The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-01-17
The p, w. & b. II. II.


their annual meeting Monday, in the
| offices of the company at the P, W. &
| B. railroad station at Wilmington, E.
| Tatnall Warner and Christian Febiger
were present form Wilmington. Several
| directors from New York and Phladel
| phia came down on General Superin-
| tendent II. F. Kenney's private car, and
| others were present from Baltimore and
other places.
In the absence of President George B.
Roberts, Wistar Morris of Philadelphia
presided.
The old officers and board of directors
were reelected 4: President, G. B. Rob
erts; Vice. President, Frank Thomson
| ]. &. Sims, Jr. Treasurer; r. W. Smith
Directors, B. B. Come gys, G. B. Roberts,
Frank Thomson, J. N. Du Barry, VIM.
Sellars, ]. P. Green, Wlstar Morris,
Henry D. Welsh of Philadelphia Chris
tian Febiger and T. Tatnall Warner of
| Wilmington Benjamin F. Newcomer,
Skipworth Wilmer. German H. Hunt of
Baltimore Jacob Tome of Port Deposit;
Edward Lloyd, Tunis Mills. Md.
The resignation OF uperintendent II.
| II. Carter was accepted and the appoint
ment of J. B. Hutchinson as his success
sor approved.
After the meeting the gentlemen pres
| eut took lunch in Superintendent Ken
ney's private car.
The fifty third annual report of Presi-
| dent Roberts for the year ending Octo-
Der 81, 1890. was accepted. Abstracts
from it follow:
Total-E.rnings. Sc, $50 81. GA ;expcn-
SEES, s., $50, 174SS; net earnings, 1870.
202 1G.
The net income was 81, 600, 202. &C, and
the balance to credit of profit and loss,
81, 13S, 605.22.
notwithstanding the complete failure
of the peach crop. and the deficiency in
the grain crop, the gross earnings of the
entire system show an increase of $321,-
440. 80 as compared with the preceding
year. The aggregate freight movement
amounted to 3.704,979 tons, gain of
AIS, 1857 tons over 1889, made up of 153,-
81 tons of through aud 26l $50 of local
traffic.
The number of passengers carried was
s, 1872 039, an increase Of AL ,693 as com.
pared with 1889.
The expenses show an increase of
1922, 462 80, partly in conducting transport
tation and maintenance of cars, but
mainly in the motive power department.
This was due chiefly to the replacement
of eight old engines by like number of
new locomotives of a higher standard.
Extensive repairs were made to bridges
at various points on the different divi
sions, and the bridge over the Nanticoke
river was entirely rebuilt to meet the re-
quirements of the War Department. New
passenger stations were also built at
Llnwood aud Nallingford. There were
tons of new steel rails and 324 07S cross.
ties.
The third track was completed from
Gray's Ferry to a point near Moore's
ststion, on the main line, distance of
| 612 miles, and the second track from
Swarthmore to Media, on tie Phila-
| delphia & Baltimore Central railroad, a
distance of 2 80 miles. The Wawa
bridge was also widen ed to a double
track structure. Sidings were laid at
various points, making the net increase
10 track and sldings for the year 14.58
miles.
| The charges to construction and
| equipment amounted to 1857, S196S.
The large outlay for equipment is due
to the cost of six new engines. IA passen
ger coaches, six freight and 30 mainten
ance of way cars, aud to the purchase by
your company Of the rolling stock form
| elly owned by the Philadelphia & Balti
more Central Railroad Company, for the
purpose of consolidating this ownership
in the company and saving the account
| ing necessitated under the former system