The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-16
CENTRALS GOOD SHOWING.
RESULTS OF THE SEVEN MONTHS
Under THE NEW COMPANY.

An Increase for SIX Months Of Nearly
S35O.OOO in the Net Earnings over
the same Period for the Year Be
fore-The other Figures show Up
Equally WeII-A Prospect That
the Total Vet Earnings for the
Year VIII he Considerably More
Than Fixed CharEes-C0mparati
Figures for Each Month since
Nov. I, IsB5.
The Central q Georgia Railway Com
pauy has completed seven months under
the new regime. and ia charge OF the new
company There IS naturally some interest
ln what &c has done during that period.
and what has been its earning capacity
as compared with other periods.
TIE figures show that the net earnings
OF the company for the first six months
under the new management. that is from
Nov. o. April 80. 1885. have been nearly
$4,000 more than they We're for the sim
Ear period from Nov i. 1898 10 April 3D.
1885. The gross earnings increased IN that
period by about $1,000. and there was
cOrresT onding decrease IN the expendl-
lures
AS wiz be seen from the statement the
property VIII not have 10 double It's earn
ings for The six months IN order to pay it's
fixed charges for the year. II # earns about
$4,000 IN the next six months II VIII more
than pay the fixed charges. This year and
next the results OF the property will be
watched with as much interest as at any
time in its history.
In consideration Of the following state
ments It must be remembered that the
Macon and Northern railroad. lO5 miles,
was not taken into the system until Dec
q. 1885 and the results of its operations
are not included I'm the statements until
after that time. The Lyons branch, IS
miles in length, has not been operated
since April J, 1896. It having been leased
to the Georgia and Alabama railroad.
The results for the six months from
Nov !. 1888. TO April 30 1895, as compared
with the same period year before are
as follows:
Earnings ..."......s2. ss3,2i2.26 1885. 27874
Expenses ....-...... 1,766, 74.l2 1,S24,044S5
Net ..................S1.116 52SI4 S772, 22S 50
The results OF the operations of the
property for each of the seven months
since Nov. i, 1885, TO May 81. 1885, are as
follows;
Inc'se or
November 1895 1894 Decrease.
Earnings ...S524. 7lO.49 $5ii s9s.26 D. sl7.1s777
Expenses g.. 2sO. 1920 337 267.1S d. So. 525.l3
Net ........s2is. sos 4s 500 ssi.1s l. $39.337 So
. December
Earnings ..$571 .94.0s $685. O16.29 l. $50. e27. 70
Expenses ... PSI, 6S1.9S 2T7, 3l4.O2 /. 1851 90
Net ........$29O. 262. 10 $2577O227 l. S32. $50 SO
January 1896 1895.
Earnings .$522. $50 so 1924 252 So l. sos. 29s A
Expenses &C.. 2S2, 1861 27S.59l61 /. 4,3S2.OO
Net 1928. SLABS Sl45. 657.94 1. $50. 1854
February
Earnings .$5i7. 1864 1868 1862 l. s154, O19 p
Expenses S26,O5S.0S 24l,SlA42 /. S4.2i3.66
Net ........sl91. 72S.56 1921 $3.50 l. S69.77GO6
March
Earnings. ..$i24619.23 $685. 3e3 SO J. s25. POS 10
Expenses e.. 297,9S3.5l 800. 556.36 d. 92.572S5
Net .......$l26 6s5.S2 ssS7.27 l. Sill. 1855
April
Earnings. 1921 68O.7s 1881. slsO9 D. slO.sl5 So
Expenses ... 297,271.94 29s, 1881 d. 1,22637
Net .......S 2i,S5s.79 5 Ss.4l7.7s D. 5 $685. SO
May
Earnings 1916 6s7.4s ssi2.s1sOs d. S25. $3.50 80
Expenses ... 275, 1856 2S9, 70305 d. 13,91l09
Net .......s 4O,sl5.5S s 80, s15OS D. 81, O69.5O