! .6 . . • . .... • . - . .- . • . -- ^ ,- .. Z.,* - ..;- ' .; ... .. 7 , .1. ',... -'....' . , . 11 vZ t Alintrot 51)41u: jiivl=l, rzL Saturday Dionglig, itip. 14. t 11.11301tAllt, Editor in&Ovristort d. arTLE. Associate Editor. / OUR ANIUAL STATISTIC/ 6111 be fonitd at length in to dar' " lea not increase Ia 1852; the cent. and lett is year the in per cent. hum is to be at nigh pi. j f coo during ter part of the year—but taking the ge of the last three years, the increase not average over rzper cent., if it w ill A t it. We see no good reason to believe ~at t hi s average percentage in the demand iik a f to be exceeded the present year, wittch would require an increase in th'e sup. ply of about 623.000 tons, itt.3854, from all V sources, to keep the market healthy. This' increased supply can easily be tor iiishedhy the different regions,provided deal- ' era and customers will come forward and take Coal early in the Spring. The impres .:, lion RiAforth by those who are urging the format - lea of Coal Companies, with a view . • - -'cif speculating io the stock, that the market cannciti be supplied with Coal hereafter, is erroneous iii the, extreme. Our operators , e-4 • (as our readers will observe in another part .Ar of the lournal), are making all the necessa q preparations to increase the supply equal to any demand required from this quarter, • and they have the ability to do so, in connec-• wawa the landholders who desire *hell' property improved: No necessity therefore . • exists for the New England consumers to pe. 'tido° Congress to take the duty off foreign Coal, under the impression that the market - • cannot be - supplied hereafter. With prudence on the part of the Opera. tars and transporting companies, the Coal trade can be made 'healthy and profitable to all engaged in it dui, present year; and at the SUM time insure a intl. supply to, tbe consu. , . mere abroad, at lair prices. STATISTICS OF . THE COAL REGION, ' 04 our fourth page will be found.a very valuable Statistical Chart, embracing the Statistics of this Coalßegion. This Chart embraced all the Collerietein operation in the Schuylkill Coal Region up to Jung, 1653, ' escept two Collieries on the Lorberry Creek • Railroad, Messrs. Wheeler & Miller's- and Greenawalt & -George's. We did' not (its , cover this omission until atter the Table had been worked - off: • Messrs. Wheeler & 51il , ler shipped last year 32,447.t0n5, and Green await eit George 692 tons. There is about 2 miles of underground Railroad in the Lor . berry Creek region, main the table. From this Chart we sum up the following' intur- • ° Total number of Collieries, n 3 Red Ash . do . 58 White Ash, 55 Nuttiberot Operators, Vander-ground Railroads, Of which through solid rock; 'do 61 Steam Engines employed in ' Mining: - it not-! ' Tna,,DAPP•Power, No, • - 42, imety• a alatforoVyt" A un ty g, horses 3 been mune* and screen 4 coal, . 1 z misuoinoand Laborera employed at D. • 4eSi lAir l ierases out of Towns, •2, Whole capital Invested in these, 23,482,1 By, individual tolerators, about 2,600,1 Deepe•st SloPe; • yards, ; • Shortest, Thickest vein, workb R eek feet, Smallest, We have also gleaned ih ~tio tri n g, f r ' this table':. noiv • All the Goal lands County are owned by six 'corplA i n about sixty individuals. About ise. s of the • owners reside in Schuylkill ti and the balance abroad. The proporti f - longing to 'residents is small conapai Also owned:, by persons residing abroai looking over the names of the owners • --mahln—thx..seatler can form his own ability to make The necessary tmprotrr ' - Art working their coal lands or not, acts ot incorporation. '117:1Vot one solitary ton of coal was mined by any corporation in Schuylkill County du. ring the year 1853—the to/id/product of two sattlions;five hundred apl i fifty.one thousand. ars hundred and three tonsmas mined by itzdi • iltdUalt. ••• • The coal rent will avers e about 30 cents a ton. The product of 1852, in Schuylkill County, was 2,551,603 toffs. _This would • give an income of $785,00 to the landbold . art, in the shape of rents, fin the year. SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. AMOilDi of Taxes paid into State Treasir; ry,:, by Schuylkill CountY, from various Founts.: ' )111tafte Batik of Poundle, 51,521 40 Lamers' &ink of Schovlkill Cd.. - 732 90 at ott o:rposatioti Stocks.Minens" %pit, 600 00 t , - --Delaware Coil Co., - -73 47 , " Mina HiIAr,S, H. RR Co., - C4O 00 " 5w tars ft. R. Co.', 110 73 " " Sehovikill 1,727 20 it '` . 1411 I Creak, 1,735 00 ", Zdt. Carbao R Co., 534 IV 44 /101t. - Caib. ez,Pt,Carb. do 1,331 20 " Little bcdiuylkill, 4,98120 Tea cults:al std Personal, Uses, 82.,002 70 Tom Mamie*, , 1,973 63 ilkiapers-_:;•itooCes ,t 41,31 b 6 KigalLe_ i' vant, - } .. , /froketti'Ltantses, Thaws, Circus, &a., Einarrs' Limas's, h. 51111"17 1Citi:iiiiibiik7liliciitiitotta, 114 inito ainlAtiOstin4A - _ ,1 ,1 1 ?: t Meiltrme6 . ----- 29 itiebblel Lw.. 1 ' 14t mutia Tax,' dii;e ei___ __/ _:.• 1,7,54 Tat ft Wrtro; llseds, __..- . . 212 Collateral Icaterito t rierT • 856,07 14 %Monorot Property, 48,972,0(36—'Tex iwteeed Rt 1833, For Mate porgiolier, 838,067 38—No. or Tazablic, 1,4 724. - Schuylkill Thivigation Co., Phila., Raiding B;. Pothvi Os Tel. Co 111C1ITIVLIEUX. CO. S DEGRADATION .- Ttle.cause of Schuylkill County's degra, dation' can be easily traced in the following statement : - YON LIMNS. /NOY Sail AND DATINO • ' VOCALS. City and County l poputc • 560,000, • tt2,h,'Do 00 County, population 65,0c0,ari,i65,05 City of Pittsburg, 174,00 Whale amount in the gate, 57,540 15— ot width Schuylkill pays '/.1,168 00--ally 110,372 10 from all the otiiitt Counties, in• eluding ihecities Philadelphia, Pittsburg Resthog, Lassiter. &c. Atratuirr ttSenotianateus Radt.zosn. —This Road, which'fils - been open to Pine. grove for some tinte,:will be completed to Dauphin, and also to connect with the Ceti. Val Railroad, * shun 6 miles ribose Barrie burg, in a few days., The rails', we learn, Ste all laid, and an Engine was to pees over the teed yesterday.. The distance from Au burn to Harrisburg. by this route, will be 69 miles, and a regelar Passenger train will etinnene.e ruotting from Auburn to Harris burg on let of February. Our citizens can then gri.to Harrisburg direct by Railroad in OM four hours. ! Axon= earir cane' asknom nt lbw Yolts..-Mstropolitact,Thill Bail the La .8,4e4). were le4trueed . by tit,, early • tlityl4Fielat Int. The total Nei ex. - Alt • dollar,. 211 - • =ll •.„ 4o cm a. GO D, JIM e Jew tilted to !!, ,s; u %.b. desired W .eek's paper. min:tents must ,nthracife (and Western end of *as, Xi E;: 0 c&i: &.'c :A " .. 4 Q i . 4 1 Vi F.. - F cJvI ous, 5.195,151 4,993,471 201,680 d and 229,800 Et ot o cj 2-r 4.) f. 4 INNtO • , G ! N' 4. 1 J ;*/ • . 431,480 of Amthiftette ed Jot the eea• t 840,512 tons last 'year. N '4l ... r C t • 12 a r; 2 .4e. 0" cr(3 4 o " . E.; s ANTHRACITE COAL TRADE Of the L'Aitiki States' for the year 1853. The followitg is the official quantity of Coal sent to market, to 1553, from the diff erent Region" Schuylkill. Railroad, Canal, Pinegrove, Schuylkill t0ta1,,2,651,603 102,774 (atom Lehigh Coal Regio, 1,080,544..: 33,482 Del. St. Hudson Co., 4 2 4,20 1 ? , 2,634 Penn. Coal Co., 612,7'17 88,361, Wilkesbarre, , 442,511 123,170 Shamokin,' . ' . , •• 110,340 5,0'.17,144 312,W5 113,125 AV:acme° leami•bit.,) ' 09,007 9,150 ' Daopttly, do 29,000 4,a39 lneieesa in 1853, - :1-1,650 f ono. Of ;he increase this year, Schuylkill Coun ty s, ut only 34,110 tons. 31ore than the whole Increase for the year was derived from 'he Wyoming Region, hear Wilkesbarre and P;tiston, which was sent to market by tl•e Pennsylvania Coal Company. via.Delawarp Sc Hudson Canal, and down the North Branch of• the Susquehanna.. . . Schuylkill . (34'1unty has again aupphed more Titian ball the quantity of Anthracite sent to market,-in 1853; as the following <tiows Tone. From Schuylkill County, • 2,551,603 From all other Regions, 2,545,541 Tntal quantity of Anthracite lent to market, 5,097,144 The ruining capacity of the Schuylkill Re ; gion' has been materially increased for the present year, end there will be no ditruzulty in,supplying the derhand, provided dealers and consumers abroad'*ill take the coal early. in the season, at fair "pricer. LATERAL RAILROADS The official quantity of Coal transported over the different Railroads in Schuylkill County, ip 1853, wits,las follows : . 1853. & Dee. M. Hill & S. Haven,' , 1,049,418 dec. it ,084 Schuylkill Valley, 473,294 in. 21,933 Mill 'Creek., 451,913 dec. 63,919 Mount Carbon, 149,730 dto. 51,185 Little Nchuylkill, 389,295 iii 11.709 Car., 537,497 • 27.918 • 80.685 14,117 .• 52,849 27,811 to. 5,046 the coal from the itvntarn :reek Railroads passed Over Railroad, and that portion the Mill Creelcand .9chuyl.' !roads, which is - transported the Philadelphia & Reading h over the Mount Carton & Ilroada. • :huylktll Railroad shows the of colki trilusportanno dating The Mine Hill & Seciuyl. ilroad; which bhow'ed an in. l 4 tons last year, has deems,. in 1853, - lON OP • COAL TONNAGE. was distributrd as follows by , Tons. IC Line, 238,329 'hiladelphia, 229,557 Shipf.d from Richrponcl, -• 1,114,369 Total tone, 1,562,248 PO: ST CANAL. Tons. Deitve - red on the pne, 155,750 Sent through Delaware and Raritan Canal. 