The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-01
RAILR ROADS.
Rsehm ord, TrederieBsburg am" f"'"
mac RailrOad company

| general superiniendent; Z. a. 1ayior, se"
eral ticket agent; J. b. Winston, treasurer
Charles Chaupcey, A. Sidney Biddle, Isaac
r. Darlington. and John 8. Blackburn,
directors on the part OF the individual STOCK
holders; DR.. l.. B. Anderson, director Oh
the part of the State.
The following IL a report OF the compa'
nv,s opera,ions for the fiscal year end'hg
September Both:
Rec.ip,s from transportstion..."... Sc
| 1eceipts from rents. .....'.''''''''''''
MAKING gross revenue :. i.sn 9dI issS Is
Expenses OF transportation have BEEN Ioi,9.o 30
Leaving net revenue off,. .....'.slo''ooo o.
which net revenue exceeds that OF Tue pre-
yious year by The sum OF s95'.9o.
The payments on account OF Inte,eo. vi
bonds and dividends on guaranteco stoc g..
amounted to SI06, 1901, leaving ne. pioD'
OF s4s, 1863 80 against s42, 6i last year. =,
To pursuance OF the resolutions oi tne
stockholders in July, 1873, diIec.Ing 'uas
there should be an arrangement. VIII 'n NV.
Potomac Steamboat Company 10 III" Wy
steamboat day line between Quah'lco arr
Washington, a contract mas Deeh en.eIe :
into between this company ana tie fotoniac
Steamboat Company providing Ior !ne con.
struction OF swift iron steamer ioi SUI"
service. ,ho
As indicated in the last annual report tne
steamer to be furnished, besides na'ine am
ME accommodations for passengers, VIII ne
capable OF carrying postal, Sleeping anu
other ears. 4
the contract between this company ana
tho YORK river line. bearing date May 20,
1877. regulating the charges for transporting
Messengers and freight, expired by its own
Term, on the 3Ist OF May, 1879. since that
dav another contract between the same par
ties was entered into having the same pur-
nose IN view, though not containing pre-
ciseIy the same provisions as the ioTIher
contract. ,..e.
The directors Of this company, DeIieVing
that there is public sentiment IN favor OF
an aIl-rail freight line between the NORM
and South, and being anxious to meet ana
crafty this public desire, have requested
the cooperation OF connecting roads I'D ac-
compIisbiDg such result.
Passenger business during tue year
Number Of passengers travelling over the
whole length OF the road, 54,Sj6; number
of way passengers. 64,719. Total NUMBER
Of Messengers, 1855. Receipts from pas
sengers, Si9S,57l 81. o
Freight business during the year 1879:
Express freights-tons carried one mlie'
2O4,G09; other freights-tons carried one
mile, 3.177. 266-total number tons carried
one mile. 1888, ST5. Express freight III
tons, 9, 100; other freight 10 tons, 65,2s6-
total number tons, GS,005. Receipts from
express freight, sl7,663.55; receipts from
other freight, 6S,277.79-total receipts from
freight, SSj,S4l.34
Current expenses Of the company Tor the
wear: Maintenance Of way, s3I,OU.69;
maintenance OF works, sll,l14.'6; mantle
nance OF equipment, s22,952.6S; train ex-
pen,es-passenger s26,3Sj.06; train eX-
Denses-ireight, S9,6S7.37; depot expenses,
Sl7,445.2O; general expenses, 49,, 6l5.54;
stable expenses, S2,4l1.79; hire OF cars,
g, 2S5 go. Total, SlGl, 97j.7S.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
C.P. Huntington, president; A. 5. Hatch,
first vice president; W. {. Wickham, Sc
cond yice-president; w. NJ. S. Dunn, engi-
necr and superin endent.
TONNAGE REPORT.