The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-12
MILEAGE AND PASSENGERS.
STATISTICAL REPORT 0F THE INTER STATE COMMERCE CON-
 MISSION.
SMALLEST INCREASE
IB R 4iIroad Mileage Reported in a Mum ber of Years-Ssme other Very In- tsresttne Figures Submitted
 by the Commission.


 commerce commission has just been submitted, oe which the following is an abstraes
 The total railroad mileage of the country on June 30, 1892, was IT, 563 miles, an increase during the year of 316O miles. This is the smallest increase in railway mileage reported for a number of years. The total number of railway corpor- ations was 1922, being a net in- crease of thirty-seven 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 nine roads were abandoned, seven teen merged into .arger corporations, seventeen were re-organized and sixteen were consolidated. The number of loco- motives was 33,l36. The total number of cars reported by carriers as their property was l,2l5, ,092 These Ggures show a decided in- crease in density of rolling stock over Q the previous year. The number of passengers carried per passenger locomotive was 63, 39g The num- bar of freight car. per million tons of freight was 1927. This is a de crease of tbirty-nine. as compared with the previous year The total number of employees in the service of railways was 821 ,4l5, being an increase of 37,130 over the previous year The capitalization of the 162, 397 miles covered by the report was $l0 226,- 748, 134. Or this amount $4 633, los, ,763 was represented by stocks and $5, ,053, OBS 050 by funded debt. The mortgage bonds amounted to $4, 1902, ,570, 993, as compared with $4 ,081 ,62l 675 for the previous year The above figures show an increase in capitalization during the year 1892 of $397 ,273, ,119
 The total number of passengers carried by the railways during the year was 560, 958, ,211. The average journey per passenger was B 62 miles, and the average number of passengers per train for each mile run was forty two.
 The freight rain mileage during the year was 485, 402, ,369 miles, and the average number of tons per train for each mile run was l8l tons. The gross earnings from operation of railways during the year ending were SLIT 407 ,343. The operating ex- penses were $780, ,997 ,996. From this it appears that the net earnings from operation of railways were $390, 409, ,347. The income to the railways from investments was $l4l ,96O, TSP, making with the net income from operation an aggregate of $532, ,370, ,12. The fixed charges during the year amounted to $416, ,404, 938, leaving a net income available for divi- dends of $1l5 965, ,l91. Of this amount $97, ,6l4, ,475 were paid in dividends and $4, ,314, ,390 in other payments from net income, leaving a surplus over operations during the year of $l4 036, ,056.
 The number of railway employees killed during the year covered by the report was 2554, being less than the number killed during the previ- .ous year.
 The number of employees injured, however, was in excess of the mum Der injured during the previous year, being 28 267.
 The number of passengers killed was largely in excess of the number killed during the previous year, be- ing 376 in 1892 as against 293 in 1891, while the number of passen gers injured was 3227 in 1892 as against 2972 in 1891.
 An assignment of casualties to the opportunity offered for acci- dents. shows one employe to have been killed for every 222 employees, and one employe 10 have been in- jured fer each twenty-nine men in the employ of the railways A sin- liar comparison shows one passenger killed for each ,49l ,910 passen- gers carried or for each 35, 542, ,282 passenger miles, and one passenger injured for each l73, ,633 passengers carried or each f l40, 966 passenger miles. The largest number of cas- ualties to employees resulting from coupling and uncoupling cars, 378 employees having been killed and 0,500 injured, while rendering this service. Of the total number killed in coupling and uncoupling cars 253, and of the total number injured 7766 were trainmen. The accidents classed as failing from cars were in this year, as in previous years, responsible for the largest number of deaths among employees, the number killed jn this manner being ell Of tbis number 4S5 were trainmen. Collisions and de- railmeuts were responsible for the death of 43l employees Of lthis number 336 were trMnmen. This class of accidents is responsible also tor the largest number of casualties to passengers Thus IF passen- gers were killed and l539 were in lured by collisions and deraiments during toe year Collisions alone were re.nnnslhLa for thn daath of