The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-11-28
RAILROADS IN BETTER CONDITION.
A Net Income of Nearly a Million and Il
Half Dollars.

Half Dollars.
/ COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 21.-The an
nualreports of the railroads for the
| year ending October 31st, 1894, have
I Dss:Gmadeto the Railroad Commission
and will be printed for the benefit o
the Legislature. These reports do not
indicate that the roads are in such ter
rible condition financially. The tota
net income of all tie roads is nearly 6
million and half dollars Only hall
a dozen roads, as will be observed from
the figures, show deficit. All the
big roads of the State show large net
incomes. From the figures of the
operating expenses it will be seen that
the roads have cut expenses heavily.
The following is the total gross income
expenses and net income of every
road in the State:
Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line-1n,
come $45, ,S7S. "a, expenses $40, 5S3.70,
deficit SO, ,705.06.
Branchville and Bowman-Income
| 50, 1855, expenses s2,44055, net in
come $347. 10.
! Carolina, Knoxville and Western
Income s.. 7.0S9.65, expenses Sc, 40. II,
net income $679.54.
Carolina Midland-lncomes S5S,
971. 33, expenses s51, $50 Is, net income
81, ,3S4. 5S.
Central of South Carolina-Income
$50, ,69S31, expenses s5S, 426. 90, net in
come $2S.271.62.
Three C.s, from nine months-In-
come $S2, 67962, expenses $79, ,649.95,
net income $3,O29.67.
Charleston and Greenville-Income
$621, 1909, expenses S494, 694.01, net
income $127, ,036.0S.
Charleston, Sumter and Northern
Income s152, 5000, expenses $780,
597. IA, deficit $2S, O4675.
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
! Income $617,231. Sc, expenses $685.
1858. .33, net income $50, 96S.23.
Cheraw and Chester-Income s16,
724.90, expenses $50, ,S54.44, deficit 81,
| 129. "a.
Cherew and Darlington-Income
SS5, 1850, expenses s72, ,017.O1 net in
come $13, ,095.59.
Chester and Lenoir, for five months
Income SIC, ,290.76, expenses Sc, ,3S9.-
0S, net income $903.69.
Columbia and observation-disclosures
s546, ,744.67, expenses 1884, 947.35, net
income $161, ,797. .32.
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens-
Income $50, 657.2S, expenses $64, 702. II,
net income SIS, ,955.17.
Florence Road-Income $146, 1915 Z,
expenses $S3, 1858, net income s62,-
1854.
Georgetown and Western-Income
$50, GAG 95, expenses s23, 746.17, net in
come S12, 900.7S.
Georgia, Carolina and Northern
Income 1852, ,225.31, expenses $3.50, 937.-
62, net income S201. .2S7. 90.
Green Pond, Waltobore and Branch
ville-Income s24, ,27S.02, expenses
S19, ,27S.01, net income s5,000.01.
Hampton and Branchville-No re-
port.
Hartsvile-Income SIG, ,9SS19, ex-
penses 81, 1882, net income 81, 154. 81.
Laurens-Income S16,040.96, ex-
penses $25, ,0s5.12, deficit 50, O44. 16.
Manchester and Augusta Income
s15, ,953.01, expenses s1s, 1882, deficit
50, 536.s1.
Northeastern-Income S59S, ,41S. II,
expenses s428, ,S17, ,65, netincome $780,
5S0.52.
Palmetto-Income s., ,12S.42, ex-
penses s4, 10S Il, deficit S3S7az. Il
Port Royal and Aughsta-Income
s2T, IT'S, expenses 1854, ,6te.40 net in
come s23, 1880.
Port Royal and Western Carolina
Income s409. .761 IS, expenses 1919, 907.-
81, net income 500, ,S54.17.
South Bound-Income 1854, 1858 ,
expenses $254, ,409.35, net income s10,-
556.96.
South Carolina and Georgia-ln-
come 81, 1886. 61421, expenses 81, ,057,
1883, net income S179, 1862.
South and North. Carolina-Income
S13, ,2S5.56, expenses 6,S1478, deficit
So, 529.22.
Spartanburg, Union and Columbia
Income $131, 519.42, expenses S92,
79S. A, net income s3S, 720.9S.
Wilmington Chadbourne and Con-
way-Income S24, ,267S4, expenses
$24, ,267. "a, defcitS1 ,2SS.92.
Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Income S629, 1913, expenses s475,-
1877. O6, net income 1854, 040.N.
Wilson and Summerton-1ncome
sS.74S.O5, expenses S5,7S1.12, net in
come So, 966, 693.
The total income of all roads is ST.
$50, $685. "a, the total expenses s6,517,-
742. 45, net profit, from which the
deficits given above have been subtrac-
ted, 81, ALP, 2,61749:
The net income per mile of all roads
was $493.62.
The total income of all roads last
year wass7, ,S11, 006. 25. The increase for
this year, therefore, over last year, is
s119,353. 80.
The following shows what the roads
paid out their money for this year and
last year:
Maintenance of Way and Structure
This year s1,443, 639.S9, last year
81, $50, ,S16.24, a decrease in this de-
partment.
Maintenance of Equipment-This
year s722, 1864 last year 1864, ,S35. so.
Conducting Transportation This
year$3, 139, 9S6. 81, last year 50, 975. 923.-
70.
General Expenses and Taxes-This
year Il, 1S5, ,2S6.52, last year 1885,
0S7.3S.
Total-This year s6,517,74295, last
year Sc, 6S5, ,01S.61.
Expenses permile-This years2, 20.-
81, last year S2,305.03.
The total income per mile this year
was 81, ,771.I3, last year 50, 693.N.
The total income from freights this
year was 81, $50, 961.76, last year ST.
o57, ,64769.
The total income per mile from the
freight department this year was ST.
705. A, last year 81, 6S53S.
Total revenue from passengers
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