The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-05
CT ENERAL NEWS
OF INDUSTRIES

Uf INDUSIRIES
The total mileage of railways in the
United States on June 80. 1893, ac-
cording to the newly issued interstate
commerce commissions annual report,
was 176, 46l O7, being an increase DUR
lng the year Of 4,S97 J5 miles. The cor
responding increase during the pre-
vious year was 3, 160 49, from which it
appears that there was some revival in
railway construction during the year
covered by the report. The state Of
Washington leads in construction with
656 81 miles: Montana shows an in.
r,t ase of 400 &C miles; Minnesota of
4O6 90 miles. and West Virginia of
865 0l miles. The other states which
show an increase in mileage in excess
OF 100 miles are California, Florida. To-
diana, Michigan, Missouri. New York,
Ohio. Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin
and Wyoming. The states OF Kansas,
Oregon, the Territory Of New Mexico
and the District of Columbia, show a
slight decrease IN mileage, due to re-
measurement of main lines or abau.
donment OF small, unimportant lines.
The number of roads abandoned during
the year was 10 The total length of
line, including all tracks. was 230, =
1927, which includes 1O,051 SO miles
of second track, and A., 043 40 miles of
yard track and siding.
The total number o. railway cerpor-
ations In existence June 30. 1898, was
$780, being an increase OF 6S during
the year covered by the report. OF
this number 752 were independent
operating roads and 930 maintained
operating accounts. The number Of
subsidiary roads which maintained fin-
ancial accounts only was IT'S of which
1876 we're leased for fixed money rent
al, and 19j for contingent money
rental. the remainder being operated
under some form of traffic agreement
not easily subjected to classification.
The tendency toward some form of
consolidation during the year has been
quite marked; 2S roads, representing
7A9 81 miles. have been merged: 20
roads, representing 1,13279 miles.
have been reorganizsd; and 16
roads representing 1859. 10 miles,
have been consolidated These
items , % higher than the CORE.
spending items of the previous year.
A Classification of railways according
10 length Of liue operated shows that
there are 70 companies in the United
States having mileage in excess of
1000 miles, 26 companies operating
mileage betwsen coo and / 900 miles,
% companies operating Il mileage be.
tween 400 and 600 miles, Al companies
operating mileage between $50 and
400 miles, aud 9O2 companies operating
mileage of 250 miles or less. The
total length OF line controlled by the
~ companies operating AN excess Of
1000 miles was 0S 3S5 81, being equal
90. IS per cent. OF the Total mileage of
the country. Tae second class of roads
controlled II 90 per cent, of total mile
age, from which it appears that 69 com.
pauies controlled 16 80 per cent of the
total railway mileage.
The total number of locomotives on
June 80. 1893, WAS 81. 13S, being an in
crease OF 1852 during the year OF
these. S.951 were passenger locomo-
motives, Is 500 freight locomotives,
and 4,S02 switching locomotives. the
remainder being unclassified. The
total number of cars owned by the
carriers making report was 1,I19.91S,
to which should be added lj4 063 l-ased
cars. making total of /, 213, 94G cars
operated directly by thu carriers. This
shows an increas. in the number of
cars directly controlled Of 5S, S54 dur
ing the year. OK the total number of,
cars, 81 3S4 were in the passenger ser.
vice, and LOAF 517 in tho freight SER
vice. The number of passengers carriel
per passenger locomotive was 66 268
and the number of passenger miles per
passenger locomotive was 1858, Sol
These figures show an increase In the
efficiency Of passenger locomotives.
The number of tons OF freight carried
per freight locomotive was 4O,0G2 and
the nun Der Of ton miles ACCOMPLISHED
per freight locomotive was 5,031, $50
These figures show no change in the
efficiency Of freight locomotives rs
compared with previous years The
pnmoe Of passenger cars per 1000. 900
passengers carried was SO and the num-
: ber Of freight cars per /. 900, 900 tons of
freight carried was l, 6l3 The increase
in equipment fitted with train brakes,
or automatic couplers, as compared
with the increase in equipment itself,
is not as marked as in the previous
year. Thus, from total increase in
equipment during the year ended June
30 1893. OF go, 500. the increase in equip
ment fitted with train brake was AZ 158.
and the increase in equipment fitted
with automatic coupler was n, 904.
The total number OF employees in the
service of railways on June 30 1903
was 973, 602. being an increase of SO 1877.
OF this total of employees, 35,354 are
assigned to the work Of general ad-
ministration; 256. 5l2 to maintenancs
Of way and structures. 175. .464 10
maintenance of equipment aud 997-
9l5 to conducting transportation, the
remainder, s. 627. being unclassfied by
the carriers making report. II the
employees be assigned to mileage, it
appears that 515 men found employ
ment in the railway industry in the
United States per 100 miles of line.
twenty-one being assigned to general
administration, i5l to maintenance of
way and structures. 1903 to maintenance
OF equipment, and 23I to conducting
transportation.
The aggregate OF property properly
classified as railway capital was on
June 30. 1893. $lO SOC, 2S5, 4lO. which
shows railway capital equal to $69. 42l
per mile Of line. The amount OF stock
outstanding was "a. G68, 935. .4lS, OF which
$3, 9S2, OO9. 6O2 was common stock. the
remainder, 6S6, 925 SIG being preferred
stock The funded debt outstanding