The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-10-13

Report of the Interstate Commerce COM
mission-InterestingS Statistics as to Rail-
road Traffic.
WASHINGTON, Oct 6.-The fifth sta
tistical report of the interstate COM
merce commission has just been submit
ted, of which the following is an alb
stract:
The total railway mileage Of the country on
June 30. 1892, was 1883 miles, being an in
crease during the year of 3loJ miles This is
the smallest increase in railway mileage re-
ported for n number OF years The total num-
Der OF railway corporations was l,s22, being q
Iet increase of 81 during the year. There have
been fewer changes in the organization Of rail
ways during the year than during any previous
year. During the year roads were sban-
doned 10 merged into larger corporations. IL
were reorganized and 16 were oonsoli dated
The total number OF locomotives was 80, 1888
The total number Of cars reported by carriers
rs their property was I,tl5,0s2
These figures show a decided increase in
density of rolling stock over the previous year.
The number Of passengers carried per pas
senger locomotive was 6S.399
The number of freight cars per 1000, 900 tons
of freight was l,e27. This is decrease Of 80 as
compared with the previous year
The total number Of employees in the service
OF railways was s2I, as, being an increase OF
81. 13J over the previous year.
The capitalization Of the 1872 3eT Dliles covered
by the report was $40 674s,IA or this
amount si,633, l0S,763 was rep esented by
stocks and s50a3, 0SS $50 by funded debts
Mortgage bonds amounted to 81, SD2, E7O, 9et. as
compared with s4,osl, 6!i e.a for the previous
year. The above figures show an increase in
capitalization during the year 1892 OF sje7, Z73,
lie
The total number Of passengers carried bv
the railways during the year was so, oil
ha
miles, and the average number Of passengers
per train for each mile run was forty-two. The
freight train mileage during the year was 49,
<J2. 1863. and the average number of tons per
train for each mile run was Isl tons The gross
earnings from the operating of railways during
the year ending were 81 Iii, ,3s3 The oper-
ating expenses were SIS, 9S7 ,e9G From this it
appears that the net earnings from operation
Of railways were $500 4O9, 34L
The income 10 the railways from investments
was slil. $50 49, making with the net income
from operation an aggregate of sjS2, 37J, ia
The fixed charges during the year amounted TO
s4I6 l04 75s leaving net income available for
dividends of SIS. 75A, 1911 OF this amount s97,-
164,7i5 were paid in dividends 81 So 800 in
other pa ments from net income, leaving a
surplus over operating expenses during the
year of sl4, p36056
The number of railway employees killed dur
ing the year covered by the report was 2.55I,
previous year. The number of employees in
jured, however, was in excess of the number
injured the previous year being ., 267.
The number of passengers killed was largely
in excess of the number killed during the pre-
vious year, being $50 in 1892, as against 2e3 IN
1921; while the number Of passengers injured
was S.227 in 1872 as against 1872 in 1891 An
assignment of casualties TO the opportunity
offered for accidents showed one employe to
have been killed for every 2.2 employees and
one empioye TO have been injured fer each
twenty-nine men in the employ OF the rail-
roads similar comparison shows one pas
senger killed for each $40 passengers
carried. or for each s.. "a, %. passenger mics,
and one passenger injured for each la, 1913 pas
sengers carried, or for each 4l4l, 966 passenger
miles. The largest number of casualties to en-
ployes resulted from coupling and uncoupling
cars 37s emploges having been killed and II. 3l9
injured, while rendering this service or the
total number injured, 76S were traiumen.
The accident classed as falling from cars
were in this year previous years, RESPONSE
BILE for the largest number o. deaths among
employees, the number killed in this manner be-
ing GIL OF this number As were trainmen
Collisions and derailments were responsible for
the death OF 45l employees, aud Of this number
3S6 we're trainmen This class of accidents is
responsible also COR the largas; number OF cas-
were killed and l,55a we're injured by collisions
and derailments. during the year Collisions
alone we're responsible for the death Of 2S6 em-
ployes and 1875 passengers.
1t is recommended that the express compa
MES. corporations owning depot property. ele-
vators, and the like used by carriers for inter
state traffic and carriers by water, so far as
they engage in Interstate traffic, shall all be
required 10 make reports 10 the inter state