The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-10-29
RAarnoAR EARAnNea.


Under 4 law passea by the last lsg-
Ialature all corporations owning Or
operating railroads in this state are rc-
quirud 10 make certain annual reports
to tho Secretary Of State. These re-
ports have bosn filed. from which ~
appears that the Oregon Railway .
Navigation company bas.s24, 900, 900
capital stock subscribed, represented by
2S9. .9s4 shares. The amoans OF stock
said ia is S9S.09s. 1884 the liabili.
lies oftbe corporation are slb,633, SEA-.
95. It's officers are Elijah Smith, New
York, ,Presideat w s. Ladd, Portland,
Vice President; @. III. Prescott, Port-
land. Manager; Theodore WygAns,
Portland, Secretary aad Assistant
Treasurer Q. J. Smith, Portland,
Comptroller; Joo Muir, Portland. TrAtIic
uanasor ]. J. Byrne, Portland, Gen.
P. 4 Tkt agt; II ). Rive, Portland,
Superintendent. The funded debt Is
slS, ,S35, 900 bearing interest as fol-
ows: S5,6l0,000 a. per cont T; So.
900, 900 at 7 por cent and sS,225,0O0
It 5 per cont. Floating debt sl,7es,-
S24.o5. Total cos. Of all property Of
every description including ocean steam
srS, river and sound boats, barges, aud
vharves, is sS2 ,924.4SS %. Has 2l4
miles Of standard gauge main track
400 miles Of standard gauge branch
roads, and 6 miles Of narrow gauge.
H.s Co.'S miles Of standard gauge sid
inzs, aud "a miles of narrow gauge
siiings. Daring year, passenger traius
ran 576,793 miles, aud freight trains
l774.sl6 miles. Mixed trains, ,incluaing
Columbia aud Palouse DIVISION ran
I77,724 miles, carried lS2.59l tons Of
thrlagh freight, and 4S3.S2l tons oi
10 iAl freight. Anapal passenger earn
I in =, S637, ,9S3 l6 annual freight earn.
ings, sS,26s.3l25 total earning,
from eli sources, $4.l5l,609 ss. Ran-
aing expenses passenger tsaius) 1885,
I3i9.64 (freigbs aud mixsdlss29,550 :
30 ether expenses, Including salaries
sIl7.3l4.9l. Amount expended foE
epairs, s562. .ss6 66 f,s improvements
| $50. i06 10 for station oaildiugs $40,
30095. F,om this 1t Appeat- tina, ths
%: earnings aa3unt % S2,l59. $50 90
yhioh il about nine psr cant o. ii,
mQunt oi stock.
Ths Oregon & California railroad
company has sl9 900, 900 capital stock
$4,000, 900 preferred and s7.o00.O0C
common stock represented by 10000.
900 shares preferred and 10000 COM
non. Fan $40 Q. 900 psid in. Liza.
oilities, $3.50 ,93I4I Officers, Geo
4. HSpkin son, London, President
Jhas. e. Bre,herton, London, lst Vic.
President aud kss'. Treasurer; g. II.
Andre w. Portland, q v,ce Pres. and
rreas. W. ". B,etherton, Portland
Secretary H. I. TyndAle, London, aud
Q. A spofFord, New York, Asst. S.ct'ys
fao. II Hnpkinaon. G. L fsreshsrson.
z. d. P4sbles, Patrick Bachan, I.,ndon,
England, II. Willard, Berlin. Germany,
r. Koahler, D. MAcleAy.I McCrAckeo.
". w. Brctherson, Geo. H. Andrews,
Portland, aud r, P. E.rhars. sIsm,
Directors. Funded debt, $9.020,000,
forty years 6rst mor,gage,at 6 per cent,
date 1881 aud S2,0l0,oOO. ffty year.,
second mortgage, At 7 per cent. Float
ing debt. s763,4l0.93. Essima.ea cal
value Of roai De-, ,s1s 000, 900 roliins
stock, 81 100000; station building,
aud fixtures, 100000 other property,
land grants, ETC., s95o,0O0 to,4l.$2O,
$4,000. Has 48l 7 miles Of track, ia
cIuding side traeks,aud Lebanon branch
Passengers trains ran 3l7s76 miles
during the year. Freight trains carried
5,sos tons Of through, and l76, ,l6.
tons Of local freight. Passenger earn.
ing5, s355.985.1s. Freight earnings
lsf99,l4l.s7. T,tal earnings, ALI sources
S93s,1se.07. Expenses, passenger train
$3.50, ,22I97 freishs train expenses
Is355,6l al other, $16,662.7S
Total repairs, s279, ,696.O6. Improve
ments, S1I,7I3.7l. Repairing build.
ings, sll, ,3s0.9l. All other expenses
s49,662.7S From this il sppsara tha
this road lacked 1851 ,749. 20 paying ex
pensen