Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-25
RAILWAY STATISTICS.

Chicago Herald.
II. q. Prout. editor of the Railway
Gazette, has collected many interesting
statistics showing the cause Of the great
er number Of accidents ON American than
ON English roads For the elk years from
iSs1 10 1872, inclusive. Mr.. Proul fluids
thp average number killed On English
roads was IS per year, while ON Aulcrl-
can roads il was los No exact compare
son can b. made however, as the English
roads make NO statement based on tue
messenger mile. which Is the unit OF
American roads As 10 the cause, Mt
PrOut sums up ms conclusions
In the statement that we get about an
we nav for. The British roads cost about
S1H0 900 a mile. the American about
$50. 600, or onc-fourth ns inuch. We
have n mile of road TO $40 Inhabitants
tbe English have but mile TO 1919 IN
babitnnts We have l2.O train miles per
cnpita: the English have but IL our
freight charge Is less than l cent tuoD
nor ton ppr mile; the English charge u
ff.a,n . rcnis TO IL cents per mile.
~ have hui 3 - per cent double track,
tbe English 81 per cent we nave put
ehout per cent Of our roads under tne
ahsnIute block system. the English w
NOR cent. and the proportion OF luteTi9eN-
IND, switches is probably not very ulncl,
mi. Mr.. Pr0ut thinks that our car ana
engine equipment is better thah tns ~
glish our general dlselplne eq"'' "NN
our track Inferior l.,
Anerien /, a subject of daily and hourly
thnnnht by railroad officials, In tle man
they agree with Mr. Prout' me huen
N1.ar rates and consequently less earn
ings absolutely prevent american Ioan-
from adjoining the safer but mhch ,hult
costly METHODS OF English roads htie
l. no steam surface railroads OF wy
y ~ in america capitalized as high
~, IA nor. cent as the lowest c1pltallzed
III ENGLAND. The actual roadbed II
d"', GOOD an a dozen American roads AZ
1in england, but In no ease Is the
u ~ vvav so projected. In America
H., rack Is practically public hiEhWhgi
frec 10 an foot passengers ana Qru'uut ~
~ All animals. IN England ihe .hlllt
,irht OF way Is rs free irohn lls,PN ~
Iisn' MANS own house. On account OF tue
ur q i've low bases OF rates no AineFl-
l,,, yood could pay fixed chafgss, KY
| w cnar,fing expenses or diFlden9s
aluns ofi7cl rs heavily as English roads'
l y - ',,,.nd The freight aud PASSENGER
IN 10 nor mile Vt road IS nearly h{e
,i,,,.1 os great as in America, anu ~
iiiit;nn ali rates are between W. ~
| tbrse times Us high ~ o'hf' ,,J IN
/ al. frrttaa GlEull-a ~ ff- EFt..,,
1l ~, are between ten anu hll'en
itll,as ~ bieh as 90 American roals'
AM ail5nti'rairoaders attenpt g ansS zen, w ~
iii tbe statement that II - the lau,l y,
\ Miui ,,ilrosd owners themselves ln9t 20
lhe r9ads have been built To dltll. ny
,I'a nroiifs. which are mnch more $3.50.
me pIg IN England. Much more. howsN ,l,
~; :. ,be fault Of rhe states through Hn.GI1
Il u 'ne roads run. ihey she ~,
~ sdsnted the l,nglsh policy y ts l...
nav T., 'I li..rn., road for when tnsfs H WIZ
M snp5rsnt aud pressing netl., ,,i,,',.
nor b.ine licensed and built ana i.'l,',
roaas M ne ownership having pasfsl
TENN insorsnt holders the one uins ~ W
70 ~ allow The present owners eess
y 9J. chance Of operating ihe 'o''s
safely. 10y, basis Of rates and
n e.nen vi earnings there IL no on. eliAnss
esn' Alneriean roads being qps Nm ne
o. - those 10 England UNI .
sale ,,ii,,.,n L large enough 70 - ann sy,s
l..Rfa,st double the present a'e -, NJ =
~ - ~ mile. There nus, ~. i;,.s
lnss ~ double-traekinE q ~ 49, " mi
CAV ,.1piessing swiiclline go Z. ~, su,.
al,T . isnt 10 ssy thai 70 il--s -"