The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-08-08
ORR RAILROADS.

The following interesting facts and fig
ures concerning the railroads which have
their termint in South or West Jersey may
be of some interest to our readers. The
statistics are to December 81. 1888:
WEST JERSEY RAILROAD COMPANY.
The road extends from Camden to Cape
May, distance of S2 miles, and branch
from Glassboro to Bridgeton. distance
of % miles. The receipts from passengers
for 1888 were 1870. O0256 from freight,
1857, 65191. Expenditures, 1885, 1871.
Two dividends were declared one of 3
per cent. payable in script, convertible into
cash and another of 3 per cent in cash.
Capital stock paid in, 81, All, 10000. Bond
ed debt. 50, 75s. 10000. 1t has no floating
debt. There were but four accidents dur
ing the year. William Hendemark was
killed south of Glassboro. Rachel Hughes.
aged 10 was killed while walking on the
track near Bennett station. Martha Ann
Stewart attempted to cross the track near
Dare Street and was killed, and Charles
Lockmier, injured at Woodbury., afterwards
recovered. 1t cost So, 1874 1918 to build
and equip the road.
WEST JERSEY AND ATLANTIC r. r. co.
The road extends from Newfield to At
lantic City, and from Pleasantville to Son.
er's Point, distance of forty-one miles.
1t is leased TO the West Jersey Railroad
Company at an annual rental of excess of
over cost of operating road and is equipped
and operated by that company. The capt.
al stock paid IN is 1928. 300. 90: bonded
debt, s545, DOC, CO. cost of road and equip
ments, 1894, 946.29 The receipts from pas-
sengers last year were s16s, 300. 40; from
freight, sa2, 80; expenditures, 1928,
111.S0. Only one accident is reported for
1883. Charles Neher was run over and
killed south of Weymouth station where he
had fallen asleep on the track
swEDEsB0Ro RAILROAD COMPANY.
The road extends from Woodbury. TO
Swedesboro. distance of ten and eight
tenths miles. 1t is leased to the West Jer-
sey Railroad Company an annual rental
of six per cent ON the capital stock and
seven per cent. on the bonds, and $500 for
organization. 1t is equipped and operated
by the West Jersey Railroad Company
There We're no accidents during the year.
The capital stock paid in is 500. $50 90;
bonded debt, 5000, 10000.
SALEM RAILROAD COMPANY.
The road extends from Salem to Elmer,
distance of seventeen miles. and is leased
to the West Jersey Railroad Company at an
annual rental of six per cent, free of taxes
on capital stock held by individual stock
holders, and in accordance with the lease
two dividends of three per cent. each have
been paid during the past year to stock
holders other than the West Jersey Rail
road Company. 1t is equipped and operat-
ed by the West Jersey Railroad Company.
the capital stock paid in being $3.50. $4,000.
There is no floating debt. but a bonded OBJ
legation of sl00. 900 stands against the com
pany The income from passengers last
year was s20 125 Al; from freight, ST, 7l6.-
% Expenditures s2s, BAH.
wooDsTowN AND swEDEsBoRo R. r. co.
The road extends from Swedesboro to
Oakland. distance of eleven and one-half
miles, and is leased to the West Jersey
Railroad Company at an annual rental of
excess of earning over expenses. Ii is
equipped and operated by the West Jersey
Railroad Company, the capital stock paid
in being sl00 900, and the bonded debt 800
600 The true value of the road and equip
ments is 1925, 600. The receipts from last
year were SIC, 33l, Al; from freight 81, 1873
49, Expenditures, $40, 1888. Al: accidents,
none.