National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-03-21
Average profit per
passenger per mile.
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In connection with the passenger business 1t
may be stated that during 1881 there were
handled on the three divisions east OF Pitts
burg aud Erie 1,7S7,85s pieces OF baggage as
against LIZA, In 1883. The entire payments
for lost and damaged baggage amounted to
H,355.66
The number Of ton. of freight moved over
Main Line and branches, not Including l,lS9,-
1883 tons of fuel and other material for tho
Companys use, was 22,0s3,S2l TONS Tor the
previous year, 81 100 tons, showing IN in
crease OF 909665 tons, or 4 20.lO0 per cent.
There was an increase of l,022, TAG tons In local
freight.
OF the %, $685. tons of individual freight
over Nam Line ga ana ~ 7s S aiS
local, freight. -
The coal shipments increased l,16i 7aNtons,
and the coke shipments decreased 20l, ga tons;
their aggregate being 10, 800 3l1 tons rs against
u, 426. sS8 tons in lsS3-a gain of S7S 45S tons.
The easI-bound coke tonnage from the Con-
nellsville region shows an increase of 8,30I
tons, and the westbound u decrease of 1857, 627
tons; the entire movement of coke from that
district amounting TO 2,366,606 tons out Of a
total of 2si0, 1876 tons from all sources.
Tho total shipments OF oil during the year
1884 amounted to S,2Sl 1889 barrels, us against
l,756. COG barrels in 1888, showing au increase
Of ], 525, 1893 barrels
On the main liue tho through freight shows
a decrease in east-bound OF 40.100 per cent.
and west-bound 4 i3 100 per cent. while the
local freight eastward shows an increase OF
| 6 9l.l00 per cent. and westward 22-lO0 per
| cent.
The number OF passengers on the main line
shows an increase of nearly per cent,
on the United Railroads of New Jersey there
was decrease In through freight, In both d.
| rections, OF 10000 tons, and an increase In
local freight, In both directions of 459,G6S
tons, making u total increase of 2s9, 1868 tons.
| The passenger traffic shows an increase Of over
| IL per cent. in the number carried.
| On the Philadelphia and Erie division there
| was a decrease in the tonnage Of through
| freight, In both directions, of l02,iS6 tons, and
a decrease in local freight westward of ISL 1855
| tons, but an Increase in local freight eastward
| of 81, $40 tons. The passenger traffic shows
an increase OF over per cent. in the number
| carried.
There were built at Altoona 81 locomotives
| for your main line and 20 for other roads In
your interest. There were also constructed al
| that point GO passenger cars, 500 freight cars
aud 1888 cabin and maintenance of way cars
| for your main line, and - passenger cars, 0jJ
car trust cars, 1896 freight cars. and 40 cabin
| and maintenance OF way cars for your Other
lines and connections
At the West Philadelphia shops one baggage
and two cabin cars were built and at the Phil
adelphia and Erie shops, at Remove, l0l fregh
and maintenance OF way cars for your NAH
Line.
There were used on the main line ant
branches in construction and repairs, Is, 81
tons of steel rails, and 7s7,499 ties; on tn,
Philadelphia and Eric Railroad, 1913 tons o
steel, and 81, 9i3 ties and on the United Rail
roads of New Jersey 4,76S tons of steel, anC
1906 ties-making a total of 81 ,S7S tons o
steel, and ,002, 047 ties.
expenses, and net earnings of the coal compa
nies in which your company Is interested fol
1854, as compared with 1888, and also thu
| amount of coal mined.