Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-25
MAINE RAILROADS.
What The State Commissioners
Soy Of Them
Gratifying Ile'sass 10 DaslHsss and
let EaRnf1ss.
Changes 10 the Past Decade. New Roads.
Valuable Suggestions.

Ths NaIae Railroad Comm!isisnsrs hsv
eompls.sd tseI- sDnasI rspor: ss awe
bsiov -
PARr l.-ST41z OF HAIsE
70 hon. +. c. Burteigh Goseyaor Q
HztHs
TIE gosr9 81 BaiIioid Comnl.ssoner
,susc;faiiy submit their ihlr;, -,biri snnra
rspart 81 g, sirsa BY sec;.aa ia Of Caar
ter 81 Of the Revived s A,u,ss.
By reag0n II al Amendment OF th
statute, relating 70 annual returns Of raj
road CORPORATIONS, shleh rsqs res tha, the
a. II ever TIE year ssGisg Jass thirtisth
la,Iea1 Of September ,hirtietb, ss formeri
provided. the a1sitset Of fsiafns hereir
.f.sr pa slishsd, isolGdes thrse months 0
time embraced in the rstatas Of the pre-
yleas yssr. though this sspcrt, a. hereto
fore, {, fsr the fall Jsar ending ssvsmbe
thirtlssh. 1891 Hereafter all ihs return
vll be for the tssIvs m Jnihs ending Jan
.hi,sietb.
This charge has been made IN order tha
The statute shall inform 10 the rule Of TIL
latsr,ists Commerce Commission and Il
the sts, i,o-y T, q lire msnts Of other states
Ia Oh let Is ~ save rsilrcai corporation
tbs trouble and sr9ensa Of prspsrin,
rstarss ending zi di1HeE. times. for th'
ssysrsi states, IL shith their respecliv,
r,,di msT be located, and Tor the IaterstAt.
Commerce Comm s,ion.
Railroad transportation and Earnings
O1lng to tbs change in tims Of makiss
the suausl rsturas ABOVE man Jned, . com
p,fi.on Of the transportation and earning
O. railroad corporations dariGy the pas
year ~iih those 0f former years, ctnno
Be 4. & Iissly made bl', taken as q whole
compared vita Former years, they snow
rratfyilg i1ertass 10 business aud mel
eAraiGss
September 80. 1850 the steam railrosc
mileage In Maine vas g57 81 miles o.
jans 30 1891 the mileage OF rsiIroti,
". l332l7 miles. an Increase of t15 20
mlis'.
The gross tTansporis.i07 earnings fl'
III. year sndif September 30, 1880, we're
o. ca gGl. FOR she year ending jams 30
1891, the gross ss'niags we're 81 or .753 90
IN iocr,s-s f5r th~ year over 1880 Of
$685. 57t7k. la 1880 the total number OF
p,s..1sets csrfiei vas . IA G2G. II 1891,
the .otsl nunhsr carried sAs 3. SOP 6lG, an
Increase 0. 2 1874 22O
Ia 1880, the nu nber Of tons Of freight
carried -Ss 3J0,ij7
IL 1891 the number o, tons carried wa.
10 3s9 i20. ar ircreaBe Of . 0s9 262 tons.
Thu number o, passengers carried ore
mile in Maize 10 1891 WAS 800 1900
The cum Der Of tons Of freight carried one
mile ia 1891 vas ? . 100 1911.
The mt,vsg, Of strse. railroads, 5ep'em
ber 30. l7sO vas 6 niIes. and The NUN
Der + psssrDge e c4Ir!sd vas "a $40. and
the ns, sar iGgsss reported were SIS go 81
The mi 'sg' E s1cI RAILROADS june 30
1891, vas . Gt ni.lss.
Tis humber Of psss myers crried vas
3 us 3ss a gain over tia; OF 1870, Of { e.
27J.045 AID a. Increase Of aar ings to the
amount Of s,l8.7i0 -
Tbs g{urrs shove given show yss. il
crsGss 10 trans 90ria'iol and traffic b. raj
ros'a dufilg the past ten YEARS, and clear
IL Indicate heAl'hy gr7~th ia the business
euter p'ises s4d tlsuei,l prosperity. n9t
merely IN railroad properties, bat Of tn >
public At li-ge.
Physical Condition Of Railroads.