4734.5 Shipped coastwise. - - 85,000 Delivered on the Delaware; 22,800 Cur and vicinity, 151,040. • Total tons, 889,695 LEMUR 'COAL TRADE The quantity at. Coal sear to market from the Lehigh Region, in 1853, was derived from the following points 1852. 1653. Summit Minot, 429.780 393,255 Room Run, 80,481 83,721 Beaver Meadow CO., 48.280 55,997 Spring (Woes') . .139.627 135.137 Colerciu, (Cleaver.) • * 37.781 58,012 Cranberry Coal; — (Pardee,) 48,929 51,217 Sugar Loaf, (Pardea,) 41,763 44,914 F..Sugar'Loat:(P.le Car ter,)12,566 30,351 Ilnlelan Coal Co;, 130,629 124,250 Buck Mpunteln Co.„ 104,212 77,457 Wyumicg, 41,890 26,235 • . OW MD 47 IV2 DO CO tO Z il me, 1. ~.ereale it 11853. 33,482 tons.- ''here would have been a considerable in. ire re from the' Lehigh Region. in 1853.1 i Sc, nanv breaks bad not occurred in. the Del. liwnre Division of the Pennsylvania Canal, (wl i th greatly-retarded the trade. If sitntlar at mines do not occur, the snpply from this Region can be increased from -1C),00 to i. r 125,000 tons in . .p354. , -. ,-;,-.• ' 4 2,144 41 330,00 15610'LKILL COAL Trt4.l)F,- The quantity; lent tolnarket froth thiti sec. jinn of the Scbtiylkill.Regton, iu 1853, watt trained by the following Operators : , 'T. W. R. Carter, 4 '., . 84.385 Tons. 13 litaton ac Certif., 49,076 16 1161 it. RatclifteN• co, 57,341 07 Jomes Tetgert, • , 1,966 18 Wm. Donaldson, • 40,089 18 Janes Sir Cols, 1 • ~6 1,241 09 Geo. Wiggso dr Soo; ..'• ;40,195 13 Bowman dr. Richardson, ' 34;707 lo Wm. Levan. •'- , J 8,70 07 Peter Bowman, • • 1.536' •11 . Total, ; - 389,285 04\ Sent in 1852; t 317,586 15 Increase, I r 71,709 19 -This section Of the Region, it is believed. wilt increase the supply about 81,000 tons the present year. • , ' This is .one:ol: the most prosperous Sec. lions of the Schuylkill Region. Formerly the Little Schuylkill Company was engaged in mining aod'selling coal, and they. like all the other •tnenrporated Coal Caro Paul's en. gaged io mining coal its Schuylkill Couaty, became banknipt. The propetty passed into the hands of the present eaterprip,mg propri. etors, who 'discontinued the mining and trafficking is 'ces!, and leased but all their collieries to individual Operators. Md . necessary [improvements tor, the lessees. Islow, one of the largest and most floutistnig Boroughs in the County has sprang up where befo're nothing but a few dilapidated bonds. logs egistelL'portraying 7n AlowiaCoolfmi. the withettatiodueoce of au exclasivia Coil titiniaglgazt9o4. • --__ „ t ulrojifitreliP4VA"ErFailit” gfiettels% ~11,4511 ---- 144 Plnlgkini§grtregg.l 4,, elm eery"; r."l4tilt its eir pr _ r2Hg NV is • 8 s 4• • 0- 1§" . NJ 16 ao —O4 4 • 74 4.. • r'R-zmr-MQ gg§Wiklga t ligßAik4KtUi ;" PS ° '%3 1 • t... 1.-: w a 4 - r.. " 1-1 .-- - , 7 t''4s, s ie ""tz - - - --;a-et."" gi•linXll46§, ' .."r"-::•'''''4g!"-.".7.r.RISR%SiZZIII •••• . 2 - - - -.1 .i. °° .........:acoc.cratmvvo Lv , ii : f -- ..—.—_---. ` -`. • 11 I It ii° ,;.__________ -----: __ . vi .., , . - S S ..4 r. < 0' A . • 1.... ; - 0 O • §§ iggOOPRIP4I:II , 4.1 *----" -- - ------ I§§4§kgingii_l4 Iti 4 . • , •,.;t4 PZ , \ 1 ;. - 4:fgggSRilg .v. .., ••• 'O. 4. .74 • 04 Fl-10 IN, 44% ''''. ll/0 - $ll4 - ing lg-g ii @ro iin Pit i. v -OA - . - 44 1 85p.sliVrogu4§§§ i, :7' .i ,s -aq 5- • - 't" . - ' • -c 4 --c*- -s - ... 7 , - ~.- '*-aiii • -.71P51:05:3; 1 4FT -111,:ie r lipi§1 0 . 1 .4 - kg. .......1 ..1.• -.. .... •-•1 . ••• . T. 4 t . . 1 ... ei , • 41 ' t. I .4 ''" °'' C IC 0 4 I ME ~; "iz.4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~~~fi ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~ =lNp~ St-.*,E33 . kl'f i';' , ; 7 l=ROVlgeolggSS6Sl2 SAVO.* a - t.-..v\ o ' „ 4, ...... , -;„ •-• Y.7..A. , " 9 - ~ ...-_,- t , . t, g .9..49.9.w_ctett0- Us" - at co _ ~ 4 ... g c*4 - 12: ti , i , .. i' . . , U - T - 2g4't . ; .,— re'itiliciliiiiPo"-"'" €' _ < . 1943. Deer'fm. 1,t82,249 69,364 , 588,C95 85,1157 ' 80,6'.30 14,117 • 5,195,151 321,495 1/9, 16 3 119,765 OAD - AND CANAL. kith tbe Tonnage ic ?reeved. R. Road: .Canal. • Toial. 121,5,29 357,653 91/9,182 82,565 57,018 139.583 170,190 373,749 1,043,939 107,564 • 70,275 '378,239 , 53,248 888,695 2,470,943 1,114,026 1,080,544 i 1.080,544 -V=fesi 401441191M01104 , MlaltHianßo4ooos ...0 6..44 - - §§ C . • 8 - ".... Magggiffigly§ §iti ,r, - , 1 - 4 ...F ac0 0 ..- -e-„,-. • it- t" nnot-t. 24.4 k ... COAL OPERATORS. The following faille quantity of Coal aim ,to,tnarket from Schuylkill County, in 1853, 1--y the different operators.:. ' Charles Miller & Co., /17,270 Rogers, Smoicksen & Co.. 110,170 R. Heckscher & Co., 99,546 Snyder & Mines,. - , , 96,7,19 J. St R. Carter; • 91,t16. G. Bast & Co., - 87,283 John Pinkertoo. ' • • '78,502 George H. Pour, • ,61, 4 43 Jones & Cole, '61.241 R. Ratcliffe & C 0. ,• , • ,57,841 %lint. at Thomas Johns, A 6,716 Brown it While. , • • 55.577 George S. Reppliar, , . .:52 ,¢ 54 Jones &Spencer, 52.168 Oliver Is Moore. • ' 52,060 Kirk de Baum, ' • 52.020 . ' • t. 16 Pperators—shipped, tons ' 1,183,971 Heaton it' Carter, - 49;076 Richard Kear, .' • 45;194 D. Wood, 4340 R. H. F. H0rt0n........---„;321P7 Geo. Mason lc Co., 141;607 I Geo, Wiggan ar eon, . 410 425 Wrn. Donaldson, . ' \ i 40,088 Meyer & &Hyman, ' • F 39.141 E. Bards, • ' 39 1 ;137 /bible & Rogers, ' 38;471 F. Macdonald, • , .36;609 Bowman & Richardson. . 3 4;708 M. G. &P. Heilner, • ' 34;085 Wm. Payne,. 31;451 Jarnes Thomas & Co., 27)541 John Tucker, -" • ' 27;184 F. J. Pamir), ' : 25)883 J. Migionts ez. Co.. , 26,156 Ilenry Eckel & Co. ' ' , 25,836 Suiten & Wright, ' 24;647 S. Sitlyman, • 24,220 A. Sdlyenan, I 23,318 L. S. Spangler dr Co., 22,822 James Neill, • 22,426 John Srautoo. 22,053 • David Glover, • 2532 J. McCreary, . . ' W.,354 John Doherty, , ' 20,262 C. W. McGinnes, 20,099 44 Operators—shipped, tons; W. Y. Agard & Co., ; Connor at Rhoads, , - C. T. Dobbin‘.le Wallace, Rothemel & Co., Wm. Levan, L. C. Dougherty ) w. & C. Brittain, Sills 4 tnan & Reed, . Nice & Taylor, Taos & Co.. 14. Guitermau & Co,,' D. P. Brown & Co., E.fratretsdn at Co., Wheeler & Miller, 59 Operators—shipped ; A. Steinberger, - H. C. Harper, Stem - Eimer Caole . , Agte., Shulize dt Beth W. L. Littlehates, . ,• . Wm. Lewis - D. Edwards dr Co.,' McCormick & Clarke, Omerman dz Co., E. Cideman, ' DotteOn & Co., M. Weaver, • Edward'Pagh, T. H. Wiotersteea, . • CaPewell, Davey & Co.: J. & B. I s / inlet:as, • Aarou.Ecket, J. Waaley, Jr., D. Baal, • • ' J. P. Bettinger. S. Chadwick. Morgan Brace, Jackson le Stack, .1. B. Davie, Co.,Salem Hill Arming Isaac Ebert, Greenawalt 0E0: 1 e, John Preston', Wm. Delia yen I lk- Odgers & Chalfant ; Newel k Jones, Peter Bowman, Altchael Riley, John Macdonald, H. nil". • By sundry Shippers, names not re. • turned,' • - 17,435 It wait*. obieryed by ;he abaft 'Able that 59 ()per - atom mined and shipped 2,338.283 of the 2,551,603 ions sent to market , in 1853, horn Schuylkill County. The number of Collieries sad Openitors remain about the same as last gni.: but a number of changes hate taken . pude. coat, TRADE" OF VIL LISS VOR 1653. The emit Trade ft the hoe amounts to 39.1,078 10Induring theyear, whiell is so in. crease of 71,867 was over the yeir 1652. We give the retoratfor tew years back. for'comparisoo : 7 • R. Riad. • Csual. Total. 850, 168,992 40,11r71'..' , . 207,836 851, 199,670 112,897 , ? 312,836 1852, • 189,661 " 1551,550- • 322,211 1853,, • 238,328 155,7504 39078 • .. By, the Reports of the Oimpaities, show ing the distribution of coal, it •stopears that the, trade of the line exceeds the quantity sent to Philadelphia. • S'ply to Line. S'ply to Phila. • 238.328 r 229.557 155.750 „151.Q40 Railroad, Cava!, Total, tons,* 394,078 The above, of course, is nov the whole consumption of coal in PhygOlphta. A large portion ot the oupply to 4 rived from the Lehigh Region. . ' • DpNALDSON. TREMONT. AND - 1VOOD• . VILLE COAL The Coal sent from this etetieit of the Re. gion was mined by the folloirit4persons,.as reported by the °Meets of the %Yates* Rail. road Co., al baring Mated oeeithat Road ; M. Rill. Mgr. - R. R. R: R. Total. Eckel At Co. 5.370 • 17,859 22.729 7. F. Norton. 27iOn • 12X11 39,910 ftngler lk Co., 11 1 1365' 9;293 21.158 ' ick ClatkoT,l34 -7.134 • ; 4:148 4,146 1396 1,196 Nee,);1.3,418 23 ' 418 • L.S: A. Eckel H. Ilife, D.Woode( • 74,856 44,525 119,691 Increase over • . trade of 1252, 40,285 New and extensw contain i'll about to be put tato Immediate o lion op the Llostaks. sou coal mate in this Jegiok..-cue a slop ,being snob by It. 11. F. ttcni to the depth of 200 yirda OD Ike Bl*al 4 1 v e la , f r o m the :bottom ' d which tato : o voila; ma. king Ittlit 70 feet Uf toil. Wlll,reached by tuotters,itorth lad ' south.' Tii veins are cOrr, - -atitltird by.?dr. &nue 1 nuo tunnel abovf, , lstlit Wel., AllOthelf *INT re t s\4 co l littionThiPtVgtoelt; on 44 one t, all bet pup*. 