The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-12

minus of your Big Sandy line, to the
Breaks of Sandy distance Of about
eighty miles. at an estimated cost of
$500, 900. An issue of 100000 of Big
Sandy Railway Co. bonds has been au-
thorized, 100000 of which will be issued
at the present time. The construction
of this line Will develop a valuable coal
and timber territory located in eastern
Kentucky and Southwestern Virginia.
Arrangements have been made to build
several coal branches in West Virginia,
agsregating about 50 miles IN length, for
the purpose Of developing additional coal
tonnage. The cost Of these extensions
will amount to about s1,20o,0o0.
Debentures of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Steamship Company, Limited,
amounting to 10000 were purchased and
retired during the year at cost of S4S,-
500. There were s150,oo0 originally Issued,
of which $1,000 remain outstanding. The
cost Of the debentures purchased and
also sl43. 1851. representing loss in opera
ton of steamship lines between Atlantic
and European ports during the year has
been Improbable, but 1t is probable that
conditions will improve.
A favorable opportunity having offered
to sell three of the smaller capa city
steamships Of the six operating in the
line, they were disposed of. In order to
protect existing contracts, two steamers
were chartered for the remaining period
Of the calendar year
The CoaStwlse Steamship Company's
feet. consisting of two ocean-going tug
boat and fifteen barges, was leased to
the Chesapeake and Ohio Coal Agency
Company July 1st. 1901
RICHMOND TRUCKS.
Two main tracks have been constructed
on the south side Of the Richmond
Seventeenth Street yard, from the pas
senger station to the shops. a distance of
IL miles. at a cost of sl9,s65.S5; a second
track, involving a change Of line. is I'M
der construction from the west end of
the Richmond viaduct, on the river line,
to a point So miles west. There Is also
under construction a second track from
Fort Spring to Half Way, distance Of
miles, and involving the widening Of a
tunnel near Fort Spring. There has been
expended on the double track work the
sum of s1O2 $685.. Additional second
track from Fulton (east of Richmond) to
Elko Va, 10 miles, from Morrison to Old
Point Junction. Va. 81 miles, and from
Russell to Ashland. KY, miles, has
been authorized at an estimated cost of
about S2VV,000.
A new freight yard. roundhouse, and
other necessary terminal buildings To-
Gated at Fulton, a suburb of Richmond,
expended on this work to June 30th, 1902,
the sum of S245, 73126.
THE NEW DEPOTS.
The improvements at Richmond, includ-
ing the Main Street passenger station,
are completed. The total cost includ-
ing one-half the cost Of the passenger
station, amounted to S2i9115S.72.
The three overhead bridges at New
port News are now in operation; the
ha
So, SEA-.
Considerable progress Las been made
in the substitution of heavy steel bridges
or masonry and permanent embellishments
for light iron bridges and wooden tres
ties 1t will be necessary to continue
this work for another year. after which
expenditures should be considerably re
duced.
The cost of new work in progress and
the maintenance of the existing property
was considerably increased by the heavy
rainfall during portion of the winter
months. causing serious landslides and
washouts.
There We're laid in existing main tracks
9674 tons of new steel rails. equal to
GO miles, and in new second track 2,Sy2
tons, equal to 20 miles; the rails released
were used in branch lines and sidings.
There are now in the main tracks 2S2
miles of 100 pound, S6S miles Of Is pound
and 122 miles of 70 pound rail. In MAIN
tanning existing tracks 71o.29l ties were
used and oo9,0 95 yards of ballast; in con-
stlucting new tracks and sidings 120.S5a
ties and 1920 yards of ballast.
Extensive repairs were made to 273 To-
comotives and 1877 passenger cars. The
average amount expended for repairs per
locomotive was S1,626.l4; per passenger
car, s74402; per freight car, $70-4S- The
average capacity OF freight cars in rev.
enue service is 80 tons, an increase of IL
tons.
Attention is called to the increase OF
1O.2 per cent. in coal and coke traffic, and
40 per cent in merchandise traffic. The
total number of tons moved was 10,9o!.165
an increase of IL per cent; the tons
moved one mile 3,19i Cos, an increase