Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-27
ITS FIRST REPORT.
The Washington Count, Railroad
Filed Its Report, Monday.
II Has Had Good Year. Though a Deficit
10 Shown.

The first report of the Washington
County Railroad Co. was made to the
railroad commissioners. Tuesday fore
noon. This will be of peculiar interest
20 the railroad men of the State, who
nave watched the new line i'm its first
year and have becone convinced that
II Is to have good patronage
The report includes the operation of
the st. CroiX 81 Penobsct Railroad,
from January /. 1899. to the date of
making the report, June 80.
In little preliminary report for the
benefit of the commissioners, it is stated
that there are % stockholders, of whom
&c live in Maine. holding $500. 800 of the
capital stock of 50 .000. 600 The average
number of employees is 20e The aver
age fare per mile on local tickets is
.dS22S. The average on mileage is
.026i2. The road has $50 freight cars
equipped with grab irons and automa
tic couplers and 10 engines fitted with
driving wheel brakes and air brakes.
The company is operating l02.2S miles
OF line from Washington Junction to
Calais, 1872 miles from Eastport to
PASSPORT Junction and li.32 miles on
the st. CroiX a. Penobscot Railroad,
making 1868 miles in all
The funded debt amounts to 81. Ia. 900
the amount authorized being S2.320. 900.
Interest at . per cent. Is paid on this
The total cost of the road was $40i9.-
St912.
The gross earnings from operations
from the opening, October 8. 1898. TO
June 30. 1893, We're $'3.13o.6.. while the
operating expenses We're SSl.6isS5.
making a deficit Of $79lS.lS. while
with their taxes the total de
felt was $S522 9S. This was due large
" to the work on the road done dur
ing the year The next year, it is
thought. will make a much better
showing even than this year, as indus
tries are springing up on all sides along
the line.
The passenger revenue was $42, 9sl.5i,
making the total passenger earnings
So, 72215. The total freight earnings
were $25, S23.S9.
In the operating expenses it is found
that for maintenance of ways and
structures $40, $3.50 is charged: TO
maintenance of equipment. S9204.'O;
u conducting transportation. S39, i22.'l
10 general expenses. SS33b.S4.
They carried 56.032 passengers and
Il 6gl tons of freight. The passenger
trains run GA 1G2 miles and the freight
trains "a $50 miles. 1t is found in the
traffic that lumber was the article that
furnished the most trade.
i =" company has four passenger.
one freight and one switching engine.
with 10 frst-class passenger ears. three
combination cars and two postal. eX-
press and baggage ears. They have
100 box cars and $50 fat cars. The en-
lines consumed 43ll tons of coal. LAG
cords of wood and IS cords Of hard
wood.
There have been no accidents or in
jIrieS To PEI sons.
The amount to be taken from the re
reipt ana expenditures Of the Wash
ineton County line alone. free of the
st. CroiX x Penobscot line, can be
ascertained by giving the figures OF the
former wear on the latter line. They
did. in that year. a buincss amounting
to S25, 643 9S in receipts and $l5.312.Sl III
expenditures. Consequently about one
half of the above sums deducted from
The receipts and expenditures given
Will leave the Washington County fig
tres alone.
Skowhegan & Norrideewock Electric