| Annual Report of the East Tennessee &
Virginia RR |
| as of July 1, 1862, |
| Superintendent's Report |
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| Superintendent's Report |
| East Tenn. & Virginia Railroad Company |
| Superintendent's Office, Knoxville, Nov.
25, 1862 |
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| To J. R. Banner, President |
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Sir,
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| I beg leave, through you, to
submit to the Board of Directors and Stockholders, a statement of the
operations of your Road for the year ending 30th June, 1862. |
| The gross earnings of your
Road are as follows: |
| From Passengers |
$377,056.24 |
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| " Freights |
221,083.16 |
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| " Express |
19,582.48 |
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| " Mail |
19,500.00 |
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Miscellaneous |
8,636.52 |
$645,858.40 |
| Expenses chargeable to same |
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297,259.11 |
| Nett Earnings |
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$348,599.29 |
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For particulars, I refer you to the Report of Maj. L. C.
Hoss, Master of Transportation.
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The equipments of your Road consist as follows:
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| 16 |
Locomotives |
22 |
Platform Cars |
| 11 |
First-class Passenger Cars |
88 |
Box " |
| 4 |
Second-class
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25 |
Dump " |
| 3 |
Mail Cars |
4 |
Crank " |
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Fourteen out of the sixteen Locomotives are in running
order. The "Holston" is now in the Shop for repairs. The
"Knoxville" will be ordered in, in a few days. The
"Jonesborough," and "Cunningham" and
"Greenville," have all undergone thorough repairs, from the
damages done by the unfortunate collisions of last year, and are now
in good running order.
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| Cost of repairs to the "Cunningham" |
$3,000.00 |
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" "Jonesborough" |
3,500.00 |
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" "Greenville" |
600.00 |
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During the past summer four of your passenger coaches
have been repaired and re-painted, and are now in good order. The box
cars have been very much damaged by the transportation of soldiers,
but within the last few months have been greatly improved. During the
past year we have lost seven box cars and four platform cars, by the
military authorities taking them to other roads and not returning
them.
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The condition of your road-bed and track, I am pleased to
report, is in better condition than ever before, and much of this
credit you will award to John More, you Supervisor, for his skill and
industry.
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During the past year we have worked into your track
44,000 good new cross-ties, Cost of ties, $17,562.83. Your road-bed
has been well ditched from Knoxville to Bristol. Your bridges and
trestles have been inspected and repaired, and are in a safe
condition. Since your last annual meeting the bridges over Lick Creek
and upper Holston have been completed, the cost of which will be
exhibited to you. They are out of the best material, and first-class
workmanship. The old bents at Lick Creek, the entire length of the
trestle, have been supplied with new ones of the best material. Your
water stations have been greatly improved the past summer by erecting
tanks and three large water-wheels, one at Johnson's, one at
Telford's, and one ready for Morgan's. These large wheels cost $300
each. We have also erected a new water station at Henderson's, at a
cost of $1,000. During the past year we have completed a large Car
Shed at Knoxville, costing about $2,200, which had become absolutely
necessary, and is a valuable acquisition to your Road.
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Other permanent improvements would have been erected but
for the scarcity of lumber, which it has been impossible to procure at
any price. Many of your Depot buildings and platforms need repairing,
and would have been done during the past year, but for the scarcity of
lumber.
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I have made arrangements with parties who are erecting
mills on the line, to furnish your Road with the necessary supply
after the first of December next. I have also contracted for a large
number of cross-ties and wood, which will be delivered on your Road,
provided the military will aid us in carrying our contract into
effect, and without which it will be impossible to keep a supply.
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It will be necessary, for the keeping of your Road in
good repair, to purchase and have put on this winter, 50,000
cross-ties, ready for the spring work.
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We have purchased and paid for, within the last twelve
months, 12,496 cords of wood, Cost $21,662.17.
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I took charge of your Road, as Superintendent, about the
first of March last. Shortly afterwards we changed the schedule of
both passenger and freight trains, reducing the speed of each, and
notwithstanding the unusual wet Spring and early Summer, and the then
bad condition of our track, we have, up to this time, made but few
failures either with mail or freight trains, thereby proving that a
slow schedule is the only way that trains can be run safely and profitably
on our Road.
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The only accident, doing any damage, since I have had
charge of your Road, happened on the night of the 10th inst. this was
caused by the breaking of a track bar, three miles West of Bristol.
One second-class car was very much injured, and two passenger coaches
slightly damaged. Two passengers, one slightly, the other seriously
injured; but, as I learn, is recovering. This is the only damage done
to passengers during the year.
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It is with pleasure I can say that, with few exceptions,
all the officers and hands in my department have performed their
duties well, and to my satisfaction, and I hope will meet the approval
of your Board.
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J. S. Goforth
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Superintendent
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