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Financial Statement.-Capital stock ($1,000,000, and may be increased) subscribed, $500,000; and funded debt, 1st mortgage 7 per cent gold sinking fund bonds, dated February 1, 1871, and payable, interest semi-annually, February and August, and principal, February 1, 1901, $500,000—total stock and bonds, (representing road between Havana and Petersburg, 30 miles,) $1,000,000. The amount of bonds on the line will average $20,000 per mile. Further information refused.

Directors.-L. W. Ross, John Williams, Hugh Fullerton, R. S. Moore, Henry Converse, S. P. Shope, D. J. Waggoner, Robert Waldridge and W. J. Estil.

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(Consolidation of the Pana, Springfield and N. Western, and the Illinois Southeastern.)

Line of Road.-Shawneetown, (O. Riv.,) Ill., to Beardstown, (Ill. Riv.,) Ill. .228 m. Sidings and other tracks, 11.3 miles. Gauge, 4 feet 8 inches. Rail, 56 lbs. to yard. At Shawneetown, this road will connect with a railroad now building to Madisonville, Ky., on the Henderson and Nashville Railroad; and also with a railroad projected to run from Shawneetown to Paducah, a distance of 48 miles.

Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 12. Cars-passenger, 10; baggage, mail and express, 4; freight, 260-total cars, 274. Provision has been made for an additional equipment of 525 freight cars.

Operations.-Road still in hands of contractors.

Financial Statement, June 30, 1872.-Capital stock, $4,000,000. Funded debt, 1st mortgage 7 per cent gold bonds, dated February 1, 1870, interest due February and August, principal August, 1900, $3,400,000; 2d mortgage 7 per cent gold bonds, interest payable April and October, principal October, 1900, $1,000,000; outstanding April 1, 1872, $250,000; and floating debt, $140,000. County and town aid was received to the amount of $2,500,000, and a donation of 60,000 acres of land in Gallatin and Wayne counties. Construction and equipment, $8,176,500.

Directors, (elected February 26, 1873.)-Thomas S. Ridgway, Charles Carroll, Shawneetown, Ill.; Alexander Starne, F. W. Tracy, George N. Black, George W. Norris, Springfield Ill.; C. A. Beecher, Fairfield, Ill.; H. R. Hurlbut, T. P. Handy, Oscar Townsend, L. M. Hubby, Cleveland, O.; E. C. Dawes, Cincinnati, O.; M. H. Bloodgood, New York.

THOMAS S. RIDGWAY, President.
Charles A. Beecher, Vice-President....

Treasurer-M. H. Bloodgood..
Secretary-George N. Black.
Superintendent-O. Smith.

Assist. Supt.-George W. Norris..
Engineer-N. A. Gurney...

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.New York City. | Road Master-William Bradley. Springfield, Ill.
Springfield, Ill. Master Mechanic-George W. Ladd.

PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.

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General Ticket and

Freight Agent John Foggett..

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Assist. Gen. Fgt. Agt.-C. M. Stanton... Flora, “

.Springfield, Sangamon Co., Ill.

SHEBOYGAN AND FOND DU LAC RAILROAD.

Line of Road.-Sheboygan, (L. Mich.,) Wis., to Princeton, Wis.....80.5 miles. Sidings and other tracks, 5.5 miles. Gauge, 4 feet 8 inches. Rail, 50 lbs. to yard. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 6. Cars-passenger, 6; baggage, mail and express, 4; and freight, box, 50; and platform, 70-total, 130. Also, 12 road and service cars.

Operations (on 45 m.) for the year ending December 31, 1871.-Trains run-passenger, 27,000; freight, 27,000; and other, 6,500-total, 60,500 miles. Passengers carried, 32,313; carried one mile, 1,421,772. Freight moved, 34,321 tons; moved one mile, 1,510,124 tons. Gross earnings—passenger, $30,707; freight, $43,314.37; and mail, express, etc., $3,459.28-total, $79,480.65. Operating expenses, $55,624.39. Net revenue, $23,624.39. Interest on funded debt, $50,030.

Financial Statement.-Capital stock, $1,389,000; 1st mortgage 7 per cent bonds, dated June 1, 1861, and payable, interest June and December, and principal June 1, 1884, $729,000; and 1st mortgage extension 8 per cent bonds, dated October 1, 1871, and payable, interest April and October, and principal April 1, 1896, $694,000; and bills payable, $10,000-total stock, bonds and bills, $2,822,000. Per contra: Cost of road and equipment about $2,000,000.

The officers of this road fail to furnish any information, in reply to repeated requests. The above statements are from the MANUAL of 1872-73.

