The record-union., 1894-07-21
RAILWAY STATISTICS.
Report of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Interesting and valuable Presentation
of Facts by the Commission
Statisti clan.

port Ior the aboYe-named period, Tor
which preliminary income account was
issued in December, 1888, has just been
submitted, of which the following is an
extract:
MILEAGE.
The total mileage of railways in the
United States on June 80, 1893, was l1o,-
46l.07, being an increase during the year
Of 4, Sy7.5 90 miles. The corresponding IN
crease during the previous year was
3, 3,l60.7S. from which ii appears that there
was some revival in railway construction
during the year covered by the report.
The State OF Washington leads in con-
struction with 556.32 miles; Montana
shows an increase of .66 miles; Mlnne-
sofa 1860 miles, and w est Virginia OF
365.OI miles. The other States which
show an increase in mileage il excess of
100 miles are California. Florida, Indi-
ana, 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 remeas-
urement OF main lines or abandonment
OF small, unimportant lines. The num-
Der OF roads abandoned during the year
was IS. The total length Of line, includ-
ing all tracks, was go, 1921, which in
cludes l0,05l.36 miles OF second track,
and II, 1870 miles Of yard track and sid
lngs.
CLASSIFICATION OF RAILWAYS.
The total number of railway corpora
tons III existence June 30, 1898, was
1880, being an increase of IS during the
year covered by the report OF this num-
Der 152 were independent operating roads
and S39 maintained operating accounts.
The number OF subsidiary roads which
maintained financial accounts only was
u.s. Of which 326 were leased for a fixed
money rental, and l95 for contingent
money rental, the remainder being oper-
2ted under some form of traffic agreement
not easily subjected TO classification. The
tendency toward some form OF CONSOLE
dation during the year has been quite
marked; 3 roads, representing 1887
miles, have been merged; 20 roads, repre-
senting l, 132. 79 miles, have been reorgan-
lied; and l6 roads, representing !, ,469. 10
miles, have been consolidated. These
items are higher than the corresponding
items OF the previous year. a elassitica-
Jion of railways according to length OF
line operated shows that there are 4
companies in the I nited States having a
mileage in excess Of 200 miles, 26 COM
panies operating mileage between 600
and LOCO miles, q companies operating
a mileage between 400 and 500 miles, Al
companies operating a mileage between
80 and 400 miles, and 902 companies op-
Grating mileage Of 250 miles or less. The
total length of line controlled by the AZ
companies operating an excess Of 1000
miles was 9S, S,3S0.54, being equal to 55.7S
per cent. of the total mileage of the coun-
Try. The secOnd-ciass OF roads controlled
1l.20 per cent. of total mileage from which
II appears that 6S companies controlled
T6.98 per cent. Of the total railway mile
age.
EQUIPMENT.
M 1
June 30 1898, was 81, 78S, being an in
crease OF 1852 during the year. Of
these, 6,957 were passenger locomo-
lives, 1859 freight locomotives, and
4.S02 switching locomotives. the remain
der being unclassifed. The total num-
Der of cars owned by the carriers making
report was 1,1l9,S7S to which should be
added l54, 06S leased cars, making total
of 1,273. .946 cars operated directly by the
carriers. This shows an increase in the
number of cars directly controlled of
58, ,S54 during the year. OF the total num-
Der of cars, 81, ,3S4 were in the passenger
service and 1,047 ,577 in the freight serv-
ice. The number OF passengers carried
per passenger locomotive was 6,20S and
the number of passenger miles per pas
senger locomotive was Loss, ,60l. These
figures shoW an increase in the efficiency
OF passenger locomotives. The number
OF tons Of freight carried per freight loco
motive was 40, 062 and the number of ton
miles ACCOMPLISHED per freight locOmo-
tive was 5,03l, ,SS9. These figures show no
change in the efficiency of freight locomo-
tives as compared with previous years.
The number of passenger cars per l. ,000.-
600 passengers carried was So and the
number OF freight cars per 1000, 600 tons
OF freight carried was 1,6l3. The increase
in equipment lifted with train brakes or
automatic couplers, as compared with the
increase in equipment itself, is not as
marked as in the previous year. Thus,
1rom a total increase in equipment during
the year ending June so, 1888, of 90, 5O6,
the increase in equipment fitted with
train brake was Il, l5S, and the increase
in equipment fitted with automatic coup
Ter was 1904.
employees.
The total number of employees in the
service OF railways on June 80, 1893, was
S73, COZ, being an increase of 81, ,lS7. Of
total OF employees, 80. 3S4 are assigned to
the work Of general administration; 256,-
2l2 to maintenance of way and structures,
la, ,464 to maintenance of equipment. and
397, ,9I5 to conducting transportation, the
remainder, S,62z, being unclassified by
the carriers making report. Ii the en-
Dloyes be asSlg gned TO mileage, it appears
that 515 men found employment in
the railway industry in the United States
per 100 miles OF line. Il being assigned to
IldlHI6n-
ance OF way and structures, l03 TO main
tenance Of equipment, and 234 TO con-
Quoting TRANSPORTATION.
CAPITALIZATION AND VALUATION.
The aggregate of property properly
classified as railway capital was on June
80, 1893, $l0, ,506. .235, 40, which shows rail
way capital equal TO S63, 42l per mile OF
line. The amount OF stock outstanding
was 81, ,66S, 935, 4IS, of which So. .9S2 009 602
was common stock, the remainder, $685.
925, SIG. being preferred stock. The funded
debt outstanding was s.. %, $50, ,S2I, class
ified as follows: Mortgage bonds, 81. 504,-
3S3, 162; miscellaneous obligations, S4I0,-
474,647; income bonds, S24S l32, 730, and
equipment trust obligations, S62, ,699, 2S2.
The amount OF investment in the railway
securities has increased during the year
from 81, ,39l, ,457, ,053 to s.. .563 or, ,2S3, being
an increase Of Sill. .565, lS0.
The amount Of stock paying no divi-
dends during the year was -, ,S59, 334. .572.
being 6124 per cent. of the total stock
outstanding. OF stocks paying divi-
dends, 5.25 per cent. OF the aggregate
stock paid from to > per cent, ll.o2 per
cent. paid. from . to 6 per cent, 5.24 per
cent paid from TO per cent, and 5.32
per cent. paid from to per cent. The
total dividends paid was 500, ,929, $50. Tie
amount OF mortgage bonds paying no in
terest was S492, ,276, ,9g9, or 0.93 per cent.
OF the total OF mortgage bonds and the
amount OF income bonds paving no in
terest was SZU4, ,e64, 269, or $3.50 per cent.
OF the total income bonds
PUBLIC SERVICE.
The total number of passengers carried
during the year ending June 90. ISq3 was
593, ,06O,olA passenger mileage during
the same year was l4,229. .10l, ,0S4. The
average journey per passenger was %. 81
n ton