Poor's Manual of Railroads, Volume 4H.V. & H.W. Poor, 1871 - Railroads |
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1870.-Trains run-passenger 1st mortgage 2d mortgage amount April baggage Balances Balances.-Capital stock Boston Branch Line Capital stock carried one mile Cars-passenger cash cent bonds Charles Chicago Cincinnati coal construction contra Cost of road December 31 Directors dividends elected ended September 30 ending December 31 Erie feet 8 inches Fiscal floating debt Freight moved funded debt Gauge George Gross earnings Gross earnings-passenger interest Iowa Iron issued James January and July John June land Leased and operated lessees loan Mass Master moved one mile New-York City October OFFICE AND ADDRESS Ohio Operating expenses paid Passengers carried payable Philadelphia Pittsburg President PRINCIPAL OFFICE Rail Railroad Company Railway River road and equipment rolling stock Rolling Stock.-Locomotive engines Secretary September 30 Sidings sinking fund Statement stock and bonds stock authorized Supt taxes Tenn tons Total length track Treas Treasurer Vice-President William yard York City
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Page 525 - ... a 1st mortgage on the line. The original act provided that the charge for government transportation should be credited to it in liquidation of its bonds ; and that in addition, after the road should be completed, 5 per cent of the net earnings should also be applied to the same purpose. The act...
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