Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-28
Operating expenses end interest on
hnndei debt &c 754

Operating expenses end interest on
bonded debt. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 36,is4 90
Loss ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. so. 1872 "a
The Sacramento and Placerville Railroad, though
not operated by the Central Pacific, is dependest on
it to a certain extent, and joint rates are mace
which allow the short road higher rates per mile
than the longer one. The same is true Of the Vsca
Valley and Clear Lake road. Toe same constructive
mileage is allowed the Stockton and Copperopolis
Railroad, bat though it runs through good coun-
try its receipts are barely sufficient to running
expenses and interest.
Seventh (B)-The ways and means for repairs, re.
movas, bettermens and extensions necessary to the
safety public and continued operations OF such
feeders and branches, or any OF them.
Answer-The ways and means for repairs ire
newals) aud betterments necessary to the safety,
public use and continued operation OF such branch
lines must come from the earnings, as there is no
other source from which they can be obtained. The
means for extensions, branch lines or feeders must
come from those seeking safe Place for their sur
plus capital. This may come from large, but more
likely from small, investors desirous OF placing
their means in some permanent and paying security.
Therefore confidence in the ability of the property
to earn sufficient amount to meet the obligations
is an absolute necessity which confidence is liable
to be shaken unless the rate-msking power OF the
traffic is vested in conservative hands, with no less
responsibility than that deyolving upon trustee
legally and honorabY bound to protect the property
of others
Eighth OBJ or what section and what proportion
OF the population and productions OF the State is your
road or system OF roads, the only means OF trans
portation?
| Answer--A gance at the map will show that this
State is favored with water transportation not Only
on the seaboard, but also by the Sacramento and
San Joaquin rivers, which drain the two principal
valleys OF the State The only sections for which
system of roads is the only means OF tansporta
ton are in the extreme north and southeast and the
mountain districts. statement Is herewith ap
Iended showing the population OF California, by the
census of $780, the acreage aid assessed average
value per acre in 1882 the mileage OF the Central
Pacific system of roads in each county, and the per
csntsge Of the whole population and whole acreage
served By our roads From this it will appear that
| 6c6 0oO or ~ per cent of the population are IN
counties through which the roads run and that over
1900 000 or nearly 81 per cent. of the whole acre
age are in these counties. The statement contains
other items of interest too numerous to mention.
| Ninth (B)-At what points along its main line
within this State does il meet with rival carriers by
rail- river or ocean, and for what percentage OF its
gross earnings does it compete with themf
| Answer-Ihe Central Pacific Railroad and leased
lines come into direct competition with other car
riers rail or water at tie following points, II in
number: San Francisco (ilsrket street, Son Fran
| cisco Bay, Sacramento river and sloughs, Oakland
Pier, oakland Wharf, Stock Yards, Standard Soap
Isabel, siege. Barrett, San Pablo, Flint,
Sobrante, Pinole PowniDg, Tormey, Val
| ejo junction (San Francisco Bay, Sacramento
river aud tloughs), Valona, Crocketts, Granger
Siding, Port Costa Martinez, Avon, Bay Point, Mo
Avoy, Los Modonos, Empire Railroad Crossing,
! Antioch, Cornwall West Oakland Oakland creeb).
Oakland Market Street, Alameda Point ard S. Z C.
