Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-01

The total number oil passengers car
ried during the twelve months ending
September 80, 1884, was SOS, 424; the
total distance travelled by such passcn-
gers was %. 1858 miles, and the av-
eragc distarce travelled by each passen-
ger vas forty-nine and one half miles.
TIE total number Of miles run by pas
seneer trains was 932, 1903; the average
number of passengers carried on each
train was thirty.
The total number Of tons Of revenue
freight hauled during the twelve
months ending September 30. 1884,
was l,Gl3,372; the tota' number OF
tons hauled one mile wa 4l5,0l9, GOi
the average distance each ton was
hauled was 257 miles. The total num-
her of miles run by freight trains was
2,S05. 0S9; the average number Of tons
of revenue freight hauled by each
train was l4S. The total number Of
loaded freight-cars hauled one mile was
35. 23S, G59; the average tonnage of
revenue freight per loaded car was II
tons. The total number of empty
freight-cars hauled one mile was 29,-
043. 73G. The total number OF freight
cars hauled one mile was So, 1872. 39j.
The average number of cars hauled by
each frcight-train was seventeen.
The present equipment of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway comprises l65
locomotives, 80 trst-class passenger
coaches. 10 second-class passenger
coaches, 4 combination-cars. % bag
gage, mail. and exprcss-cars. 2 inspcc-
tion-cars, 10 sleeping-cars Is Of which
are assigned Pullman cars), 1925 box
freight-cars, 2lS stock-cars. 300 flat
cars, 3,246 coal and coke-cars, 90
conductors caboosc-cars, 10 road,
tool. and other cars.
The new grain-elevator at Viewpoints
News, which has a capacity of l.600, 900
bushels, was completed and put into
operation on the LIST of last August,
since which time nearly million bush
els Of wheat has been handled through
it, almost ell of which has been shipped
to foreign ports--principally to Liver
pool and Bremen.
Riehrend ana AiiegfsoaT Ha..road.
Lawrence Myers and Decatur AK
tell, receivers Decatur Axtell, general
manager; j. II. Mac,nurdo, general
passenger and express agent.
The following is summary of the
earnings and operating expenses of this
road for the year ending September 30,
1854:
Operating expenses. ........ azV'loi
Net earnings, 1884 sS,97e
Net earnings, lSs3.~............."...-... 22s,i21
Decrease ..............A......s 44.4is
Some of the freight moved eastward
was as follows Coal. 1904 tons ore
and pig-iron. j, G30 tons leaf tobacco,
l3. 100000 pounds; manufactured to-
bacco, 100000 pounds; tobacco-stcm',
42.s0O pounds; stone, 800 tons
wheat, 81 100000 pounds corn, l5.-
100000 pounds oats, 7,OO0.O)O
pounds; rye, 100000 pounds; bacon.
l4,476,O pounds; hay. l4,400,O0
pounds; shucks. 405, IGO pounds; samac,
$3.50, ST. pounds; wool, LAB pounls;
tallow, Is, 264 pounds; cattle and hogs.
IS carloads; wood, 4GG carloads;
line. So, 70S barrels; Hour, 3j.G55 bar
relS; cross-ties. $50, 1913; lumber and
bark, LAS carloads; butter, $500
pounds; eggs, $4,000 pounds; died
fruit. G03.G00.
Some Of the freight going west: Pig
iron and iron ore, lilo tons; coal,
1924 tons; salt, 1858 tons; stone. H.
400 tons; leaf tobacco, ZOOS, lSI
pounds; stems tobacco. GAO. 800 pounds;
manufactured tobacco, l,0sl 900.
pounds; wheat. $40, 232 pounds; cora,
g67. 100 pounds; oats, pa, 420 pounds I
bacon. LAS, 800 pounds; butter, ) 4,
S74 pounds eggs and dried fruit, Is; I
900 pounds; hay, l,3lS,7G3 pounis;
shucks. GG,240 pounds; sumae, 80
s54 pounds; wool, Al, 1913 pounds; pl
low, 1880 poands; cattle and hos;ylD
carloads; wood and lumber, Goo ear
loads: bark. 3lj carloads; -four, H.
600 barrels; lime, 3,944 barfcls {;
cement, 2,G36 barrels.