staver, Walter Finkel and S. M. Newton, Dunkirk, N. Y.; A. S. Diven, Elmira, N. Y.; George Barker and Thomas L. Higgins, Fredonia, N. Y.; Ebenezer Moon, Stockton, N. Y.; B. F. Dameson, Gerry, N. Y.; Patrick Falconer, Ellicott, N. Y.; Edwin Eaton, Frewsburg, N. Y; Thomas Struthers, Warren, Pa. J. D. COPP-President... Treasurer..... . Sinclairville, N. Y. .T. R. Coleman | Secretary......James Van Buren | Engineer.........S. M. Newton. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.. ........ Dunkirk, Chatauqua Co., N. Y. LEBANON SPRINGS RAILROAD. (Leased and operated by Bennington and Rutland Railroad Company.) Line of Road.-Chatham Four Corners, N. Y., to Bennington Vt.....57 miles. Sidings and other track, 2.1 miles. Gauge, 4 feet 8 inches. Rail, 56 lbs. to yard. Operations. Included in lessees' returns. General Balances (September 30, 1869).-Capital stock, $1,978,600; funded debt, $1,992,100; floating debt, $90,000; total stock, bonds and debt, $4,060,700. Per contra: Cost of road and appurtenances, $2,058,802 70. Since the date of the last report, the Lebanon Springs and the Bennington and Rutland Companies have consolidated, under the title of the New York and Harlem Extension RR. Directors.-Cornelius Vanderbilt, William H. Vanderbilt, Horace F. Clark, Augustus Schell and Abia A. Selover, New York City; Trenor W. Park, North Bennington, Vt.; H. Henry Baxter, William B. Duncan, Oliver Charlick, Samuel J. Tilden, Henry Blood and Robert J. Nevin, New York City; and Sylvanus Carpenter, Lebanon Springs. H. HENRY BAXTER-President...... .... New York City. Treasurer-Robert J. Niven......New York City. | Secretary-Russell C. Root........New York City. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS..... .Fourth Av., cor. 26th St., N. Y. City. MONTGOMERY AND ERIE RAILROAD. (Operated by the Erie Railway Company.) Line of Road.-Goshen, N. Y., to Montgomery, N. Y....... Sidings, etc., 0.66 mile. Gauge of track, 6 feet. Rail, 56 lbs. to yard. 10.27 miles. Operations for the year ending September 30, 1869.-Trains run, 17,610 miles. Passengers carried, 53,345; carried one mile, 390,191. Freight moved, 18,201 tons; moved one mile, 170,115 tons. Gross earnings-passenger, $11,894 18; freight, $25,971 59; other, $2,020 34-total, $39,888 11. Current expenses, including $22,391 02 to Erie, $27,654 39; interest on bonds, $12,181 73; surplus, $510 01. General Balances.-Capital stock, $150,055; funded debt, 1st mortgage 7 p. c. bonds, $177,000; floating debt, 4,550-total stock, bonds and debt, $331,605. Per contra: Cost of road and appurtenances, $288,565 21. MIDDLEBURG AND SCHOHARIE RAILROAD. (Operated by Albany and Susquehanna Railroad Company.) Line of Road.-Schoharie, N. Y., to Middleburg, N. Y................ ......5.75 miles. Branch, 0.75; sidings, 0.75 mile. Gauge, 4 feet 8 inches. Rail, 45 lbs. to yard. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engine, 1; freight cars, 2. Operations for the year ending September 30, 1869.-Trains run-passenger, 9,462; freight, 6,120-total, 15,582 miles. Passengers carried, 19,865; carried one mile, 114,223. Freight moved, 3,555 tons; moved one mile, 20,441. Gross earningspassenger, $5,560 94; freight, $3,587 43; other, $1,560 53-total, $10,708 90. Operating expenses, $10,190 51. Nett earnings, $518 39. Capital stock, $70,000; funded debt, $5,800; floating debt, $600-total stock and debt, $76,400. Cost of road, etc., about $80,000. DANIEL D. DODGE-President..... Middleburg, N. Y. Treasurer.. .Peter S. Danforth. | Secretary.. Jacob Neville. | Superintendent..E. H. Dunham. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.. Middleburg, Schoharie Co., N. Y. NIAGARA BRIDGE AND CANANDAIGUA RAILROAD. (Leased in perpetuity to and operated by New York Central Railroad Company.) Line of Road.—Canandaigua, N. Y, to Suspension Bridge, N. Y...98.46 miles. Capital stock, $1,000,000. Annual rent, $60,000. Directors.-Clarkson N. Potter, Stewart Brown, James M. Brown, Robert B. Potter, Charles C. Nott, Joseph Battell, William S. Doughty and George H. Brown, New York City; John N. Whiting, Orange, N. J. CLARKSON N. POTTER-President and Treasurer.......N. Y. City. ADDRESS.. . Box 2,854, Post Office, New York City. MIDDLETOWN, UNIONVILLE AND WATER GAP RR. (Operated by the Erie Railway Company.) Line of Road.