The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-04
ZEE cENTRAL vERMoNTs YEAR.


During tie year ending june So 1900
the total tonnage Of articles carried by
the Central Vermont Railway company
was 3.2b2 .245 tons, being in excess Of
the previous year by i4o27a tons. The
total tonnage of products Of agriculture
for the year lust ended WAS 5ll66s
tons, being in excess Of the previous
year BY las. 200 tons The tonnage Of
the products Of animals carried during
the fast year was 1922 tons. being a
decrease of 1916 tons. The tonnage Of
mine products for the last year was
8T5 ,499 tons, being in excess Of the pre-.
vious year by sl440n tons The latter
increase Is almost wholly due an IN.
creased tonnage in anthracite and btu.
miRous coal The granite tonnage for
the last year was lJ3.046 as against
l53322 for TIE previous year, being q
decrease Of $40 tons, The tonnage Of
products Of the forest for the last year
was 3ll l62 tons, being a decrease from
tho previous year Of as42o tons, The
tonnage of manufactures for the last
year was 4s5 .Q53 tons, being an increase
over the previous year Of l3f 504 tons.
The tonnage Of merchandise carried was
SI2l0T decrease from the previous
year af 406,309 tons. The tonnage on
miscellaneous articles carried was 49,.
0gS tons, being an increase over the
previous year Of 36.3s0 tons. The freight
earnings for the last year were 50 1920
997l8, being an increase in receipts over
the previous year Of sl02 ,#6296 The
number Of tons carried one mile was
290l6l, s73, an increase Of 4sS0s, 6l0i
the earnings per freight train mile were
SlS4, an increase OF Sl6, and the earn
ings per ton per mile $50. a decrease
OF sl2
The number Of passengers carried one
mile during the year ending June 30,
1900, was #7,22lT 35, decrease Of 2.055
IS4; the earnings per passengers train
mile were Sl00 4 decrease Of one cent,
and the earnings per passenger mile
1920, an increase OF five cents The
total passenger receipts for the last year
We're 81 07a.s0644, a decrease from tile
previous year Of $23,445.l0.
For equipment, the railway company
possesses ~ passenger, 80 freight, and
) switching locomotives; ll3 passenger
cars Of all classes and 2,S03 freight and
work cars.
During the last year % miles Of new
s0.pound steel rail have been laid, p
miles between Montpelier Junction and
Richmond and l miles between Milton
and Oakland and during the last sum
mer, since June 80, 1909, new rail has
been laid extensively on the main line
and especially the branch lines. New
sidines aggreeating 44S0 feet have been
constructed for the accommodation Of
industries. Grades at highway crossings
separate as follows; one near Royalton
BIZ the construction Of an underpass,
two near Northfeld BY an oyerpass and
new highway and two near North Enos
burg by new highway Among the
new structures is the passenger station
AT Barre. new ice house at White
River Junction. aud new $4,000 gallon
water tank at Montpelier Junction Ex-
tensive repairs have been made to many
Of the stations along the line and to
a large number OF bridges.
There is an increase in the cost OF
conducting transportation and this is ac-
counted By the increased tonnage ham
died over the docks at New York and
New London, and BY increased freight
train services on account Of increased
traffic and also BY reason OF fhe settle
ment Of personal INJURY claims OF the
previous year.