Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-11
TIE OHIO RIVER RAILROAD.
Tho Annual Meeting of the stockholders
Held at FarkersburE Yesterday.

Rsld at ParkersburE Yesterday.
Srsetas 4slegrcm 70 tse Rs0isss-.
PARKERsBURG, w. Va, May TO-
The stockholders OF the Ohio River
Railroad held their tenth annual meet
ing this morning.
The following is part OF the report
submitted to President Thompson:
The gross revenue for the first six
months Of the year Increased SCI, 400. 80.
The management thought it advisable
10 i'm prove the condition Of the prop
erty, consequently q larger amount has
been expended on maintenance Of way
and preparations, but the general de-
preston commencing with July, began
10 materially affect the volume OF all
the industries.
The gross earnings for the year 1898
were $3.50. 261.65, 3 decrease Of 81, s74.09,
or 81 per cent as compared with 1892.
The total tonnage carried in 1898 was
474, $50 tons, a decrease Of 81, $50 tons,
or 6.7s per cent. The tonnage origin
ating on the road shows a decrease
(mostly in forest products) Of 57,141
tons, equal to IS per cent, while that
received from other roads principally
branch hnes) increased 22,572 tons, or
Il per cent.
Passengers earnings show an increase
of S., SOB. O5, due chiefly TO the earnings
OF the Huntington and Big Sandy Motor
Line, there being but slight increase
on the main line as compared with last
year.
There were 2,S61 feet OF trestle filed,
taking 40 yards OF material, and
1876 feet damaged by high water in
1891 and in 1892, requiring reflling,
taking "a, 1O4 yards. Other trestles were
partly filed and embankments widened,
using 1000 yards OF material, Of an az
gregate Of 7I.s56.
There has been used during the year
52,0i6 cross ties and Is sets OF switch
TIES 5,Ol5 yards OF stone ballast, $4,000
yards Of gravel ballast, and 279 car
loads Of Stag
We are again grstihed to report that
70 loss OF life or injury 70 passengers
has occurred, and there has been no de-
railmeut of passenger trains.
During the year damage suits aggre-
gazing over 500. 900 have been disposed
OF in the various courts. In these cases
the Company has only been compelled
10 pay damages In TWO cases OF injury
10 abutting property holders.
The roads equipment now consists oil
. locomotives, 80 passenger and bag
gage coaches, 1905 freight cars and
one steam shovel.
The management OF the road the past
year has been conducted so successful
IL that the stockholders reelected the
same officers as follows:
President, Geo. w. Thompson; Secre-
tary, ". n. Chancellor; Treasurer, w.
VI. Trevor; Auditor, Z. W. Warwick;
General Manager, q. Clinton Gardner;
Superintendent, c. L. Williams; Gen
eral Freight and Passenger Agent, w.
j. Robinson. General Counsel, Leonard
& Archer. Executive Committee: +.
w. Clark, Chairman; w. p. Thompson,
Secretary: c. NJ. Pratt, c. w. Hardness,
j. y. Camden. Board Of Directors: f.
w. Clark and ). W. Cotton, Philadel-
phia: c. NJ. Pratt, W. P. Thompson, II.
RI. Rogers and Z. W. Hardness, New
York: r. H. Browse, Grape Island, w.
Va; j. Il. Fair, San Francisco, Cal; G.
w. Thompson, J. y. Camden, w. y.
Chancellor, B. d. Spilman and j. b.
Neal, Parkersburg.
After the meeting adjourned num-
Der OF stockholders left 10 inspect the
road. The lower end was inspected to-
day, and tomorrow the upper eud will
be gone over.