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Interstate Commerce Commission, Valuation Reports, Volume 141

Location and General Description of Property
The railroad operated by the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad Company, herein called the carrier, is a single-track, standard-gauge, steam railroad, located in Michigan and Ohio. The owned mileage consists of three sections of main line, which are disconnected except by trackage rights, extending from Delray (Detroit) to Dundee, Mich.; from Tecumseh, Mich., to Jackson, Ohio; and from Bloom Junction to Ironton, Ohio; together with branches in Ohio extending from Jeffersonville to Kingman and Sedalia, from Jackson to Cornelia, and from Lisman Junction to Dean and Center. The carrier wholly owns 394.181 miles of road, all of which it uses.

The carrier has trackage rights over 39 miles of road of other carriers, as detailed in Appendix 2, which afford connections of its separated sections of owned main line. It thus operates continuous lines from Delray (Detroit), Mich., to Ironton and Toledo, Ohio. The other principal cities served are Adrian and Wyandotte, Mich., and Lima and Springfield, Ohio. The carrier wholly owns and uses 541.643 miles of all tracks, wholly uses but does not own 26.742 miles of all tracks, and jointly owns and uses with another carrier 0.812 undivided mile of all tracks. These tracks are classified in the trackage table in Appendix 1.

Introductory
The carrier is a corporation of the State of Delaware, having its principal office at Detroit, Mich. Although the carrier did not acquire title to its property until March 2, 1914, it commenced recording the results of the operations thereof in its books on March 1, 1914. The accounting data in this report for the results of corporate operations, therefore, cover the period from March 1, 1914. The carrier is controlled by William Church Osborn, Otto T. Bannard, and associates, through ownership of a majority of its capital stock. On the other hand, the carrier controls, through ownership of the entire capital stock, the Toledo–Detroit Railroad, whose common-carrier property was operated by the carrier when the property of the latter company was taken over for operation by the United States Railroad Administration. The property of the carrier was operated by its own organization from March 1, 1914, to December 31, 1917. On January 1, 1918, its common-carrier property was taken over for operation by the United States Railroad Administration, which still operates it on date of valuation.

Corporate History
The carrier was incorporated February 21, 1914, under the general laws of the State of Delaware, for the purpose of acquiring and operating railroads outside of the State of Delaware, including the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railway Company. Pursuant to this purpose, the carrier acquired the property, rights, and franchises of the corporation named. The carrier, itself, and that corporation, together with its predecessors, total 13 different corporations, of which 3 underwent a change of name, and comprise the line of succession culminating in the carrier as at present constituted. The following chart shows the names of the corporations, the respective dates of incorporation, and for each predecessor the date of succession, the immediately succeeding corporation, and the manner of succession. Reference to each of these corporations is made in the last column by its respective number shown in the first column.

Development of Fixed Physical Property
The owned mileage of the carrier, amounting to 394.181 miles, was all acquired by purchase from the reorganization committee. Of the 12 corporations that comprise the line of succession culminating in the carrier as at present constituted, 2 corporations did not construct any road or other common-carrier property. These companies were the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railway Company and The Cincinnati, Columbus and Hocking Valley Railway Company. The property constructed by the remaining corporations, the years when the various portions of the line were constructed, and the manner in which the carrier acquired the property are indicated in the following table, wherein, to facilitate comparison with the table showing the corporate succession, previously given, the same order of corporations is maintained.

Leased Railway Property
The property of the carrier, together with the property of the Toledo-Detroit Railroad that it used by virtue of stock control, devoted to common-carrier purposes, was taken over for operation by the United States Railroad Administration on January 1, 1918, and is so operated on date of valuation. The arrangements of the carrier with other carriers, in effect December 31, 1917, covering the use of joint facilities have been continued by the United States Railroad Administration during the period January 1, 1918, to date of valuation. The description of the property and the period and terms of use are as stated below. The rentals accrued and charged or credited to income for the year ending on December 31, 1917, have not been ascertained.


