent passcngcr
mo1ate tho passenger huElucsn Of tho roaa.
0ENKllAL SUPERINTENDENT.
The report Of the Qoneral Huporintondcnt
eto6,078 loss than for 1874, and that tho opera
ting expenses woro decreased SD, ,703. Tho pro-
portion Of operation o1ponaeg, exclusive Of
charter tax aud rental to earnings. !s COSY pos
over tho Chicago Division was x6i, ,ls8; cArriol
South, 095, B57; earnings, 57G0g5D The total
number Of pasRcugorB carried IN Illinois WAS
1.3v2, ,8o4 and on tho ,7holo limo, 1,648, al, or
earnings wore 90, .2se In lnos and sl.a2s.-
Dig lcBh than for tho previous year.
Tho sthtstics Of tho moro important items Of
freight forwarded from hero last yelr are as fol-
Iowa: Pounds OF merchandise, a2,olo, 200
pounds Of sundrieB, o. 90i. 500 ; bushels Of pota-
toes, 127,37o; barrels Of tiour, 91.a06 basrela
Of whisky, D,1C0 barrela or beef pork, and
lard 27,605 barrals Of salt, 1l4,7sl barrels ot
apples. 81, 6G3 barrels Of augar, CO. BG3 pounds
OF fruit aud vegetables, 6g3, 100 pounds oi
Who'll, a, 400 |; pounds OF dressed PORK, 1BS 400
pounds Of hldes, S2A+200 pounds of load, 2G7O!
Boo pounds Of tobacco. D25, 400 number o
ca,.io, 1l,37b: N lumber. 123, ,oa7 woight ir
pounds, 735. .473,4 400,
Tho statistiea Of freish: received arc as fo,
lows: Pounds OF morcllandiAe, 80,O07, 700
pounds Of aundries, 87,814,NO, bushels o
wheat, 23l4,270; buahola Of corn, A,428, ,21a
bushels Of oats, 1.Gai,870; bushels Of othe
grain, 293 90: buhhc1a Of potatoes, rs CSC; bar
Tels OF flour 20l ,G2z; harrols Of whisky IL, 9O0
barrels OF beof, pork, and lard, 1t,0uS barrel
Of app!cs. 85.SsO; pouula OF fEuit and 1ego
tables 2.513, 100; pounds OF wool 414, 300
pounds OF drcBaed pork, lo,809, 500; pounds q
hdes, 1906, 800, pounds OF load, 8,s53, 200
pounds Of tohaceo. 3.s3i.4 100; pounda OF cotsou
62a8OQ; tous Of coal, 81. 32si uumber of horse
and muleH. 1,0l0; nuinbor Of CATTLE i'll ,95l
number OF ahesr. 45,o73; nu,nbor OF hoes, 798,
90; weight in pounda, 1,2l7.olG,B00.
] . PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
ANIMAL. AEruAT.
EpA6fdl Uspafeh 10 The th,cafa Tribune.
pHnAprLru1A, IT,, March 7,-Tho annuas rs
port Of tho Pennsylvania lailtoal Company
which will DO prosecuted ut the meeting to i