The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-01-13

vention for counting the votes cast at the
last election for State officers. The result
was found to be substantially the same as
heretofore published.
The second annual report of John G..
Thompson, Railroad Commissioner Of Ohio,
shows that there have been but eighty-three
and half miles of new main track laid this
year. There are ffty-eight railroad COM
panies in the State. The aggregate length
of main lines and branches operated is S,222
miles, an increase of 413 miles over 1874,
which increase is mainly accounted for by
| the completion of the Baltimore, Pittsburg
and Chicago, and the acquisition by the
Ohio and Mississippi Company of the
| Springfield branch. OF sidings and other
tracks, there are 2,0s4 miles, making total
of 10,306 miles of track, 1925 of which are
steel. Within the State of Ohio there are
4,45S miles of track in main line and
branches, laid with rail, and l, 1908 miles of
sidings and other tracks; total, 5,64S5 miles,
an increase for the year of S3H miles of
main, and 4SH of other track, total of l32
miles. This is 1913 miles less of main track,
and 40 miles less of sidings than was laid
the previous year.
The number of passengers reported carried
crease of 1,706,654; of freight, 25,750, sol
tons yielding revenue were transported,
| an increase Of 145,725 tons, excluding sup
| plies carried for company's use.
The gross earnings reported for entire
| lines operated were $64, ,495 ,325.S3, against
$40, ,928, l9467 last year, decrease of Sc, ,432,-
S6S.S4, nearly II per cent.
The net earnings were 81, 7,515, ,6S694
against 19,79s, 1899 for the year previous,
being $2,272, ,4S2.43 less, or fraction over
II per cent. decrease, and amounting to
| stock and Indebtedness of the companies
| owning the lines operated.
The passenger earnings were $l7,l16,-
| 52484, a falling off Of $5,779.46 from last
year. e
The earnings from freight transportation
were $43, ,230 ,930.11, being 6,377, ,646.41 less
than amount derived from this source last
year, and decrease of 1888 per cent.
The companies report a total paid in capi.
tai stock of $267, ,013, ,9S0.17, with $269, 49,
| 1892 of bonds issued, and other indebted
ness amounting to $3f, ,SOS, ,O44.45, an aggre-
gate liability Of $56S, ,23S, ,777.54.
The interest paid amounts in funded debt
to $12, ,691, ,903.72, and on other debts to $685.
0S1 SO.
Dividends are reported as paid on preferred
stock of $773,456, and $5,604, $500 on COM
mon stock.
The aggregate length of main line and
branches owned or leased is eight thousand
two hundred and twenty-five miles, the
traffic, etc., reported, however, being upon
seven thousand four hundred and eighty
nine miles.
The proportions for Ohio are:
Capital stock paid ,SS6 Ol1 W
Funded IA 46O go 60
Other lS,oZS,llo w
Total debt ....... 1854 29O.0 GO
Total stocf and 3S5'67s,o52 60
Miles Of main track laid with rail-. 4,457 93
Miles Of double track, sidings, etc.,. 1,1e0 S6
Total earnings against s37,177, 1874
Net earnings $50 S55 50 last yearl s,6slO5s 46
- 27,7l6
There has been laid of steel rail III miles,
of new iron 1854, of re-rolled 31S11, and of
repaired rails 167 u, a total of S93H miles, or
16 per cent. of entire tracks relaid within
the past year, which however is 393H miles
less than the year preceding. About 10 per
cent of the length reported was new line.
Forty-nine bridges, namely, "a iron, l stone,
and "a wood, aggregating 6,0S1 feet were
built or completed since the previous report
of fencing, 560h miles was built, the re-
ported cost varying from 81 to $1.75 pei
rod.
One stone tunnel 750 feet in length is re
ported as having been constructed on the
Marietta, Pittsburg and Cleveland road, and
two measuring ,S44 feet through the natur
al rock by the Atlantic and Lake Erie com
pany.
There is a reported expenditure within
the year for construction of new work
which includes the grading of sixty-sever
miles of line not laid with iron, oi
81, 7,005, ,596.S4.
The total mileage of locomotives hauling
trains is 81 $40, or 1899 1892 less than fol
J the previous year.
The gross earnings were $35, ,254 III; earn.
ings per mile, $S,042. This is $50 per mile
less than the average for the entire line, and
$S19.50 less for Ohio lines than in 1874
There was slight increase in the per cent
: of passenger earnings, but a decrease Of
! ! nearly per cent. in freight earnings. The
. operating expense per mile for 1875 was S.,
) $3.50, which is $617.25 less than for 1874.
Total net earnings for Ohio, So ,6S1 ,059.50
which is not quite per cent. upon the paid
in stock and lines within the State.
Total freight earnings were $43, $780, $50
!, which was Sc, ,377 ,646 less than the preceding
year.
OF the total tonnage, "a per centwas coal
grain, and S.42 merchandise; $372, s.
: were paid for damage to persons and prop
. erty.
Only eighteen companies paid dividends
$ as follows! Baltimore and Ohio Short Line
: s per cent; Central Ohio, 6; Cincinnati an
: Baltimore, s; c., c., C. and L, 81; Cleve
= land and Mahoning Valley, 6; c. and p,
Columbus and Hooking Valley, s. Law
a renee, 10 Little Miami, 8; Massillon an
Cleveland, 8; P, Ft. w. and c., 7; L. N
; and N, 4. These were on entire capita
Z stock.
IS The Dayton and Michigan paid pc
!, cent. dividends on preferred, and 81 on il
common stock; the Lake Shore and Mich
= gan Southern, 10 on preferred, and 81 o
u common, and two companies, the Cincinnati
e Sandusky and Cleveland, per cent, an
!, = the Ohio and Mississippi, 2 per cent, o
. preferred stock only.
u u The aggregate number of casualties
II persons occurring within the State upon tn
Is several railway lines for the year, as repol
ed, are, of passengers, killed, 8; injured, 2
IL of others, on track, trespassing, etc., II
killed and 9S injured, making total of q
Sc s. killed and 306 injured.
Y! Compared with years previous, there is a
~ increase of two in number Of passenger
"a killed, that of employees is the same, Will
u of others there are three less, the total shoy
i, ing decrease in fatal injuries of three.
81 OF the non-fatal injuries caused by acc
= dent, there was an increase in numbers
u those to passengers of 10; to employs
r. r. of 16, and to others of 90, total increai
oI for the year of go.
sy The Auditor of States annual report Fl
~ " the last year shows the total value of Il
es personal property, moneys, and credits
III Ohio for 1875 to have been $497, ,203, ,5S
against 1890, ,494, 116 in 1874. The tabul
&c statement of the valuations, rates of tax
u. ton, and tax levies for the several citit
ne and in fifteen of the other principal tow
M of the State Of Ohio for the year 1875,
'fs ~ gether with the rates, aggregate valuation
th and total levies for the previous year, sho'
n- as follows: Valuation and taxation for 49,
'es S451, ,412, 1853; average rate of taxation,
NJ s46 Eor 1sT5 s45o Xxx 55s. average rate
ne taxation, including 8 lilo mills for Sts