Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-27
Ieay vim a surplus Of sos. ills. or

leaving a surplus Of sos, Hills. or over ~
per cent. on the capital stock.
The Treasurer's report showed rece'p pts
of SllO, Ii, and disbursements Of So,
qO5i9, leaving balance Of Si2.2u19s,
which. added 10 the balance Decgm-
/ Der 81. lSsq, of 81 40 8. MAKES Si3.Gj, 81
on hand December 81, 1890
The earnings for 1880 increased si2.i3i ~
| over 1859. of which increase ~, 3Ni9- was
/ from freight, S7,55399 from passengers,
sjl> 80 from mails. = 4l0.99 from rent OF
Si33t2 from miscellaneous. The only item
showing d decrease was express business.
which fell off sllj1L The expenses de-
creased $ll 1881
Number Of tons Of freight carried boz
/ 1870 ........... ..... .......-.. '''-rf
Number Of tons Of freight carried one
Revenue from same ........ $50 ,Di -
Number Of passenger, carried in 1893 !3i :.
Number ~ passenger. carried one mile . ~ in
Revenue from same ....-....... ..... : g. F3 vi
In addition to the foregoing, tables ofstl-
tistics were submitted relating 20 The
business OF the year 1890 as compared with
the year ls,9 as follows:
Earnings; expenses and net earn
ings
Second Tonnage: ton mileage. revc-
nue., earning and cost per ton per mile, aud
average haul per ton.
Third Classified tonnage
Fourth Passengers; passenger mileage.
revenue, earnings and cost per passenger
per nile and average trip per passenger.
Tifth-Mileage OF trains: earning, eN-
penscs and net earnings per .a.lc run 5y
trains: mileage OF cars. average number OF
freight ears per train. ard average number
Of passenger, baggage aud express cars per
train
Sixth-Expcuscs iu detail
An examination OF these tap Is slowed
an increase IN tonnage Of 90 il' tins or
1903 per cent. and au Ia relse 90 -c- %
from The same OF 81 .3>11- or So 90 p.r
cent Tne greatest incr'as' Of tom 80 was
iu lumber. - COS tons, and oar am sheet
metal - .l532 tons.
The greatest increase was 90 ore. 10 go
tons, aud 10 pig aud bloom iron. SOB tons.
The increase in the number OF plsscu-
gers carried in 1870 as compared with l,>!
is 1873, or u " per cent. and The .Hc-rase
of revenue from the same is 1.5jA i.i. on
lfON The increase In the nun Dog ~ pas.
sengers Is made up Of lO,g.s local and 3i6
foreign
The increase ~ earnings Tor the year
$500 as compared with the year $50. of
Si-53, ~ or ], a. per cent. was frlu itr
general business Of the road. $50 -f.... l--
crease 10 expenses OF sll.9sj 90. orr l'..e 81
caused oy tte decrease lR r0.' oi u-il-4 u-
auce of WAY, the road b iug r...ry.- l.',-
The heavy expe4di .ures Of i>S9
The aggregate net elcuiJ-, from aH
sources for the year So - compared 'si'l
the year lsS9, snow an increase ri $50
-, or d9Oi per cent. TIE net al. li'-. o, off
1890 were Sl36,Og1S, while thes, % @
were S,O. 469 &c.
The year 1890 has been au exception
year IN the operation 81 YOUR road. There
have been no accidents 10 persons Or prop
erty by which damages have been incurred.
The cost II maintenance VI roaI has been
out little more than half the cost in ls,.
The mills aud furnaces which add .arre.
20 the traffic Of Your road have been stead
ily at work. all OF which have contributed
10 make The profits Of the year more than
can be expected from an average year
operations