Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-03
OUR RAILWAYS.
Comprehensive Statistics Issued From
Tho once Of the interstate Com
merCe Commission.
CAPITAL AND NUMBER OF MEN
EXPLORED.
Equipment a'd EarnIngs.-Map Show
Ing tn Division Of statistics
In Territorial Groups.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Tbefe will
be Issued this week from the statisti-
clans office OF the interstate commerce
commission the third annual report OF
the "Slntistics OF Railways In the
United States" This report gives
comprehensive statistics covering the
operations OF railways for the year
ending June 90, 1890, and a statement
Of earnings IRON passenger and freight
services together with operating er-
rensea aua fixed charges for the nine
months ending March 81, 1901. a
marked feature Of this report, which
adds greatly 10 the value OF i1
statistics, Is the division Of all statistics
into ten Territorial groups, as shown
by the accompanying map, by which
the differences In the conditions Of
operating In various parts Of tho
country are clearly brought to notice.
Formerly all statistics have been
uias.cd Tor the entire country and the
averages deducted have been Tor all
tie roads In the United States. Com
PARSONS rendered possible 10y this re-
port show marked differences In the
different paTh Of the country.
MILEAGE.
Hallway mileage In the U nitod States
June 80, 1890, 1853, 607.Oj miles, the In
CREASE In railway mileage brought into
op,rption during the year was 6,0aO.6
miles. Michigan shows the largest in
crease in railway mileage during the
year, being i89.O3 milos, and Georgia
comes neat with an Increased mileage
Of 1904 miles, Group i've, made up
u tho states Of Kentucky, Tennessee,
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia anu
Florida. showcs ap increased mileage
Ol $40 - miles during the year. The
total length Of track Tor tho United
States, including all tracks, sldipgs, and
spur, Is 700 0dO.G7.
Number u Corporations--rhe mum
her of railway corporations on June
20, 1880, was | ,797. Of these eighty
seven gic claasci ~ private roads, with
n total mileage OF $40 milcs. Nine
hundred and twen,y-seyen Of these
corporations aru operated companies
ami 135 are subsidiary companies, that
IL TO say, the mileage which they own
IL leased 10 other companies. Com.
panies representing n mileage OIL ibiI.l
milca have Teen reOrgani7ed dur
ing the year,nnd thirty.four companies
representing a mileage Of | BOOST miles
have merged their corporate existenc-
into other corporations. Fifty com.
panles, representing mileage OF
10000 miles, have been conso,idat-
Ell with other companies. Thus
s,i0l .0l miles " line have during the
year disappeared ~ independent com.
psnies, Forty railway corporations
operate u, s72.Oa miles Of line, or 1852
per ceut.oi the total mileage. The aver
aye length OF linz for these forty roads
IL nearly 1000 miles. There are seven.
ty-fuur companies In the United states
whose gross income IL 1851 100000, out
Of total gross Income II all railways
IN the country OF 81 ,O5l SIT, $50; that Is
10 say, s.veuty.four railway companies
receive 50 per cent. Of the amount paid
by the people Of the United States for
railway service.
EQUIPMENT.
The total number Of lomotlyos In the
United States II .009s, Of which s3si
are passenger locomotives and 10, 40
are freight locomotives. This shows
ton freight locomotives and five pas.
svnger locomotives for each 100 miles
Of operated line. The number Of cars
used on the railways Of tho United
States Ia |, li0, l33, u which 26,6ll nro
I'm the passenger service. The num-
Der Of csrs per mile Of line Il 7ii. The
number OF tons ~ freight carried one
mile PER freight engine Ia I,72l ,J27,
and the number OF passengers carried
one mile per passenger engine Is
l,il8,ii2. Figures Of this sort measure
the economy OF Transportation by rail.
The larger portion OF equipment IL
found IN railroads In the Eastern and
Middle States. Thus In the New Eng
land States, group one, there are $50
locomotives per 100 miles OF line; In
the Middle States, group two, 400 loco
motives per 100 miles; while In the
States west OF tho Mississippi, group
ten, the number does not exceed
twelve locomotives per 100 miles OF
line. The number Of locomotives fitted
with train brake Ia 20,lG2, and the
number fitted with automatic cou pier,
055. Tho number u cars fitted with
train brake Is i2S, 2il, and the number
Of cnrs lifted with automatic couplcrs
j. 1884. When compared with tn.
total numler Of locomotives and cars
u appears that much remains 10 be-
done In the matter Of tIHbn brakes and
automatic couples.
Men employed; The total number
OF men employed I'm the railways Of
the United States Ia 7i0,30l, being
an Increase OF 1865 over tile num-
her employed Ia 1850. The aver.
ave number " men employed per
100 miles Of line on all roads Is
i'J. In the New England States, group
one, the average number per 100 miles
~ line is 40; In the Middle States,
group two, II Is 1867; In group four,
covering the States OF Virginia, North
Carolina and part OF West Virginia, A.
u $50, and In the various ssctoua Of
The Western States the number ranged
from 25l TO $50 per 100 miles Of llnr
These nGtlres indicate tho increased
density NJ traffic In the Eastern and
Middle States, groupn one aud two, re.
spectively.
VALUE oF RAILWAY PROPERTY.
Tho 1865, iO4.O6 miles Of line, which Is
made the basis Of statistics ia this re.
port, Ia represented by railway capital
10 the amount Of so, ass, iii,l79, which
" equivalent TO iB0,O8l per mile. AS
tumlpg that the remaining mileage
wan aau NiuIaV.a a. a.. aa,..a ...t. az.