The Washington times., 1894-07-02
RAILWAYS OF THE COUNTRY
Facts About the Great Arteries Of
Trade and Travel.
WORK DONE INA TWELvEAONTH
Slight Addition in Mileage Over Last Year.
Only 0ne-third Of Stock Paid Dividends.
Startling Increase in the Number Of Killed
and Injured Employees.

The sixth statistical report of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, prepared by its stat
istician, being the complete report for the
above-nsmed period, for which a preliminary
income account was issued in December, 1898,
has just been submitted, of which the follow
ing is an abstract:
The total mileage OF RAILWAYS in the United
States on June 80, 1898. was 176, ,461.07, being
an increase during the year OF 4,ss755 miles.
The corresponding increase during the prs-
vious year was 8, leo. 7s. from which 1t appears
that there was some revival in railway con-
struction during the year covered by the re-
port.
Tho total number Of locomotives on June
80, 1898, was 81, ,78S, being an increase OF
1852 during the year. OF these, S,957 were
passenger locomotives. Is. 500 freight locomo-
tives, and 1902 switching locomotives. the re-
mainder being unclassifed. The total num-
ber of cars owned by the carriers making
report were l,l19,S7S, to which should be
added 154 .06S leased cars, making a total OF
1878, 946 cars operated directly by the car
riers. This shows an increase In the number
OF cars directly controlled OF 5S,s54 during
the year. or the total number of cars, 81 ,3S4
were in the passenger service and 1.041,5 ,5I7
in the freight service. The increase in equip
ment fitted with train brakes, or automatic
couplers. as compared with the increase In
equipment itself, is not as marked as in the
previous year.
NUMBER OF EMPLoYFs.
The total number Of employees in the service
Of railways on June 80. 1893, was s73, ,602, be-
ing an increase of 52,1S7. OF this total Of
employees, IS, ,3s4 are assigned to the work OF
general administration; 256.2l2 to mainfe-
nance Of way and structures: It's, ,464 to main
tenance of equipment, and 397, 9l5 to con-
Quoting transportation. the remainder, 6.627.
being unclassifled by the carriers making re-
port II the employees be assigned to mileage,
it appears that SIS men found employment in
the railway industry in the United States per
100 miles of line. q being assigned to general
administration, Isl to maintenance OF way
aud structures, 103 to maintenance OF equip
ment. and 234 to conducting transportation.
CAPITALIZATION AND VALUATION.
The aggregate OF property properly classi-
fed as railway capital was on June 30, 1888,
$40, SOC, ,235, ,410, which shows railway capital
equal to s63.42l per mile of line. The amount
of stock outstanding was -, ,66S, 935, ,4l8, OF
which S3.9S2. .009.602 was common stock, the
remainder, 1886, 925, ,8l6, being preferred
stock. The funded debt outstanding was
s5, ,225, ,6s9. .s2l, classified as follows: Mortgage
bonds, "a. .504, 1888. .I62; miscellaneous obliga-
tions, S4l0. .474.64I income bonds, S2is 1872
73O. and equipment-trus, obligations. S62, ,699.-
2S2. The amount Of investment in the rail-
way securities has increased duiing the year
from 81 1891. .457 .053 to 81 ,563. OF. .233, being
an increase Of Sill, ,565, $50.
The pmGunt of stock DuyinQ no dividends
during the year was S2.s59, ,334.572, being
81 "a per cent OF the total stock outstanding.
OF stocks paying dividends SIS per cent. Of
the aggregate stock paid from to 5per cent,
ll.62 per cent. paid from to 6 PER cent,
5.24 per cent. paid from to per cent, and
532 per cent. paid from to per cent. The
total dividend paid was 500, ,929.SS5. The
amount OF mortgage bonds paying no inter-
est was S492 276. 999. or TO- SO per cent. OF the
total OF mortgage bonds, and the amount OF
income bonds paying no interest was S20i,-
s64 1853, or s2.56 per cent. of the total of in
come bonds.
The total number of passengers carried
during the year ended June 80. 1898, was
593, $50 6l2. The average Journey per passen-
ger was 23.97 miles. The number OF tons of
freight reported by the railways for the year
was 745,ll94S2. Passenger train mileage
was 335.6ls, ,7TO, and freight train mileage
sos, 719, SOC.
EARNINGS AND EXPENSES.
The gross earnings from operations on the
railways Of the United States for the year
ended June 80. ls93 was 1.220. Isl .s74. be-
ing an increase of s49.344.53l over gross
earnings reported in the previous year.
Operating expenses during the year were
SS27 9l2. .299, being an increase OF S46, 923. .303
over the previous year. The income from in
vestments reported by the railways was Sl49.-
Gas. els; while deductions on account OF liked
charges and other analogous items were S431,
422. .156. The final net income available for
dividends was Sill ,05s,034. being IA sum less
than the corresponding amount for the
previous year of "a. .901, Isl.
After deducting from this amount the divi-
dend. paid. the income account OF railways
in the United States for the year 1893 shows
a surplus of SS.116.745. which is less than the
surplus Of the previous year by S5,9l9.3l1.
The gross amount received from carrying
passengers was 1901 ,491 ,s16; from carrying
the mail. S2s, AS. .053, and from carrying ex-
press matter S23. .53l .394. The gross amount
received for carrying freight was 1929 .053, ,S6l.
The passenger service accounts for 29.49 per
cent of the earnings from operation, and the
freight service for 6S.23 per cent. CT such
earnings.
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.
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 employees injured was
81. .729 being greater by 1852 than the number
injured the previous year. The number Of
passengers killed during the year was 299,
being less by II than the number killed the
previous year. and the number injured was
{. .229 being 2 in excess Of the number injured
the previous year. OF the total number Of
deaths to employees on account of railway
accidents. 433 were due to coupling and un-
coupling cars. GA to falling from trains and
engines. 73 TO overhead distractions, 247 to
collisions, and 153 to derailments, the re-
mainder being due to causes not SO clearly
defined.
An assign ment of casualties to the oppor-
tunity offered for accidents shows l employe
to have been killed for every 800 men en-
ployed, and to have been injured for every
% men employed. The most dangerous ser
vice is that of trainmen. and for these the
statistics show l employe to have been killed
for every lis trainmen, and employe to have
been injured for every 10 engaged in this ser
vice. similar comparison shows l pas
senger to have been killed for each 1885, 1853
passengers carried, or for each 47,5Ss, 966
passenger miles accomplished, and 1 pas