New-York tribune., 1883-03-14
RAILROAD NEWS.
ANNUAL MEETINGS OF VARIOUS ROADS.


ST.. LOUIS. March 13.-At the annual meeting
OF the wabash st. Louis and Pacific Railroad Company
to-day following directors were elected to serve
yearsi jay Gould Russell Sage, A. L. Hopkins H. o.
HAYES and f. L. AInes The earnings for the year were
e16 851 $50; the operating expenses Sllooh'o- 'n0
net earning S51s693S; miscellaneous receipts S3Zo'
7CO total net receipts for 1892 S5515695; total net
receipts for 1884, $3 674S46. The funded oeDt IS @I'
937s54 The loans and notes payable amount 10 So
056, and the sundry securities on band, $eooToSo'
At the annual meeting OF the stockholders OF the 81
Louis and san Francisco Railroad Company to-day u
rectors were elected follows; c. p Huntington, beand
Stanford Jay Could Russell Sage, Jesse BergDsn Ed
ward f. wInslow, James D. Fish. william r. BuchIey'
Horace Porter Rufus Hatch. Walter L. Frost, r. B.
Hayes Charles w. Rogers. There voted l74,161
shares OF the total capital OF 100000 shares Inc
Board will meet at an carly day IN New.1 ork IOr
organization. The annual report OF q, w. Rogers gen
eral manager, was presented 1t shows tha LonoWing
results OF the business IN lSS2 Gross nnnaiSs
Ss9 spent IN % Wers
300 larger than in the preceding year and
| the largest in the history OF the coapsnyii pstSyi
in 1892 676 against ga in 1Ssl-an increase Of %
miles, Tho percentage OF increase was o37, while the
gross earnings increased 13 cent and the actual
| Operating expenses only 641 per cent The
| interest and other fixed charges, however, ID
creased at the rate Of per cont The average net
earnngs per mile we're $4,000 and in 1881 they we're
$2,715 the average interest charges per mile were
sarnags there is added $4,000 o. income from other
sources which does include dividends TIE rst
payeSs for T0f Interest nSS and on q sinking
funds amounted for the year to SlOSOS4l IL ana Ior
semannual dividends OF 3l2 per cent eacn on tne
outstanding first preferred stock to S294192 d. Inc
balance to tho credit Of income is stated al S9O59ol r.
During the year there laid Ass tons OF steel fs
tho cost OF which was charged IN 0Per-
ating expenses. or the present meage-724A miles.
5529 miles are now laid In steel The new ROAD e "a
1882 99la miles IN addition TO that Of The Atantc
ana Pacific which being built by the st. LOUIS & sng santa
be companies under joint ownersnlp. Inc lotai
land safes amounted to S367.071 80. and negotia, g
tons for the sale OF $4,000 acres more lo
are likely 10 be closed, it s stated, AZ an M
early day. The funded Indebtedness OF the COMPANY on
Decomber 81 S20,564ooo The other na3itties Hss
were: Bills payable. $ll2O32l interest," eIn S1 tn9
nsS ond deps1tm.1t si5is27 and msceIaneos
S3G4,795 The available assets. including sundry con-
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the -;
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad was noa
year resulted change. The Board Is as ioows'
Jay Gould. X. s. Hayes Thomas r. Eckert, r. l. Ames'
| sidney Dillon II. Marquand, Henry Wheian, Jamee D.
Lowry, j. r. Terry samuel shethar Russell sage L. -
Lakeland. and r. c. Kercns .,
gross earnings Ia 1892 $7,5S2,2O5; operating eA
penses including improvements, bctterments and taxes
S39lOSS3 cost Of improvements. @2II.32l; net ehIn
ngs, 1851 1926 The number OF miles OF main track
miles Of l73 The equipment consists OF
14l locomotives anu 4s39 OF xii descriptions The
| capital stock 10 S22,s45,0s5 and the funded deot
Ihs directory of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
which elected at the annual meeting thus morning
enucaly the that OF tho 81 LOuis iron Noun.
tam and sOuCht RI Railroad Company. summary OF
annual eport Oliows GrOAs earnings for 1888
SS09L615 Operating expenses, including cost OF aii
Improvements aud taxes, S4.476.210; net earnings,
S36ls ,iO3; cost OF all improvements Si09799 the
equlnent of 152 locomotives and Sl3 cars Of
ali descr ptOns The number OF miles or main track
Operated 990 increase over 1881 OF 2Oo miles ana
the nmoer of miles OF side track 1874 The capital stock
l. S29, % :, 800 and the funded debt S2o,37SOOO
Phil ADELPHIA, March 13-At the annual meet
ing Of the stockholders of the Pennsy lyanla
Railroad Company held to-day. tue report,
which AREA published, adopted and t1e
ukg of he
OF the company. resolution approving the policy 0f
TIE company n using r profits Tor max ns to
was adopted. The chairman was Instructed 10 alPOnt
a cOmmtte. 70 select ticket for Board Of Direct Ors
aud the meeting then adjourned