40b4111011111411 ttla ' t ram , . ; :.'4.•:, ,- .. I,' ‘ • . , .._ -44=v4t,-....;„,„Lit,..: •-• . ISTed.ll3 , BBollltsi• ! • • itirittnittuattso 1853. _ The folloWing lain authentic list of • the Bleatst Engines matiulaettired a during 1853, tit theitie f tilue ShoPs'ol this Rigion—their ieSpective power:—the aatoes of the patsies ! Built lot—where put -up—and to what put! ;pose applied. !!: !!.! ' It may bip,roper ; to Precuse explicitly that the tollowing,list comprises only the Engines •kcirially lined out ibe year past end.. tin working orderibere being qtiite a buss.. libett on hand io the several establishments!,:osentioned, in course of building but nottyet tin aecount completed. that We, ham; taken ! !•! . . , A/ Sneer Alehrest (I:et:ruts) : trM O. Per Plat, Operatare. 1 90- , Leerniatt,_ , Leesport Iwo bm, 1 35 Pottsville, Harris, Burnish AT. 2each66 CiNtribia, Archibald Wright, [Lim Co ,1 Making a total of 4 &glues. • " Aggregate power 245 horse. • The one for Pottsville was for the Rolling Dint ;. the . Q ttier three for lkon Furnaces, and "were accompanietl with Blowing and other `machinery: complete for Blast -.Ftfrusces— making altogether: heavy contracts.: -TheoperattonsOl this establishment were _somewhat interfereti with by the enlargement made in toe building, chaoges and improve ments in the machinery &c., during the year. The present facilities ^ot the firm, equal, it not superior, to any of the kind in the United States; however. will nbw rant their undertaking• the largest class of ,contracts. . Besides the engines mentioned above, they have also tuanulactured a large number of coal cuars, wilh'several Machines for saw ing railroad railti Iron bars etc., and punch ing machines. Last Summer we noticed the enlargement of their Foundry.:and Machiue Shop tiutbi ing, so as to bring these two departments of their establishuieut under oue and the: same roof. The exterior is now finished. It is one of the largest of the kt\rd in the country, and when the irisidemachinery is property Cefitted will make it also, uue of the most onvenient sad Complete. The dimensions of the rhull4ing are 100 feet or.. High siieet 'by 236,1eet on Coal atreet, extending lengthwise, frotu High to Callow through the entire lot on Coal ewe.— The remainder of the square, measuring 16S. feet from Coal street to Railroad street. is oc cupied by the Blacksmith Slop and alandiag from a turn.otit on the railroad. The larder portion of the square opposite, on Callowhill street, is occupied with the Office, Engine house, Car Shop , There are 2 cranes eiected'in the Fodndry and 4 in tite , Mitchine Shop, makingiB in all, each 40 feet high and capable of lilting and moving the largest work. By this conthiu ous line of cranes, this work of the Foundry is suceessir el y' passed with srear economy of labor and time, through the vaiious 'depart ments of the M achine Shop, till it is ' finally turned out ready for delivery at the otber end of the building. . i„§- E4' 11111 They are hey, at work on two ingtnes for the Machine 'Shop, also 7lathee, (the lar- gest of which will be capable of turning a shalt 5 tees in diameter and 3D feet long), 3 screw-clittmg rawhides, together with Drill presses and other tools of iinpro.recl C , 37* struction—all'ut which will , be &Milted and ready for use in a abort time, We had.prepared a separate and more de tailed diseription of this establishrhent, but not being able to find room for it we are obliged to put,our readers oft witiOhia gen eral-Outline. . 1 . . At Owl. Atroson 4r . Co, 'a ( R. Poi Rom oNrattrs, I 20 Wadexvil le, Benj. I 'Nu*, 1 20 I,slewllintir, peal, 641.vardo, 1 2. 5 itelmont, Wm. 7 A6rd, 40 Wadebville Richard 'ne.% • 2 eikeb 40 . Hco,lt William, Rogers' Sinn irk • z.on S.,P. Co. • . I 60 „ ', Llewellyn, Michael Fritz, i • +. Making a total of 8' Engines ;., - I . Aggregate power 285 horse. Arlo! these, except the two first Otehtion . . P were'ruade atter the, ist.Ot June last. ` At J. Wlrea and pro'. (Pottsvills) • Eke.. N. Poul., Place, OpgrAtqrs. • I •30 flartman Trace, ' Wnti Rorer, " ,*2 each 39 Windy Harbor, John:Cockill, 30 Vem Oak Hill, D Brown • " • Co, 1 30 1 :ftl Bliukheatil Col, R. Ilecritcher 4 , toimcaster City, Benj. M • .19Iakioc a'total of 8 Engioeq'." • Aggregate power 214 horse. ' • • Except the first and last mentioned, all hese were built atter the lit of Juue ta,t. 9,111,463 *There two engtne* are eatitehod to ow" shad, maktog an agiregato pOwwwr of a b,,ot 70 how 19,802 19,736 19,141 19,029 10,760 17,698 1,269 1:4,938 /0,275 1%008 EOl.. POW.; Place„ 1 60'. Forrestvioe, 2 each 410 i Hartman Tract, Ilueen. Patter cm r...k. - Coilay, 1 40. Phcetaix Col., Churlea hither, 1 .:10! Heck6etervtlie, Wm. Parse, -' 2 each 20 Catewia:.n Val , F. W. Hugbe ~.+ _ 2 4' IfSi. ' " " A. Maloohn 6r, , Co.. I t.f.i , silver Creek, Jo*. Thom!. - .6.7 , I 12.. Pottsviil6, Manufacturer, , 1 Ei' Broad Mt., John Stanton 6r. Co , - Making a total of 12 Engines;., Aggregate power 315 horse. The four sent to Catawissa Valley and t e one for Stanton & CI., were for Saw•mil e, and•the one fur '4ttitt manufacturer, for I is, Foundry—all the others forMinittg purpos a: Mr. PaYne's and one of the two ; for M 1- eolm & Co:, were made before:Rale lm of Ju e last—all the others alter. . . 10,002 1%976 9,383 11,803 2, 3 / 8 ,283 '9,405 8,941 8,546 8,310' 8,295 8,178 7,770 7.134 6,662 6,404 6.008 5,805 5,812 5,258 5,154 5,026 4,889 4,692 4,445 4.11 a 4,111 3,628 , L 614 1 3,613 3,583 2,8 , M 2,842 4r.4. AL &User's (Tremont) : ' jig.. LC Paw., Place, Operators, 20 Bear Gap, Short Mu Coal 1 12 • Berkojt,unty, 1 40 Lorterry, Altstnioer dt $ Making a total of 3 engroen The Aggregate power 42 horse.. e one lent to Berke County was Flour-Mill—the other two for •Mhattg • poses. , 1 ' • ate Carter er Atlrt's (Tainapo) B.au. T 4P/acc wawa 2 each 40 aqu_a, Jonea de Cole' • " Shin? Alt-, L. Sobuyikil 12 Tamaqua, ac R. Carii 2 each AtO 2 " 140 1 , '2O 1 .60 Mairt4 a total of - 11 leoginaa ; Aggregate power 452 horse: Thtfirst seven for Mining purpose: .- The destination of the four his} mer was not designatedin the rbpari, ata fore we presume they were erected this Region. •Prumpslly built by 0. & ME 2,318 1,929 1.944 •'; 1,615 - 4 1.637 1,534 0 1.523 4 1.409 .. . Ai Won. Dasttnt's (Ali frttr4ille) \ • Zoe., 11.1 , 0t0 . Piaui. . i' Operat‘r v. ,i 1 .. VI . *E. Norwerries,'Kebort M. '+l.,. I,ewi , q. - .1 G „limey Shore, ;„laciob Dc r, i NAr I 50 Mine Hill Gap, ttt.Delfe ends Co., I diA:5O Snow Shoo ' J. C. Saudi & -.. (Cen. C 0..). I , Co , I " ' : - ,0 Woodville, ' ' M. G. u p Heil. Orr, 1 l , ' 90 Si. Clear, E. W. MeG ittle., 1 :40 Fermvit le, N'. 0: Deep !five Min. 4e Tnuiti. Co,, . I .;40 Forresteille, F. Meech:mil& 1 112 ~ . ~, i I :' 1 '',,` 20 N. Mary's, Ga. , & IRApporit , I ~ 40 Pence's Valley; Vir.l3: 0 , -Brtitefo, • I ''. ,50 Forrestville, ' Etllbia3sitogers, I . 50, Bear Bite, ,1. p. Oliver, Making a total or 16 invites ; , ' 4ggregete power 559 horei, The,B horse sent to Jamey Shore Wag for a -Foundry and Alachiue Shot), the d:')uble one to Centre County, and the clue to Georgia for Saw• Mills—ail the others for Mining pup .puses. - ' j 'i ' - Of.the above number the' Beier% last Men- . tioned have been turned out since the.lst of June last. • , Jo connection-with the nhove we Missals() the amount of pipe and qualjtY, with. pumps manufactured by Mr. DeHaveit for the andre as follows: 3e4,597 R. M. L Lewfe, 320 ft., 14 tn.. lllpa and Delliiven at CO.; .no 14 ." - 1" E. W " 12 • • :" D. RiVer Min. Co., 300 ". 10 ' •" F. Macdonald, • 300 " I2't" , IF" W./a C Drinain, 300 .i" " DoAltn4:Rogerii, 300 " 14 :" " Nk of hapds employed in gr., Deit's Es tablislimeut I . 104 *Wicking under ground. I Qt T. H. Ws!usrotern'aiKyt Carbon) - Fat'. a 7. Pow , Piaci, j Opirsfati. .. 2.epeb r 2l.l St. Clair, ;trio. Pinkerton, I.:. 60 .. ; . i,i, . 11 1: i 30 ,1 ' ' •E. W. l'itcChnirir. 1 '2O Silver Creek jamet Neill, .. I. - 5 0 14 to .. /." 2 0 Middleport, 'Sao. C, Nertllo, I 1.10 Phaeatxviile. flidorris Mio. Co 6 _ ' 10 Windy Harttor. Platte* Bober, • ' Making i tote, of 10 Engines. Aggregate power 388 !terse. They were all:for Mining purpmer.--- The large Engine for the Morris Mining Co., wst(for the Co.'s Copper Drlinea. Ths time of their manelanture is not sta ted in the repots furnished al from the, esfsb! ' - Aitiff ¢ anr.'s (Port Carben) • IP,: 42. Pi*, Prue. .oo4n stone, 30 New Pails, • " Preston & goble t A, 20 Port Carbon; Ural !ogle. Co., 120 ' Belmont, . W*. Wso—T. 2 75 Jeenevilie, s Jamie Tatiert t. John TO6"hor, 40 Tupiarola ff= At L ! , 10.1 Vasttne'.7 IP;ottstitts) .opereaws, David Glover, ...............—, - ' Milking a t _Otsto„.l.o.,,Bll4lll___,_ebPk the • If es, sod tit about toidtticlsa thrt eon. Aggregatepow,er afgti hover. ,/...