Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-03
Annual Meeting-RepOrt Of President
Bowie and Election Of Omcers.

The annual meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad was held
In Baltimore yesterday, and officers were
elected as follows: oden Bowie, president;
Frank Thompson. vice president; John $. Leib,
treasurer; j. p. Kerr, secretary; Frank Thorn
son. George Small, w. I. Walters, b. f. New
conner, E ]. Henkle, Samuel Cox, r., X. ID.
Barclay. directors.
The annual report of President Bowie shows:
The gross earnings from all sources were,
$1,323 ,O9l.90, of which the Washington line
and tunnel were S1.274. 1856. O4, and the Pope's
Creek line were $4S, 705.s6, showing an In
crease from freight, passenger, express, mails
from miscellaneous and passenger Of Sl36.62,
OF which the increase on the Washington line
and tunnel was slo4. 127.47; the decrease on
same was $136.62; the increase on the
Pope's Creek line from miscellaneous was
S34S.10. and the decrease on freight, passen.
ger, express and mail was $5,S19.l9; the total
Increase Of earnings was SOS. $3.50. 80 or 8 5-1OO
per cent OF which the Washington line and
tunnel was SlO3, 800. 80. or 8 $500 per cent;
$o,411.O9. or 10 lO-lOO per cent; the total ex-
penses were SECS, 551.S1, of which the WASH
ington line and tunnel were S7O9,e53.S1, a
decrease Of S65, 3s1.19. or 43-1O0 per cent,
and the Pope's Creek line were sos, 59S, a de-
crease OF So,OO5.23 or - per cent; the net
sWSrn ahiS,V were ,n sSS4S40os an increase on
A. SI-loO per cent; the loss on the Pope's Greek
line was $9.S92.14.
ue OI passengers carried on the
Washington line was .434, 100 an increase OF
22o,116 when compared with the year SS4,
anu ON the Pope's Creek line 47,0Sl, "A decrease
OF z, 469. The number OF tons OF freight carried
on the Washington line was 500. 554, an in
crease compared with 1854 OF 7O,749 tons and
on the Pope's Creek line 2S,O75, q decrease Of
6,416 tons.
TIE progressive results OF the operation Of
the road since It's opening have been most graft
flying. Opened between the cities OF Baltimore
and w ashingtOn on July I'd, 1872 the branch
from Bowie 10 the Potomac river also
opened January LIST, 1873, and the whole road
then began TO be worked on . single track. In
1874, when fairly In operation the total re-
ceipts were S6l5, SO; in 1881 they had IN
creased to SOC, 80; in 1882 tue double track
was In from Baltimore southwark to Pa
tapsco river, and from Washington northward
to Wilson station, about tLree-sevenths OF the
entire distance between the two cities, and the
receipts for the year were $1,O91 ,ooS.37. On
May 9th, 1883, the double track in its entire
length from Baltimore to w ashington was iirst
operated, and the gross earnings for the year
were Sl,156,4I9.52. and for the succeed
ing years were, in 1854. Sl,224.572.14, and in
1855, as above stated, 81 ,323, uYl 80.
In maintenance OF way the total expenses of
the Washington Line show u decrease OF
500, 1895, as compared with 1854, because OF
extra large expenditures in that year, and on
the Pope s Creek Line an increase Of 81, xl3 :}5,
occasioned partly by the substitution OF new
6u-pound steel rails for worn iron rails. All the
bridges are in good shape; the repairs ON the
Washington city, involved an expenditure OF
$2O,SO1 10 for the renewal of five spans. On
the POpes Creek Line such repairs as they
needed were made Oh seventeen bridges. The
as under agreement new siding $50 feet in
length was laid at State asylum, aud consider
able expense was involved in baliasting aud
widening out the cuts and entertainments. Our
sible order, as is also its whole equipment,
which Is fully equal 10 all demands upon il.