TRANSPORTATION. Passengers-Number carried, local..... Through...... Total...... Total passenger mileage, or number carried one mile..... Average amount per mile for each..... Through...... Total... Local freight mileage or number of tons local freight carried one mile....... Through freight mileage or number of tons through freight carried one mile......... Total freight mileage or tons carried one mile....... Average amount received for each ton local freight...... Average rate per ton per mile local freight.... Failure of passenger trains to meet schedule time at junctions and termini: NUMBER OF ACCIDENT. Totals. ACCIDENTS. Below tabular statement give the cause and circumstances of each accident, with the finding of jury of inquest; also FUTURE PROSPECTS OF ROAD AND GENERAL REMARKS The business of the road is gradually improving, and I believe the future prospects of the same encouraging. THOS. M. BARKER, R. L. McCAUGHRIN, Rec'r L. R. R. Auditor for R. L. McCaughrin, Receiver. Sworn to and subscribed before me this L. N. ZEALY, Notary Public. EXTRACT FROM "AN ACT TO CREATE A RAILROAD COMMISSIONER FOR THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TO DEFINE HIS DUTIES." SECTION 10. "The said Commissioner shall require the annual returns to be made by Railroad Companies in manner and form, and at the time, now provided for by law, and shall be authorized to require returns to be made of such other matters as he may deem expedient; when the return received from any corporation is defective or probably erroneous, the Commissioner shall notify the corporation to amend the same within fifteen days." * * * |