- RAILROADS IN SCIII7II,IIILL'CO . mrpa,ionsejwerernadesfier the let ofi Five of th-eoW.,*ittliko aggregate Paw*? Branch. Railroads. public and private, m the York: c.i l 9„,_ , bY a iL". .et ._ icra i w_ a tth . th at e Cata nnt liiii t ir el a The following •ts a list of thez Maio, ind, straeliaa of a RaPrriari Parrair sm 10 Iles' IRS% I. ~-', 1 , 5 : :;'; ' - have been snr , ~ etc., togethe r frith arose now budding sod veyed the ooq runniag on the ttEnsAtruiratort. North side of the Coal it idgemoonectine with Or Littie . racnuy silt chairruan s . w., °II" projected: The leDgth, in all F ases le th e Catawissa Railroad in a distanceor about Makers, . ''-i No of eng. dig. Ana- I estimated , by eigle track ai (Potravirlo 2 .`,.:.;:: t -.. - Snyder %lc Milnegi I lIIIID OD the South. side& the Coal Ridge, and Lewis Vaqine, •;;'• . j , Roads in. Actual. Ruannis ,Ordsr . • 10 miles from Mt Carmel—the other run ': i l Mile& jo ining the Little Schuylkill R.R. by a tunnel Pr tin & Bros „ ;: - i Mine Hill and Branches, l' 60 through the Nossasee. The length o f t hi s Mirou ec Co. 1,..;.i• Private connections with do., i 10 b a ili e so me 18 miles. •It is not known .. . . Swale'', •* • , l' ~ b Which Murtha Company, will adopt. It is 5 f astern end of the Coal Basin by Seller'i I Proposed to overcome the steepgrades Of the P U r n i v i o a n t eCe a ° n n a n l et. t o 131.nosrbewri with h y C do re t "ek. '' .. 1 Mt. Carbon, *. , 1 ri patent Locomotive., wall an auxiliary pair !Private connections W ill ' ea " -l' , 1 = of wheels;claiping a rail laid between the Mt. Carbon 4 Ft. Cobalt. • I, ", „• 7 „ ,usual rails of a Railroad ; and many are Sideltags on do.. . 'l,' " 7 'quite sanguine of its sunceis. The lands_ of Mill Creek and Branches, ,i' 11 this company l zomprise 3000 acres, mostly rprirate connections with do., :L , 2 , including the ;iortheastern section of the Ha i Schm M „ ilt Valley and Branches. t• 1 411 i' sin. Upon them are three Collieries in pro- Private connections with do:, •. 1 - / 1 i ! 1 cesa of preparation, and some fifty Miners' elide Schnyl., Sldelings and Braoches, 26 how l % up. Upon this property the veins •J - appear to be o unusual size for this region, one being Shit ed upon of more than forty feet, Lessees ,of thiw Colliery, Messrs. Lu. Thee 6.7. Gable. I I LOCUST MODNTRIN CIL&L AND IRON COMPANY. The lands of this Company exclude up. wards of 6000 acres, located in the South eastern poition of the Shamokin Basin, and extending South into the middle of the Ma. fumy - Basin. T • he improvements in the Shacriolon Basin, are two Collieries -in pro cess of preparatton, one breaker up, and ihir. ty Miners' houses. Lessees, Messrs. M. B. Belt ic.C . p. and ---=- . ' Besides , these,there are the lands of the Sus quehanna Coal and Coal Mount.Company,sit nate irt4tie immediute vicinity of Mt. Carmel ; , but from the recent organization of the Com. kpany, but little hits been done with improve inents. r ' I . There are also severali valuable tracts of Cost lands in private hands, some of which are being successfully worked by individual enterprise ' • as the land of Dewart 4 Co., worked by Rase, Reed Ed Co., and she land of Ile/Senator, & Boyd, upon which en eaten. sive CollierLis to proCess of preparation, by the MOWN timer,. , Among tbs tiaost important oT the unim proved lands, In pnvate bands, are those of the Locust Hap property, of some' 1600 acres the lands of the blessrs.Garretson,cornprising Rome 2000 acfei;adjoioing the lands of. th e Philadelphia 6c Sunbury and Coal Run Com pany's—and the Brobst tract near Mount Cannel: - . 1 R. 4 245 12 315 8 214 8 285 6„-,0-, -41 -lu-- , (Parr Ca r Firleetz Bro 6 2f12 H : Winterstte:n 10 . 360 , (Alinerrriiit) . DellaVeU ' Zi ' • (rretria!ll) : lA. Seltaer,!:',. (Tatrilua) :•• • 'Carter Total Of these the figlowing were for Mining purposes is thiiitegion—the balance were for On same elatiultere . or for Foundry lic Ma. chine Shops, Sawlnills etc., in or out of the County :16.t•cri. ll', Env, It Pow., Mason 4 Co.,f" • 8 283 Wren 4 Btos., ~ . 7 - 210 Lewis V , astine, ;! 6 225 Seltzer 4 Co., '''.: 2 • 30 Carter 4 Alleaf• ' - 7 • . 252 Fisler 4 Bro., ..,, 6 280 De}faven, ' •' r ,11 582 W intersteen, 'i- , 1 • 9 • . 236 • Total 2,080 There are 410,, employed in the Counts, for various purpOses 'besides Mining, about 40 ,engines, with an aggregate power of upwards of 700 !horse. rit.ErAii*noNs FOR 1864 %de • ; • T BRANCH. STETIVN de.'riurrlig are sinking a new Slope on the german Tract, belonging to Messrs. Carey,yattenson de,Hughes. They hare erected teiti 40 horn engines, and will be ready to rniire early in the season. tlr. Gin. Ritz is sinking a new Slope at Rcirerarille, Raft 'is ereoung a 60 and a 30 horse Engine, ,and will be ready early in the season. , D. Wain dkCo. have erected two 20 horse Euginea'3it the Woodville Colliery, on the Naiads**,Estate, from ••which they tuined a snarl .quaoritv of Coal this season. The supply celatiecoaitderably iocreastd this I year. This %Dim has cost about 580,000. R. H. F. fittaxoe is sinking a Slope on the Big Veiu4 t ti the Donaldson Estate, with a view of daking tunnels North and South, to cut 4 other i veroi below the Water-level. They have depert a tunnel above the water -1 keel, cutting-the five, veins, containing an aggregate thiOness of 70 feet of Coal in a space of 233 'pads. The expense of the tun nel was aboutS2o,ooo and took 2ii years to , . drive it. . i:: , .- i GEOROZ SfucEa,has sunk a. new !lope at Aiiaersvilleii and erected 3 Engines—two • of 40 berse4ower, and I one of 15 fur a Breaker. Tiie Colliery is now ready for mining. 34. Spatter is also sinking a new Slope on the's.Silly ~-a n tract, now belonging,. webelieve; qm Duudas, and has erected e .40 t-7 - ..-';l;4.stne. This Colliery will be re. - .... 1, .wout ;UDC - ,- i D. Eraveltne ac, Co. have erected a 20 horse Engieetor a Breaker, at Forreatville, tied will be fleirly to increase their busiaees ennisiderably; ibis year. i DAVID Govt rt is also sinking' a new I Slope at hi4resent Works, which will be ready earlyra the season. t r &ouzo gacxecuea to Co. have opened Black Heath Colliery, and erected a Hoist ing Engine cor 40 horse power, and also an Engine of 20 horse power for a Breaker.— This Collie4 ;i is ready and will probably pro duce from, tißl.to 70,000 tons this year. I F. A.TacnOatn has sunk a new Slope'on the PrintroA.Yeio, we believe, and erected .a 40 horse Pagine for Pumping, and a 12 horse powirlor a breaker. This Colliery is bow, or staid:will be, ready for business. ; Messrs. Mi.sre tle Room are also sink- . iug a new E4bpe at• their works • sad have erected a ti horse Engine, which will be ready early 6' the season. 1 DEHAT.Esqc Co. hake stint{ a new Slope at Mine litil Gap, and erected a Hoisting Engine of 13(1 horse ppwer, and also one for 'a Breaker Of 20 'horsy power.—This Colt. : fiery is nos' ready for business. • U. P. eitowe le Co. have also sunk a new Sloped the Oak Hill property, on the 'West iliraigh, and have erected a 50 and a 20 arse Eitgine. This Colliery is also, ready fur buy' eli',4 . .i Ale'srs. IRiTTAIN ate also sinking a new Slope '• 4e.T.Lervie Vein, which will he ready 111 W season.:. :Messrs. ilteirz at ,SELTZER are also sink ing on 04 . ''Salern •Vein, at .Lleivellyr, tor- 1 merly w4ecl b_y the Messrs,/fleiluers. TirconOtt trirtarrsoN 6: Cu. are also extending7iheir mining facilities on. rite West We'il. , . Joust aliftrllTY has also erected a new Colliery atthe Mine Hill Gap, which is now ready tor; iusiness.• L. Gams-woon is driving a tunnel on the South sidti3Of Peaked Mountain, on the Reed Tract, arid is about erecting a Ceal Breaker. s The Br4ichdale Colliery, a Colliery work _Ocl by Solin Doherty, and the Wolf Creek Colliers worked by 'George Spencer, have been afiadthoned. -,- The i Do:teased capacity pa the West Brand.; when alEthese works are coppleted,will.be equal to ;00,000 tuns ; but only a portion , will be diade available the present year. equal probably to 200 or 250,000 tone: Severateoilieries are also being prepared in the Mathanoy Region, which will be ready or Mlllitlt as soon as the M. Hill Extensiou is complete ,'to Ashland. We hake no data to venture 01 opinion as to what increase tnhy be expected Irons that quarter, the present season •J ' ''.., _ 1 ' : MOUNT ,CARBON ROAD Ceria4t's Maui & Co. have 'lrak a slope at the.= Laded Colliery, which is ready for bueloOs. Rooxiii, Shemonole St . Co. are sing 2 slopes ctii;the • Delaware Coal Co.'s Lands, Winch Will be ready early in the season. Goonnif Ildit.i.sn's Slope on the Spribs vein will be iii roll operatic'a this season.