The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-23
HIS ANNUAL REPORT.
Figures Prepared by the Statistician Of
the Interstate Commission.

The statistician of the interstate
commerce commission has completed
his second annual report to the COM
mission. The report covers the trans
actions OF 600 roads, and shows the
operations of 153, 1886 miles OF road.
The gross earnings for the year, ex-
elusive of rental Of tracks, yards and
terminals, we're S964tSl6 129, or
$6, 900 per mile Of line, and the oper-
ating expenses, exclusive OF rentals OF
tracks, yards and terminals, $6i4,-
7O6, ,7Ol, or 1908 per mile OF line.
This leaves net income from opera
tions of 1920, l09, ,42S, or $2,OS7 per
mile of line. After deductions are
made for fixed charges, the final net
income for all the roads in the United
States was $1Ol 1888, 1860 1861 per
mile of line.
The total amount of stocks liz shown
to be S4,251, 100, ,719, Of which $S47,
TAO, 800 are owned by railway corpor-
ations. The total amount OF bonds
is 81, ,267, ,527, $50, of which S304 1852,
5O2 are owned by railway corpora
tions. From this it appears that the
total stocks and bonds representing
railway property in the hands OF the
public il 81 ,725,677. The re-
port further shows that the passenger
earnings have increased from 30.46
per cent in 1880, while freight earn
ings have decreased from 67.35 per
cent in 1889 to 66.S2 per cent in
1889.
SOME ADDITIONAL FIGURES.
The report further shows that the
railway property of the United States
is controlled by 1850 organizations.
The number of men employed is 704,-
TAB, showing that 459 men are en-
ployed for every 100 miles OF line.
This shows greater efficiency than is
attained on foreign roads. Forexam-
pie, in England there are 346, 1876 men
employed, which gives LAS men for
every 100 miles of line. The efficiency
OF the men employed on American
railways is shown by the fact that
each engineer has carried what rs
equivalent to 2,274, ,455 tons OF freight
one mile, and 49,, 1892 passengers one
mile. The total number oi passengers
carried by rail in the United States was
472,l7l ,343. The total number of
| tons Of freight carried was $50 $780,
| 5S3 the average haul from each ton OF
freight was127.S6 miles, showing a ton
milage Of SO, ,727 ,229,146. The table
showing the equipment OF railways Is
especially interesting. Itshows 29, ,036
locomotives, of which 5,OT9 are passen-
ger, and Is, Il 40 are ii eight locomotives;
7,7O6 passenger locomotives and g.
| TAB freight locomotives are fitted with
| automatic tram brake, There are
98l,1 ,1l9 cars used, of which 25,665
are in the passenger SCI vice and Sol.
OBI in the freight service; %, $40 pas
senger cars and 90, 513 freight cars are
/ fitted with automatic train brake.
The statistics of accidents shows
that during the year covered by the
report 310 passengers have been killed
and 2,1IB passengers injured. THIS
shows that one passenger has been
killed in every 1923, ,i53 passengers
| carried, ana one IitsseilSet iHlute't III
every 22o,O24 passengers carried
The rate of mortality ia England foI
the year 1888 il one passenger killed
for every 6,942,636 carried, and one
passenger injured for every 527 5I7
carried. This discrepancy may per-
haps be explained by the fact that
the number OF miles Travelled
per ticket in> this country Il
much greater than in Engl9nd
and also by the fact that English rail.
ways are much better manned than N
this country. OF employees in the I'm
tied States, 1912 have been killed
and 2O,02s injured during the year
These figures show that one death oe
ours for every 357 employees, and on'
injury for every 35 employees. Or II
similay statement be made Tor tram
men, that is to say for engineers, fire
men, conductors and other trainmen
one death occurs for 1, III employees
and one injury for every IL men EN-
ployed.