Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-01
Cbesonsakc md Ohio Railway.

fheao Dehko ana OniO AstiWh1'
The Chesapeake and Ohio and iis associate
roads. representing an sggrcgate mileage OF
nearly 1000 miles. form Through route from
Newport News to Cincinnati. Louisville,
Memphis, and New orleans, where connec'
ton i msde with the Southern Pacific sys-
TEN for san Francisco.
The Chesapeake and Ohio proper AZ pres
ent rups from Newport News TO Hnnilng-
ton. 4g4 miles, and II miles OF branches. hut
under the re0rglniZatl0n plan OF DreXe'
Morgan d co. (Which has now been almost
unanimously agreed to- the Chesapeake ana
Ohio Company will also practically own the
new TO "a now being completed from Ash
land, Nv. along the Ohio river into ClncinN
matt. including the iron bridge over the ONO
river.
This new line brings the Chesapeake and
OHIO railway IN direct connection with the
railways 10 Chicago snd the entire West ana
Northwest. and VIII secure for it business OF
which It has heretlOre received only por-
ton bv circuious and eXpensiycs routes I'M
der many Disadvantages.
Operations OF the Chesapeake and ONO rail-
way for the year ending June 80. 1883:
Gross earnings. $4,000
Expenses and taAes..'..'.'.. '-.'.''-' o. ,'r'1
Number OF passengers carried 900. tt.,'0,
Number OF passengers carried mile. 39bpi33b
Tonnage moved mile. .tJl, -tu@l
Tons OF coal carried ...... ........--..- lH-",--
Average rate revenue per passenger per mile'
202j cents. "a
Average rate revenue per ton per mile, $40
Equipment Locomotives. 1863; passenger
cars, -; other cars, 6,lg3 ,.
The road finished a. Cincinnati ana uIsL Hhih
Welt over Thursday.
Richmond. Fredericksburg nDd Pc
tOmac Railroad.
This railroad. which is one OF the Oldest IN
the United states, is the northern outlet of
tho Atlantic Coast-Liuc system, which EN-
braces upwards OF 1000 miles. The Won
deriu growth Of is business since 1850 Is
shown in the following table;
1870. 1873
S ago ...,... '' 80 i5,91,Ooo 'lO,al,oO
Ton mileage
91SS lRleis S5. a.l7a,Ooo ao.H9,OoO
Receipts per
passenger ,.-.-
mIfo-......... AAl cents %'tJ N'H'7'
Receipts por
freight mile
except eX-
presS.......... III cents. LIS Neu'''
Passenger earn
tugs........... sJl,uOO oo3,lVs
in.,s BOD 223Oo
Net earnings. ll,UuJ ~''olO
me- securities hl lul~ fONhl'Attf AA' 'tf'f
rites with investors. Seven per cent. dvi-
deuds are regularly paid on ia capital stock.
The COMPANY had on deposit at close OF last
fiscal wear 100000 in one OF our city banks.
Tue state oi Virginia ia interested IN the
company ~ the extent Of about 5000, 900 and
has 4 share in lts management.
The Richmond, Fredericksburg and 70
tomac Railroad Company In connection win
the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
Company. propose 10 c0ustruc, a branch
road not exceeding ten miles in length from
a pOin. on is main line north OF the cllY 20
a junction with the Richmond and PrteT''
burg railroad across james river ina order Co
avoid the necessity % hauling the Atlantic
C0a.t.Llne'. heavy through freight trans
through the streets OF Richmond. lhe
building 81 the branch viii involve the con-
struct0n OF a bridge across the river !u't
shove tue city limits.
Richmond ana Petersburg RniIroHd.
The growth OF through business on this
road in TIE last two years has been very
MAJ ked and is largely due 10 ihe heavy
Richmond business received from The N'r-
folk and Western railroad ("nlch now runs
its cars through TO Richmond and also 10
the opening % the Atlantic Coast Line Dis
patch. by which the fresh fruits and yegeia-
Lls5 from the far South are brought eon'
tinuousy no train-loads to The northern
cides 1t 4 high rate u speed.
The number oi through passengers carried
bv this road has increased from 10000 n
1856 to $1,000 I'm ISIS.
Tons carried ono mile.......3.l,5OJO J,-s5OlY
Receipts IRON through
freight. ......--..-.. ....-.p JaUlU ~. NJ
Receipts from through pas
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