—and sev eral otherl Collieries will also increase their Tin NOM Atutitices Co.'s slopes at-Cen treville,sWorked by Rogers, Sioniefrios de Co. and the Mate Vein,• worked by Jas. Thomas dt Co:, live been abandoned. The Nish:less on tbis road will in MI prob. ability 'O4 increased 40 or 50,000 tons" In 1854. i . MILL CREEK RAIL. ROAD. Jon v egtalote. (now ' Wm. Milne% Jr. &;Co.) s sunk anew Slope, and erected a 60 horse Engine, Ind a 20 horse Engine -for a Breao. This slope is ready for business. . ' Witt,rssa Theism Joints have their are Slope rilin;ready fOr business. E. .t!;'ldeGisses is also extending his world* the present year's business., Josi4tD..llzwit Is sinking the Slope on the Properly now belonging to IL Carey and Mil ers4latetHaven'sl on Mill Creek. • This Slope is on 44' Lewis Vein—it is now 175 yards deep: audit ie his intention to sink to the bet torn6.ohis Vein, en estimated distance' ot from 250, to 300 yards, making the ;depth of the Ski,li e from 450 to 500 yards. trorn the bottool,`Of this Slope he proposes tulonelting I•Torihisind which Will cut all the. eeins4ixt this: Tract, all of •witich I will be worktillot thie Slope. .• .1 F. 54: . • Rom a has sunknew Slope, which will beireadv for this yeer's husineis. _jOrtA, C. NEVILLE is also p preparinga Col liery ,Opiniite Repplier'il works, shelve the water,i4evel. TheJnereare on the Mill. Creek bot be verylnige during 1854, probably from 25 to ' 40,000. lons. : The most extensive 'Collieries imity.,oeparing will cot be readyi • for this year',iribusinesti. • . ipCIICYL,KILL VALLEY ROAD. Co., r, OD)d lout of Jot ;x G. Hcwts has taken the Salem Col. Young's Landing, heretofore worked by ttWEagte Ifilt Mining Co. This Colliery is 114 . , ready for an increase of business. Icittx C. Ntviti.t has prepared a new Col liery:l4m the Sharp Mountain, oppo site Mid die* and erected a2O horse Eng ine, for a Breaker. This Colliery is now ready for busiOss. DO SUNBEAM has also opened a new 110iy near Middieport. above Water level , whicts is ready for working. • • -Waste: Roans, Savericssoz4 a: CO. are. sinkliig three Slopes at their works near Mitt. dlepdtt, nil of which. it is .expee.tetl;7 bi!:; ready in ihe course or the season. PocKtu, has•suok a new Siopeat dy EPirbor, and erected two EngineS, one of 60 std the other of al horse power: This Cautery te ready for mining. • «4t. Movrativs is opening n new Colliery MAO will he ready early in the season. Messrs. HE'NRY Gl:wits:tar; at Co. are also Opeaing a- new Colliery on the Big Vein above 1 water level, in connection with •their present retirkti: • - • ' • ' I 1461taNtmi. has sunk a new Slope at SOO Creek, api•ersated a4O horse Engine. Thii - Slope is ready for business. • Missrs.Ottvaa. at Moos"' havealso sunk on thitrunitel Vein and erected a 40 horse , gitivt . • : • . . : • ;, .tome G. newts & Co. are slaking a Bh4 on the Eagle Rill property, oa the Big Yeti), which they reached _lre' boring few . !wattle ago. This Shalt will no be ready forfiastoess tilts year. - - • - - Prom the hest taformatiort glean, : Omit-still. be bar little, 11 say, iocreaseia the srxf coal hoa . thirAchlrylkill" Valley, 5a -- 559 lii -16 42 - 3. fa+ 452 - 452 El Ema 170 i To which that/ be added— , : j• 1241 Portion of Phila. 4- Beading and Side tin 36 Portion of Aubuin Paulil'ita add' Sideling?. • , Total in County,. • —357 i Puthe Roads now Baildi'ng, that Will be fin ishrd in Mr course (lithe current year: ~ • West Branch Etten6on to Aslilaod, • 19& Lit. Schuyl. do to Catawissap.. R., 8 Total now building iu County,- Roods to be put under . eontra . (si , e :• - pressut yor : ' Lehl2,h(fey, from Tamaqua, • highcon, i• . . _ Road from Mt. Carmel to totdrl Catawissa, R. R. . !I Total to be contracted for in. ilap4. - 25 All the public Railroads in ttie. County, excepting a short distance of, ligo track op the. M. Carbon Roil& are lai4lwith lu:a tails; as are also some of the private and unlerliound Rtade: • Cost of Roads, as returned to at, tyre Jan. 1, 1852. Lutle Schuatiti. , • t • • Mine Hill *Schuylkill Haven,l Sobuylkill Valley, • ' Mt. Carbon. 4. pt. Carbon, Mill Creek, Mt. Carbon, We have vo dots at baud, to additional cost of these Road sioos, Branches, eic;, during' th since this official return wa's whole present cost msy 500 Y in round numbers, at $3,000000 We find in the Ouraherland mot the following teble of the market ffoin that r:egicio, from inctuttve, which tows ihe ann Yoneocer,R, )3raddock'a P Valley. ',R. Yetleit. ; earS Tons., i Tons. 1842, 757 ; 941 1843, 3;ettt GAM . 1844, 5,14 0 1 . 9,734: 181 j: ,13,738 -10,913 1810), 11.240 18,353 1817, 32,325 18 IS. :36,371 43,000 1849, ' t,1,67ti .78,773 ;. 1850,: 119,893 1851. • 14,3%1 : 133,548 1834 174,891 159,287- 1813, 231,441 225,80 74 Showing en itinrease at t9l ring 18537 ,The: increase ofl! imported 'into th country yeor %VIM in round numbeisi , Inns. This wi. - Ma , give an supply of Bituininous.Coal,ssl board,independoni - Of the Virgin of 229,802 ,tons ; • , LORBCRRY C:'REEIC " ROE Qtratatttv4 On, sent to 'pastel in !1853 by tffe different Operatori Kitztuill6r, Stees:Ze Co, WOcelerd: GreenaWnit & GOrgr acrea . se io 1853, MesstP. Ritzmilltr S; :Stets ar. Miller, have each erected . ' horse power, lor.Brrakers du! matiAlstry vtiAL ItEGt(N FoieM i t. ~. I leogittSedNDENdi OF TM? ?kit 4 iV:e.. JOrTnNALI i The ex tension'of t he Mae lira and Schuyl kill Haved!Railroad across the Broad Moun tain is about to rialtielelbe mineral tretteores of the Malittney!rsgieneande allTerd al ave nue to market tor the stiperier Coal it con tents. The wins here seem :to be 0! uuusu at thiekness, id:great regulartty and purity, with a very large proportiOn. above :water level. Several Of the most enterprisiog and responsible OptillrOTA Of rlle Schuylkill re gion have taken leases, and commensed their unprovetnents.; . The principel l imprormetr, thus Lir, are mods nde of the Ash and estate, and the lands of the Locust Menntain' Coal and Iron Company,' which extend in this Basin. LOCUST MOUNTAIN COAL AND I IP.ON COIPANV. i The' lands of:thts cumpay extending in. 1 to this Basin comprise abutt 2300 neres.--- i The Improvements goiug oe are three Col lieries, conei'derably advane.Cd, arid som&eixs ty to seventy Minera l ' bowel, up. :Verne are opened 6 feet; Bleet;l 30 left and -rit feet thick. e . . RI tr. Lessee of Big :Niue nu Col y, . Bost & Cu. • t. 'of Locttht Rue Corry' G. S. /Weenier. " l of Big Run Cblliery, Meesis, Hellner. LANDS: Ot. ASELAND ESTA.T•; These lands'comprise eo e 1801 etre", lo cated at the Ashland Gap, kind include the town of Ashland, which is tepidly tilling up with an industrious and entarpristo4 popula tion.' Here have been builrt during the year just closed, same eighty e Miners' beuses by the owners oft the estate, and preparatione made for comixiencing sever Collieries, to be complieed by the opeoin 'of the :Railroad across the Broad Mountain. Among the lessees are Messrs. Price be-0-, Connor, Pat; lesson, Admit, Asc., from t e Schuylkill re gion. The veins upon this ,state ere &large size, and the:Coal of superir quality. Besides. the estates ebovi mentioned are the Girard lands, the PrestO Retreat lords, &c.. which will soon be I set! ns and improve ments co m'enced. ---- . SHAMORi , Pi COAL RE FOR 1854 , The ye ar just closed ha 'beencafe of unu sual activity in ellis region The f e-organt ration of the old Denville and Ppttsville R. R. Company, sunder the nae of the' Phila. . xl stelphia and Sunbury, and the relaying with heave ilea c 1 the portion of the road between Shamokin end Sunbury. li l i as been ticeocripa-) Died with life organization' of ImProvernecii i companies, l'entiacing the larger portion of the Coal lands of the Bas a.. Theseeornpae airs have been Oeiiirety engaged in the open- Mg and improv,ing of thri ll !' lands. With some , / thing like the tollowing r Suitt . - ThILADELEIII4I AND SA . R. a. CO. , The lands ofi 'this Com ny embrace 3000 acres, situate in the Northwestern portion of the Basin.: Upon then!; is in priscees of erection a large double' breaker, which will be completed early ta the Spring; with, Mi. tsars' housed capable of accommodating men lot a large , Callibey. ' The admits of this breeker, as alio ' others ;in the !region. are constructed 4'06 a plan introduced by Rim bee Cleaver, Req., C. E.,1 and are perpendic ular. the Coil descending upon a 'spiral plane of iron attached to a posit in the centre of each bin; :. The lessees are Messrs. Cochran & Peale., Mit engines about being introdu cedty tine ant other companies,for hoisting and breaking,; are mule i t Prbv ideuce, '11..: I.; being nerit.and Compact,ief thirty horse pow er, of short stroke, and tared mouss.. The Railroad ottbistoropany is completed some dittiance tidy end Sham and ;will be d tended to Mt. Carmel nOhe Spring-. CARSON RCN IMPROV4,IENT 9VA:qr. . The lauds of this Co patty cemprise 2000 acres, located West of t to toiyn; of Shamo kin. This Company bit a Railroad of some 3i miles in length,in course of Construction, 4 2' uoning through their property,' and connec- Fun with the?Philadelphia* Sunbury Rail road ; also, two Collieries. one Coal breaker, and Masts' houses. Losses of Colliery, John i HodgkieF; I li LIG MOUNTAIN INPROTtilENT:cthtrsxv. The lands: of this Compaq are located South of Shamokin, and comprite some 6000, acres. Workmen are engaged in construct,, l in; two ! Collieries, with breakers, houses', 1.c.c7.: align, a -large steam saw mill, and a lat. eral Railroad of I ft toiler; in length. The Coal is of excelleut quality, nd much harder than most of that (found in re Western end of the , region. ' , ! ' . orient RIT9t IMPRIITMENT!COXPANY. , i This on:warty has under', construction a lateral Railroad of 3 of- a mile. to coa t .nect with the Philadel hia et Sunbury Rail. road. Ali), two Co Hama; ;with breaker ClearlyOrspleted, Cure ty Mails' bottles, of the - largest class. up., f.esseea, Messrs. Aysra ar Co. This Caraway owns 2500 scree ot laud,loeatad in theinfddle of the Basict;con :tatalpt steary,truperrOr CAL,. i . .._ : .41914 Mtn tplrintatarf OD 24-1. casis4.trs: This Cohiplist plums Riiirosd iitivils. . . . 