New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-14
Financial.


January 18th 1897.
The results OF the operations Of the different railways
comprising Valley Railroad system FOR the past
shown below.
The total tonnage for fiscal ended November
10th 1896 compared with the previous year. was ~
follows:
Total Tonnage over Road in Tons Of 1900 Pounds:
Anthracite coal 1896 IL. 53i So
Bltuminous coke. 1896. slo?3s
Miscellaneous freehs 1895. ............... 6o2o'0
1895. Differences.
Bliuminous coke. 'Y5...... 4a6i9i '3e3''4'
Miscellaneous freights. 1895 5So623 'Gb2''i
Total 1885, iss5oIs7 .5ic,isi
PASSENGER TRAFFIC
Number Of passengers carried 1895 S"4
Number Of passengers carried mile 1896 1876 1911
Number passengers carried. 1925. 4.74>o3 '-'2s2'
Number Of passengers carried one
mile lsa, .................iis2s $50 $50 '7so7.o'5
INCOME ACCOUNT FOR YEAR 1896.
The transportation earnings Of tho past year compared
with those Of 1895 as follows
From coal 1896 ........................ s>"2''7asl
From misc eancous freight. 1896 ''I2 20
From passengers 1896. Observation-Disclosures. Dob 3o6s
From exprcsa and NAH. 1898. ............ 3foos2lo
rror, ,hor ;tens ,soi Observation-Disclosures. 80 3t4 80
.r,, ,soc SO 5i4 $40. II
From 1885, ............. ss.4Ios5o3 '*lo-'i'4'
From miscellaneous freight,
80, Gs,ao6ae. .c23. 04o.o2
From passengers 1875. 23l33+oSS '-3s'n'''"'
From express and mail 1905 2sl'"''i ''szso'"
r., o.ho- ,,ans 1so3 GAG 1866 80 tl23. s32 -
ro,,, ,so, slsss,.s.is $3.50 zoe. OF
Increase. 4Decrease.
Transportation earnings as stated. ..... SI"ol+"Nl'
cperat,nr EXPENSES Observation-Disclosures. ia5s3.S7.79
s4osl.ooa3s
Add net receipts from otter transportation
lines operated conformity with Lehigh Val
lev Railroad i"'o'o'
Va, o,r,,ros Observation-Disclosures. s3i2a6s,ls
Less balance Of interest account. loss on
Iehigh Valley Transparent Company and
Morris canal and stat. taxes.......... SD sss ~
A4:,.si5.o2
Ada income from other sources ......... 49,. 1888
No, available income .............. 1898. 7o5 25
From which dedr funded debt
and fixed rental Of leased lines ....... 44si032 50
surnlus Observation-Disclosures. s+l9. 1872. -
The details Of above items Of operating expenses are
supplied in a table appended to the report.
TIE balance credit Of profit and loss &C
count Nov. 30. 1895 was.............. 7G7e7I2o a
To which add:
Surplus earnings for 1896. staed.... 449 762 -
Premium and profit bonds sold. less
balance Of old accounts written oN...... 2,i5i5e
$sl2i927 "a
From which deduct
Interest Lchigh Valley Coal Company
bonds assumed by this company 5so.6'oo
Leaving balance credit II profit and
loss 20 1875. SI53f. 2712i
The monthly publication Of the results of the business
OF and Of the Lehlsh Valley Coal Company
will begun with tho current fiscal The English
annual examination u the companys accounts
public accountants IL also under consideration ny a
committee Of the Board Of Directors.
The total Of anthracite coal for the year. as
compared with 1895 fell on about 3200
of which company about 100000 The better
rates part Of the produced
undimlnsed from that source. nowithstand
ing the loss in tonnage.
The Of miscellaneous freight shows increase
Of 95I compared with the previous year. and
Of $623. Oi2 Of
F.. F. WILBUR. President.