| Annual Report of the South Western RR |
| as of August 1, 1864, |
| Superintendent's Report |
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| Superintendent's Report
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| South-Western Railroad Co. |
| Macon, Ga., August 1, 1864 |
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To R. R. Cuyler, Esq.
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President
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Sir,
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The Thirteenth Annual Report from this office, showing the operations of the Road for the fiscal year
ending August 1st, 1864, is herewith submitted:
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| Earnings of the Road
for the Year |
| Up freight (Eastward) |
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$1,018,343.68 |
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| Down freight (Westward) |
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307,842.39 |
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| Total from freight |
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$1,326,186.07 |
| Through passengers |
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463,482.91 |
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| Way passengers |
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555,149.50 |
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| Total from passengers |
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1,018,632.41 |
| Mails |
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16,906.20 |
| Total earnings |
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$2,361,724.68 |
| The current expenses of the year have been |
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1,149,696.52 |
| Showing net earnings for the year
of |
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$1,212,028.16 |
| Current Expenditures |
| The expenses for
operating the Road have been as follows: |
| Repairs of Road |
| Proportion of salary of President,
Superintendent and Supervisors, wages of Overseers and hire of Negroes for the year |
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$113,344.96 |
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| Materials, stringers, ties, bridge timber, etc. |
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139,054.23 |
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| Tools, subsistence, clothing, physicians' bills
for Negroes, stationery, printing, etc. |
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184,258.38 |
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| Total repairs of Road and Bridges |
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$436,657.57 |
| Fuel and Water |
| Wood for Locomotives and Stationary Engine |
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$36,331.82 |
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| Pumping Water, putting up new Pumps and
Cisterns, Wells, and Cistern-houses |
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6,829.76 |
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| Total Fuel and Water |
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43,151.58 |
| Repairs of Buildings |
| Including repairs of Station Houses and other
buildings |
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10,343.85 |
| Maintenance of
Motive Power |
| Repairs of Locomotives, including proportion of
salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Master
Machinist, wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, and all
Materials used for the year |
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$150,170.57 |
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| Wages of Runners and Firemen |
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64,945.11 |
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| Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste for Locomotives and
Stationary Engine |
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34,203.02 |
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| Total Maintenance of Motive Power |
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249,318.70 |
| Maintenance of Cars |
| Including proportion of salary of President,
Treasurer, Superintendent and Master Carpenter, wages of
Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, Wheels, Axles, Lumber,
Paints, and all other materials used in repairing and keeping
in order Passenger, Baggage, Mail and Freight Cars for the year |
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$100,281.81 |
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| Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste, etc. |
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55,861.15 |
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| Total Cars |
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156,142.96 |
| Transportation
Expenses |
| Including proportion of salaries of President,
Treasurer, Superintendent and Clerks, Wages of Conductors and
Train Hands, salaries of Agents at Americus, Butler, Albany,
Cuthbert, Fort Gaines and Chattahoochee, Laborers and Watchmen
at Macon, Americus, Smithville, Albany, Cuthbert, Fort Gaines
and Chattahoochee |
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$159,549.40 |
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| Printing, Books, Stationery, etc., for the year |
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14,048.75 |
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| Freight damage, paid for goods lost and damaged |
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1,696.15 |
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| Stock damage, paid for Horses, Mules, Cattle,
Hogs, etc., killed and injured |
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33,319.60 |
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| Agents at Stations -- Paid Commissions |
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37,764.25 |
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| Total Transportation |
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246,378.15 |
| Incidental Expenses |
| Including Printing, Advertising, Books,
Stationery, Postage, Attorney's Fees, Court Costs, Donations,
Gratuities, Salary of Transfer Agent, and all contingent
expenses not included under either of the above heads |
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7,803.71 |
| Total current expenditures |
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$1,149,696.52 |
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The total earnings have been $2,361,724.68. Total last
year, $835,062.44. Increase, $1,526,662.24. The current expenditures for the year have been
$1,149,696.52; last year, $397,681.69.
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| Earnings per mile, Passenger and Mail |
$5,014.71 |
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| Earnings per mile, Freight |
6,422.21 |
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| Total per mile |
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$11,436.92 |
| Current expenses per mile |
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5,567.54 |
| Net earnings per mile of track in use |
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$5,869.38 |
| Gross earnings per mile run by Engines |
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7.13.1 |
| Current expenses per mile run by Engines |
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3.47.1 |
| Net earnings per mile run by
Engines |
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$3.66.0 |
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Total bales of cotton transported during the year, was
18,575, against 27,034 last year.
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Tables D and E show that there was from the
South-Western Railroad proper 10,938 bales; last year, 12,852 bales.
Decrease 1,914.
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From Columbus and Muscogee Railroad, we received 7,637 bales, against
14,182 bales the year previous, making decrease of 6,545 bales; and a total decrease for the year of
8,459 bales.
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From the South-Western Railroad to Macon, there were
8,091 bales; the previous year 25,992 bales. Decrease 17,901 bales.
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From the Muscogee Railroad to Macon there were 195 bales; last year
1,298 bales. Decrease 1,103 bales.
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Number of through passengers for the year, 148,337; way
passengers 215,414. Total, 363,751, being an average per day of 996, against
489 last year. Total number of passengers carried over the
Road since it was opened, July 1st, 1851, 1,478,334.
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Number of miles run within the year by passenger and mail
trains, 174,711; freight and other trains, (exclusive of filling or
gravel trains,) 156,468. Total, 331,179. Wood used by locomotives,
5,569 5/8 cords, being an average of 59 1/2 milers run to each cord of
wood, at a cost of 11 8-10 cents per mile for fuel.
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During the year there has been delivered on the Road for
repairs, 82,660 cross-ties, equal to a renewal of 54 miles; stringers,
16,371, making lineal feet, 351,928 and 1,574,269 feet, board measure,
equal to 33 1/3 miles track. For other than track lumber, 95,221 feet, board measure. Trestle bridges, foundations, etc.,
124,575 feet
board measure. Total feet board measure of lumber paid for during
the year, for repairs of track, bridges, buildings, cars, etc.,
1,794,065, at a cost of $57,821.24, and for cross-ties, $61,583.15.
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Trestle-bridges are in safe condition, but will require
heavy repairs during this year.
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It was found impossible to procure a sufficient supply of
string-timber for repairs of Road, and a second steam mill and outfit
was purchased, which is now doing good service. With the aid of this,
and the mill heretofore purchased, we have succeeded in getting in a
supply of timber sufficient to keep the Road in fair repair, but have
not succeeded in getting any surplus on hand for contingencies.
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Tables I and J show the number and condition of the
Engines, and the services performed by each.
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Our cars are deteriorating, and we have found it
impossible, with the press of transportation and the great difficulty
in procuring materials, to keep them up to their usual standard.
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The officers and employees of the Company
have performed their duties faithfully and to my entire satisfaction.
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Respectfully submitted,
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Virgil Powers
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Engineer and Sup't.
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