| Presdt's Office North Eastern R. R. |
| Charleston Jany 2 1865 |
| |
| Col. F. W. Sims |
| Rail Road Bureau |
| Richmond |
| |
|
Dear Sir,
|
|
I am compelled to ask from you an increase upon the
Rates, at present, allowed us by the Government for the
transportation of its Troops, and Freights, to take effect from the
1st December 1864. I presume you will not object to placing us upon
the same footing with the Virginia Roads, as agreed upon at your
Conference with them, on 29th Septbr last.
|
|
It would be useless to enter into the circumstances
which render this request as you are quite familiar with them,
generally, but Janay add, that I have before me, a Statement from
our Treasurer, showing our Receipts for the ???, for the legitimate
operations of the Road, to have been $960,439, with Expenses of
$829,513, leaving a balance of $130,926, which is at an average rate
pr annum of about 9 pr ct on the cost of the Road ($2,040,0000), a
very discouraging result, as well of the depreciation of the
currency, and the exhausted condition of the Road.
|
|
Yours very truly
|
|
A. F. Ravenel
|
|
Presdt
|
|