The record-union., 1894-07-21

OF s46,92S, ,303 over the previous year. The
lucome from investments reported by
the railways was Sl49. .649, ,6l5, while de-
uuctlons on account of fixed charges and
other analogous items we're S43l, AZ. l56.
me nnal net income available for dlvl-
oends was Sill, ,05o 034, being sum less
tnan the corresponding amount Tor the
previous year of 81, ,907, l57. After deduct
Ing from this amount the dividends PAID,
the income amount of railways In the
United States for the year 1893 shows
surplus of S8,1l6, 745, which is less than
the surplus of the previous year by
%, ,9le,3l1 The complete report shows
tull income account for each OF the ten
territorial groups into which the country
is divided. The gross amount received
from carrying passengers was $50. .49I,-
ol6; from carrying the mail, SIS. .4o. O55,
and from carrying express matter, S23,-
65i,59 The gross amount received Tor
carrying freight was SS29, 055. SOL. The
passenger service accounts for 29.49 per
cent. OF the earnings from operation. and
the freight service for 6S.23 per cent of
such earnings.
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.
The number of railway employees
Killed during the year was 2, 2,727, being
greater by I73 than those killed during
the previous year. The number of en-
ployes Injured was 81. .729, being greater
by 3, 49, than the number injured the pre-
vious year. The number Of passengers
killed during the year was $780, being less
by a than the number killed the previ-
Gus year, and the number injured was
3,Z29. being 2 III excess of the number in
Jured the previous year. Of the total
number OF deaths to employees on ac-
count OF railway accidents 433 were due
TO coupling and uncoupling cars, Oh to
falling from trains and engines, 73 to
overhead oDstructloDE, 247 10 collisions,
and l53 to derailments, the remainder be-
ing due to causes not so clearly defined.
An assignment OF casualties to the oppor-
tunlty offered for accidents shows l en-
ploye to have been killed for every
so men employed, and l to have
been injured for every % mon en-
ployed. The most dangerous serv-
Ice is that of trainmen, and for these
the statistics show l employe to have
been killed for every l15 trainmen, and l
employe TO have been injured for every
10 engaged in this service. A similar
comparison shows l passenger to have
been killed for each 1885, l53 passengers
carried. or for each A, ,5SS, 966 passenger
miles accomplished, and l passenger in
jured for each 1S3, SD passengers carried,
or for each 4, ,406, ,659 passenger miles ac-
complished. An assignment of accident
statistics TO the territorial groups shows
great diversity to the relative safety of
travel and railway employment in the
various sections of the country.
CONCLUSION.
Mention is made in the report of an i'm
portant step toward the realization of
uniformity in railway accounts in that
the Commission has, with the assistance
of the Association OF American Railway
Accounting Officers. revised the classiti-
cation for operating expenses. 1t is safe
to say that within a few years there Will
be practical uniformity in the book-keep-
ing of railways so far as operating ex-
penses are concerned.
Another subject of interest touched
upon in the report is the necessity of
compiling freight statistics more fully
than at present is the case. 1t is probable
that something akin to a clearing house
of freight statistics will become a neces-
sity in the near future.