| r. r. Alameda Wharf Bay Street (South Pacific
Coast R. R.3 Alameda, Feruside, East Oakland, Park
Street Crossing, Fruit Vale Melrose, Mitchell, San
Leandro, Lorenzo, HaYwards, Avarado, Decoto,
Niles, Washington, Warm Springs, M.lpitas, Wsyne,
San Jose, Benicia (San Francisco Bay and Sacra-
nento river) Suisun (Suisun Bay and San Francisco
| Bay), Army Point, South Vallejo (S1n Francisco
Bay), Thompsons, Nara CNapa river), San
joaquin Bridge (San Joaquin rlver), Stockton,
Lodi Is. n and S. j. X. r. and Sacramento Iiverl
Sacramento Sacramento riysr), Knights Landing,
Marysville (Feather river. Tehama, Chico (Sacra-
mento riyer), Red Bluff, Santa Monica Pacific
| ocean) San Pedro Wilmington Wilmington Bay
and Pacific ocean,, Cotton California Southern Rail
road), Yuma COLORADO river and Pacific ocean,
At the following eighty two points on the Central
Pacific Railroad and leased lines rates are directly
affected by reason OF proximity to the competitive
points named above, or by the law which requires
that rates for short distances to intermediate points
shall not exceed those to greater distances in same
direction within the State: Brentwood (San Fran
cisco Bay, Sacramento river and sloughs), Byron,
Bethany Tracy, Goodyears land Suisun Bay), Teal,
Napa Junction (Napa Tiver), Middleton, Banta (San
! joaquin river( Lathrop, French Can p, Calf Is. N
and s. j. r. K. and Sacramento river) Acampo, Nc
Conneps Sacramento riyer), Elk Grove, Florin,
Brighton, Iona Feather r.ver) Live Oak, Gridley,
Biggs Nord Sacramento river, Ceres Sato, Nina,
| sisma Sacramento riyer), Woodland, Blacks Dun
| nigans Harrington, Arbuckle, Berlin, Macy, Will
lows, Maxwell, Dilovan, Logandae, Willows, Lyman,
| Germantown, Greenwood. Orland, Melton, XIX
wood, Corning, Richiield, Finnell, Anaheim (via
Anaheim Landing and Pacific OCEAN,, Santa Ana.
| Los Angeles and all stations north thereof are
affected by reason of the competition with ocean
| route from San Pedro as follows: Sepulveda, San
Fernando NewhaIl, Lang, Rayenna, Acton, Alpine,
Lancaster, Sand Creek, Chester, Moiaye, Nadeau,
Cameron Teh9chapi, Girard, Keene, Bealvile, Ca l.
ente, Panlpa, SUMNER Lerdo, Peso, Delano, AIila,
Upton, Tulare, Huron, Iieinlen, Lemoore, Hanford,
| Goshen, Cross Creek
Tenth (B) The alleged special contracts, or I'M
derbidding system OF contracts at such competitive
| point or points, under which your company per-
forms stipulated service for the contracting shippers
on terms not open to all rival shippers car
| riers?
Answer There are no special contracts with local
shippers-that is, on freight moved within the
| State. The company is concerned in special con-
| tracts ma e by Eastern roads with shippers who
| agree to use the overland lines exclusively, as
against the ocean routes but no such contracts are
made between points within this State.
Eleventh (B)State the average difference, if any,
between contract and competitive rates for equiva
| lent service at such points sample copy of such
| contract is requested.
Answer-Copies Of overland contract and of rates
to contractors and non contractors herewith IL is
impossible to strike an average difference but the
Twelfth (B)-Approximate the average difference
between such spec al rates at such points and schd
ule rates at non-competitiye points
Note-See replies to Nos. 10 and IL.
Thirteenth (B)-From comparative estimate
what the relative average rates of through and
| local freights?
| Ans Xer-Ths query cannot be answered for the
year 1882 tonnage statistics cannot be compiled
till about May Ist In 1881 the average rate per ton
per mile on through freight l 667-1000 cents
and on local freight 2l5l000 cents.
Fourteenth (B)-When and why are both collected
if at ALL on through shipments to and from non.
competitive poin s?
Answer-Ths is not done. Non. competitive
points are given the benefit of lowest through rates
to nearest competitive point, in proportion to their
proximity to such points, when this is lower than
| local rates between Eastern cities and such nom
competitive points.
Fifteenth (B)-what is the total income for the
year ending December 81, 1882, of your road in
California, from local frsights on through ship
ments?
Note-As explained in preceding answer, no such
| charges were made.
Sixteenth (B). What share Of joint earnings from
through freights p. rated with its overland connec
tions Is received by your road IN California?
Answer-Earnings by our road in California on
through freigtts, pro rated with overland connec
tons, follows, being less than 80 per cert
of the whole
West hornd thror1ph freiohts-