 * Solely owned, but jointly used, used with—
 * The Detroit and Toledo Shore Line Railroad Company, tracks, 11.20 miles, from Delray to Trenton, Mich.; term 99 years from July 1, 1903; stipulated rental $18,000 per annum plus a proportion, on a car mileage basis, of maintenance and operation.
 * Delray Connecting Railroad Company, tracks, 10.20 miles, from Short Cut Canal to Trenton, Mich., for indefinite period from May 15, 1915; stipulated annual rental $1 per train-mile, 28-car minimum, and 3.5 cents per car-mile for each car in excess of minimum, plus 50 cents per tank for water supplies.
 * The Michigan Central Railroad Company and Toledo, Canada Southern and Detroit Railway Company, tracks, 1 mile, from Delray to Short Cut Canal, Mich., and industrial spurs; term 99 years from July 14, 1898; stipulated annual rental one-half of 5 per cent of appraised value of industrial spurs, plus one-half of maintenance thereof.
 * Solely owned, but not used, leased to—
 * The Springfield Terminal Railway & Power Company; rights of way between Springfield and Maitland, Ohio, for indefinite period from May 11, 1903, subject to one year's notice; stipulated rental $600 per annum; lessee pays expense of construction and maintenance of waterways, crossing approaches, fences, etc., and any additional taxes incident to its occupancy of property.
 * Solely used, but not owned, leased from—
 * Toledo-Detroit Railroad, entire property; the carrier pays interest on first mortgage bonds of lessor.
 * Wabash Railway Company, rights of way between Lima Junction to South Adrian, Mich., for indefinite period from Apr. 2, 1900; stipulated annual rental $2,000 plus 5 per cent interest until $10,000, including interest, is paid.
 * Jointly used but not owned, owned by—
 * The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company, tracks, 23.3 miles, from Jackson to Bloom Junction, Ohio; agreement dated Oct. 2, 1905; stipulated rental $12,500 per annum plus a proportion of maintenance, operation, and taxes on a car basis.
 * The New York Central Railroad Company, tracks, 15.70 miles, from Dundee to Tecumseh, Mich., for indefinite period from Oct. 10, 1908, subject to 60 days' notice; stipulated rental $10,000 per annum plus a proportion of maintenance, operation, and taxes on a car basis.
 * River Rouge Railway Company, connecting track at Detroit, Mich., for indefinite period from July 2, 1914, subject to 30 days' notice; stipulated annual rental 25 cents per car.
 * Wabash Railway Company, tracks between West End Avenue and Kerchwal Street, Detroit, Mich., for indefinite period from Apr. 2, 1900; stipulated rental $1,000 per annum.

There are other facilities of minor importance, such as stations, interlockers, yard tracks and sidings, in which the carrier grants or receives joint use, that are not listed in this chapter.

Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railway Company
Introductory

The records reviewed do not indicate whether this company was controlled by any individual or corporation on April 17, 1913, the date of first foreclosure sale. On the other hand, this company controlled, through ownership of a majority of the capital stock, The Ann Arbor Railroad Company.

The property of the company was operated by its own organization from the date of its formation, May 2, 1905, until the receivership, February 1, 1908. From that date the property was operated by receivers until it was surrendered to the carrier on March 1, 1914. The railroad operated by the receivers on the date of sale of the Middle Division was a single-track, standard-gauge, steam railroad, located in the States of Michigan and Ohio, aggregating 396.67 miles, all of which was owned by the company. It consisted of three different pieces of disconnected (except by trackage rights) main line, extending from Delray to Dundee, Mich., Tecumseh, Mich., to Jackson, Ohio, and Bloom Junction to Iron ton, Ohio, respectively, with branches projecting from Jeffersonville to Kingman and Sedalia, Ohio, from Jackson to Cornelia, Ohio, and from Lisman Junction to Dean and Center, Ohio. It used under trackage rights 45.03 miles of the road of other carriers, part of which connected its main lines and afforded it a continuous line from Detroit, Mich., to Ironton, Ohio. The entire 396.67 miles of road owned on date of sale had been acquired from the Detroit Southern Railroad Company through foreclosure and reorganization, under deed dated May 1, 1905.