Directors, (elected January, 1872.)-T. F. Strong and A. G. Ruggles, Fond du Lac, Wis.; James F. Joy, Detroit, Mich.; Edwin Slade, Glenbeulah, Wis.; J. A. Bentley, Sheboygan, Wis. ; D. M. Green, Princeton, Wis. ; and S. M. Barnett, Cincinnati, O. T. F. STRONG, President and Gen. Supt....... .Fond du Lac, Wis. A. G. Ruggles, Vice-President and Treasurer.. Secretary-Edwin Slade.

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Glenbeulah, Wis. | Master Mech.-J. H. Erwin.. Sheboygan, Wis.
Ticket Agent-L. A. Emerson.. Fond du Lac,
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Chief Eng-James F. Munell.. Fond du Lac,
Road Master-John Gallagher..
PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS. Main St., Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co., Wis.

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ROME RAILROAD.

Line of Road.-Rome, Ga., to Kingston, Ga.....

Side track, etc., 1.2 miles. Gauge, 5 feet. Rail, 45 lbs. to yard.

.20 miles.

Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 3. Cars-passenger, 1; baggage, 1; and freight, (box, 18; and platform, 3; and coal, 5 ;) 26-total, 28 cars.

Operations.-Year ending June 30, 1869, (latest obtainable,) gross earnings, $76,576; operating expenses, $33,658; net earnings, $38,658.

Financial Statement.-Capital stock, $250,843.75. Cost of road and equipment, $235,235.48.

Since the date given above, the officers of this company fail to give any information, in reply to repeated requests.

Directors.-Wade S. Cothran, Alfred Shorter, D. S. Printup, D. M. Hood and John A, Johnson, Rome, Ga.; and John P. King, Augusta, Ga.

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RICHMOND AND YORK RIVER RAILROAD.

Line of Road.-Richmond, Va., to West Point, Va.....

..38.3 miles.

Sidings and other tracks, 2.2 miles. Gauge, 5 feet. Rail, 56 lbs. to yard. Surveys for a line from West Point to the mouth of the Piankitank River, 26 miles, have been completed, and arrangements made for the extension of the line to the waters of the Chesapeake Bay.

The Richmond and Danville Railroad Company have built a track to connect with the Richmond and York River Railroad for the accommodation of through travel and tonnage.

Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 3. Cars-passenger, 3; baggage, mail and express, 2; and freight, (box, 25; stock, 5; and platform, 12,) 42-total, 47 cars. Also 10 road and service cars.

No report of operations furnished, and the officers of the company refuse all information as to its condition.

Financial Statement.-Capital stock, $650,000; funded debt, original 8 per cent mortgage bonds, $48,000; 2d mortgage 8 per cent bonds, $232,000; interest 6 per cent funding bonds, $28,640, and 1st mortgage 8 per cent bonds, $299,000.

Directors, (elected January 3, 1871.)-W. W. Gordon, W. G. Paine, J. A. Scott, J. A. Williams and S. F. Harwood, Richmond, Va.

A. S. BUFORD, President....

.Richmond, Va.

Treas. and Sec.-D. H. Smith......Richmond, Va. | Gen. Supt.-William N. Bragg.....Richmond, Va.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS..
Water street, Richmond, Va.

INDIANAPOLIS, LA PORTE AND MICHIGAN CITY RR.

Line of Road.-La Porte, Ind., to Michigan City, Ind.......

.13 miles. This road is an extension to Lake Michigan of the Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville RR., and was completed in December, 1870.

This company has refused for several years to furnish any information.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS....
...Michigan City, Ind.

CHICAGO, CINCINNATI AND LOUISVILLE RAILROAD.

(Reorganization, November 1, 1866, of Cincinnati, Peru and Chicago RR. Company.)

Line of Road.—La Porte, (L. Shore RR.,) Ind., to Peru, Ind...........73 miles. Sidings and other tracks, 3.7 miles. Gauge, 4 feet 8 inches. Rail, 55 lbs. to yard. Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 5. Cars-passenger, 4; baggage, mail and express, 2; and freight, (box, 33; platform, 125; coal, 10,) 168—total revenue cars, 174. This road was opened for through business July 1, 1869. The road between La Porte and Michigan City was built by a separate organization—the Indianapolis, La Porte and Lake Michigan Company

Financial Statement, January 1, 1871.-Capital stock, 15,000 shares, $1,500,000; funded debt, 1st mortgage 7 per cent bonds, due January 1, 1887, $1,000,000. Cost of road, $2,500,000; and of rolling stock, $156,000; stocks and bonds on hand, $10,000. This company have refused for several years to give any information whatever, in reply to repeated requests.

PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS..

.East Maine st., La Porte, Ind.

NEW YORK AND BOSTON RAILROAD. (In progress.)

Line of Road.-New York City to Brewster's Junction, N. Y.....about 58 miles. Gauge of track, 4 feet 8 inches. Weight of rail, 60 lbs. to yard.