-Middletown, N. Y., to State Line of New Jersey. Sidings, etc., 0.52 mile. Gauge, 6 feet. Weight of rail, 50 lbs. to yard. Rolling Stock.-Furnished by operating Company. ....13 miles. Operations for the year ending September 30, 1869.-Trains run, 22,904 miles. Passengers carried, 34,447; carried one mile, 317,897. Freight moved, 10,080 tons; moved one mile, 99,540 tons. Gross earnings-passenger, $10,610 12; freight, 23,854 28; other, $9,543 52—total, $44,007 92. Erie Company for operating, $25,744 75 ; Operating expenses (Erie Company's share, $25,744 75), including taxes, etc., $29,574 20; interest on bonds, $14,224 49; surplus, $209 23. General Balances.-Capital stock, $109,100; funded debt, 1st mortgage 7 p. c. bonds, $215,800; floating debt, $50,966 07-total stock, bonds and debt, $375,866 07. Per contra: Cost of road and appurtenances, $349,361 54. ELISHA P. WEELER-President... Middletown, N. Y. Treasurer....... William Evans. | Secretary......James N. Pronk. | Superintendent.. Sam'l V. Corwin. VINCENTOWN BRANCH RAILROAD. (Leased June 1, 1868, and operated by Camden and Amboy RR. Company.) .....4.5 miles. Line of Road.-Mount Holly, N. J., to Vincentown, N. J.. General Balances (January 1, 1869).-Capital stock, $25,000; funded debt (6 per cent. bonds), $15,000. Per contra: Cost of road, etc., $45,256 61. The lessees pay 6 per cent. on the stock and bonds. JOHN S. IRICK-President........ Mt. Holly, Burlington Co., N. J. PITTSBURG, CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS RAILWAY. (Consolidation May 1, 1868, of Steubenville and Indiana, Holliday's Cove and Pan Handle Railroads.) Line of Road.—Pittsburg, Pa., ria Steubenville, O., to Columbus, O........193.0 m. Branch: Cadiz Junction (68 miles W. Pittsburg), O., to Cadiz, O.............. Leased: Little Miami, Columbus and Xenia Railroad...... 7.5" ..196.6" ..600.5" .997.6 m. Total length of road owned, leased and operated by Company.. Sidings and other tracks, 23.4 miles. Gauge, 4 ft. 9 in. Rail, 50 to 56 lbs. to yard. [That portion of the above railway between Newark and Columbus, 33 miles, is owned in common with the Central Ohio Railroad Company.] The Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis Road is operated in close connection with the Pennsylvania Road, the management of the former being vested in an officer who, by appointment, represents the latter. The accounts, however, of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis Road are not included in the returns of the Pennsylvania Company, for the reason that, with the consent of the Pennsylvania Company, which owns a majority of its stock, the P., C. & St. L. Company maintains its own organization and management. The Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Railroad and the Little Miami Railroad are leased by this Company, the Pennsylvania Company guaranteeing the leases; for terms of which, see statements of those companies. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 77. Cars-passenger, 31; express and baggage, 16; freight, 1,239; other, 39-total, 1,325 cars. Operations for the year ending June 30, 1869: Trains run-passenger, 539,850; freight, 1,158,880; other, 150,780-total, 1,849,510 miles. Passengers carried, 402,956; carried one mile, 20,732,187. Freight moved (through, 386,961; local, 402,799), 789,760 tons; moved one mile, 93,577,943 Gross earnings-passenger, $621,916 27; freight, $1,690,381 84; mail and ex tons. press, $94,312 98; other, $27,490 12-total gross earnings, $2,434,101 21. Operating expenses, including taxes, $1,902,268 61. Nett earnings, $531,832 60. General Balances.-Capital stock, $5,423,200; funded debt-1st mortgage 7 p. c. bonds, due Aug. 1, 1890, $6,208,000; old bonds of Steubenville and Indiana Railroad Company, convertible into 1st mortgage bonds of consolidated Company, $3,828,690 total, $10,036,690; floating debt, $421,186 46. Per contra: Cost of property-construction, $13,009,409 99; right of way, $541,987 72; equipment, $2,327,940 69-total cost, $15,879,338 40. The basis of the consolidation of May 1st, 1868. is: Capital stock (common, $140,000; preferred, $60,000), 200,000 shares of $50 per share, and a bonded debt of $10,000,000. Directors.