The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-09
THE STATE RAILWAYS
Some Interesting Kew Matter Contained IL
the Request Of Tho Commissioners.
SOUTHERN LEADS IN MllEhGE LOAF
The senbourd Follows with G7G Miles
Gross Earnings OF Roads Sum-
der of EInpIoScsnmd0 others Killed
aud 5niurcd Sew stock Law
Chcc.ss Contagious Diseases.

Raleigh, y. c.. Dee. S.--(Special)-
Inc advance copies Of the report Of The
Hallway Commission for the year end
ing june 30 las; are out. All the figures
regarding the roads were given out by
Chairman wilson OF the commission. in
October, ana Were then published. The
portion which IS new is as To the valua-
tlon. Sc. of the various lines, &c.
SOME NEW FIGURES.
The Atlantic Coast Line has CSC miles
of main line 362i miles of Sidngs. and
valuations per mile range from $4,000 for
the Wilmington, Chadbourn and Con-
way u $l0,O00 for the main lines. The
track is valued at $5,7Ol $40; rolling
stock $751; POS; other property, slg9,2ll.
The Southern has 1851 miles, values
ranging from $4,000 for the University
and the Siatesvilie aud Western, to SILL
GEO for the Nor.h Carolina division. To-
tai value of track. $7,553915: of rolling
stock. $39C,9O ther property. $lG0 0S0.
Tho SeahoIrd Air Line has GT6 miles !:
value, $l.7iS,450; rolling stock, Sii7 ,GS3;
other property, $99,oG2.
The thirtysiX miscellaneous roads
have 1910 miles; value, M.S76,799: rolling
stock, $'O7.S3i other properly, Si9O,92l,
The shortest road in the $ .G..c l. given
rs the Raleigh and Western ten miles
value $1,000; the longest is the Cape
Fear ana ia3kin Valley. 3S1 NIL s. There
are thiTty-two steamboat companies.
During the year only one cmpioye was
killed on the Wilmington and Weldon
road and siS;y-three injured. while of
persons not employed eleven were killed
and twenty injured. on the North Ca
rolinl railway, OF employees three were
killed and ninety-1ne injured. and of
those not employed ten We're killed and
fourteen injured.
OF the Atlantic Coast Line the gross
earnings were 81 i36, 200. ana net income
$903,5l5. OF lie Southern, gross. S3,Sg9,-
T2i; net. $l,3i6.2Si. OF the Seaboard Air
Line, gross, So lio6SS; net, SGGT 500. TIL
Line, gross. 50 li0, G33; net, $G67, sos. The
total Of ali roads was: Gross, $9,S461lS;
net, $3,257 0Gi.
CHECKS HOG CHOLERA.
Ths Commissioner Of Agriculture says
1t Is clear from reports of correspondents
TINT the stock or no fence law Is "A
means of check ing hog cholera, If 1t does
not entirely stamp Il out. 1t Is further
asserted that this Is true of other conta-
g!ous Diseases both of cattle and hogs.
Mr.. WemyS:, Republican, member of
the Legislature from Cumberland, denies
the rumor that he will not support
Pritchard for recollection to the Senate.
THE FEDERAL COURT.
The Federal Court began work this
morning. One of the interesting cases
is from Durham, in which letters were
systematically emp.ied OF money by q
messenger who took them from the post
office. Postoiice Inspector Gregory Is
an Important witness. There are eighty
two new c!iminal eases and 100 old ones.
Punishment of revenue offenders in this
court has for some time been very light
One of these is from Raleigh in which
two white men, Olive and Allen took n
figure from n s. Confederate bin and
put on a 81 Treasury note, and then
passed the latter
The State pension warrants, 5344 in
number, for an amount aggregating
Sl0i,74O will be sent by the State Audi
tor tomorrow.
HEAVIEST SLEET ON RECORD.
DR. Cyrus Thompson was here to-day
on his way to liinston TO attend the
North Carolina Methodist Conference
which meets there to-m GROW, Bishop
Wilson presiding. DIR. Thompson says
the sleet last week in Onslow, Jone2
and Lenoir counties was the heaviest on
record, did great damage to trees and
blocked travel j appeared largely to
follow the course Of the Trent river.
OF the money needed to start the
Farmers Alliance shoe factory at Hills
boro $4,000, all save $2,25O is in hand.