The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-25
NEW SERIES. VOL. II, NO. IA.
Railroad Statistics for Iee1-e2.

| Advance sheets OF POOrS Manual nave
just been issued, in which are presented
a vast amount of interesting statistical
information in egard to the railroads.
This is the twenty-fifth number of the
Manual, and in quarter of a century
the mileage of the railroads has increas-
| ed from 39,25O to 170901. The increas
was greatest in the Western States, from
Is, TT miles to 100, 500 miles.
In 1891 the miles of road worked were
1924; the gross earnings 81, 13S, 1924, 459,
the net earnings $356,209, $3.50, the gross
earnings per mile $6,926 and the net
earnings per mile $2,16s. This is an
increase over the preceding year of
6,2S7 miles, of $47, 1881 1893 gross earnings
and SIS. 1886, 562 net earnings. The share
capital corresponding to the mileage
$4,S09, 1866 against $4,640,239,57S IN
1890, the increase equaling $168, 937 ,073,
the rate of increase being SO per cent.
The funded debts of all the lines at
the close of the year aggregated S5,235,
275,074, sum $780, 493, 049 in excess of
crease of,25 per cent The other forms
of Indebtedness of the several companies
at the close of the year equaled $345, 362,-
SOB, against $376, 49,, 297 for 1890, de-
crease of $31, 131, 1874. The total share
capital and Indebtedness of all kinds of
equaled at the close of the year $40, $780,
1874, 229. an increase in the year of $367,>
19S.32S over the total of 1890 $50, 122 $685.
9OO) the rate of increase for the year be-
ing q per cent.
During 1891 the passenger train mile
age was $40, 712,013, the freight train
mileage 49,, 541 1863 and the mixed train
mileage 1868, 1894, total of S31 ,2O2,376.
The number of passengers carried was
556, 015, 500, and the tons of freight
moved were 704 1893, O9.-Manufa ctur-
er's Record.
Personal and Pertinent.
Clergymen do not make fast progress
in the American navy. The Rev. DR..
Joseph Stockbridge has been in the na>
val service as chaplain for fifty-three
years, yet he only ranks as commo
dore.
The tallest man known to the newspa
per world of this country is Francis j.
Kelley, of Pittsburg, who, when he un-
folds himself to his full height. lifts his
bald spot seven feet above the bells of
his boots.
Editor Dana, of the New York San,
proposes trip to the Holy Land, but
has not as yet made public how he pro-
poses to keep the holy ttrrors of poll
tics on their good behavior during his
absence.
A bath of iced champagne is spoken of
as decided luxury in hot weather. But
what man, whose wife is spreading hers
self in purple and fine linen at the sea-
side, could afford it unless he was an
iceman in a crowded neighborhood
The Shah of Persia has gone to enjoy
season of rest and recuperation at his
summer residence, and so as not to be
bothered with too much talk has only
taken 800 of his wives along with him.
Vanderbilt's costly yacht has been
sold for an old song. The Vanderbilts
never did place much faith in watered
stocks.
Even in the crush of matter anticipa-
tory of general election and in the
throes of political organization for a ma
tional struggle, the society papers find
time to inform their readers that Presi-
dent Harrison wore brand new suit at
recent reception. 1t is to be hoped
that this does not cover an insinuatiOn
that he ever wore second hand gar
ments.
1t has been raining snakes at Mar
shall, MINI. And Marshall is as sober a
town as is to be found in the country.
The Cars new yacht, the Polar Star,
is claimed to be the finest yacht in the
world. If this does not stir up some
Chicago pork butcher still finer one it
will be because all his money is tied up
in the big Fair buildings.
Reunion of Old Sailors and Soldiers.
Two coming important events of in
terest to sailors and soldiers of the late
war will be the Reunion of the Naval
Veterans at Baltimore SeDtember 10Th