The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-23
The II, d D, for Year.

A summary Of the business Of This road
and lis business for ,he. year ending the S0th
Of September, has been published In our
dispatches. There are some details Of the
annual report TINT arc specially interentlny
and that were not given III the telegraphic
report. The Hempleld division earned $50.
$50 10, and the expenses were $751;.
o99 g. lcavinga next profit ofSl $50 s.. The
Central Ohio earned $ds7,iol %; expenses,
$GOe,4G 70; net earnings, s3li,o3o %. The
parkcrslurg Branch earned $62i,,iG5 30;
expenses, S5lG,59i -; net Sl0S,07o 81.
The Chicago division earned 81 100000 81;
expenses Sl,945, 800 o.; net SllG,406 Is. q
The total earnings Of tho road and It's
branches were Sls,3s3, S75 70 and expenses
slO,0e0,ol3 Is, leaving S7,4d.C62 OF APP
plieable to interest," sinking funds and
dividends, and leaving, after all these were
paid, Sl,D4S,07S g 10 be added to the sur.
plus, which Is now Sl3,o07,G5s 81. THIS
surplus Is now nearly three times rs large
us the common stock, which Is only Sl4,.
$4,000, and the common and preferred
stock together do not amount 10 Sc, 000,.
400. This is in marked contrast tn the
large share capital Of its rivals. For in.
StAnce, that Of the Pennsylvania road is
S77,G7a,75O, and that Of the New York Cen.
trail $50, 42S,30O. No wonder the Baltimore
Il Ohio can pay, regularly, selni'annual
dividends Of j per cent.
There was Il slight increase Of tonnage
over the road East and West, amounting
10 o,0l3,227 as against o,0ll,llO for the
previous year. In the lust ten years the
tonnage has increased about four tines
over. For Instance, in 1872 it WIS only
$4,000
The passenger earnings increased from
Sl,7H,022.l6 in the preceding year 10 ST..
0.2, lOl.l7 this year.
Among tho improvements noted is the
fact that the accommodations ut Deer Park
have been about doubled since 1851. Also
the accommodations ut Oakland have been
greatly enlarged.
Nearly every mile OF the road and its
branches east Of the Ohio has been rclaid
with s,ae, rails and fin cos, h,u han,
charged 10 rcpair account. This is IL con.
sentative and proper policy.
During the year 90 engines md LIS
carr were built and rebuilt at the com.
PAWS shops, at Mt. Clare,
.rr,,o car, thrs hu;,, ,,d roh,;,, :,
On o;nit. uhcn,ei nasaon",r si t '.N." uI
;r,.Lhs ien" VIII l., t"a y, ~. %
blinds, finished in the interior with solid
mahogany and bronze trimmings, decora.
teu WIN oak neautin,hss removable IN Sec
hnnm,'r ~" ron,a iu m" ""' NY ao"p i-
~" nos,., s",,.;, @"r ,.i,,,, .m '1 toi
tr,,.,,.ap S ,,,n,,,',a :, Ia. "a :i'
low vii, S,an,orl ,,,',;, 'oeus1
iii m,olorn '.,,,on ;nncns. ri "nnIl 90" ,ni
l,o,mo. ,,nnJoi, soc ~" ,,s S .,"c iVt
IIPp.ii s ia, i'a, 1 u"'"p n ~ noust /
DIV" cops An ,ho fr";J. .,r s' l"; 'tau
""',p .n, IN nnn nv nv'st. eI.S nu't haye
';o"ti" ' tint :. ~ o i,oan .poa nearly
s",,.;n,, n; ,i,;s ,,"n.. "St r,,! ~ '.ie
II7s ho;n" nou: and sI,s;,;n,al ,i" Law, t'u aus,
cos,inyS7as Fix A. i,aye Inon ch,r,"l, . .,,i
in' nowcr Eo"r ,",nIraT nrJ .o u,
,.aSs p v.re hill. ~ snisce h "u nMntc. lee
out nnd ,be;r cos, 'Si:S' ' *, 'I h"a worn worn
chan,aJ - ,ha e ,on,s 'o os" nus peen
dran n,d a., hn;;sa ,,. , ,..m" NY a n.'h
with ;r.hrate. anJ o orr,n n NY, n m...:
lat;nr ior III" ,ransnnr,",;eu ~ n".;. fuIl
frs;uh.s c' ' IKE ..rs san ~ p.tlsnoe
ra's;r. ,n NJ, SEQ Il, u ho .e.e.G .1FoTs
cost 81 thasa ;'"nso uasn ..p",n .T i:c
fsIS, 81, GS lac ha",, cI"n,a5 ~" ". iepars
mi; r n ' ''''' '>O'' e''''s'u ~ '''e fe'
,,
IN regard 10 the express, sleeping car and
telegraph business doing by the ompany,
the report goes on TO sneak as follows.
Tho ps,,;moro & ma oo,n,... -.
tnnol ~ an, nnou ~, Ha',o Gopany nas Gon'
inc 'n;t1ia az, u "'" ,u1 p'ln1a.o =. aoo!lSh'
trsrs";nu 81 Ij IL I"u u,it t ~ NE
7, hns w;,h "ro"t ad,.am.a a ~, ino Public.
,n,;n,,;n"J NV "hs" "sv 'T"'i INTERESTS
.vs,nn' fnr oxnrns " 'vo.. !;nutlenaeht
,.o,,nant;n,, i;!,as I, I WIN 10 o"i anu
t;nn n,,,,e. rn"..o1,;n ' p.".I," ~ ol'e!a'
donnrJant tn1"s.a.I Io a,.'. a"''T''ty, ah IN.
1,ot nriv tru rsus."! sys.e'n ~ whicn II
but transmits messages ,,pon it's lines sam AMI
over the systems OF connecting roads for
Ing pubic, IL mas very successfully and
t"m oi naiaca "pd a," ~, .ucleIoent sys
completely by its own officers. # ha.a ns'
introduced the system NJ H,It;mnr,
and Washington Of rrce;v;u" and
delivering the baggage Of ,rav:
oilers upon its lines. md des;nns
extending it Mt all its terminal noin,s II,
plans are to arrange for tho co.onerat;o, ~
all connecting RAILWAYS 10 tint thcv ran
participate in the services for the nnll;"
and in ali the advantages connected With
the Telegraph, Express md Slcenint, " nnd
Parlor CIR Organizations: thus wh;Iss, , ,na
venting monopoIy. thu co , "; "a ser l
through a series Of reliable an.] c, E ivo
Companies which give thu hest scrv;"es I any
at moderate and reasonable charres 'Th 'a
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