Detroit Southern Railroad Company
Introductory

The records reviewed do not indicate whether this company was controlled by any individual or corporation on May 1, 1905, the date of sale, nor, on the other hand, whether it then controlled any common-carrier corporation. The property of the company was operated by its own organization from the date of its formation, May 25, 1901, until the receivership, July 16, 1904. From that date until the date of sale it was operated by a receiver.

The railroad operated by the receiver was a single-track, standard-gauge, steam railroad, located in the States of Michigan and Ohio and aggregating 439.34 miles. The owned mileage amounted to 396.67 miles and consisted of three pieces of disconnected (except by trackage rights) main line, extending from Delray to Dundee, Mich., Tecumseh, Mich., to Jackson, Ohio, and from Bloom Junction to Ironton, Ohio, respectively, with branches projecting from Jeffersonville to Kingman and Sedalia, Ohio, from Jackson to Cornelia, Ohio, and from Lisman Junction to Dean and Center, Ohio. The company used under trackage rights 42.67 miles of road of other carriers, part of which connected its main lines and afforded it a continuous line from Detroit, Mich., to Ironton, Ohio.

Development of Fixed Physical Property

Of the 396.67 miles of road owned on date of sale, the Detroit Southern had acquired 378.07 miles by purchase from various companies and 18.6 miles by completion of construction begun by The Iron Railway Company. A statement of the mileage acquired by purchase follows.

It is not known whether the construction work of the company was performed by company forces or by contract. Further details with respect to the construction of this property are given in the chapter on development of fixed physical property in the report on the carrier.

The Iron Railway Company
Introductory

The property of this company was sold to the Detroit Southern Railroad Company under a contract dated June 2, 1902, and was conveyed to that company by deed dated September 25, 1902, but the accounts of the company for the results of corporate operations continued to June 30, 1903, and other accounts were not closed until that date. The accounting data in this report, therefore, cover the period to June 30, 1903. The records reviewed do not indicate whether the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on June 2, 1902, the date of sale, nor, on the other hand, whether it then controlled any common-carrier corporation.

The property of the company was operated by its own organization from the date of its formation, July 23, 1884, until the date of sale, June 2, 1902. From that date until June 30, 1903, the property was operated as a proprietary line of the Detroit Southern. The railroad operated on date of sale amounted to 17.87 miles, all owned. It consisted of a single-track, standard-gauge, steam railroad, wholly in the State of Ohio, extending from Ironton to Center Station and Dean, Ohio, together with several spurs.

Development of Fixed Physical Property

Of the 17.87 miles of road owned by the company on the date of sale, it had acquired 18.33 miles, less 1.50 miles which it later abandoned, from John C. Combs, trustee, who had acquired it at a foreclosure sale on June 28, 1884, from the Iron Rail Road Company, and 1.04 miles by construction, the date of which is not known. In addition to the 17.87 miles of road owned on date of sale, it had partly constructed 18.6 miles of road between Lisman and Bloom Junction, Ohio, in 1903. It is not known whether the construction work was performed by company forces or by contract.

Iron Rail Road Company, Predecessor of The Iron Railway Company
No accounting records of this company were obtained. Therefore, no information can be given from its accounts regarding financial dealings, corporate operations, or investments. The records reviewed do not indicate whether the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on October 21, 1881, the date of merger and consolidation, nor, on the other hand, whether it then controlled any common-carrier corporation.

The property of the company was operated by its own organization from the date the first section was completed until October 21, 1881. On the latter date the property of the company was consolidated and merged into The Toledo, Delphos and Burlington Railroad Company and was operated as a part of the railroad of that company until June 28, 1884, when the entire property of the latter company was sold at foreclosure and the portion thereof previously owned by the company was conveyed to The Iron Railway Company.

