New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-29

The sum paid as taxes TO tire State OF Illinois
(1nder the original charter provision that per
cent OF the gross receipts Of the 30 miles OF rail-
road 5ririnaly built must be so paid this year
reached SIp2665gS4 which. if capitalized az Gig
per cent would sive S9332SD represent
Ing the proprietary interest Of the State OF
Illinois in the Illinois Central Railroad This
is the largest payment ever made 10 the state
in any one year. other taxes paid bring the
sum W 70 Zs62 5.2 @. This exceeds tho amount
paid last year by s95S5i So The report states that
on April l. 1896 $4,000 OF sterling shaking fund )
per cent bonds fell due. and were il part extended
through the issue Of 100000 Of g. per cent sold
bonds maturing April 1, 1851 the remainder beiEg
paid in cash
The policy ~ improving the standards Of main
tenance has been adhered 10. The average weight
OF rail in main track is 96 pounds 70 the yard. as
against 05G pounds last year. The average tractvs
capacity Of locomotives on level track has increased
from 34iS tons TO 1913 tons; the average capacity
OF revenue freight from $3.50 tons to a2sI The
passenger train equipment has been improved by
tho purchase Of . new cars. and there has also
been expended the sum of $3.50 50 account OF s
steel cars under construction for the suburban SER
vice az Chic1gc. All Of the los engines the 753
passenger. mail and express cars the 5l911 freight
cars and the 6f5 work cars shown on he inventory
are in existence. excepting passenger cars and 30
freight cars. orders have been given for replacing
thes- cars with new ones. and their cost has been
provided through charges already made 90 main
tenarce Of equipment. In the year g new locomo-
tivcs were bought. Of which replaced old ones
disrosed OF and IS constitute additions the equip
rne1t. Eleven thousand. o1e hundred and two new
freight ears and two work cars were bought or
built in the cOmpauy's shops or the new freight
cars Lf96 replaced old cars destroyed or disposed
Of and 1905 were added the equipment Air
brakes are attached 20 san Per cent Of tLe freight
equipment.
In the year sc 81 miles OF additional second main
track were put in service At IT'S close there were
IN service 80 60 miles OF track and s. - miles
Of third and other addit. onaI main tracks making
together 615S2 miles The double track between
Chicago and Fulton Ky. io5 miles. has been com
pleted with the exception OF the single track Lsq
miles. the Cairo bridge. During the year the
construction OF approximately g. miles of add
tional second main track has been undertaken on
the lire between Fclton. Ky. and Ncr1-his. Tenn.
together with the reduction OF grades thereon
In the direction of uortbbound traffic from d
feet 20 Is feet a mile. This work is now in
progress. To complete the double track between
Jackson. Miss. and New-OrIeans. for distance
q 1s5 miles. there are yet 10 be out IN service
s. miles. In bette-meut OF the property has
been spent during the year Sl59n5Is. Of this sum
Sis6so was charged 20 betterment funds previ-
ously provided. and 81 ss1 80 betrayed from cur
rent income. the remaining SO St being chqreed
20 capital The cost Of the dfty-six new Iocorno-
tves. Of the esfs new freight cars. TWO work cars
and Of the I4dserwooi ballast unloading machine
added TO the equipment was ses56 80 which amount