Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-12-10
RAILWAY STATISTICS.
The Number of Passengers Carried
and Tons of Freight Hauled.

and Tons of Freight Hauled.
There has been issued from the
Statistician's Office Of the interstate
commission. the third annual report
on "Statistics of the Railways in the
United States.n This report gives
comprehensive statistics covering the
operations of railways during the
fiscal year, ended June so, 1890, and a
statement of earnings and expenses
for nine months, ended March 80,
1891. A marked feature of this re-
port, which adds greatly to the value
of its statistics, is the mapping and
division of all statistics in ten terrific
rial groups, by which differences in
conditions of operation in various
parts of the country are clearly
brought to notice. Comparisons rem
dered possible by this report show
marked differences in different parts
of the country.
MILES OF RAILS.
The railway mileage in the United
States On June 80, 1890, was 168, 597
miles; increase in railway mileage
brought into operation during the
year was $3.50 miles. Michigan
shows the largest increase in railway
mileage during the fiscal year, being
4353 miles, and Georgia comes next
with increased mileage of 437 miller.
Group five, made up of Kentucky,
Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama,
Georgia and Florida, shows au in
creased mileage of 1870 miles during
the year.
The number of railway corporations
on June so, 1890, was 1,797, of which
927 are operating companies, twenty
two companies representing 1,646
miles, having been reorganized during
the year, and thirty-four companies
representing 1905 miles, have merged
their corporate existence into other
corporations. Fifty companies. rep
resenting 6,196 miles, have been con-
solidated with other companies. Forty
railway corporations operate II 1872
miles, or 47.51 per cent of the total
mileage.
The average length of the line for
these forty roads is nearly two thous-
and miles. The gross income of sew
enty-four companies is 1887 900, 900,
out of total gross income of all the
railways in the country of S2,051,-
S77 ,632, or so per cent. The total
number of locomotives in use is
29,92S, of which 1884 are passenger
locomotives and 16,140 are freight
locomotives. This shows ten freight
locomotives and five passenger loco
motives for each 100 miles of operated
line. The number of cars used in
railways of the United States is
l, 164, 1888, or 744 per 100 miles. The
larger portion of equipment is found
on railways in the Eastern and Mia-''~--
States.
..----.1.sIY OF EMPLOYEES.
T The total number of men employed
is 749, sol, being an increase of 1855
over the number employed in 1889.
The average number of men employed
per 100 miles of line on all roads is
476. In the New England States it is
ZIG. In group four, covering Viz
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
and part of West Virginia, it is 500,
and in various sections of the western
States the number ranges from $50 to
1913 per 100 miles of line.
These figures indicate an increased
density of traffic in the Eastern and
Middle States. The 154, 4O4.06 miles
IF line which are made the basis of
statistics in this report, are represented
by railway capital to the amount of I
b9, 459, 444, 172, equivalent to $60,4S1
per mile. Assuming that the remain
ng mileage is capitalized at the same
ate, the total capitalization Of. r.ls- Il
way property in the Enitsd , Sse ~
would be SO, S94.Ass, 4oo. ,sais over
.rease in.raiIway capital for ioS year
,.,;ssxay capital for tlse p ms amonnf
&44A .290, z0S- "ie "niou''
=, * 7f,oos 900 81 FEAST is due 10 the in
srease Iii capitalization on lines already
IN existence.
The proportion of railway capital
by stocks is 46 so per cent
IF the total railway capital. The
amount of stock per mile of line is
BPS, 1922, and the amount of outstand-
ng Obligations, including bonds, |
equipment, trust, obligations, etc., is
800 1852.