1 CLIMBERLA, 4 4) COAi f I 76 ; ,•1i41,0z0 • 17, 1'3,366 • 11,803 2,643 '4'0512 , and Wl)ele'r i i r,aginoi 'of 1,0 in ISS IMM 27± , fated) the Reel 'Le- : Gte Legislq• 5769,211: 800,000 437,600 230,700 234,000 178,000 , TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE PHILADA. & READING R. S. CO. The Maoagers, in conformity witKifiele• quirements or the charter,subnut the follow ing statements. The time form as hereto fore adopted has been used, to afford ready mesons of comparison. 1: iieeeipta of du Road. Travel. t 4.819, equal to 92,667 through pa4seogerr, 8931:763 . 33 F.eight on merchandise. 107,253 tons. • 160.611 80 Freight on coal, 1,392.948 tom at 41 gig 2,314;694 17 U. 8. Nell and tniscallsosous receipts. 37,211 29 $2,649,511 scertain tyre ta for Exten t. Two yetirs .0 ; 'but their be set dut+o, RADE. Working Riepenus. Running act..L. $457.040 15 Workshop sec% 103.54 i 07 pcPot acet. 40.311 03 dup•ote nd'ce Co, 60,724 31 Lateral roads Si- Miners' fo'nr- Coal senti to 1843 to 1853 ,pal increape: 141130nt j, _ - - psnasa 4,647 16 . . -0----•••!4", 121 1i 07 11 23 . , Readiasy •27ent .• 7 • ' '. . . . Jeer: 245 otitis 7 .4.1 • 1 , - . single ttack • '- •.. , . tluad.pray, i I $110,747 et Brids•-• 1 3,109 .47 Buildings, i 5,525 el .. - 3heldneryY 15,177 10:1 - _ . . Riabmond!istV,vt, 17,737 60 Police-, 10,972 75 , ~ Superintendence ' and sundries, 6,715 74 . . • ---- 476,480 20 , --"—:-...-21.05 5 , 35 1 53 • ion. TOtal, one. Tone. 1,708 10,082 14,690 • • 24,853 •P' 99.795 Q 940 - • 79,571 , 142,449 190,848 951,C7F/ • 334,178. ,7:25 533,980 . . , Do 41/t•KIC4S and ' , , • -.. alluidanm.. . . . Ournpade, .freight • no Kilning coal, &c.. ' 1.1,91) 41 Motive: rower 'OO • Icrral R. Roads; • W.O IR . & Ground ... - , . ? . ttnnta;dtatiWo. and City Tater. • profit and:luso. . interest„dainh • gesi and oncidrlos 72,055' . 8 ... . ----.... 165,05 99 ~. . • I . A r 422,5r 32 „ :4( t Profit NI the year, • , $1,465.740 07 0725 1,671773 ,802 tone du. IToreigo :Coal 4tring the last ,1 about 30,000' perease iti tI4, E 10 tile, sea.; Coal Tra4 Intetebt ou boadrd debt for 1633, 54D,174 ito. . . , • One year's int. i,n , ~. - - , I' . . bonds 6L, nintigs.. • 'kl ill". • I 22,140 00 , • 3'otal,,lntergt , for - . . the year, 1 571,01 i OLI finiteufall.Fund. . . I Three eentiner 100 toes on 351,500.- 770 tong trans. 0 .' - vi,rtett True tittle,lo6.lfT4 '33 _ • . ~.-----. 11711,66.8 23 Dtvidend Lund tirt ton year, 78E1,861 di Add dividen - d - fund of 1852, ' .4,113 na Which has beta disposed of as fullpors • Dividenda un pn - (erred stock In July 1.63, and Jan.lyty, 18541, 103,616 finenll4l'd uk corn 11l I) 11 clurk In Ju ly: ISS2, 179,01 83 718100 B). .4.m. , ( a*. an Ott- Dee.. 184 and July 1552. tiii.king fund for 0 . '1833.60,25,000 00 Sinking fund for 4...ndsoidlg-70, 75.000 00. ar ,00,000 90 101.40.40 .500.214. for t.qtance at the Dr. ni tut. stet, of ilivl6•6 • hind for 1653, 6262,735 67 The gross receipts for 1853 exceed those of 1652 by $207,661 18. . - . Those from Coal being in ex. ' ciss,j 8104,017 Those from passengers, 57r333 04 Those from merchandise, ,;• 41,648 19 Tfrose' from U. S. Mail, src.,' . 4,602 95 • 8207,661 18 The expinses in each department are fees than in 1852, giving increased net profits of t 213,702 78. We learn that the managers have declared, dividends of 34 per cent. on the preferred, and 4 on the , common stock, making 7 per cent. on each fur the year, and leaving a sur plus of-852,152 89. • The sinking funds give a fond for distribu• )11 in common stock of 1" both ,ion to common stock — ot lt per cent. 013 -il tran, p, rtl stocks, in additioo to the cash dividends and ~ ,i ne leaves a surplus of $1,075 29 for the pre-... "' works (erred, and $ 43;094 97 for the common'stock, T 0 - 0 13 tit it is for future division. i' such, These statements exhibit most gratifyiugt_ il results. The gross receipts hive exceeded. c ri e those of the previous year $207,661 }B, and ( the net profits $214,782 78. *iglu , The cost ot transportation has been redo.," f cad in every department as follows: 415 ." i "sr i Oa Coal ~ ) l.oBc. per ton. - . On Mdze 4.02 • do. 1 . " a Ma 4 On Passengers 28.98 for each through pas- ... i.,t) senger. • ? , It is to be observe& that this economy has f /been attained during* period remarkable for r Ithe high price ot metertels and labor, and for 1 that reason, especially, cannot fair to be a I source, of 'peat satisfaction. • Nothing can . more clearly demonstrate the prosperity of soy public work then such results as the 0 erections of the pest year present. , This dim ioution of expenses in the transportation coal may. properly be'attributen to the if creased use ot Authricite Coal as fuel in • locomotives, and from the int! cause a further 'reduction may naturally be e ted. The use of this fuel in the Icolbmoti been gradually and regularly facer Sixtrper cent, of the coat trust the last year has been accotnpi and it is intended, as eon its pest use it exclusively, tor , that purpose. These results, denionstrating, r ity and its econr both its adaptabil ity , only highlti, advantageous to tho directly, but cannot tail to prow kin!, by inducing a more genera fuel for this purpose. The cost of transportation i and per ton for merchandtze tinily reduced:: This may be the increase of business in both The passenger business at I per cent. greater than in 1; 1 cbandize traffic esdeeds the; rind, neatly, 33j per cent i revenue f ruin the passenge to 857,333 04-100, and ft 01,648 19.100. As tl , ' uess in both branches with about the same therefore without pri cost, the diminished e 3 understood. The managers treed tity of coal transport expectations. Alibi this source has air With the year IP' ported has been charge foi marl at an average of yielding an inert . Of 5104,017. An examinai from the thee in the past let Singular -reaul plied in 185) crease upor unfit. In 11 being art WI ;1853 the tons, and , isfurtber , preductioi the lines Pill•Por other err S 4 $761,07' 50 41,193 71 tea and coal for an increased business, rill, be fully covered by :the profits of the Irst :Year. Itl is not, howeier, to be , inferred that',, in the j ,dgment of the•Manageri, it is politic to furnish rolling stock for other com panies. Under the arrangement. existing, only the must mode•rate profit, fur the eaPital required, could be obtained for the service performedby the cars on other roads, ntir does the positind of the Company require any such expendithre th secure ample business:;; The first coal field:from '.whichiour presentirnflic` is furnished, has, abundant capacity for any increased consumption that may be required for Many years. - Recent developments dem- i onstrate the supply of coal, heretofore regar did as almost inexhaustible, to be far - greater than had been even itnagiued. • )Here followi the details of the renewal fund, whiCIONe omit.) 'i. • •',.; • To-the ictouut fur the past year fins been charged the C.nst of seven nsew first class lo comotives, Art iqual number of engines has been sold. Poe-halt of the former, is luny !loaf to thei vtigleal effi . (itectey of the' whole of the - latter.; • • • :, - i. . The snail expended Air the erection of ft bridge of siffee, (24G feet in` !env h),, ia Lirtf of the one of wood. burned in 185:eshunTdi ant,* perhaija. ,he all charged to thii fund. as the expenditute for the. farmer-Li mach greate.r than ,outlay required for replacing the woodeu 'structure. ;, ' ' •Ttui Irtantigera think, however, that it will be more entsfactury to err, if tit ail, in ma' king excessive charges ;in this fund rather thin tn.caNtiti'. These unusual charges-leave the account in:debit baiance of 135,843 33. • The perinsoent improvement directed at yaoplest anima meettug, receiverlinamediate attention. i ."... .• ,T 4, e. tong siting bridges across the River . 