New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-12
FIG URES OF THE RAILROADS.
INTERSTATE COMMISSIONS REPORT.
IMMENSE MILEAGE IN THE UNITED STATES
OVER 100000 600 PASSENGERS CARRIED
YAr1rNfn- OF rREIcur IL aNnIEn

Washington Dec 1.-THE fourth statistical report
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission, prepared by
its statisticlan has Just been submitted. 1t COM
prses text Of about 100 pages, and contains many
important summaries and comparisons pertaining to
the operations OF railways. The total mileage In the
United states on June 80, 1892, was s,4O274 miles
This figure indicates tho length Of single track mileage
the total mileage Of all tracks being 216,14o14 miles
The length Of single track per 100 square miles OF
territory, exclusive Of Alaska, was o.61 miles, ana
the len 9Th OF track per 1900 Inhabitants was 1920
miles. Some OF the States exceptionally well
provided with railway facilities may be seen by the
table Of the report which shows the length Of line In
the several States per 100 square miles of territory
such assignment shows for Connecticut 2077 miles; for
Delaware 1910 miles for Illinois. 1925 miles; for
Iowa. 1912 miles for Massachusetts, 5000 miles for
New-Jersey % II miles for NewYorl, 1919 miles
for Ohio 10 6s miles for Pennsylvania, o2.77 miles
The only countries in Europe which have an excess
OF ten miles per 100 square miles Of territory
are: Germany, with IA miles Great Britain, with
1912 miles France, with II O6 miles Belgium. with
% % miles Holland with 1878 miles and owitzer-
land, with 1910 miles. No country In Europe Sweden
alone excepted, has ten miles OF line per 1O,ooO
Inhabitants while in this country on the other hand
only TWO States have less than ten miles Of railway
per 10000 Inhabitants.
The increase in railway mileage during the year
was 4,sO5G9 miles. This Is less than the average Of
increase for several years past The greatest activity
in railway building Seems 10 have been IN the States
lying south Of the Ohio and east Of the Mississippi
rivers the total being 1,G70.63 miles. The steady
increase Of railway mileage in the southern States
during a year when there general quiet In railway
building IN the other parts OF the country, Indicates
a healthy development.
Where were, on June 80 17s5 railway corpora
tons OF which $50 independent companies, for
the purpose of operation, and IA were subsidiary
companies the remainder being private lines. The
report further shows that sixteen roads have been
abandoned during the year. and that ninetywo roads
representing a mileage OF l0l16.1O, have disappeared
by purchase. merging constellation The actual
number Of railway corporations in 1891 Is less than
the number which existed in 1890, notwithstanding
the fact that considerable number OF new lines were
chartered during the year. The tendency toward
consolidation is clearly indicated by the report. on
June 80 there were fory-two companies each OF
which controlled mileage in excess OF ZOO miles
and nearly onehalf Of the mileage OF the country h
! the property OF these forty-twO companies.
Another classification contained IN the report shows
that there are eighty railway companies, each OF which
! has gross annual revenue In excess OF @j.OOOOOO
The railways OF this class control 69.4S per cent Of
the total mileage Of the country receive 500 cent
Of the amount paid by the public for railway service
and perform 1916 per cent OF the total passenger
service and s266 per cent Of the total freight ser
vice OF the country. out of total Of sl,074,O0o0oo
tons Of freight carried mile, the railways IN ques
| ton carried 81 OOo. 100000.
The total number OF locomotives used by the rail
WAYS OF this country was, June 80, o., 1885, show
Ing an increase OF 900 for the year. and the total
number of cars the property of railways wac
12l56Il, showing increase OF 1894 during the
| year.
The number OF men employed on railways in The
United States during the year covered by the re
port was T64 ,2s5. being An Increase Of 34,0s4. The
number Of men employed per 100 miles OF line wa
The extent to which organized industry has in
creased efficiency OF labor Is shown by the fact thai
every engineer has on an average carried 800, OF