The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-04
FACTS ABOUT RAILROADS.
The Interstate Commerce Cominissaon
Gathers Interesting Statistics.

The interstate commerce commission
has made It's sixth statistical report.
The total mileage of railways In the
United States ON juno 80, 1898, was
l76, 46I. OF, being an increase during
the year Of A, ,S97. So miles The CORE
spending increase during the previous
year was 3,160. 78, from which 1t 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 $50, 1927, which in
cludes 1O,O5l. SO miles of second track |
and AZ, 043. 40 miles Of yard tracks and
sidings
The total number Of employees in the |
service Of railways ON june 80, 1898, |
was S7S, 602, being an increase Of 3d..
1877. OF this total of employees, 80, 3S4
are assigned to the work OF general ad-
ministration, 256, ala TO maintenance Of
way and structures, 175, 464 to mainte-
nance of equipment and 397, 915 TO con-
Quoting transportation, the remainder.
s,627, being unclassified.
The aggregate property properly clas-
sified as railway capital was ON june
80, 1898, SO, SOC, $50, 40, which shows
railway capital equal to $63, 421 per
mile of line The amount OF stock out
standing was "a, 66s. 985. Ais, of which
$3, 9S2, O09, 602 was common stock, the
remainder, $3.50. 925, 816, being pre-
ferred stock. The funded debt outstand-
ing was $5, 225, 6S9, S21, classified "a
| follows: Mortgage bonds, "a, 504, $685.
| 162; miscellaneous obligations, $410,-
474, CAT; income bonds, $24S, 132, 7SO,
| and equipment trust obligations, $62,-
| 500, 282. The amount of investment in
the railway securities has increased
during the year from 81, S91, 457, 05S to
| 81, sos, 022, 233, being an increase OF
| $171, SEQ, 1s0.
The amount of stock paying no divi-
dends during the year was 90, 659, SS4, :
572, being 6l.24 per cent of the total
stock outstanding.
The total of dividends paid was $780,
929, $50. 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 $204, S64, :
900, or SO. Sc per cent Of the total OF In
come bonds
The total number of passengers car
ried during the year ending June 80,
1898, was 593, 560.612.
The number of tons of freight report
ed by the railways for the year was
745, 119, 4S2. Ton mileage was 9S, 5SS, :
Ill, ,s33
The gross earnings from operations
on the railways OF the United States for
! the year ending June 80, 1898, We're o.,
22O, 751, ,874, being an increase of $49,
344, 531 over gross earnings reported in
the previous year. Operating expenses
during the year were $827, 921, 299, be-
ing an increase Of SAC, 923, S03 over the
: previous year.
The final net income available fol
} dividends was $111, ,05S, OS4, being {
sum less than the corresponding amoun
for the previous year Of "a, 907, LOT
After deducting from this amount th'
dividends paid the income account O
D railways in the United States for th'
. year 1893 shows surplus OF e8, 1l6,
aI 745, which is less than the surplus O
; the previous year by $5, 910, 31l.
i The number of railway employee
. killed during the year was Q, 7S7, beini
> greater by 173 than those killed durin
. the previous year. The number OF em
I ployees injured was 81, 729, being great
i er by 8, 462 than the number injure
d the previous year. The number OF pas
q sengers killed during the year was 29S
9 being less by ~ than the. number kille
j, the previous year, and the number In
a iured was 8, 229, being two in excess c
/; the number injured the previous yeal
ii OF the total numSer of deaths to en-
s ployees ON account of railway accident
], 433 were due to coupling and uncouI
ling cars, GA to falling from trains an
engines, IS to overhead distractions "a
to collisions and 1853 to derailnentl
!, the remainder being due to causes M
so clearly defined An assignment |
! casualties to the opportunity offered 4
! accidents shows | employee to ha,
6 been killed for every $40 men employe
: and to have been injured for every
men employed. The most dangero'
It service is that of trainmen, and Il
8: these the statistics show employee
O. have been killed for every 1I5 trainms
ar and employee to have been injured +
A. every 10 engaged i'm this service.
"a similar comparison shows 1 passeng
= to have been killed for each 1885, II
= passengers carried, or for each Az, 5Se
y 08G passenger miles accomplished and
2, passenger injured for each 1873, 822 ps
~ sengers carried, or for each 4. 406, g.
ne passenger miles accomplished. Was
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