Since the close of the fiscal year, this road has been consolidated under the name of the New York, Boston and Montreal Railway, which see.

Financial Statement, September 30, 1872.-Capital stock authorized, $3,000,000; and subscribed and paid in, $1,250,000; funded debt, 1st mortgage 7 per cent gold bonds, ($3,000,000,) sold, $2,500,000. These bonds bear date November 1, 1869, interest free of tax, payable May and November, and principal May 1, 1889. Both principal and interest are payable at option of holders in New York, London, Frankfort or Berlin. 2d mortgage bonds, $500,000, total stock and bonds, $4,250,000.

Directors. Henry H. Van Dyck, Christopher Meyer, Sidney Dillon, John Quincy Hoyt, Edward H. Bell, D. A. Baldwin, William E. Dodge, Lewis Roberts, William Orton, Andrew McKinney, Charles A. Coe, George H. Bissell and William S. Clapp. HENRY H. VAN DYCK. President.. .New York City.

John Quincy Hoyt, Vice-President & Superintendent. ..Andrew McKinney. | Chief Engineer.. ..William J. Osborn. | Bankers... PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.

Treasurer.. Secretary..

.Henry A. St. John. ..J. & W. Segliman & Co. .229 Broadway, New York City.

UTICA, ITHACA AND ELMIRA RAILROAD.

(Consolidation of Ithaca and Cortland and Utica, Horseheads and Elmira RRs.).

Line of Road.-Cortland, N. Y., via Ithaca, to Corning, N. Y..........76 miles. Cortland, N. Y.. to Syracuse, N. Y... Branches: Horseheads, N. Y., to Elmira, N. Y.

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Sidings, etc., 3 miles. Gauge, 4 feet 8 inches. Rail, 56 to 60 lbs. to yard.

112 miles.

Completed and in operation May 1, 1873, from Cortland to Ithaca, 23 miles. The line from Ithaca to Horseheads will be open and the entire line completed the present season.

The leading object of this road is to open a short cut for the coals of Pennsylvania, particularly the bituminous, to Central and Eastern New York. These coals have, up to the present time, been supplied through Seneca Lake and the Erie Canal-a route closed nearly five months each year by ice, and liable to frequent interruptions from drought. Contracts have been made for the transportation of all the products of mines

recently opened on the line of the Laurenceville and Wellsboro Road, as an outlet for which the latter road was opened. The railroads of New York took the past year 600,000 tons of bituminous coal, mostly from the Blossburg region.

Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 5. Cars-passenger, 7; baggage, mail and express, 4; freight, 36; service, 6.

Financial Statement, May 1, 1873.-Capital stock authorized, $2,000,000; subscribed, $1,047,000; paid in, May 1, $1,000,000; funded debt, 1st, mortgage sinking fund 7 per cent gold bonds, dated May 11, 1872, due July 1st, 1902, interest payable January and July, in New York or London, $25,000 per mile. Cost of road to May 1st, 1873, $1,700,000.

Directors, (elected June 5, 1872.)—W. L. Burt, Boston, Mass.; Joseph Rodbourn and Morris Bennett, Horseheads, N. Y.; Ezra Cornell, O. B. Curran, John McGraw, John H. Selkreg, John Gauntlett, Ithaca, N. Y.; R. H. Duell, and C. C. Taylor, Cortland, N. Y.; James Rodbourn, Erin, N. Y. ; and George J. Magee, Watkins, N. Y.

WILLIAM L. BURT, President.. Joseph Rodbourn, Vice-President. O. B. Curran, Sec. and Treas. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND ADDRESS.

Boston, Mass.
..Horseheads, N. Y.

.Ithaca, N. Y.

...Ithaca, N. Y.

ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILROAD.

Line of Road.-Atchison, Ks., to Western boundary of State.......469.4 miles. Branch Newton, Ks., to Wichita, Ks.......

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.496.9 miles.

Rail, 56 lbs. to yard.

Total length of road in operation....... Sidings and other tracks, 8 miles. Gauge, 4 feet 8 inches. This road was completed early during the present year. Any extension to Santa Fé, or westward, will be under a different organization-as no more road will be built under the charter of this company.

Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines, 38. Cars, 730.

Operations for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1873.—Gross earnings-passenger, $303,611; freight, $820,000; mail, express, etc., $30,753; and other, $17,649—total, $1,172,013. Operating expenses, including taxes, etc., (60 p. c.,) $715,208. Net earnings, $456,805.

Financial Statement, April 1, 1873.-Capital stock paid in, $8,615,000; and funded debt, $12,099,500-total stock and bonds, $20,714,500. The bonds as follows:

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The 1st mortgage bonds are issued to the extent of $15,000 per mile, and the land bonds to the extent of $7,500 per mile. The 2d mortgage bonds are issued to take up the floating debt, etc.

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