Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-31
COMPARING FIGURES.
Railroad, Canal, Telegraph and Tele-
phone Reports to the State.
CAPITAL, EXPENSES AND RECEIPTS
Interesting Statistics by the Secretary Of
Internal Affairs.
PROFITS OF sOME BIG BUSINESSES


SPECIAL TELEGRAM 10 THE DIePATcH.l
HARRISBURG, December 3O.-In the an
nual report on railroads, canals, telegraphs
and telephone of the Secretary of Internal
affairs, just made public, the following
statistics are given:
The number of steam railway companies
making report to this department in 1887 was
254 in lSsS. 26L The total amount of the capi-
tai stock paid in, as represented by the reports
of 1883 is SIG O66 SIS 60 an increase of S26S75-
SOS OS over the amount reported for 1887. The
total amount of funded and unfunded debt for
1855 is reported at $685. 29s SS an increase of
S565SSs27 g. The total cost of the roads, in-
GLIDING the equipment, is shown to be Sl06S,-
OS5596 a., which indicates that the operations
of che roads during the past year nave ADDED
TO the cost thereof S54- 5S4. .656 IL
The total mileage of the roads for 1887 was
reported at 9,7l4S4; IN 1888 at 0,806n. The
total number of passengers carried in 1883 was
99 $40 $50, increase of ,397 745 over the pre-
ceding year. The freight traffic for 1855 shows
tonnage of 2S5l45.sOS an increase of Is s205,7 7SS
over the preceding year. -.
The total expenses for 1855 were SAL $50 go .,
an increase Of s.. .9S00S3 IS over the expenses of
the p s EsaE e. ne tGjs SS reSeS d 20 S IA
showing an increase of receipts in 1888 OF
SlO3I7 69S s.. In 1885 ,245 persons were killed
increase of l54 over 1857, and 1914 injured, an
increase of 6lT.
SOmE OOMfAhAIlNE E1GOAEos
The following table exhibits a comparative
statement for the years 1887 and lSSs of street
passenger railways, on the question of capital
stock, Indebtedness, cost Of roads and equip
ment mileage, number of passengers carried,
expenses, receipts, ETC. 1t will be observed
that the report for 1888 indicates apparent
reduction in the cost of the roads and equip
ments which. of course, is erroneous. The
error arises from the fact that number Of
companies failed to state in their reports the
cost of road and equipment
1851. i6Ss-
Number OF companies
Capital tp stock paid in sl7 s $50 q Ss5zS Is
debt ,....,...'....t: ' - F,677,IsIS sOIR $50 IS
$l2 36, O6S 63 Sll, SIS, O99 %
road -. -. 5l7.S 5SS.S8
Number Of passengers
Expenses -----,.....--. s. 646 6l6 OF S6 I6S 73s 81
ASsissns-klRsa AssidsnS-ihIHfed 5.:: -: q q s s
CANAL COMPANY REPORTS.
The same number Of canal companies make
report in lSSS that reported in 1887, to wit nine
companies and they show q capital stock of
So, 1853 2OS, an increase of SlS7, 500 over 1887.
There is also an increase in the funds and un-
funded debt to the amount of S464, ,25S Y over
1857. The total amount of the cost and equip
ment of the canals is placed at $50. 25S, ,S94 SO;
the total mileage at 71& There is marked de-
crease in the amount Of freight carried, as the
report for 1887 fixed the number of tons at
e,0S7,9 while the reports of 1883 show but
5.574.726. The expenses for 1857 were Sl036-
81 Al; for 1883 1928 7S4 81 There appears to be,
however, marked increase in receipts as the
total amount given in 1887 was S2675, ,349 09,
while in 1888 it is reported at So 235 466 SO, an
increase of S560, ,1I7 So
The following table exhibits q comparative
statement of the telegraph and telephone COM
panies for the years 1887 and 1885 as to their
capital stock, Indebtedness mileage, cost of
lines and equipments, expenses and receipts:
1857. 1885,
Number X -)raDaniesre-
portinT -...............- q "a
CaPsd stock paid in. Se3 649 $50 O6 S92 81 652 Oe
Funded and foating
debt ;......,.,..s z4ll, 242 46 sI2 500, 47s 18
in Rennsylvauia....... 10 s9S2 Il4IIs1
Cost Of line and equip
ments...... .,...........s 2O5S 22 Y SzS2,O7 p
Expenses ................-S 81 81 IS 4s6 O6s Is i
hecelDt 653 Ta5 & -gO go