The company owned on the date of merger and consolidation 18.33 miles of railroad, the main line extending from Ironton to Center Station, Ohio, with three short branch lines. This property was all acquired by construction. It is not known whether the construction work was performed by company forces or by contract. Further details with respect to the construction of this property are given in the chapter on development of fixed physical property in the report on the carrier.

The Detroit and Lima Northern Railway Company, Originally Named Detroit and Cincinnati Railway Company
The accounting records of this company are of such a fragmentary nature that nothing of value could be obtained from them regarding its financial dealings, corporate operations, or investments. The records reviewed do not indicate whether the company was controlled by an individual or corporation on May 23, 1901, the date of sale, nor, on the other hand, whether it then controlled any common-carrier corporation.

The property of the company was operated by its own organization from the date it was put in operation until the receivership, September 6, 1898. From that date until the date of sale it was operated by receivers. The railroad operated by the receivers on date of sale amounted to 137.58 miles of single track, steam railroad, all of which was owned.

It consisted of two pieces of disconnected main track, one of which extended from West End Avenue, Detroit, Mich., to Dundee, Mich.; the other extended from Tecumseh, Mich., to Lima, Ohio. Of the 137.58 miles of road owned on date of sale, 99.04 miles was acquired by purchase from various companies stated below and 38.54 miles by construction. A statement of the mileage acquired by purchase follows. In addition to the 38.54 miles of road constructed by the company, as stated above, it also constructed 17 miles of road which it subsequently sold. It is not known whether the construction work of the company was performed by company forces or by contract. Further details with respect to the construction of this property are given in the chapter on development of fixed physical property in the report on the carrier.

The Lima Northern Railway Company, Predecessor of The Detroit and Lima Northern Railway Company
The accounting records of this company were of such a fragmentary nature that nothing of value could be obtained from them regarding its financial dealings, corporate operations, or investments. The records reviewed do not indicate whether the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on May 19, 1897, the date of sale, nor, on the other hand, whether it then controlled any common-carrier corporation.

The property of the company was operated by its own organization from the date it was completed to the date of sale. The company owned on the date of sale 77.60 miles of railroad extending from Lima, Ohio, to Lima Junction, Mich. This property was all acquired by construction in 1895–1896. About 2 miles of the road at Napoleon, Ohio, was constructed on right of way and roadbed, including masonry for bridge over the Maumee River, that were leased in perpetuity from the Tiffin and North Western Railroad Company. It is not known whether the construction work was performed by company forces or by contract.

The Dayton Northern Railway Company, Predecessor of The Detroit and Lima Northern Railway Company
No accounting records of this company were obtained. Therefore, no information can be given from its accounts regarding financial dealings, corporate operations, or investments. The records reviewed do not indicate whether the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on January 8, 1898, the date of sale, nor, on the other hand, whether it then controlled any common-carrier corporation. The company owned on the date of sale certain tracts of land, bridges, and structures, and 0.72 mile of tracks in Lima, Ohio, all known as "the Dayton Northern terminal property." This property was all acquired by construction. It is not known whether the property of this company was opened for operation prior to date of sale. The tracks referred to were not used by the successor company for common-carrier purposes.

The Columbus Northwestern Railway Company, Predecessor of The Detroit and Lima Northern Railway Company
No accounting records of this company were obtained. Therefore, no information can be given from its accounts regarding its financial dealings, corporate operations, or investments. The records reviewed do not indicate whether the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on October 4, 1898, the date of sale, nor, on the other hand, whether it then controlled any other common-carrier corporation. The company owned on the date of sale 40.70 miles of railroad extending from Slater to Peoria, Ohio. This property was acquired by construction in 1897–1898. The company had also partly constructed a railroad between Slater and St. Marys, Ohio. It is not known whether the construction work was performed by company forces or by contract. The records reviewed do not indicate that this railroad had been opened for operation.

