The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-18
The RAILROADS IN 1888.
Figures from the Reports That Sho1
Great Changes.

Flgures from the Reports That Show
Great Changes.
The introduction to "Poor's Manual of
Railroads for 1889, is just issued. It gives
advance figures Of what the manual itself
WIIcontaia lnfulI, including the mileage of
'ne roads in the United States and the
changes winch have occurred during the
!aSt years IN mileage, indebtedness. liabiIi-
IieS, net and gross earnings, and n variatv
oI information. The preliminary fipuras
anu sSatiSJlcs presented VIII be read with
grea- interest. ava" "A'h
A., me ne total number Of miles of railroad in
Ike $50 go ~ states at the Close of 1888 was
strut, a. "nIcI r0%S miles We're CON
gu ucIed curing the year-the rate Of in
G GleaSe belng ~ per cent. The mileage of
4iaes making returns of their share canitaI
~ ot 1eAueu ana floating debts eonalad
80 against I4f ,999 for 1887 the increase
Der cent ''0 DoluS 4. II
In n0 sIoSS earnings or receipts of all the
uLio Including elevated railroads. from
co., te s6I were received for the vear
49, f9oV S3o, 20, Of which 1851 356 167
saT.,- 80 s, 81. rom transportation of na7-
of fraiC,i4 w., ~, % from Transportation
porfati',,'' "a" go" oJ5,3oO from the trans
IA ,,,r1 A@' HAN& SADGeSS nlQtfar
paonts OF leased lines, and othar r, ,naoTII'
s lVouS sources Of revenue. In tba Iat+a,.
VaIed railroads. 0''i lungs OF eIe-
wear g. oss earnings Of all the lines fo,, tho
u IN. UIn'liis Dec. ii, 1887. euualed 500 1sH
s35 IN So increase Tor the wear 1888 eo,,sI,,,.
i in 16S7 ~, II IA per cent. The earnings
emsIad - oo,d transportation Of Dassenoa1s
66B. 233. f fro,,, 'tSo'o; from freight, 5000
Il exnress ' rom rom transportation OF mails Il
'og, o5J,3oO for 1855. '''A'oo'' against
Il tn.r Nc earning per mile from which fall $40
S we're received 1858 ennaIad a. ,dit w, re-
81 Ilg Eosl Ter mia - ''ie decrease equal
equ9ad e earnings of all the lines for 1893
4 for ny ~ foo12 o9I, ooI against 1894 $50 1I9
q 06S. the 800 -o ts@ll!-S Off equalinr S33 S5s
cent 80 ''e ol decrease being about 10 mar,
eo1a a9 81 amount s5og of interest paid in 1899
ii I'M + az, IA 233 against S203' ION as
rate q incr increase being So, 1888, 936 the
Yer cent 4uallhg more than 1.63
eo1 1as amount paid in divide,ds :. 1000
tla'7a SS9 243041, AGAINST SOUS soi 70 "a 1855
n the us ne Ialhng off equalinG n 30 80, AZ
cert. 0o oelAS about 1874 per
lSsS 5, lumber Of persons tranero.+os
4s 5 at5 IRE lines was 45I, 65P a o9G ~
year eaS % pr ,5 5S91 the increase for the
Ting n, "a Der cent u increase
njIs = number lumber Of passengars oou.,-,
lQ575 l e p equaled ll,I906 J3 61a iou one
ag Gu a6f 6oo ior 1887, the Increase oC,,ai
rats If Yo9o' persons carried one nil Ia "a
cent AMI case equalng very nearly g t Une
a sqalIo1 tr.a e. & ay each passenger
4llss. $40 miles; in 1887, 246S
me os a1Gqns 5F|oseeived per passenger Der
'5 cents in i iS5o cents &es in 18s8, against
g from Oe ti. maintained for Isss tB er rates
5 3 1s fnls source would have 'n eo' earn
that received receive sum s449l 2lo greateF q tbsn
i isssu ao. Of tons Of freight +r.n... ,
S323, Ns IN 1887, the increase ai1os 32@,
'''' Tons the rate Of inc mere eauha diig