Pittsburgh, Virginia and Pittsburgh, West Browns- Pennsylvania Railroad ville. Company. Branches, Total mileage, Miles of line. Miles of line in Pennsylvania. Leased to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for fifty years from April 1, 1882. Rental: Net earnings. STOCKS OWNED. Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway Company (total par value), Total, $6,550 00 $6,550 00 IMPORTANT CHANGES DURING THE YEAR. A dividend of six per cent. in scrip convertible into capital stock was declared payable, May 1, 1891, $114,312 00 By what authority incorporated: Pennsylvania Statutes, act of March 24, 1865 (P. L. 49), act of April 4, 1868 (P. L. 62), act of May 25, 1878 (P. L. 145). If a consolidated company, name the constituent companies: Original corporation, "Pittsburgh and Western Railroad Company," organized under act of April 4, 1868, and foreclosed. Date of last meeting of stockholders for election of directors: May 4, 1891. Wells, Fargo and Company's Express, railroad company receives 40 per cent. of gross earnings upon its line. Mai's Compensation fixed by the Postoffice Department. Pullman Palace Cars-Railroad company pays 2 cents per mile run. Pennsylvania Railroad Company trackage contracts; Pittsburgh Junction railroad receives $2.00 per car hauled by it; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, joint revenue, divides upon mileage basis; Bradford, Bordell and Kinzua Railroad Company, joint revenue, divides upon mileage basis, or upon basis local rate when noncompetitive. Western Union Telegraph Company maintains and operates lines, and has exclusive right of way. QUESTIONS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION. What station-houses, stock-yards, or other terminal facilities, does this road use for which it pays a rental? Name the parties to whom such property belongs: Stationhouse, Kane, Pa., owned by Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Company. Name all the associations to which this road is a party, whose object is the regulation or control of passenger or freight traffic: Passenger, Pittsburgh Passenger Committee. Freight, Pittsburgh Weighing and Inspection Bureau of Central Traffic Association. Name all the companies, commonly called fast freight lines, of which this road is a member, or which operate over the line of this road: Anchor Line. PITTSBURGH, YOUNGSTOWN AND ASHTABULA RAILROAD COMPANY Date of organization: July 22, 1887. By what authority incorporated: The Pittsburgh, Youngstown and Ashtabula Railroad Company was created and organized under the authority of the laws of the States of Ohio and Pennsylvania, and is the result of a series of consolidations, as follows: In April, 1864, the Lawrence Railroad and Transportation Company was incorporrated under the laws of Pennsylvania. In June, 1864, the Lawrence Railroad and Transportation Company was incorporated under the laws of Ohio. In June, 1865, these two companies were consolidated under the laws of Ohio and Pennsylvania into the Lawrence Railroad Company. In July, 1872, the Youngstown and Canfield Railroad Company was incorporated under the laws of Ohio. In April, 1873, the Lawrence Railroad Company and the Youngstown and Canfield Railroad Company were consolidated into the Lawrence Railroad Company. In March, 1881, the New Brighton and New Castle Railroad Company was incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania. In February, 1870, the Ashtabula, Youngstown and Pittsburgh Railroad Company was incorporated under the laws of Ohio. In September, 1878, the Ashtabula, Youngstown and Pittsburgh Railroad Company was reorganized in pursuance of judicial proceedings in the court of common pleas of Mahoning county, Ohio, and became the Ashtabula and Pittsburgh Railway Company. In March, 1881, the Alliance, Niles and Ashtabula Railroad Company was incorporated under the laws of Ohio. On the 3d day of May, 1887, the Lawrence Railroad Company and the New Brighton and New Castle Railroad Company were consolidated into the Youngstown, Lawrence and Pittsburgh Railroad Company. On the 4th day of May, 1887, the Ashtabula and Pittsburgh Railway Company and the Alliance, Niles and Ashtabula Railroad Company were consolidated under the laws of Ohio into the Ashtabula, Niles and Youngstown Railroad Company. On the 22d of July, 1887, the Youngstown, Lawrence and Pittsburgh Railroad Company and the Ashtabula, Niles and Youngstown Railroad Company were consolidated under the laws of Ohio and Pennsylvania into the Pittsburgh, Youngstown and Ashtabula Railroad Company. Operated by the Pennsylvania Company. |