The morning call., 1893-10-06
IN BIG FIGURES.
Report on Interstate
Commerce.
STATISTICS OF INTEREST.
A ubstantial Decrease Shown in the
Number of Miles of Railway
Constructed.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5-Following is an
abstract of the fifth statistical report IT the
Interstate Commerce Commission, just SUBJ
mitted: Total railway mileage of the
country on June 80. 1892, 1853 miles;
increase during the year. 316O miles. being
the smallest reported for a number of
years. The total number of railway c5r-
porations shows a net increase OF 81
During the year nine reads were aban-
doned, 10 were merged into larger corpo-
rations, II were reorganiZed and Is consol-
dated. The total number of locomotives
was 33.136 and the total number OF cars
1.215.092. There was decided increase in
the density of rolling stock. The number
of passengers carried per passenger locom0-
tive was 63. 399 while the number of
freightcars per 1000, 600 tons OF freight was
1927, decrease of 80. The total number
of employees was 821, 415, an increase of
$780,
The capitalization of the 162, 397 miles
covered by the report was S10,226. IA s, 134,
S4 633. los. 1853 of this represented by stocks
and SIS, ,053 03S.0 .050 by funded debts. Mort
gage bonds amounted to S4, 302, $40, 993 as
compared with 81 OS1. .621.6 675 Tor the pre-
vious year. The above figures show an
increase in capita ization during the year
1892 of S397.273.119.
Tne total number of passengers carried
by railways during the year was e60. 95S, I'll.
TIE average journey per passenger was
1892, and the average number OF passen-
gers per train for each mile run was AZ.
The freight train mileage was 4S5, ,402. 1863,
and the average number OF tons per train
for each mile run 181.
The gross earnings from operations dur
ing the year were SLIT. 407, 343; operating
expenses, $3.50. 997. 996; net earnings, $780,
400, ,347; income OF railways IRON invest
ments. S141. 900, ,782-making the net Income
from opera ions $532. $40. 129 The fixed
charges during the year amounted to S416,-
404, 938, leaving the net income available
Tor dividends S115 965. 191. OF this amount
97,614.745 were paid in dividends and
S4, 314 800 in other payments, leaving a
surplus over operations during the year of
S14. .036 056.
The number of railway employees killed
during the year was 1854. being less than
the previous year; the number of EN- ployes
injured in the previous year being 2S. .767.
The number of passengers killed was
largely in excess of the previous year,
being 376 in 1892 as against 293 in 1891,
while the number of passengers injured
was 1927 In 1892 against 1912 in 1891
The assignment of casualties shows one
empIoye to have been killed for every 222
employees. and one employe to have been
injured for each twenty-nine men in the
employ of railways. A similar comparison
shows one passenger killed for each 1.497.-
go passengers carried. or for each 35,542,-
2S2 passenger miles, and one passenger in
jured for each 1883 passengers carried.
or for each 4, 140. $50 passenger miles. The
largest mum Der of casualties to employees
resulted from coupling and uncoupling
cars. and the largest number to passengers
from collisions and derailments. 1t Is
recommended that corporations. so far as
they engage in interstate traffic, be re-
quired to make reports TO the Interstate
Commerce Commission.