Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-12-05
A YEAR s RAllR0ADlHG.
The Figures Prepare hy the iuicr
national state Commission.
sryr>r.r> Observation-Disclosures,

Washington, DE, The ,tlu an
nual report fom the u'c- ta,o com
nhetco cummls,.n 30 "i'" IyHt'Nn- ~
railways IA tue United y at"s," winch
covers the uprrH'iuu ~ rrltrhds tur H."
lie. II shows that thINay mileage ~
the United States On Jlrc 81. l~.p. Nas
lG2,5S1 milrs the ,urr,asr IN mileage
brought into operation dutrug the wear
was G0So mllcs The total length ~
track fof the Urltei Stn,cs, including
all tAckr, tiilngs aud pputs, II 4u9,Win
miles.
The numbrr ~ railroad corporations
on June ~. lS,il, Wa1 l,191. O' theer
81 Rre clast,d ns private rundr with u
total mileage - ~lG miles. Oi the cor
porat,ous 2l7 ur" operating comptri"p
and 10 nrr subsidiary cJmpurioa rep
resenting mileage ~ LOG milrs, were
organized during the year, aud 80 com.
paniee, representing ud"ase ~ l,!sb,
merged their cprpprat" CNIsttucc into
other corporations Ff,y companies,
repreaenting u WtIcagr ~ G,l"i, were
consolidated wi,h ,th.r companies.
Thus inl milc. e ,ur dnuus the Year
disapp, sred ns independent COMPANIES,
Forty railway corporations operated
1882 miles u line The average irrg 9Th
Of line Tor these fprj! road, wnr rrnrll
400 miles There was 4 cumpatlcs ~
the United State. Wuurc gross irrpmr IN
1890 aas SSI1,Urn.,Ol, out ~ total
gross income ut "a railways ~ the rpun
ry OF sl,njl, ,s'I,Gl2.
The total number u locomotives IN th"
United States Was 29g1s. ut whl'h S,3si
were pnsseuscr locomotives and lG,llu
freight locomotives The uumhct uf
cara used On the railways ut ia" United
was l,l6i,l: s,ot winch 2Gjll were in the
passenger service"
The numL,r "f passengers carried by
the railroads - tho United States dur
ing the year WAS i.r1 tbh,S',j. The mum.
her ot passenger mucr, that is to shy the
=
all passengcrt, Nas llsi17stGl7. The
shows an average journey ~ ~ G miles
psr passenger.
The number 81 tons u freight carried
duriUg the yoar covered 10y the report
was Gpi, al ,G27, thu average clrridg" per
ton having been ll3,7i.
The number uf passcusrrs CARRIED one
mile per mllc oi ilne iJr the rnliways 81
the entire country was 15,7jl The mum
Dor of tous of freight carried on" nil.
per mile ot line was is1,2i5 The total
number OF pcrs ma reported by rallwa!H
a. killed during tho year Sas G,IlO, and
the total number reported aS injured
was 29,OH. Ot the total number KILLED
245l were employee, M were passengers
and 3.5s2 wore closscG as "other PERSONS,
OF the total number iGIurcd 99.39u
were employer, 2,iii were passengers
besides 400 unclassItieh
Railway travel IL found To he the lrnst
safe in the states south uf ii" Potomac
and Ohio rivcrs. In thls territory ouccm.
ploye Is killed Tor each 2il men employ
cd ;oue traluman In killed for each t., men
Employed; and on" passenger ~ Killed
Tor each SIS .5hl passengers carried, In
the states y ing enst - l!Inoi. aud forth
OF Ohio aud Potomac r,cts ULc cu luy'
10 killed Tor each 2!H men employed, on,
trainman tcr each l07 men eml lo!cd
and one passs niger ~ killed Tor each =,
H29.S5l passengers carried. The stats
tics of the western territory show that
railway employ mcDt and travel IL slight
ly safer there than IN III. southern
stateR
The report suggrsts that the law b'
au,end-d, so far ns statstIcs are concern
ed, ~ three particulars II snggcsts
first, that statistics be collected from rX
press companics. which under the pres
ent Interpretation Ot the stgtut"s ~ not
done. II IN suggested ia the srcund
p'sc. at the commission should haN,
the rish. 10 call Tor reports from corpo
rations engaged III the transportation g.
passengers aud freight by water Il
1880 the great lakes carried freight whcl
was equivalent Of - per ccn., Of the tor
mileage on al, railways. The shippinl
lines on the Atlantic tcaboard nro II
n many oAses links u railway eyStems
1t 10 impossible to present cumprchcn
.ivs statistics Of transportation unles,
these lines be called upon for reports,
The third suggestion IL that report
be called for from all companies iu, nish
ing rolling stock to railway companies
providing terminal faclIties. Thes,
companies own au enormous amount u
property, which 10 properly devoted t.
the business Of transportation. It's im
I possible to make complete exhibit u
> the business Of transportation unles
they make report.
THE BRIDGES.
4 We called attention yesterday to th
: fact that ons OF the first and Creates