The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-30
STATISTICS OF RAILWAYS.
Report of the Interstate Commerce
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Car
ried-Casualties.

According to the fourth statistical re-
port OF the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, just issued. there were in the United
STATES on June 80. 1891. l6S, 400. IA miles Of
single track railroad, and the total mile
age of all track was 216, l49. II miles. The
report says further that the length of line
in the eyeral States per 100 SQUARE miles
of territory shows for Connecticut 2O.77
miles, for Delaware 16 10 miles, for
illinois 1926 miles. for Iowa Is. 10 miles,
for Massachusetts $3.50 miles, for New
Jersey 27s71 miles. for New York Is. l9
miles, for Ohio 10. 6S miles. for Pennsyl-
vania 22.77 miles. The only countries in
Europe which have an excess of 10 miles
per 100 square miles of territory are Ger
many with 1917 miles, Great Britain
with l6.02 miles, France with II % miles.
Belgium with 28.71 miles, Holland with
IL S3 miles, n Switzerland with u 43
miles. The increase IN railway mileage
dur1ngssLhe year WIS 4,S05. SO miles.
There were 1,7S5 railway corporation, of
which $50 were independent companies
for the purpose of operation, aud 747
were subsidiary companies, the re-
malnder being private lines. There are
80 railway comp MES, each of which has
q gross revenue in excess of three mil
lions of dollars. The railways of this
class control GO. As per cent. of The total
mileage of the country, receive S2.09 per
cent. of the amount paid by the public
for railway service, and perform IS rs per
cent. OF the total passenger service and
$3.50 per cent. of the total freight service
OF the country. Out of a total of S1,073.-
7S4. 121 tons of freight carried one mile
the railways in Question carried 81, 00S,-
448, 436
The total number of locomotives used
was 2,139. showing an Increase of 1899
during the year, u the total number of
cars, the property of railways, WAS l.2l5.-
I'll ghn WING IN inpranSa Of AK 0f1 .l,,;.-
The year. The number of men employed
on railways was 784, 265, being an increase
OF S4,SS4. Every engineer, during the
year. has on an average carried $685. or
passengers one mile and 1898, 639 tons of
freight one mile.
TOTAL CAPITALIZATION.
The total capitalization OF the RAILWAYS
OF the United States Is 50. 829, AIS, OILS, or
$60, 942 per mile of line. This shows an
Increase in outstanding capital of 5000 per
mile OF line as compared with the 1890 re-
port. An analysis Of the n in
capital outstanding shows IN income
bonds have increased from SIC. $50, S18 to
1924, 28S, 690. The gross earnilgs from
operation during the year ending June
30, 1891, were $l,096, 761, 395, or 1901 Der |
mile of line. Operating expenses were
$73l. 887, 1913, or a. 53S per mile OF line. |
leaving the net earnings from operation
1864. S13, 500, or S2,263 per mile OF line.
The net earnings per mile of line were
less than the net earnings Of the previous |
year by S37. Freight traffic furnished
S7736. 79S. 699. or 67.l7 per cent. of total |
earnings; and the passenger traffic $751;
l7S,5S9, or 1854 per cent. of total earn |
ings. The amount received from carry
ing mail was S24, s70,O15, and the amount
received as rentals from express com
Danies was $21 ,594. $40; $133, Gil. 1875 were
received by railways as income from in
vestments.
PASSENGERS CARRIED.
The lumber of passengers carried dur-
ing the year WAS 531. 1873. 1888. The num-
Der Of ions of freight carrie was 675.-
Que, 323- The average journey per pas
sage was "a. Is miles, aud the average
haul per ton of frel0ht was 100 miles.
b average number of passengers in a
train Was 18l. 67. The average revenue
per passenger per mile in 1891 was Q 142
cents, u the average revenue per ton
per mile was 1895 cent. The average
revenue per train mile. passenger trains,
was LOG. III, n the average reveu ne per
train mile, freight trains. was 81. 63. 6SS.
CASUALTIES.
Casualties during the year ending June
30. 1891, are greater than in any preyious
year covered by reports to the commits
sion. The number killed during the wear
was 7,029, and the number Injured was
33,SSl. OF these totals. the number of
employees killed was 1850 aud the num-.
Der injured was 6,l40. The humble OF
passengers killed was 29S, and the num-
Der injured was 2.972. OF these referring
10 passengers, SO were killed ana 623 in
Jured by collisions; 40 were killed ard
S37 injured by derailments; Q were killed
and "a injured by other train accidents:
The balance being assignable to accidents
at highway crossings and at stations and
to other kinds of accidents.
The report emphasizes the necessity of
legislation compelling railways to adopt
train brakes and automatic couplers. and
also suggests that some steps be taken
besides the adoption of the train brake
to prevent The frequency Of casualties
froui failing from trains and engines.
An investigation into the matter of hand
ling trains Is recommended by the report.
The reDort also recommends that express
companies aud water carriers engaged in
Interstate traffic be required 10 make
10 the Interstate Commences
Commission similar to those now made
by railways, and that persons. companies
or corporations owning rolling stock used
In interstate traffic should be Obliged to
make annual reports SO far as may be
necessary for 8 complete statement of the
kind of rolling stock used by railways.
NG#ENEE l.