1 . k'cullYlkillott - the ..Palls" and at 44 reacuck's LoCks;" which tt anis then tesolvt4l to sub smote for him present , Wooden structures, 1 here Into Commenced, sod satisfactory prop, rows has been made. . .._ ~-..., . The expeaditures for these, fittd:l l lllAber PelPetess are minutely 'state& the SCCOM- Palqitiell*bitiltS, in which left:reties is made tor ilatUreridetatiht. ; . • ' .0" Daring' 'the tin suottneto s fwind which t pd.. .10E4 Ants aze to bum- ducted los, nod ease of readily be quen7 sledd - their /nue from is compared 'coal trot:ta rot:lL The. tocrused s per .too, this source Punt produced te regions With the following t regions sup. being an in• II of 1,026.831 1,296,830 my, ions, while in about 5,150,000 150,000 tons. It that iocreased 4,COll5lllMed .OPOII improvements Wm_ the quotiqty sent to dm to lin.. ibieusispi!t, . . . If not wholly, to trot-'toot for 'this 'remarks. ble irregularity. The unusual mildness of the preceding winter :telt aniexcesa of stook in the 3Priuga causing but little demand in the early part of The par. - The increased puce resultirig. from,higher wagela and the I diminished productioh • induced many pur chasers to delay. coae,ractug fur their sup- 1 plies. But this redlicalun maybe chiefly, ac counted for by tha r igteat scarcity of coasting 1 aeasels, and , the- cutaaapicat high rates' Di 1 freight demanded: To sucli'an eitent was this . deficiency k felalhat during the fall the' freights attauted-a rate of nearly one bun• deed per cent. beyond aliat of 1852. From /beim causes the costar! edal in foretga mar , liets increased, uotk at one period, it at.: ; tallied au advance of fifty per cat. • Bath dealers and consumers aware that these en:- °malls rates for freight could not be imam: `rained, during even the; Winter' mon t h s , have, it is believed,iettured only a partial sup ; Iv.; „ i i ' •I , The', greet proats tbalized.by the; owners of coasting vessels, in alt branches of Commerce, will naturally indnee a large, investment in , I such ` property; and i 4 the end'enallre a regd. 1 far supply of vesaela. adapted by 'their con. atruction expressly tar this trade.: ' . ' ' This state of things brought shout by 'the causes to which welhave alluded, Will, it is 'believed, create au iiicreased.demaild for coat during the 'wiater,!and leave bath dealers and consumers in th' ea:rlyi spring, in mne. diate want of large ;supplies. Now, in eau mating the demand for anyasucceeding year, : is it to ;bel !ergot:ea _that the Insthry of 'lll4l trade has showa thSt its progress and aver age 01-increase it seizure and - certartaand that if from any cause this hah.nut been attained' during any aiven/!year, those that follow have not rated bye then. Increase to :nata -1 fain the'acrastornecaieri g r ? : - 1 I In the cily i part of last year the Dauphin Susquehanas Coal ICoutpany, satisfied that they -woul. coil:mice their rued in firly,:aud connect all Milner+ body of lands owned by thanmilk the woras of tine company at Au• au ra , ( panties below Potts vrlie,,f applied for papcirtatiou Ewe shipment factinite far theara el a lea. quauttly 'of coal. 1 • . The stager:, donfirieedy relying upon t hi s as rahce to alma eat availed them is sexes I the dasc i asiton. given at your liat ann'utmettiog, and with a view to accoen. mods! thus anate.pSaed business,'conatructed a whet at Richntueid, and 213 eight wheeled coal ate. Delays from various, causes pre venrd the curer:Se:don of that road 'at the tim desighated.'att will, however, be in op. eralon to a few;tea. This company have i no; therefore, r tired any revenue from the exppaditurea th glade. This trade will be a unit valuabt 0 9e. A. portion of the coal whch wi ll' th reach this market is peen lir, w ag se bquminaus, and adapted as a atiaititutelor twine-oas, rather than corn- - prliqg with e aithraei t e. This tali drata a 'direct communication between all atler s a of the Sthuylkill andthe Susquehan aadconeects the works of this Company tit the Pennsylvatita 'Railroad' extending Pittsburg, f il , the report it was announced that, a t t e r the iniflaliOn of the fiscal year 1851-, 52. the agers iliac: purchased real estate, at Rich d, haviaig 1265 feet of river trout.: It a dj o i a the limit) the property now oc-, cupied whereas. Since that nine the: proper nveyances have: beet/ aampleted.—' 4 , Thi s , ti the foe l mer purchase],of the Cum-:' p ao y, es a front on-the river; Delaware of a l 4230 t, Which O tt is helteied :will be sulli. cleat 1 all purposes for very chant/ yearsa-1 13 h e al este te, iwr ith a view to allprd ready'l acce the whale - of, the wharf property h as a bought" When it is' known that t h e ulattou of 'the district ,f Richmond,. h as re;.than doubled in air v'ear4that the: m a i , einem! have increased toequal 'ratio; an at the entire rider front I betweeta dui: ward the Ipndai of the Company t3i miles) i s b,,, occupiedlitor busintsts , pospol6., thy w fain ff aindeed,the necessity—uf making t i large - purchaves cannot tie doubted: .4. oueineut wOuld haie been must tujai r to the perntauentiaterests of the 'cum. . . . 'tidittonal lots have beet. purchased in' the to of ground intended for a-depot, in.tile / y ar t i. e:ri en re le o e f t , t; r :e B c r i o ty a , ,,, ta ex a r v ei h id ic i h og r . e s f 2 e B ra t ti .e ; a made in the lust eport. The etalie IThirteenth streetothy belongs to the Cont. 4ny, With the eXcept,M of twp small and important corpus oaThirteeuth street.--a aiticent and' c;ouvetylit to, this square of ound, a proper 'ulnas been obtained for ) Eagine House, a avoid the necessity id inning-the loccinviives some three miles ,:in ,tout of the day fur each trip, a 9 it new __quires; s o re; other less Important pt(r , atts ea ,ll " li terate a; various points on the lie have,beeniaade., t Ittaddition tele new coal wharf at Rich. loud; alread , fieferred td, three others are seary ia . a cti maaand will be completed '.in tiurc fur t h e by spring trade. The extra -sin t a new.l'fiehis. by several of the lat 'erat rciiiroadiWdare ' d tiecesaary - these addi tional facility IThe'Mine Hill and Schuyl kilt B aye d Siltoad Company, which tut oisho 32 6 8 farm of coat for iransporta- Eton dtirida't year„are extending then . road-into' centre of the second great card fteld, andPeet ao have it completed in July Dear.T Mide Hill and Mull Creek Baia • ro d. c o any have . also deCided to extend t h e i r r , 84 - mites to New Boston, where additio large l trppties 01 t tie best' atftlats- . e i te on.Vti been taunt'. The extension iOf th e VSchuilkill toad, alio:lariat , in pro grama] - duvet - ape the eitaierta portion ,of i the s aid cool field, Applicanyas bade el- I „ Otatide too shipping faciliyes lot some -1 p o ra pf the cant Irons the laaaigii region. I - ' ltoads so prupbsed to be,eoen'lled;fatto I a n on of the lateral roads cinnecteat w4lit I t h;Wka of thia-Coinpaay, ti. 4 thegreat al crada the length of these aeveral liak a l eke it ueessary, in tame degree, : to c e the ila sting arrargementa. The any being Owners t r ; aiently • available, the river treat the shipmentl el` t h e Managers did hesitate to provide ue time ipe re Ile wharf factlitles h th i s i ne i a „i sc a imam will require ; g irt A m o s: i i i 3 p o n. question arises with II ertce to the in uer in which these ex led lines are to supplied with cars.— the lateral ro heretofore exiatingihe ; ttiooy . 1,„:, , ished their cars without ird. chorg ,f, riving a profit. from, their hoi reet ia t securing, itiy frhis means, ~' of the coal upon their own' tit thus arose only from' their , • , t • i thifest,that however well tOun licy ifay have been while we ads are short, it cannot be ap en Jtifese roads, increasing in foals dire the rolling snick of this Com jionger time and tor a greater tits [title i a transfer of. coal from: one tiller is highly, if not fatally, objm iet in every aspect it appears to the, entirely, maim:table to require . the i owning these roads to furnish. at irtion - Of the rolling- stock, for these Al and increasing extensions, and it is logo tolattempt, by negotiation, Some Ale arrangement for this purpose; le charge, undoubtedly, would beyead- - liiid, if thus Company would furnish the to cars. 1 -: -• . . s, howeeer, tequires a large and con. increasefiot gapital, which to ,sothe,'lf [Many, of the proprietOrs is most Objec table: - t i's, however, au unqueitionable loci, Mai Itexpendithms connected With railway's, ie for actively . employed± rolling stoOk are certain itt yield largely _increased , and.' lechate , prate. The 'Other requisite Un tvements wade, the entire cost of loContio- had for 'snots time been practised upon the Company end cdnducted frith great logettu. Hy, was detected and exposed. The coal offered for transportation reaches tbe road of this Company by various lateral roads leading to the Mines. Compsi , tries owning these roads, are required, by theiechaeters, to Make and keep accurate ao. counts of the weight ler the toes of the land o'svuers, operators, lee, A, portion of the coal i s weighed under the direct control end supervision of the officercof this Conipany:, That from the Mine Hill and Schuylkill H.. yea Railroad formed aq exception. To avoid the expense and delay. of Immediately ref. Weighing, the weights s e upposed to have beets fOrnished by that Company. were received flit the basis lorthe charges ot freight and toltd. It was, hoWever, discovered that an neat9l the operators , ( staving a desk in the of fi ce cif that Compay,) but not .in their employment, appointed to keep accounts of weight for his employers, atm to give their direst:ens ai to ilie consignment, or the parses to whom the. coal eves to be delivered, had for some years, made and transmitted to this Company tick. ets falsely representing the weight, and; Of eburse, with the knowledge and for the gala Of his ptincipals. It DOW appears, and is admitted by this clerk, that he adopted a aye 'tent tickets by which the weight was falsely-represented to this Company; as aboht five per cent. i less than its true •atuociat, ;whenever the coal was consigned to their own firms.