The Somerset reporter., 1892-01-28

interesting particulars aso eGtiSSked:
The transportation and eamipQs of rail
road corporations during the past v,s,
compared with former years, show a gre,
flying increase in business and net en,,
ipgs.
September 80, 1880. the steam railroai
mileage in Maine was 07707 miles, o.,
June 80. 1891, the mileage of railroads was
l.372 AZ miles, an increase of 405. 40 mill
The gross transportation earnings fol
the year ending September 80. 1850, wer,
50 CAT ,364. For the year ending June 30
1891 the gross earnings were $7,Ol2 ,77sg4
an increase for the year, over 1880, of So
365, ,574.72. In 1880 the total number al
passengers carried was 3 ia 626. In 1sg1
the total number carried was 5,5O2 GAG nv
increase of 2,3i4, 220.
In 1880 the number of tons of FREIGHT
carried was 800, l5S. In 1891 the nun.
Der of tons carried was TO- $50 APO an in.
crease Of 9,0S9, ,262 tons. The number of
passengers carried one mile In Maine in
1891 was 12O, 523, 900 The number al
tons of freight carried one mile in lsg
was 252, 100, 721.
The mill age of street railroads Septem.
ber 80, 1880 was 6 IS miles, and the mum
Der of passengers carried was 343, $40, and
the net earnings, as reported, were $40.
June 30, 1891, was 81 "a. The number of
passengers carried was 5,ll3,35S, gain
over that of 1880 of 1870, ,0i7, and an in.
crease of earnings to the amount of S2ls.
7l0.36.
The figures above given show vast In.
crease in transportation and traffic by
railroads during the past ten years, aud
clearly indicate healthy growth in the
business enterprises and financial pros.
perity, not merely in railroad properties.
but of the public at large
The returns from the various railroad,
operated in this State, show remarkable
freedom from fatal accidents to passengers.
Out of the $500, GAG passengers carried
on steam railroads in Maine, only one was
killed and only FIVE injured; and out Of
., 1853 passengers carried on electric
and other street railroads, only one passen.
ger is reported as injured.
The following shows the number and
apparent cause of all accidents occurring on
railroads in Maine during the year ending
June 80, 1891
Trajnmen-Coupling and uucoupling
killed 0; injured 6. Falling from trains
aud engines. killed, 2, injured, l. Coli
sions. killed, i; injured, 2. Other train
accidents, killed; injured. At stations
killed. Other causes, ! killed. Total
killed and 10 injured
Switchmen, fagmen and watchmen-
Coupling and uncoupling, killed. Other
train accidents, / killed. Total, killed.
Other mployes-Fallng from trains
and engines, l killed.
Other train accidents-Two injured.
Total, l killed and injured.
Passengers-Jumping from trains,
killed, Collisions, 3 injured. Jumping
from trains, l in ured. Total, killed and
injured.
TreSpassers-At stations, killed. 9th
er causes, s killed
At highway crossng-1 injured.
| Other causes-3 injured.
Total-9 killed and A injured.
Other train accidents-2 killed; l iniur-
ed At highway crossings, killed. Tot
al, killed and l injured.
Grand total, % killed and % injured.
The following appears in the report
relative to the Skowhegan and Norridge-
wock;
The charter for the Skowhegan and
Norridgewock Railroad was granted IN
1889 and the company organized July g.
1891 1t will connect with the Maine Cen
tral Railroad at Skowhegan, and the Som.
erset railway at Norridgewock. The
length of the road is about five and one
| half miles; the route being along the north
side of the Kennebec river. We are ofci-
ally informed that the working survey
was made last October, and that the drec-
| tors have al dvertsp6 for Droposals IN huiII