During the pas: year NE board hss III lie
orsfal ,aVectoos Of all the track,
bridges. vislucts and aolyerrs Of railroads
-thsa the STALE. s. teqlired ty av. Pr
psrst0gy 70 tush sxRmIna'ilG or inspection,
the bad. By circular, requested corpora
u3H. operating railroads within the State
to furnish them, = Rat OF al. bldg, strut
iafes. ara opsulrg 2, Of more than SIX fses
in stdIh rn the hna of such rs,.Tosds e.
ihg the n,me. lumber OF splas thr)' or
deck, lo;ra ~ iruss. sta'igs whether OF
NO OF irr. The angle VIA s'ryam or
fosi, lsnzh c: spsas, opening in center,
date OF erection and name Of builder
In re'pJ7ee 81 tGess rifcnlas, | III ?
rsiItoii corporations msies return g;vngil
detail the lnfof n si.aa f.qlss;e3, buttl s3ns e
instances not vl.h soihcient seeufacy. a.
tlr board has nule found o. Inspection. 10
be entirely fe jso!s. However It has er
aoied the board 70 lay foundation Tor a
more Psrfec. sui feusbip snnsls g. and
TIE ssepias VI a m0Es sccura.e record 10
regard 10 sucs in the tau-e,
Sect On ia Of Chapter u Z S. pr1vi les
that "A N. ir.tg Of the board, suDu,liy,
betseel the ifsi OF April AID Oc;ooer. an I
at auy ether ijw', on sppsila ion or ~hst
ever They To, x t.. necessary, sn,li csretgily
Examine ihr tracks. r).iIrz stars. ofi iIp-
ylsducts md nivsrts Of sIi rsilrosis; shsil
give cerHaea hereof ID the laik ~ the
cHpoTsu'a, h-rsin -g4t.ng thu cln iiticn ot
the foSl s1l fol lag stock. s7i shsil snnu-
ally N December. mako report to the
Governor, Of thttf ri i,l ilings, with such
fact, a. they derm VI pubic inte:elt OF
whtoh Ee NAV r4gIire
Toe Cerl Nes T. 1'rel by The forsgoiHg
sec i,n were made a, j t,sled to he several
'sl-oat cpr2'-s'lnrs, 90 the feveutsenth
day Of vsmh'r las, c1li Of which are
rated N Pat! II, ms reJots. These
cert 4 2stes sp. cIdcsl shaz the physical
eonfi' OIL Of each road and its rol.i1g stock
IS found by the board. o / he ds.s Of their
lnut
Methods OF Heating Cars.
The several mettoi, Of hes Z plsseu-
ger mail I'D baggage cars, mentioned 10
Gu LIST p5ri, S,e still ia use, though the
nee Of steam from the llcaml,ivs i. fast
b coming g'ustsl
Heretofore his hoari Ia, By app'ov j.
Permitted itJ use Of esrtsi1 heaters. 9TH r
taan commpn 'tave'. xh,ch hzt received
The approval CT rsiltv<1 ,mmissioners of
MNsaehaIeii' al New Himpahlfa for the
res 90 thaI cur system Of raj ross was 81
e'unec'eA Win those OF the states tue
TONED; bas ltrn.Ig hat by legislative 1t
sctnsais sni the action Ct IN, boards Of
eenmisH5D'rt # iSsse states tia. such
u ha'' would not be aYp;3vei after &c;
Tan date. iris blsrd on thu frs; lay Of
SEPTEMBER last i,susI AUD delivered to the
several rsilroNa corporation, circular il
Which are c'.eA sec /. chap. 275 Of ;ha
public laws 81 1889 sn .x'rxcs from the
en- i'iJI - report Ct 1870 TIE eircu-
IA eao'ts a. ,lIws
Feeling. hosever. shat .he mos. st-i n
issalslioas should be Al ,p,sd to provide lot
me satey Of passengers. and 30 CO npls
VIC ne 'a'sii Of tbs las. aud 's.mu n as
impr1vem MS have been msds Ia come OF
tae isv!ces foe hes ing GAYS COW ia u.s., toe
eAfd hereby give notice 70 sll railroad c-T
porsions operating rslrosfs in th State
and 10 al msnutsc. ure,s Of car hesany Z,
'es', lhai after the expiration OF the tim
M II the s7prsvIs no~ In force, VIZ
lse 3d. ls92. no meihsd OF hsssios car,
WI be approved, which. in the opinion Of
Aa beard. will nos reluce the dsase. b.
ne &c Passengers and employees. 10 mic
mal.
Legislation.
paiias The plsi session Of the Lesisls
'afr' eIE A:'le legislation respecting rN
,e'd was ease Cd The spirit Of snineE.
Ky to rsiltcsd corporations and their man
s' meat which Prevails among tee psopl.
o. TIE South aad West. sud vhtcl hSi
Gu minated in the enactment of the IHte,
,ass C'nnsres Li< and mach gdvers,
~s"la'loS IN seversl states, has 1ot &c
nncn extent, prevsilsd 10 M.ius.
i'ae, several i,olss,d attempt. have beer
maze BY the Introduction oe biIl.. loosir
10 '5s cldirol II rates aud traffic OF rail
fosa' oy the State, through 4 commission
naoe OF which. however, have rscsiyed
iNssso-e Consideration BY the Law making
rNve-