* When sent to others, the odic t. - iepreStU led it as about fire per cent. to excess the true weight. , Idihelorraer ease, (for the largest amount being consigned to the Immix themselves) . this Company received, course, th e fre i ght, and tolls on 'a less ;quantity than was Remedy transported, sad whien they were'entitled and to the fat 'ter, they received.more,while the purcbaier gi the coal was defrauded,. These alternate over and under charges in so large a bust. ' itess and- to so small an amount in the egged , - 'gale, escaped detection. • . ;• Immediately - upon the - detection of this `fraud, the most ,active legal measures were 'resorted to, ind resulted in a confession ot ;judgment by taro of the parties for an amorist Mien supposed so' be sufficient corer the ;loss of Company by iyeir agency, and the arrest of a third, aphis' whom a suit is still ipeettrog. The property of the former Was . ,seized and sold at sale. , • . A very rigid aim/iamb:in ci tht accouois 'of all the , operators on ,this road wise cons* invaded, bdt Las not yet been completed.— Enough ik Imam however, to lead the _Managers To believe that the fraud is mitt . steely confined to *the three parties whose names were made put)lic at the time. and that the extent of it, during the font }retire, dose not exceed 850,000, a portion of which will be recovered by. Me measures already taken and intended to be resorted to. It is a matter of deep regret, that persons occupying, theretofore,' a. punt:ion of high respectability, •should have resorted .to a c,Jurse, of conduct dishonorable both to put pone and in the" means to accomplish it. It will be observed that the usual divldod fund has teen diminished by the payments of Interest, $101,400 20, on the floating debt. This debt has been created chiefly by the purchase, of additional real estate and fur improvements authorized. This inteiest thus paid includestliat upon the debt unlunded at the tune,of the last annual report, and 'has been increased by the scarcity and conse quent high value of money tor Botha months past. Frotu these purchases and improvements, no direct revenue , has as vet been received, fridetd, some of the improvements are not ' yet - fully completed, and none . of them.wert• available fur the - business of this•year. It may be questioned whether the interest ac• crim; tor expenditures for permanent•im• • provements should, uct be charged to limit cost until completed. The Managers, bow• ever deein it proper to deductit from the,rev enue. After making this payment of inter est-on the floating debt, and.appropriating 8100,000 to the sinking lurid, (equal to 1t i per teat. on the amount bf. preferred and itbrn won 'stock outstanding) Abere still re mained a hind equal to 7: percent. fou'botli of Stocknolders, and. a surplus of $52.152.59. , • , Dividends have; therefore, been ; made ut at per cent. In July, 1853, aad January, 1854, on the preferred, and of 3 percent. In July, and. 4 per cent. in January, on theCorn tulni stock.. . The fund arising from the sinking fund, by the cancellation of bonds purchased this year, $111,173 31, 'for which au .'equal amount of stock bass been created, toether With the surplus of last year, $ 42,765 36,, gives, a tund for &unbutton in coMmou §tcck of 1 per cent. ttiefch class Of stoCkbuk "cirq, (now declared) sod !elves a surplits !ur the preferre&ot SI,OT I / 4 5 - 29, and for the other (et:nu:non) of $43,094 97,' for future dirt- , ,- Woh actg.& meslits ./..al prospects, .tharilise agent reasonably expected to have obtained the peppaoent capital for these expenditures. t o essential for the future, on terms more fa vorable than have yet offered. In pchitpon-- mg the Wading' of the debt, as antu'4, 2 ,„„l they•lutve endeavored to consult the perms , bent interest of .the proprietors. 1 The Projectors ut this work truly regarded it ai but a link of a great chain of public inip,toveruenti which -were to extend through iti the northern -counties of Permsylvanif , and ponneet the metropolis of the State wt the _Lakes. These anticipations are about to be realixed. Sonic of the roads totwhicb the Illo,,bagera reliered in' their last annti s al o re. port, have; been Prosecuted with a vigor com mensurate with thetrimportance. 'The Catawissa and Williamsport abd El mira Railroads are expected to be finished by the Ist of July next. They connect with the great roads of the Stabs of, New IYork. and open a flew fietd of commerce and tta6ol ro a country, , whine natural resources' only needed such facilities to encourage its, enter prt.s.e, and lead it to the :gyrates; proiperity. • These tines It may not be itopropeti to add. will afford the highest attracuon to this trav elling public. By their means our °Wit cit izens, ,leaving. home In the Morning will reach Niagara by day light, passing on their route, throngti those regions of PennOleauts where the productions of nature are displayed in a form less attractive but more tieelid than at the great .Falls it which they terminate. Time links of Railroad will form greet Northern and Southern line, and uoltiog at Niagara with the roads now Witted through the Canadas, will afford a short and most available route southward for , trade and pair seogers from the whole of this extended range of (totality.. The Dauphin and Susquehanna ;road, to which allusion has been -!xiade. connect, the works of this company' with the, great and rich Valley of the Susquehanna, end with ,the main line of Pennsylvanya improvements to the west. • • • The construction of•. the Lebanon Valley Railroad, extending ;from liarrishiarg and connecting with the road of this company at Reading has been deter Mined tipon, and the public spirited :citizens of Readiug;have, Cy municipal and printe subscriptions to ill stock, rendered its completion certain. The Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company, now having obtained the aid of the city of Philadelphia, (neve% more wisely eatended,) will be prosecuted with an energy'l of pur pose worthy .the great results whicb its coat pletiuu will surely accomplish. . By means of the works of this Company the passengers and traffic of all these lines will retch the sea board, and upon: such fa• edifies as we cad, offer, they will all greatly depend for then , tisetulness, regularity, and luos i ierily, .. . To meet ao great an increase of-; huskies I to passengers and merchandize as must sure ly flow from these channels. som additional expenditures will be necessary. A m ong these may be designated such sum U Swill be re quired for additional depot facilities at the junction with the Little Schuylkill Railroad at Port, Glinton,,the erection of ; the building on Broad 'street, end an' additional bomber ct passenger and Meachandize card. ! ' It should never be forgotten, iti:t during the early organization of airs corniiiny. greet financial enibattrissmeats existed; and me . accommodations for' depots, water statioaH, &c. &e., were necessarily limited w the moot econtimicSl.-exttenditures for even the local business df the valley of the Schuylkill. The managers beheye that . the Stockhold ers will cordially approve of tbeeependitures already incurred under the authotity given, and will' see the propriety of so Continuing, and extending ii,that thle tome; serif busioe , s 1 may' find the Cont panY in a thou to lake 3 and to keep it, tprotitably to t eunselves, And adeantageonalyi to the public; • -By order of the hoard of Mausgerse Jours TUCUIt. P.resrdeut 'Office' of the , Phi/ada.'anui Read ing R. R. Co.. Phitada.asiou* . P, 105 r. la 7. Tae trol.Lo'telNO persons were, 00 1 " 9th root., utesalsoionslr elected dicers d the Pailadelpaia and Readitat Railroad Comps. ay lor the ensaing year:: . President . -101-IN TUCKER; Maartgers—Samuel Norris, Ocorge ittchards, Charles S. Rolter, Matthias S. Richards, Robert , De Callen. Plirisiophor Loeser, Secretary old Treasurer.—Sam t l Bradford . . . . _ . . ~..,6- r.r Tner#Liolv A i4 persons erere, co the 19th inst.. eireted cißee.rs of the Little Stb9 l 1 kiltitailrOad Compsay,Aoierre.tor the rose: 1 iiig year: .1 ' .' .' , . President -4. N. Byer. • Man'2o4 4 .Bl.•Newitirk , Levi Dieksoo,D- Ratves, G. B. Van Ctelder, ' - • % - &meal/ end rmsserers-Aker • NV. Cole • '
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