New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-04
PATLWiYsTy 1891.

Poor's Manual of Railways for 1885 is in
press and will be ready for sale. Judging from
the advance sheets OF It's Introduction. the work prom
ises even to surpass the previous volumes in valuable
information. We quote
The total nu mber OF miles OF railroad the United
States at the close OF 1884 125,379. OF which 1917
miles constructed during the ysar-thc rate OF IN
Ing returns OF their capital uaded aud floating
debts eauallcd 49, 1872 against 10000 FOR 1883 the
increase being 459s rate OF being 3s
The share capital Of the mileage IN operation IN ss4
ia the increase cquang S54 $50 O3 the rate OF in
crea-e being abont Ia per cent.
rear aggreg 1869 ilj772 SUN SlG5.235.s5s in
excess OF The total OF 1883 S3Jo0.S790l AL increase
The other forms OF indebtedness OF the several com
panes 81 the close Of the year eqna'ed ~ ooo1go
25s The total share capital and Indebtedness, Of all
kinds OF an the roads m"Klng returns eqnau az me
year $lgS j33272 over the total or 1854 ts1,41I,
s65 the rate Of increase FOX tho year being ABOUT
The cost per mile of all roads making return
measufed by the amount OF their stocks and Indebted
cqualled very nearly SCl 100 against SGlsOO for
Inc gross earnings or receipts Of Ill the lines from
which returns were received for tho year cguailcd
$77OGs490s sae"iIst Ss23 l7202i In lss.l OF which
seugers 500, sG5JlO from transportation oil ireight
BY lines The returns ms or wseR VIZ so
general resnit.-the sources % nr9ae tnolnt o. ton
portaton OF mails and express from
sales OF anas applicable - the payment OF
TIE arngs pcr mile from which f returns were re-
ceiyed In 1884 equal.ed s6663 agans S7idl for 1881
The net earnings Of all this lines for 1881 equalicd
S26s l062jS, against 700 Tor lsst The isln.
on equang $25 2Gl ,027, the rate OF decrease being
The amount OF interest paid In 1884 egualed Si7G
Goa 400 against sI73 O6i IN 1898 the increase be-
Ing 23S, the rate OF Increase eqnans more than
The Inc amount paid in dividends in 1891 eaaaed $685.;
24l $685. acainst SlO2 O32o4s IN 1851 tDc railing on
r1fe OF
ne number Of persons transported 1884 by all the
lines was 33i sid 529 against 3l2.6sGGil for 1888,
the increase for The year being 22lZ|eoo, The rate oi
increase equalling IS yer cent r,od 1874
eqused e77s5sl 06l against s.54l ,309674 for 1888,
the increase .S sg gta Of Increase eaaag very nearly
per cent .,,., A ., ,.s..,oor IN ,ss,
eo ahf dis 20 "a m ia'' in 1883, 1882 miles
fhe received per passenger per mile egnaIed
the passenger Cor 1888 been maintained for 1894
the EARNINGS from this source wonid nave epuaued
S2l 2,6l7, 1885, sum Yos2t'oJZ greater 'hah 'ha' ~
ceived ..,-,.. ......,., ~, am. ..,,
roads IN $50 equaled 38OOA749 aga,nss
tons i'm 500 the falling oil equslling |S0oO tons
te nee moved i'm 1854 estimating its value
S25 the ton, equslled 1871, s6s,72o l., 500.
moved one mile in 1888. the ncresse Of service per
one mile the rate Of being about a per cent
The ton Per milo for 1854 Of fssaI taa s
sss the sq fass Of l sas"s m;
mile Had the rates 1888 been maintained Tor iss
the earnings freight would have been sos
I'm Mace OF s5O2 0Oi the amount actually received
ad the rates of $50 the transportation OF passcn
rsrs ana been maintained for 1884 tho gross
earnings OF ali roads would have been Ss27 o2Sa
Exceeding by 56,S4O,463 the amount actually re-
cciyed and greater by S752447 than the earnings for
1888 II will thus DO seen that the decline IN ING esn
ngs for tho past year due wholly to tho reduction
IN rates charged.
Tho statistics OF the work. of which tho foregoing IL
only brief summary, Invaluable, but It's logic ana
deductions from causeto effect arc open TO fair crcism
We quote further;
s,.~mopt showing by geog phcsl divisions the num-
~ iles OF railroad constructed In tho United Statcs
in four yearsi
NJ ENGLAND sfatea. ll922 0G76 i30 .11Iazz