The herald., 1894-08-29
FACTS ABOUT RAILROADS.
Tho Interstate Commerce Commission
Gathers Interesting Statistics.

Gathers Interesting Statistics.
The interstate commerce commission
has made its sixth statistical report
The total mileage of railways in the
United States on June 80, 1898, was
17G, 461.07, being an increase during
the year of 4,S97. 56 miles. The corre-
spending increase during the previous
year was 3, 100. rs, from which it ap-
pears that there was some revival in
railway construction during the year
covered by the report The number of
roads abandoned during the year was
10. The total length of line, including
all tracks, was ESQ, 1877. 81, which in
cludes 10, 05l. SO miles Of second track
and AZ, 043. 10 miles of yard tracks and
sidings.
The total number Of employees in the
service Of railways On Juno so, 1898,
was S73, 602, being an increase Of 52,.
1877. OF this total Of employees 35, 3S4
are assigned to the work of general ad-
ministration, $50, 2l2 to maintenance of
way and structures, 175, AGA TO mainte-
nance Of equipment and 397, ,915 to con-
Quoting transportation, the remainder,
8,627, being unclassifed.
The aggregate property properly clas-
sified as railway capital was on June
30, 1898, $40, 506, 235, 40, which shows
railway capital equal to $68, 421 per
mile of line. The amount of stock out
standing was 81, 66S, o35, 418, of which
$3, 982, 009, coz was common stock, the
remainder, 1886, 925, S16, being pre-
ferred stock. The funded debt outstand-
ing was So, 225, $50, S21, classified as
follows: Mortgage bonds, Sd, b04, $685.
1852; miscellaneous obligations, S41O,-
474, 647; income bonds, $246, 1872, $780,
and equipment trust obligations, s62,
500, 1882. The amount of investment in
the railway securities has increased
during the year from 81, sol, 457, 053 to
81, 58S, 022, 233, being an increase Of
$171, sos, 180.
The amount of stock paying no divi-
dends during the year was So, 8b9, 334,-
572, being 61. "a per cent of the total
stock outstanding.
The total off dividends paid was $780,
929, S95. The amount OF mortgage bonds
paying no interest was $492, 276, 900,
Or 10. 93 per cent of the total of mort
gage bonds, and the amount of income
bonds paying no interest was s204, 1884,
269, or SO. 56 per cent of the total Of in
come bonds.
The total number of passengers car
ried during the year ending June 80,
1898, was sos, $50, G12.
The number OF. tons Of freight report
ed by the railways for the year was
745, 119, 4S2. Ton mileage was SO, $685.
111,S33.
The gross earnings from operations
on the railways Of the United States for
the year ending June 30, 1893, were ST.
220, 751, S74, being an increase of $49,
S44, 531 over gross earnings reported in
the previous year. Operating expenses
during the year were $S27, 921, 800, be-
ing an increase of $46, 923, 303 over the
previous year.
The final net income available for
dividends was Sill, 05S, 034, being a
sum less than the corresponding amount
for the previous year of &4, GOT, 157.
After deducting from this amount the
dividends paid the income account of
railways in the United States for the
year 1898 shows surplus of $S, 49,,
T45, which is less than the surplus of
the previous year by So, 5,919,311
The number of railway employees
killed during the year was 2, 727, being
greater by 173 than those killed during
the previous year. The number of en-
ployees injured was 31,729, being great
er by 8, 4G2 than the number injured
the previousoear. The number of pas
sengers killed during the year was 900,
being less by n than the number killed
the previous year, and the number in
jured was 8, $50, being two in excess of
the number injured the previous year.
OF the total number of deaths to en-
ployees on account of railway accidents
433 were due to coupling and uncoup-
ling cars, 844 to falling from trains and
engines 73 to overhead distractions, 247
to collisions and 1853 to derailments,
the remainder being due to causes not
so clearly defined An assignment of
casualties to the opportunity offered for
accidents shows l employee to have
been killed for every 800 men employed
and to have been injured for every 90
men employed. The most dangerous
service is that Of trainmen, and for
these the statistics show l employee to
have been killed for every 115 trainmen
and employee to have been injured for
every 10 engaged IN this service. A
similar comparison shows l passenger
to have been killed FOR each 1885, 153
passengers carried, or for each AZ, $685.
966 passenger miles accomplished and 1
passenger injured for each 1873, s22 pas
sengers carried, or for each 4, 406, $50
passenger miles accomplished. WASH
| ington Correspondent.
Got His Diamond Back.
A nice looking young fellow in even-
ing dress called on a certain physician