The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-28
RAILROADS IN BETTER CONDITION.
A Net Income of Nearly a Million and IL
Half Dollars.

rlble cOndltlon financially. The total
net income of all the roads is nearly a
million and half dollars. Only half
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--In-
come S45, 1854, expenses $40, $3.50,
deficit 50, 7O5.O6
Branchville and Bowman-Incomc
80, 1876 expenses 2,440.5 55, net in
come $347. 10.
Carolina, Knoxville and WESTERN
Income 81, ,0S9.65, expenses $G,410. II,
net income S679.54.
Carolina Midland-Incomes S5S,-
971.33, expenses $51, 5s6.75, net income
$7,3S4.5S.
Central of South Carolina-Incomc
$50, ,69S.31, expenses $5S, 42G. SO, net in
come $2S,271.62.
Three C.s, from nine months-In-
come SS2, ,679.62, expenses $79, ,649. 95,
net income $3,029.67.
Charleston and Greenville-
1921, 730.09, expenses $494, 69401, net
income 1927, ,O36.OS.
Charleston. Sumter and Northern
Income 1852, 5000, expenses $780,
597. Ia. deficit S2S. O46 rs
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Income $617, 231.56, expenses $526,
1868 33, net income 800, 96S.23.
Cheraw and Chester Income $16,-
724. 80, expenses $40, ,S54. A, deficit $4,-
1884.
Cherew and observation-disclosures
$S5, 1850, expenses $72, ,017.01, net in
come S13, ,O95.59
Chester and Lenoir, for five months
Income SIC, ,29O.76, expenses 50, $780,
0S, net income $9036S.
Columbia and Greenville-Income
S546, 74467, expenses S3S4, 947.35, net
income $161, 1912
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens-
Income $50, ,657. %, expenses $64, 702. II,
net income SIS, 955.17
Florence Road-Income S146, 191 81,
expenses $S3, 1858, net income s62,-
1854.
Georgetown and Western-Income
S36, 646.9 IS, expenses s23, 746.17, net in
come $12, ,900.7S.
Georgia, Carolina and Northern
Income 1852, ,225.31, expenses $3.50, 937.
62, net income S2O1. .2S7. SO.
Green Pond, Waltobore and Branch
ville-Income $24, ,27S.02, expenses
S19, ,27S. OF, net income 5,000.01.
Hampton and Branchville-No re-
port.
Hartsville-Income S16, 6,9SS19, ex-
penses 81, ,S43.32, net income 81, 154. 81.
Laurens S16,040.96, cX-
penses S25, ,0S5.12, deficit 50, O44. IL.
Manchester and Augusta Income
SIS, 953. OF, expenses S1S, 4S9.S2, deficit
80, 536.S1.
Northeastern-Income S59S, 41S. II,
expenses s42S, S17, IS, net income $780,
$50. 50.
Palmetto-Income s5,12S.42, ex-
penses 50, 1OS. IA, deficit $3,797.72.
Port Royal and Augusta-Income
s277, IT'S, expenses 1884, ,610.4 40 net in
come S23, 1880.
Port Royal and Western Carolina,
Income $409. Isl IS, expenses $379, 907.-
81, net income S29, ,S54.17
South Bound-Income 1864, 956.31,
expenses 1854, 40S.35, net income $40,
556.96.
South Carolina and Georgi ia-ln-
come 81, ,236. 614.21, expenses 81 ,O57,
179. 50, net income $179, ,434.62.
South and North Carolina-lncome
S13, 1856. 56, expenses $16,S14.7S, deficit
So, 529.22.
.Spartanburg, Union and Columbia
Income $131, 519.42, expenses S92,
79S. A, net income $3S, 7209S
wilmington Chadbourne and Con
way-Income $24, ,267.S4, expenses
S24, 267. 81, defcitS1, ,2SS. 90.
Wilming gton, Columbia and Augusta
Income S629, 177.33 expenses s475,
| 1877. .06, net income $154, O4O.N.
Wilson and Summerton--lncomc
IS, 74S.O expenses S5,7S1.12, net III
come 81, 966, 693.
The total income of all roads is 81,
$50, $50. 81, the total expenses ST, 5l7,
742. As, net profit, from which tho
deficits given above have been subtrac
ted, 81, 412, ,617.49. :,
: The net income per mile of all roads
was S49362.
The total income of all roads last
year wasS7, ,S11, ,0O6. .25. The increase fol
this year, therefore, over last year. Is
s119,35 SO. :,
The following shows what the road:
paid out their money for this year ano
last year:
Maintenance of Way and Structure
This year ST, ,443, 639.S last ycal
ST $50. .Si6.24, Il decrease i'll this de-
partment.
Maintenance of Equipment-Thls
year S722. 1851, last year 1854, $50: 90
| Conducting Transportation Til:
yearS3, 139, gS6. 81. last yearS2, 973. 923.-
| ~.
General Expenses and TaXes-Thi'
year 81, 1856. .2Sb.5 50, last year s1,O96,
OS7.3S.
Total-This year s6,5l7, 7,742.95, las
year S6, 6S5, 01S.61.
Expenses mile--This year2, 21.
81, last year 81, 2,3O5. O3.
The total income per mile this yea'
was 81, III. I3, last year 81, SOB. q.
The total income from freights tins
year was 81, $50, ,9G1.76, last year 81,
S57, ,G47. 60
The total income per mile from the
freight department this year was 81
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