HUGH J. JEWETT, President, and EDMOND S. BOWEN, acting Superintendent of operations of the Erie Railway Company, being severally sworn, each for himself deposes and says, that the statements in the annexed report, which has been signed by each of them, at the end thereof, are true and correct, according to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. Amount of stock subscribed.. Amount paid in, as by last report... Total amount now paid in of capital stock.. Funded debt as by last report. Total amount now of funded debt Floating debt, as by last report ... and bills payable..... The amount now of floating debt, consisting of loans Total amount now of funded and floating debt. DETAILS OF THE FUNDED Debt. First mortgage bonds, mature May 1, 1897...... Sterling loan (convertible) bonds, mature Sept. 1, 1875, $86,536,910 00 86,536,910 00 86,536,910 00 86,536,910 00 45,576,814 00 54,271,814 00 2,552,203 34 1,421,641 83 55,693,455 83 7.64 per cent currency. .*$2,483,000 00 * On $71,000 of these bonds the rate of interest is 7 per cent gold, on the balance 7 per cent currency. First consolidated mortgage bonds, mature Sept. 1920 (gold).... Convertible bonds, mature Jan. 1, 1903 (gold). Second consolidated mortgage bonds, mature March 1, 1894 (gold)..... Total... COST OF ROAD AND EQUIPMENT. 1, .$12,076,000 00 10,000,000 00 14,400,000 00 .$54,271,814 00 Total cost of road and equipment....... $115,075,900 87 $115,995,946 63 CHARACTERISTICS OF ROAD. Weight of rail, per yard, on main track: Steel, 60 to 67 lbs.; iron, 56 to 70 lbs.; steel or silicon iron top, 671 lbs. Number of engine-houses (having stalls for 321 Number of shops (machine, 8; car repair, 8)... In good condition.... In fair condition.. In bad condition. Broken up.. . . . 239 194 28 44 505 198 67 Number of first-class passenger cars (rated as 8-wheel cars).... Number of second-class and emigrant cars (rated as 8-wheel cars).. Number of baggage, mail and express cars (rated as 8-wheel cars).. Number of freight cars (rated as 8-wheel cars). Length of main line in State of New Jersey.. Length of main line in State of New York.. MILES OF TRACK OWNED, LEASED AND OPERATED SEPTEMBER 30, 1875. Main line (Sufferns to Port Jervis). Piermont branch (Piermont, N. Y., to Sufferns, N. Y.). Newburgh branch (Newburgh, N. Y., to Greycourt, N. Y.). Leased. Jersey City to Sufferns (Paterson and Hudson and Paterson and Ramapo, 30.12; Union R. R., 83).. Montgomery and Erie (Goshen to Montgome y). Goshen and Deckertown (Goshen to Pine Island). Newark branch Newark and Hudson (operated). Paterson and Newark.. MAIN LINE, JERSEY CITY TO DUNKIRK, BRANCHES. First Second Side Third Total First Second track. track. track. rail. track. track. track. Side Third Total rail. track. Operated. Weehawken branch (east end of Bergen Tunnel to Oil Docks); N. Y. and Newburgh and New York (Greenwood Junction to Vail's Gate Junction) Hawley branch (Lackawaxen to Hawley, 16 miles); Honesdale braneh (Hawley to Honesdale, 9 miles). Jefferson branch (Carbondale to Susquehanna).. MILES OF TRACK OWNED, ETC. (Continued). *Reduced to equivalent single track in totals. +Consolidated (and agreement of consolidation filed July 20, 1875) with the Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Rochester Railway Company, and the Brandy Camp Railroad Company, under the corporate name of "The Pennsylvania and Erie Coal and Railway Company." |