New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-17
hnilMny Report for 1910.

iAbric ged from the Morning Chro1'clel
TIE report Of the Railway Commissioners ior
the year lSi9-s document which may DC ressrd ID
as sort Of national budget, only second ia inpo-.
tGDce 10 that Of the Chancellor VI the Ezche4 ler-
has juIi been pubhhed Il records the s:s.e and
progress OF q vast aggregate Of industrial under
tAkirgG which have already absorbed AbJ1: &2e9.
OCO,OOO sterling Of the nAtonsl cAPiiAl-Hh.cd
yield q gross annual revenue Of Lille less than
4l2.O0O which give employ II 70 about 10 1000
individuals IN various branches Of labor, skilled
snd uIskilled-and which constitutes the chief
means Of internal transit and ioc0motion to the
first commercial community in the world.
TIN frat topic Of which the Commissioners treat
is the incre tIe which has been made to our rail.
way communications during the past year. Ia the
course Of lSs9, the Board sanctioned the opening
Of EGG miles Of new rtilwGy-viz: go miles In
England, los miles in Scotland, and l3l il Ireland
-"mAkllg tie whole extent Uf ran way cOnmuai.
cation, At the er Of the year, 3 396 miles the pro-
portion for England being 0to miles, for Scotland
.46 miles, and Tor Ireland 4g4 M s or tue gea.
eral character Of the extensions made within the
past year, the report informs that they LARGELY
consist OF small branches and short ines" which
were required as " links 70 complete important
communications. We regret to add thar direc
tors have, in some instances been iar more solicit
ous about improved traffic returns than aba. the
safety Of the public. We are told that "ihe diff.
receipts and 70 tn0E 81 increased mileage Of rail.
way open for the parposes OF public uGfic has
eylretd itself by many lines having been reported
10 the Commissioners by different railway conpa.
nies a. ready for opening aud for The conveyance Of
public Isthc, which, upon inspection by the officers
Of thiE department have 10; been fcund in such a
state that they could report that their opening
would rot be attended with danger to the public
using the same. The inspecting officers appear
to have exercised their responsible funciioas dis.
creety and oonsclentiously, and with the beat re.
suits Lot only 10 The public, bat 10 the permanent
interests of the q mp Anies themselves.
We pas to those topics which are connected
with the present state OF railway property and La.
blities NotTiihstan6ing our 500 miles Of 6p.
isLed lines, IL appears that We are even yei-nos-
insly AZ e2st-Iot quite half through oar task;
for " tie end OF l,ig there were about $50 miles
Of railway which had been authorised BY Psr.ia
ment, and Etill remained to be completed" Aad
We are further informed that in addition to the 22O
millions sterling which had been expended upou
railways At the eDd Of lsi9, ,inolading about %
millions sunk IN lines 10; then opened parliament
AIRY powers were still IN force, aathorisng the rais
ing Cf further sun Of upward Of loo milhons
On the 3OEh Of June, 1879, oay 5)i miles were In
actual course Of construction, as compared wiki
s,95s in progress on The lst Of May. ls4s and &C
cordiDg 10 returns already presented % sriismeut
q all york has ceased on about $50 miles OF lines
which were returned a. being IN progress 10 ls4s,
ard which for the present may be considered AZ
abandoned or postponed unt1 more prosperous
tines Moreover, The Commissioner infer, from
the data before them TIA; no gres, length Of new
line has been commenced since last year, aad d 4,
probably only about 900 miles oct Of the GO
miles " hich still remained to be opened al the end
Of 1889 were in progress Of Construction At that
time The reduction In the number Of persons
employ cd in the construction Of lnes ass been very
Considerable, amounting 10 e. 3sl persons against
an increase Of only ESQ employs Oh upoa lines open