The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-16

The total number of miles of rail-
road in the United States at thc-.,ose
of 1891, was l25,379, OF which 3,977 miles
were constructed during the year--the
rate OF interest being 3 II per cent.
The number of miles making returns
of their share capital and funded and
floating debts eJualled l25, ,l52 against
l20, ,552 for 1883, the increase being 4,59S,
the rHto OF interest being 8 per cent.
Tho ahare capital of the mileage In
operation IN 1884 equalled 50 762 GIG, $3.50,
against $S70S, eco 5S3 In 1883, tho in
crease equalling s5l,556,103, th- rats of
increase being about Ia per cent.
Tho funded debt of all the lines at
the close of tho year aggregated So co.,
l16,572. q sum lBS. 235 S5Sin excsSsof
tho total of 1883 (S3,500, So ,9l4), an in
crease of nearly 5per cent.
The other forms of indohlo> ness of /,
the several companies at the / Jse of
the year equalled $2ii 666 590, sgginst
$2GS, 025,2Sb for 1888, the decrease be-
ing $2i,25S,6s9 The total share oapi-
tai and indebtedness of all kinds Ofthe
roads making returns equsled at the
close Of tho year, T,676, ,399,0A net
increase In the year nj Sl9S 533.272 over
the total of 1881 (S7,47T, ,sG5 1927 the rate
OF increase for the year being about
q per cent.
The cost per mile of all the roads
making return as measured by the
amount of the stocks aud indebtedness
equalled verv nearly sGl,l0O, against
s6l, 500 for 1883.
The gross earnings or receipts of all
the lines from which returns we're re-
ceived for the year equalied $7706sI,-
9OS, OF which S206 100 70l we're received
from transpcrtion Of passengers; S502,-
$50 9l0 from transportation Of freight;
T,iBl,0 900 by lines the returns of wnicn
were so incomplete as to preclude
their use In the tables giving the gem
eral results-the sources of income.
amount OF tonnage moved, ETC., etc.,
and S53,7i9,9G .r' the transportain OF
mails and exp Is matter, from in
Yostmeuts, aD rom the sales OF lands
applicable TO 40 payment OF interest
or dividend
The earn IS per mile from which
full returns were received in 1854
equalled S6,665, against N,40l Tor 1883,
the decrease tqualling sos per mile.
Tho net earnings OF all the lines for
1881 cqualled S26S, JOG 25S, against $685.
367, 2S5 for 1888, tho falling of equall-
Ahh f-Vf~hANN-Nf wv AANV VI ANNAOu1V
being about per cent.
Tho amount of interest paid in lSsf
equaled Sl76,69i,302 against SE H@S1vr-
O6i In 1883, tho increase being 50,
the rate OF increase equallipN
than . per cont.
The amount paid in dividony
1884 tqualled $03,2i4S35, against Srosje
052, 5lS in 1883, the falling OF equRlling
SS,s071l3, the rate OF decrease being
about SIS per cent.
The number of persons Transported
In 1884 by all the lines was 33i, ,Sl4, 500,
against 3l2,6SG GIL for 1883, tho increase
tor the year being % l27 ,SSS, the rate OF
Increase equalling rs per cent.
The number of passengers carried
one MILE in 1884 equalled SITS, ISL ,O6l,
agHi/t S,Nl,3096 67f for 1883, the in.
crefse equa ling 237,91l 3S7 persons car.
rieu one mile, tho rate of increase
iequalling very nearly per cent.
Tho distance travelled by each pas.
songer In 1854 equalled 20 p miles In
1883, 1882 miles.
The amount received per psssenea,
per mile equalled 9 356 cents In 1884
against 2.i22 cents H. 1883. Had the pass
enger rates for 1883 boen maintained
for 1881, the earnings from this source
would have equalled $2l2, Gil, 1888, a sun
S5,S26,53 greater than that received,
The number of tons of freight trans
ported on our railroads In 1883
: equelled 30O,07l,7i9, against 400, l5S, ,4S.
, tons IN 1853, the falling of tqualiinI
l0,37S,690 tons. the rate of uecreas,
being about 2jS per cent. The value o
= the tonnage moved Ia 1884, estimatin,
! us value at SIS the ton, equalling 50,
r 75l ,S6s,725.
The number of tons transnortedoa
, mile In 1851 equalled a. T25, 81 ,677
, against 4lO6i, 1923 ass tons moved ON,
: mile in 1883, the increase OF servic,
Q performed Tor the year tqualling 06O,
) 2Si ,232 tons moved one nniie, the rat,
Of Increase being about / per cent.
? The rates per ton per mile for 1881 O
2 freight transported equalled LIZA cents
a against l.236 cents for 1889, the fallin,
\ oa tqualling lie mills per ton pei
mile. Had the rates for 1853 beer
: maintained for 1881, the earnings from
1 freight would have ba-n $685., ,6gi, ,042 II
place OF 2,S69 ,0Ol, the amouut actu
: ally received. Had tue rate IT leS,
4 Tor the transportation or passe gers
and freights beon maintaiheu OF 1881
I the gross earnings tor ell the roads
0 would have been SS27 ,525,37i, exceed
o ingly by Sb0Si0,i63 the amount aotu
y ally received, anu greater by n. 1o2.,
Az than the earnings for 1855 IL viii
thus DO seen that the deciine In tne
earnings for the past yoar was due
wholly to the reduction In rates
|, charged.--IPoor's Manual.