Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-13

Tat ANNUAL Report OF the Central
Pacific Company.

Tat Annual Report Of the Central
Pacific Company.
Thu annual report of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company has just been published
in pamphlet form. The annexed statistics
culled from it will be interesting to many
readers
The reports show an average distance
Travelled by each passenger in 1879 of 26.42
miles, and an average charge per mile per
passenger Of 2.72 cents, and show q reduc-
ton in average rates charged during the
year OF 1879, as compared to that of 1878,
7.8 per cent.
The average rate per passenger mile for
each year from 1879 to 1879, inclusive, was
as follows, in cents. beginning with 1879 /:
showing . reduction Of i'll cents from
1872 to 1879.
OF the local freight there was forwarded
OF grain from the agricultural districts to
the general market, 622, 409, 800 pounds in
1878, and 76S, 621, $40 pounds in 1879, earn
ings on this freight being $967, 1877 last
year, and $685., O40 in 1878.
The exhibit for 1879, as compared with
1878, in local freight, shows an increase Of
5.04 per cent, or so, 998 tons. and an in
crease In tons hauled one mile Of 14.09 per
cent.
In through freight an increase Of % per
cent, or 81, 6l2 tons, and an increase in
tons hauled one mile Of 81 .83 per cent.
Company's freight hauled decreased 3.22
per cent, or 8,053 tons.
Exclusive Of grain forwarded to the gen.
erai markets, the local traffic shows q de-
crease OF l.S5 per cent, or "a, 2l5, 140
pounds.
There was an increase Of 2s. 40 per cent.
in tonnage, and 9.71 per cent. In earnings
OF the grain traffic OF 1879, as compared
with 1878.
The freight earnings per mile on a basis
OF 2,ll5.I4 miles operated in 1878, COM
pared with 2.Sls.9 2 miles 1.-THE average Of
miles operated in 1871, were as follows
1879. $4.715 1878. s5.O9S.
The floating stock consists OF nine ferry
steamers, one Of which, the Solano, was
built last year, and is the largest ferryboat
in the world eight river steamboats, and
eleven barges. The f~erryboats ran 1859, 025
miles during the year.
The Chief Engineers report notes the
usual permanent improvements. The con-
dition OF the track Is generally better. A
new passenger depot has been built in Sac |
ramento, . new round-house and shops att
Ogden and many minor buildings. Some
new works will be needed this year, and
the division shops are all to be remodeled.
The most important work commenced |
during the year 10 the Oakland ferry inn |
provemsnt. This will consist OF Q solid |
embankment. or mole, constructed on and
near the line OF the present Oakland wharf, |
extending Q distance Of $3.50 feet from the |
Oakland shore, and OF Q sufficient width for
four railroad tracks and q c~arriage-way for
. distance Of 6,400 feet. and thence to the
end. Increasing to . width Of $50 feet. It
Il the intention 70 make this the western
terminal passenger station for all the
roads, and ample provision for the rapidly
increasing business will be made. This
work was commenced in june last, and has
progressed without interruption since that
time, and IL Is expected that the filling will
Be eompisted the present season; its i'm
p~ortsnce will be appreciated by ali who are
with the requirements Of bust
ness 10 that place.
Ths Land Department rsports that the
srsss y ~ epnrsay was II, 7a2. 400 aeres ]