The Ohio Southern Railroad Company, originally named The Springfield Southern Railroad Company
No accounting records of this company were obtained. Therefore, no information can be given from its accounts regarding financial dealings, corporate operations, or investments. However, certain data indicated below were obtained from the articles of incorporation. The records reviewed do not indicate whether the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on October 15, 1898, the date of sale, nor, on the other hand, whether it then controlled any common-carrier corporation. The property of the company was operated by its own organization from the date of its formation, November 3, 1879, until the receivership, May 9, 1895. From that date the property was operated by receivers and by a purchasing committee until it was conveyed to its successor, June 1, 1901.

The company owned on the date of sale 226.14 miles of railroad, the main line extending from Lima to Jackson, Ohio, with branches projecting from Jackson to Cornelia, Ohio, and from Jeffersonville to Sedalia and Kingman, Ohio. Of this it acquired 113.25 miles from The Springfield, Jackson and Pomeroy Railroad Company and 112.89 miles by construction. About 27 miles of the road between Sedalia and McKays, Ohio, was constructed on a right of way and graded roadbed acquired from The Cincinnati, Columbus and Hocking Valley Railroad Company. The company also acquired a right of way and graded and partly constructed a railroad from Kingman, Ohio, toward Harveysburg, Ohio, which was subsequently abandoned. It is not known whether the construction work was performed by company forces or by contract. Further details with respect to the construction of this property are given in the chapter on development of fixed physical property in the report on the carrier.

The Springfield, Jackson and Pomeroy Railroad Company, Predecessor of The Springfield Southern Railroad Company
No accounting records of this company were obtained. Therefore, no information can be given from its accounts regarding financial dealings, corporate operations, or investments. The records reviewed do not indicate whether the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on October 13, 1879, the date of sale, nor, on the other hand, whether it then controlled any common-carrier corporation. The property was operated by its own organization from the date it was completed to date of sale. The company owned on the date of sale 113.25 miles of railroad extending from Springfield to Coalton, Ohio. This property was all acquired by construction in 1875-1878. It is not known whether the construction work was performed by company forces or by contract.

The Cincinnati, Columbus and Hocking Valley Railway Company, Predecessor of The Ohio Southern Railroad Company
No accounting records of this company were obtained. Therefore, no information can be given from its accounts regarding financial dealings, corporate operations, or investments. However, certain data indicated below were obtained from the articles of incorporation. The records reviewed do not indicate whether the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on May 22, 1886, the date of sale, nor, on the other hand, whether it then controlled any common-carrier corporation. The property was operated by the company's own organization from the date the original 28 miles of road was acquired, December 31, 1881, to November 26, 1883. From that date to an unknown later date the property was operated under agreement by The Ohio Southern Railroad Company. The company owned no railroad on date of sale. It had acquired on December 31, 1881, from The Columbus, Washington & Cincinnati Railroad Company, about 28 miles of narrow-gauge railroad extending from Jeffersonville to Claysville Junction, Ohio. During the period the property was operated by the Ohio Southern Railroad the gauge was made standard. In 1886 the rails were removed.

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The Columbus, Washington & Cincinnati Railroad, originally named The Waynesville, Port William & Jeffersonville Railroad Company, Predecessor of The Cincinnati, Columbus and Hocking Valley Railway Company====== No accounting records of this company were obtained. Therefore, no information can be given from its accounts regarding financial dealings, corporate operations, or investments. Certain data indicated below were obtained from the articles of incorporation. The records reviewed do not indicate whether the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on August 5, 1879, the date it was conveyed to a purchasing committee, nor, on the other hand, whether it then controlled any common-carrier corporation. The property was operated by its own organization from the date it was put in operation to the receivership, May 2, 1879. From that date to August 5, 1879, the property was operated by a receiver.

The railroad owned on August 5, 1879, consisted of 28 miles of narrow-gauge, steam railroad, extending from Jeffersonville to Claysville Junction, Ohio. In addition to the owned mileage the receiver operated 11 miles of narrow-gauge road owned by the Dayton & South-Eastern Railroad Company, extending from Allentown to Washington Court House, Ohio. The entire road owned had been acquired by construction. It is not known whether the construction work was performed by company forces or by contract. Further details with respect to the construction of this property are given in the chapter on development of fixed physical property in the report on the carrier.