The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-05
FAC1s ABUU, RAILROADS.
The Interstate Commerce Comm 'ssio"
Gathers Interesting Satisfies.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-The Interstate
Commerce Commission has mace us siN'"
statistical report. - l., .he
Tinted States on June 30, loy3. was Nv
461.O7, being an increase during tne dense e@5
1 8g7 Is miles. The corresponding lhcIedso
during the previous year was 5'IOl.io' ~ 81,
which IL appears that there was soiile
revival In railway construction 1urlns ~ IL
wear covered by the report. me nulnDel
Of roads abandoned during the year was
nineteen. The total length OF me, lncluu-
ing ali tracks. was go. lS'.Z', whlGh ,dd
cludes 1005l.36 miles OF second traS5K, anu
AZ O43 10 miles Of yard track ana sidihss.
The total number OF locomotives Oh
June 30. 1898, was 34,7sS. being an lncreaasss
of .G52 during the year or tness *.
locomotives and 1902 switching loc0m93
lives. the remainder being unciassiHv5 -,
The total number of cars owned Dy ',o
carriers making report was l'n''S'o' "
which should be added i94 VoS ieasSu rO,a,,ed
making total of 1,2IS,946 cars operate ~,
directly by the carriers. rms snow a.. a.
Increase in the number OF cars ul,eoI0If
controlled of 1854 during the year. IN
the total number of cars 0l,5Si We're IN
the passenger car service, ana l,Vi',ou III
freight service. The number OF passenseitS
carried per passenger locomotive VIZ 49, 80,
and the number OF passenger HlliS Sss p.Sl
These figures show an lncreaSr
in the efficiency Of passenger
locomotives. The number OF tons y.
freight carried per freight locomotive We
20 J62 and the number of ton miles &c
cOmplished per freight locomotive We
< OH $50. These figures show no chahse
in the efficiency of freight locomotives Dis
compared with previous years. -.
The total number Of employees IN tne
service OF the railways on June 80 ~
was S73,6 02, being an increase OF OBJ
OF this total of employees, 3o,5Sf are as
signed to the work Of general admins
tration. 256212 to maintenance OF ways
and structures 175, 46i TO maintenance OF
eGu.pment. and 397,915 10 conducting trans
portation, the remainder S,6Zi, being I'M
classified.
The aggregate Of property properly
classified as railway capital was, on June
30 1898 Sl0.5O6 235. 40 which shows rail-
way capital equal to S63i2l per mile oil
line The amount Of stock outstanding
was 81. e6S 935, 41S, of which 1882 soy was
common stock, the remainder. s6S6.S25,S SIG
being preferred stock The funded debt
outstanding was $j,225, 6S9, SCI, classified as
foAows: Mortgage bonds $i e, -. 10 -
come bonds. $Z48132, 40; and equipment
trust obligations. SCI. 6)922. The amount
Of Investment in the railway securities
has increased during the year from Sl.@l,-
l57 ,O53 to 81, 500, 022, 233, being an increase
of $11, 565 $50.
The amount Of stock raging 10 divl-
dends during the year vas s.. 9,3S4.5l2
being 6l.24 per cent. of the total stock
oCtstal ding.
The total dividends paid was 500 929. $50.
The amount of nj rtgegc boz DIS paying no
interest vas si92 ,2769s9. or 1898 per cent.
of the total Of mortgage bonds, and the
amount of income bonds paying no inter-
est was 1904, s6l.269. or S2.56 per cent Of the
fetal o incC me bonds.
The total number Of passengers carried
during the year ending June 80, 1893, was
500 56U,6l2
Ihe number of tons of freight reported
by the railways for the year was 49,
10, 4S2. Ton mileage was SS,5SS, Ill .S33.
The gross earnings from operations or
the railways of the United States for the
year ending June 80, 1893. was 81 200 75l, S74,
being an increase OF $i93if, 53l over gross
earnings reported in the previous year.
Operating expenses during the year were
$SZ7, 92l 2s9. being an increase of 1852 1913
over the previous year.
The final net income available for
dividends was $ll10jS,034 being a sum
less than the corresponding amount for
the previous year OF $4.SW Isl After de-
Quoting from this amount the dividends
paid, the income account II railways
In the United States for the year 1893
shows a surplus Of S. i167ij. which is less
than the surplus, of the previous year by
S5,Sl9,3l1
The number Of railway employees killed
during the year was 2TN. being greater
by 1T3 than those killed during the
previous year. The number of employees
Injured was Sl.72, being greater by S,it2
year The number Of passengers xii ei
during the year was 2J9 being less by
| N than the number killed the previous
year. and the number injured was 1923
being two in excess Of the number IN
jured the previous year. OF the total
number of deaths to employees on account
Of railway accidents. 423 were due e.
coupling and uncoupling cars. GA to fall
ing from trains and engines, 70 b over
head distractions, 27 to collisions and
1853 10 derailments, the remainder being
due to causes not so clearly defined. An
assignment of casualties TO the Cppor-
tunity offered for accidents shows one
employee TO have been killed for every
800 men employed. and one 10 have been
Injured for every q men employed The
most dangerous service is that Of train
men, and for these the statistics show
one employee to have been killed for
every ll5 trainmen, and one employee 70
have been injured for every ten engaged
| i'm this service. A similar comparlsOn
| shows one passenger 10 have been killeu
| for each 1,9S5.l53 passengers carried, OF
| for each a. 966 passenger miles &C
complish and one passenger injured foI
each 1882 passengers carried, c. ~
| each 1, s06. 659 passenger miles ace mpiis"-