. Annual report of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois . .shape. EARNINGS FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, road is not fuUy completed, but will be about November 1, 1872; meantime, the contractorsoperate it; and their construction account not being separate, can only approximate. The present earn-ings are probably about $10,000 per month—say $7,000 from freight, and $3,000 from passenger, mailand express. For above cause operating expenses cannot be given. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TARIFF FOR YEAR ENDING JUN^■: 30, 1872. We refuse to discriminate in favor of through pas
. Annual report of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois . .shape. EARNINGS FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, road is not fuUy completed, but will be about November 1, 1872; meantime, the contractorsoperate it; and their construction account not being separate, can only approximate. The present earn-ings are probably about $10,000 per month—say $7,000 from freight, and $3,000 from passenger, mailand express. For above cause operating expenses cannot be given. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TARIFF FOR YEAR ENDING JUN^■: 30, 1872. We refuse to discriminate in favor of through passengers, but charge only three cents per mile, nomatter whether local or through ; but no ticket for less than 20 cents. We inclose tariff, fi-om whichyou will see that wo charge in proportion to distance. Our proportion, however, of through rates toEastern States gives in only six cents per 100 lbs. for any distance under 36 miles, and seven cents per100 lbs. over that distance. This, however, applies only to full car loads of grain, meal and flour. 431 STATE AND LOCAL Paris township voted 120,000, payable when road was completed through the township, which shegave. The balance ($30,000) to bo paid when the road is completed, which is not yet done, The othersubseiiptions were -all payable on completion of the road through each township or county, and haveall been paid when due, except Bourbon, Lowe and Lovington townships, and Moultrie county. Theroad has complied with all the conditions, but the bonds have not beeu delivered. Amount of county subscription $40, 000 00 Amount of township subscription 423, 000 00 Total aid |463, 000 00 EXPRESS COMPAlvTES. What express companies riin on your road, and on what terms, and what conditions as to rates, useof track, machinery, repairs of cars, etc., what kind of business is done by them, and do you taketheir freights at the depot, or at the office of such express companies ? American Merchants Union Express Co. They put thei
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