-Thomas L. Jewett, Steubenville, O.; George Roberts, Wistar Morris, Josiah Bacon and Samuel T. Canby, Philadelphia, Pa.; Robert Sherrard and Joseph Means, Steubenville, O.; H. J. Jewett and D. S. Gray, Columbus, O; Thos. Means, Steubenville, O.; Chauncey Dewey, Cadiz, O.; Joseph K. Johnson, Coshocton, O; George W. Adams, Dresden, O. THOMAS L. JEWETT-President.. Steubenville, O. D. S. Gray-2d Vice-Pres. and Gen. Manager.......Columbus, O. Sec. & Treas.-J. G. Morris...... Steubenville, O. Mast. Machi'y-Thos. Denmead...Steubenville, 0. 64 Gen. Ticket Agt-S. F. Scull.. Gen. Frgt. Agt.-C. W. Smith 66 Pittsburg, Pa. .Steubenville, Jefferson Co., O. NORTHERN RAILWAY OF CANADA. .94.96 miles. 2.57 Line of Road.-Toronto to Collingwood (Georgian Bay). Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 21. Cars-passenger, 17; mail and smoking, 3; baggage and express, 3; conductors', etc., 9; oil, 2; box, 147; platform, 350-total, 531 cars. Also, 2 boarding and 1 auxiliary cars. Operations for the year ending December 31, 1869.-Trains run, 404,631; engines, 522,721 miles. Passengers carried, 145,329; carried one mile, 5,252,948. Freight moved, 270,922 tons. Gross earnings-passenger, $150,786 29; freight, $487,876 63; mail, $9,670 26; express, $3,020 05; wharfage, $6,811 29; storage, $9,416 08: other, $3,495 91-total, $671,076 51. Operating expenses, improvements, etc., $502,158 40 Nett earnings, $168,918 11. Nett Revenue Account.-Balance from 1868, $33,657 80; nett revenue 1869, $168,918 11; rebate of interest, $1,617 75; interest, $1,000 70. Total, $205,194 36. Per contra: 6 per cent interest on 1st, 2d and 3d preferred bonds, $201,976 40; balance at credit, $3,217 96. General Balances.-Preferred 6 per cent. bonds, 1st, $1,216,666 66; 2d, $1,381,646 68; 3d, $182,500-total, $2,780,813 34; Government lien, $2,311,666 67; interest arrears debentures, $534,708 34; debentures not entitled to priority, $48,189 21: revenue balance, $3,217 96; interest on preferred bonds accrued, $72,001 75; bills payable, $26,763 72; all other accounts, $190,239 10. Per contra: Capital account (old), $4,595,120 48; works of restoration, $870.289 42; cash and cash accounts, $84,274 14; bills receivable, $2,290 54; station mas ters, $9,664 41; stores and fuel, $86,788 29; all other accounts, $319,177 81. Total, $5,967,605 09. Directors (elected February 9, 1870).-John Beverley Robinson, Toronto, Can. ; Henry Wheeler, London, Eng.; Frederick W. Cumberland, John Ross and William Elliott, Toronto, Can.; John A. Chowne and H. M. Jackson, London, Eng.; W. D. Ardagh for County of Simcoe, and Robert Bell for corporation of Toronto. JOHN BEVERLEY ROBINSON-President . Secretary and Accountant.. London Agency... Toronto, Can. 66 66 Mechanical Superintendent. Francis Tutton. . Brock St., Toronto, Can. No. 13 Gresham St., London, Eng. FLINT AND PERE MARQUETTE RAILROAD. Line of Road.-Holly, Michigan, to Pere Marquette, Michigan......189.5 miles. In operation: Holly to Averill's..... Leased: Bay City and East Saginaw RR................. 77.0 13.0 The main line, as above stated, includes the Flint and Holly Railroad, 17 miles, purchased by the Company. The road for forty miles west of Averill's is under contract. Gauge, 4 feet 84 inches. Rail, 56 lbs. to yard. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 14. Cars-passenger, 13; baggage, mail, express and smoking, 7; freight (box, 31; flats, 128), 159-total, 179 cars. Operations for the year ending December 31, 1869: Trains run-passenger, 81,330; freight, 112,823; service, 14,960-total, 208,113 miles. Passengers carried, 291,082. Freight moved, 137,000 tons. Gross earnings-passenger, $226,696 19; freight, $220,580 78; mail, express, etc., $6,026 68; other, $13,433 53-total, $466,737 18. Operating expenses, taxes, etc., $234,030 24. Nett earnings, $232,706 94. Interest paid, $191,181 17; balance of income, $41,525 77. General Balances.-Capital stock, $1,099,100; funded debt, $1,867,500; bills payable, $171,238 82; other liabilities, $269,968 97; income balance, $124,854 44. Per contra: Cost of rail, etc., $2,209,093 67; real estate, etc., $123,876 53; stocks and bonds, $50,000; materials and fuel, $34,884 49; bills receivable, $2,702 41; other current assets, $1,006.864 61; cash, $105,240 52.... The funded debt January 1, 1870, stood as follows: .Total, $3,532,662 23. Directors (elected September, 1869).-E. B. Ward, Detroit, Mich.; Samuel Farwell and John H. Prentiss, Utica, N. Y.; Jesse Hoyt, New York City; J. K. Hitch |