The Portland daily press., 1892-01-25

anu Deprecate AgltaClOn WhIcn Is
Not Well Founded and Hampers Rail-
road ifficulties of Water
Competition overcome-The Work of
Protecting Travellers from Fire-Fig-
ures Which Tell an Interesting Story
of Railway Growth in Maine.
Especial to the Press.l
AUGUSTA, January "a. - The annual
report of the Railroad Commission has
just been filed with the Governor and
Council. In it the commissioners say:
Owing to the change in time of making
the annual returns a comparison of
the transportation and freight earn
ings of railroad corporations during
the past year, with those of former years
cannot be definitely made; but, taken as
a whole, compared with former years
they show a gratifying increase in busi-
ness and net earnings.
September 80, 1880, the steam railroad
mileage in Maine was 9770z miles. On
June 80, 1884, the mileage of railroads
was 1342.47 miles, an increase of 405.4O
miles. The gross transportation earn
ings for the year ending September 30,
1880, were 3,647, 1854. For the year end
ing June 30, 1891, the gross earnings
were S7,012, 1882, an increase Tor the
year over 1880 of $3, ,365, ,574.72. In 1880
the total number of passengers carried,
was 3,174,626. In 1891 the total number
carried was !, ,502 646, an increase of 2, ,34, 3334
220 In 1880 the number OF tons OF frelght
carried was 800, 15S. In 1891 the num-
Der of tons carried was 10, ,3S9, ,420, an in
crease of 9,0S9, ,262, tons. The number of
p.ssa,oers Carried One Mile
m
IN Maine, IN 1891, was l2o,oz3,ooo. 1he
number of tons of freight carried one
,n;la IN 1901 was 952 1nO 721
IN M ..;,saao - s+.oa+ ro;,roods son-
lne hiiinaee u s'iooo iaiii o"u', oop
tember 10, 1850, was $40 miles, ana the
number of passengers carried was 343,-
$40 and the net earnings as reported were
S46. .610.34. The.mileage of such railroads
June 30, 1891, was 51.64 miles.
The number of passengers carried was
5.113,35S, gain over that of 1880 of 4, 270,
OH. and an increase of earnings to the
amount of $21s, ,71O.36. The figures above
given show vast increase in transporta-
uon ana tfan1c py 1ailIoads ~unIing 'iie
Reaithy heal M Growth in the business enter
prises and financial prosperity, not mere
y IN Iallroaa properties ouU VI 'iie pun
- The Sc several methods of heating passen-
ger, mail and baggage cars, mentioned III
our last report, are still IN use, though
ea eie USE VI soaala l,,o,ai - o.i 'iio 's
ia9G Gloeai. poooinlne SonGl pon,.d ~, 1,s ,o,
e.eIoolS ~ o'',s ooef 90 u t aas Gy
PeIlni'.5u 'no uso " 1910 70, e@ir 1io1' o 1,ad
QUILT Ulldu COllluOll SUOfCS, WllISil dott
feceiveu Ihe sppIovai VI natli a4l o@u IN IN
mlsslo1ers ol Iassaon..sag.s a.s 4aDo4 anu Wv
hahpsnlre iol 1iie aefasoh otod ona1 tuI ;+I, sx
teih ol ea1Iioaus' wae 81 oooSa L,st 49,, mrun
Dhose VI Ile soa!es iHon.ioneu, out ioa,n al
iils unao Wy ~ &c Tn.,.;,in,s ;.s'
JUG aetioil ~ ~ 4Lnt 30 ~ ,oI, -,,a9bods
ers u tnese oU@ooo, % So So, ino o,.to;,,
Wouiu nv 70 "pp. I ea4 -. q oe . So'. ss,i-
ua1e, Ciiis Dooiu W Wy Ii: joI:.y1 y. ~
TEMPER lasG issuoo onu oioa ". " oilo
several raalroao corporations d circelar, s
statng that aIter the eApiraLlon VI o!le
tlme llinl1 OF tne an ,oo5 applosals noM ~ ~
Iorce, VIZ: june IL, 3o, lo91, no nieoiiou "
neaolng cars VIII w. "PpAorGGu, "nio1, IL
the OPINION oI Ihe ooaio' VIII no' ie'iuoe
The Danger by Fire
+so,,e.ars ahd e,on1oves to q mini
~ p0'''eN ''-N
HUH
During the past session OF 0he leglsla-
ture, but little legislation respecting
railroads was enacted. The spirit Of an
- s--s'ees +ho;r
iliosiUy W l@iiio'.u w poi '0'oA' '','e'
nrssn nrao4sna,,t of +ha Interstate comnerce
law and much adverse legislation in sew
eral states, mas not, 10 mucn e1tent, Pre-,
st4a,nn+s saaTu 1n % have haen made ma nv the INTRO
dmction of bills. looking to the control of
rates and traffic of railroads by the state,
through COMMISSION, none Oh Wllc1'
however, nave recelVea IaVoraoie coIsio. A.
eratlon by the laW-maklng power. u is
douotless true Unat ID many ptils VI I!le
country, a feehng OF opposloiona 10 rali1
ROAD corporauons, mas arisen On acco"ae
OF despotic and unWlse managemeht a .,'!l OF
such corpofauons' ouI. 50 Lar as a,,,as .ails
Board is INFORMED, such cpnatco o,alnlo oallro'
tfuiy DC a1eIlouIeu w lailioau Ma; ooip poi''
tlons operating Ialiloaos ~ ~ Lnaina.
Since tne enacIment oI 'lle ntel lneelstaO5 ,5
commerce law, a REVISION oI fa.es ;ta ,,.n sno
chafges TO comply WIN some u l.s Plor
visions became necessary. u m iildalI daIh
such OF fateS' rallroaa corpoesoiI1na aoooo
III.