Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24
RAILROAD MATTERS.

The annual report of the Northern Adj
rOndack Railroad company shows Gross
earnings Sj3.2296S; operating expenses,
So, 25S9O surplus, S91S1S.
Mr.. LuciuS futile has resigned as gen
era passenger agent of the Boston and
Lowell road to become general passenger
agent of the Canadian Pacific He will
thus have charge of a traffic over land and
water routes aggregating 1000 miles and
have to create arrangements for scores of
new tributary lines. He will remove to
Montreal, January !.
An effort is being made to have the Del
aware and Hudson Railroad company
run their summer trains directly TO
the old fort grounds. If the change Is
made it is rumored the Central Vermont
Will probably follow suit.
The annual meeting of the Maine Cen
tral Railroad company was held at Port
land Yesterday. The following officers
were reelected; Board OF directors Ar
thur Sewall, president: George {. Lord,
Amos Paul, William Il. Davis, Frank
Jones, Samuel c. Lawrence, John Ware,
II. y. Jose, Nathaniel i. Bradlee, Darius
Alden, j. J. Kicker, Thomas W. Hyde,
Francis w. Hill; Josiah II. Drummon6,
clerk The gross receipts for twelve
months have been S3,OOl ,O1S.o9; expenses
for the twelve months 81, 49,, Sll61.
the Boston and Lowell road for the year
ending Sept. 30, 1856, shows in brief AS
follows: The gross earnings were, s4,62S,
$50 "a the operating expenses were,
81, lS+, 40 % taxes, $40 1913 rents, Sis
56S St ; interest, so, OS42 dividend, 500, =
1873 surplus, Sll ,954.51. The gross re
cepts of the Mort heru, Concord aud Clare.
mont, y. H., and Boston, Concord and
Montreal railroads from June |, 1884, to
October |, 1856, were 50 yO2, 3l4 -; p per
cent of the same has been $40
51S 81 less at rate OF S2OO,OuO per
annum for Northern railroad and Concord
and ClaremOnt railroad, S4GG,666 Is , dc
tual rental due Boston, Concord and
Montreal railroad, $5OS.9l2 -: guaranteed
rental due has been S6,l,111 80, leaving a
balance of Sl62, sG1 20 due this corporation,
The report further shows that since June
|, 1854, the company has really earned
S24l ,OS1. s. more than is shown by its re
port
1t Is understood that the Boston and
Lowell railroad company, in accordance
with the recent decision of the governor
and council, within few days Will sub
NIT to that body proposition Tor con
solidation with the Troy and Greenfield
road to be considered in connection with
| the proposition already made with the
| FItChburg railroad company. 1t l. SHiu
| that their design is rather to keep the
| matter along, with the double purpose al
| firing the FltCh3urg people aud OF Keep
| ing AN alternative well IN hand should
| they not succeed To their satisfaction III
making bargain for northern outlet
1t is whispered that something beyond
"A mere traffic contract i &C uCcaled hehlnl
| the negotiations now gong on between
! the Boston and Lowell and the Canadian
| Pacific, and that the operations really
mean closer alliance between the TWO
| roads.
In an interview Pr sident Watrous OF
the New York, New Haven and Hartford
raj road, expressed the opinion that me
| purpose of the new movement OF the New
England and HOusatouic companies Il
the building of "A track from Whal j.
known as state Line Station to lehauon
in he vicinity OF Rutland, 10 connect there
with the Rutland and Burlington auo
open up "A line to Montreal. In the schelht
also may be Ayhat is known as the New
York, Danbury and Boston line, but al
important factor IN that problem Will W
how to yet Into New York ~
In the report of the New York, Rutland
aud Montreal railroad, the gross earnings
for the past year are given as $40, lOo4
less operating expenses, sil bias heI
earnings from operations, S362l 90 rentals
S,l3l % The net income from all sources
, Is reported to he S255G,49.
A little son of f. d. Allyn OF Eas
Charleston, had II leg broken whlle SID
Il.