The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-06-09
?. R. R. IN new JERSEY.
The Work Of the United
Railroads Division DUR
ing the Past Year.

PHILADELPHIA, June Q, 1890 The re-
port of General Manager Pugh, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, for the last fiscal
year. synopsis of which was published
in The SUNDAY MORNING NEWS, contains
some interesting statistics concerning
the United Railroads of New Jer-
sey division The report shows
the net earnings for 1889 to be
81, ,226, 1859, an increase as compared
with 1888 of 1857 7,316. The cost of operat-
ing this division, including branches ana
Delaware and Raritan Canal, was Y5.Sl
per cent. of the gross receipts from trans
portation, against 76.44 per cent. in 1888.
The cost, excluding The Delaware and
Raritan Canal was 1857 Fer cent. COM
pared with 1926 per cent in 1888 The
percentage of increase in passenger traffic
was 7.94 per cent, and in passenger mile
age was 6. 80 per cent. The through freight
traffic Eastward increased 37.65 per cent.
and the Westward increased 2 5 per
cent; the East bound local freight de-
creased 651 per cent, while the West
bound increased 7.33 per cent. The total
percentage of increase In freight traffic
in 1889 was 5.31 per cent. in the total OF
tons moved, 9.54 per cent. in tonnage
mileage. Each ton of freight was moved
an average distance of 81. 80 miles in 1889,
as against 81. 80 miles in 1888 In addition
to the above tonnage there were 692. .53l
tons of fuel and other materials for the
company's use moved during the year.
Compared with 1888, the average earn
ings per passenger per mile show de-
crease of 0. Ia mills; the average cost an
increase Of 0.02 mills, and the average
profit decrease of 0.01 mills. The aver
age earnings from each ton of freight per
mile show decrease of 042 mills; the
average cost decrease of 0.4l mills, and
the average profit a decrease of Dol mills.
Loaded cars moving eastward from Man
tua increased SIS per cent, loaded cars
arriving at Mantua increased IL
per cent. The average.carload East bound
increased 0.60 tons, or 40 per cent, and
the average carload WeSt-bound increased
047 tons or 4 per cent. The anthracite
coal shipments over the Belvidere diviS-
ion amounted to 1,746, $50 gross tons, an
increase, as compared with similar ton
mage in 1888, of u.s. 567 tons. The ship
ment of bituminous coal last year TO
South Amboy were 1,424, $50 tons. or
460,271 tons less than were shipped during
1885; this decrease is attributed to the
new coal pier at Horsemus Cove, to which
point us, ,696 tons were shipped, which
would otherwise have been forwarded to
South Amboy.
miles of third track, and 63.97 miles of
fourth track in use on the New York Dl-
vision between Philadelphia and Jersey
City, an increase of 6.66 miles OF third
track and 13. 33 miles of fourth track dur
ing the year, The total additional length
of tracks on the United Railroads of New
Jersey Division was 45 miles and 49S feet.
The Delaware and Raritan Canal was
opened on March IL. and navigation was
suspended for the winter on December 20,
1889. The gross earnings for the year, in
Guiding tolls, towing aud rents amounted
to $51S, ,90T, and the expenses for main
tenance and erec.a-.- lens were s4lS. 940.
making net earnings OF S99, 1857,
an increase of "a. 500 as compared
with 1888. The statement shows
a decrease In gross earnings OF S6.841, or
!. 80 per cent. decrease in expenses of
81, ,740, or q 73 per cent, and an increase
in net earnings of 81, 500. or 5. 15 per cent.
The total expenses of the canal for 1889,
compared with 1888, show q decrease of
ST., ,922, or 8.92 per cent. in steam tow
ing account; a decrease of 3,592, or q n
per cent, in canal operation; and an
increase of S9775, or 9.77 per cent,
in maintenance of canal. The actual cost
of operating the canal in 1889 was S0.73
per cent. of the gross earnings, as COM
pared with S1.92 per cent in 1888. The
total freight tonnage moved during the
year was l,276, ,269 tons, a decrease of no.
712 tons, or 7.9S par cent, compared with
the tonnage moved during 1885. The tom
mage mileage decreased 5,096, 4S1 tons, or
9.3S per cent, to 49, 259,959 tons one mile