The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-22
REPORT OF CENTRAL.
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"A contract has ben made on favor
able terms for a duplicate of the City
of Memphis. to be delivered by or be
fore Sept 1, 1908.
Owing to the expenditures above in.
| dicated, the railway company has re-
ceived no dividends during the pas
two years on its stock in the steamship
company, nor can it expect to receive
any during the current year."
President Egan's Report.
In his deductions from the tables
he submits in his report, President
John NJ. Egan says:
The following results appear in COM
pairing the fiscal year ending June 20,
1902, with the previous year: The
revenue passengers carried during the
with an increase in revenue passen-
gers carried one mile of 10,1S3,371, or
14.45 per cent
The revenue freight carried during
the year increased $40, 529 tons, or 20.29
per cent, with an increase in tons one
mile of 34,426, 1874, or 7.SS per cent, a
decrease in the average haul of 1864
miles, or 1871 per cent.
The increase in the cost of conduct
ing transportation is caused partly in
the increased cost of fuel and other
suppnes, many articles that are used
having advanced when compared with
the price of the previous year.
The cost of repairing damages sus-
tanned by the high water of February
and March. 1902, amounted to $50.
There was paid during the year
$lOS21 for real estate property ac-
CURED.
'Thirtythree thousand, eight hundred
and tiftynine dollars was expended in
reducing grades. changing alignments
and Strengthening entertainments.
New shop tools and appliances were
purchased at cost of S13,041.
lone hundred and one new side and
spur tracks were constructed. aggre-
eating 1859 miles, and forty-four side
and spur tracks were extended, ag-
gregating 2.19 miles, making a total
of 1918 miles of side and spur tracks
constructed and extended at a cost of
$40,647.S6 SIS miles of side and spur
tracks were removed or shortened.
Eight hundred and thirty-two thou
sand, seven hundred and eleven cross
ties We're placed in the track. The
Increase over the previous year is due
to the lines acquired and the damage
to track from the storms during Feb
ruary and March, 1902. The cost of
cross-ties purchased during the year
increased ~ per cent. over the previ-
Gus year.
Eighteen and one-half miles of main
line track were ballasted during the
year with gravel stone, Stag and Gin
ders.
S.SO6,S76 feet of timber. board meas
ure) were used in repairing, rebuilding
and constructing bridges and trestles.
Eighty-six trestles, aggrega ting 49,
915 lineal feet, or 2.45 rallies, were filled
with earth at a cost of $40 499. 81. am
pie provision being made for water
ways by use of brick arch culverts
and iron and earthen pipe $1O,679.55
has been expended in constructing per-
manent waterways at trestle bridges
to be filed
To provide for the use of heavy mo-
tive power the steel bridges on por-
lions of the system were strengthened
at a cost for labor, material and an
air compress plant of $26,64931
Six thousand tons of eighty-pound
steel rails were contracted for. Nine
teen hundred and eleven tons, or 1921
miles, were received and PLACID in the
main lines.
The policy heretofore prevailing in
exchanging the heavier rail removed
from the main line for lighter rail on
branch lines has been followed.
Equipment OF the Central.
"Eightyfve thousand and fourteen
dollars have been expended on con-
structing, extending and repairing
structures, of which thirty thousand
dollars was paid out of the reserve
fund for this purpose, brought forward
from last year. Five consolidated To-
comotives were received, as per con-
tract, during the year and charged to
motives were sold, and one freight To-
connective was destroyed by explosion.
Three locomotives were equipped with
brakes. three with NJ. c.. B. coup
lers, forty-three with pilot couplers,
and twenty three with electric head
lights.
Locomotives received repairs as fol-
lows: Forty-three at a cost of over one
thousand dollars each; two hurd
and seventeen at a cost of less than
one thousand dollars each, on seventy
seven of which the repairs were light
The cost of repairs to all locomotives
averaged $1.21S 25 each.
Three new sleeping cars Of the most
approved pattern were received, as per
contract during the past year. One Of
ticer's car was purchased and charged
to Chattanooga division reserve fund.
A steam shovel and rapid unloader,
also a wrecking car, were purchased
at a cost of SIT, 4S6 16.
Two hundred box cars, 10000 pounds
capacity, with all modern appliances,
and eight cabooses, were constructed
at the company's shops during the year
and charged to operating expenses, ex-
cept $9,l41 S5 brought forward from re-
serve fund of previous year. Two hun
dred and fifty coal cars. $4,000 pounds
capacity, were received, as contracted
for under the equipment trust plan.
Monthly payments are made on same.
Five hundred box cars of this COM
pany's standard are now being con-
structed under the equipment trust
plan. The labor and material required
to maintain the passenger car equip
average of $502 % per car. Forty three
freight cars were equipped with auto
matte couplers and one hundred and
fifty-seven with air-brakes. The cost
of repairing and repainting the COM
pany's freight car equipment. (except
new cars) was S37.55 per car. on all
freight cars Owned and foreign) that
received repairs, the cost was SIS Sc
per car.
Increase in Agricultural interest.
"ln Georgia the taxes paid for the
calendar year 1901 exceeded those of
1900 $34,492. The increase is accounted
for by an increase in the state tax
rate. also increased rate of county
valuation and additional mileage CON
structed and acquired. In Alabama
taxes of calendar year 1901 were in
creased over 1900 Si6,76 on account OF
increase of county valuation and COM
pletiOn of the ('hatta hOophea apI fS,lf