Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-08

1893, was 500. .6l2. Passenger mileage
during the same year was li.22s,lDLOst
The average journey per passenger was
aa.A7 miles. The number OF tons OF
freight reported by the railways for
the year was 7s5 ii9. ise. Ton mileage
was f3.tSs, III. S83 The average number
OF tons In a train was 1897. and the
average haul per ton for the entire
country was 1850 miles. PASSENGER
train mileage was ss5.6is,770. and
freight train mileage sos 7i9.5Os.
EARNING. and Expenses.
This gross earnings from the opera
tons on the railways OF the United
States for the year ending June 80
1905. WIS sl.220.75i,sIl. being an In
crease OF $40. 34s.5si over gross earnings
reported In the previous year. operat-
Ing expenses during the year We're
ts2T. g2l 100. being an increase OF tt6'-
a22. sos over the previous year The
income from Investments reported by
the railways WAS Slis,6ig,6l5 while de
ductlons on account Of liked charges
and other analogous items We're $751;
iz2.i5s. The Anal net income available
for dividends was &i1i,0ls,O4. being
sum less than the corresponding
amount for the previous year OF 81
90T.i57. After deducting from this
amount the dividends paid, the income
account OF railways in the United
States for the year 1898 shows a sur
plus OF {s,li6.7i5. which Is less than
the surplus of the previous year by
s3.3l9. III, The complete report shows
full income account for each OF the
ten territorial groups into which the
country Is divided. The gross amount
received from carrying passengers was
ss0l. 49lsib. from carrying the mail.
S@o,4f5,05j. and from carrying expresg
matter, S25,G3i. 1894. The gross amount
received for carrying freight was ss2e.-
noSssl. The passenger service accounts
Tor $2s 40 per cent OF the earnings from
operation. and the freight service for
S6s,zS per cent of such earnings
Hallway Accidents.
The number Of railway employees
killed during the year was 2727, being
greater by i73 than those killed during
the previous year. The number Of em-
ployes injured was 81, 72s. being greater
by 1852 than the number injured the
previous year. The number Of paseen-
gers killed during the year was 2sg,
being less by u than the number
killed the previous year, and the num-
Der injured was 1929 being in excess
OF the number injured the previous
year or the total number OF deaths to
employees on account Of railway acct
dents. 1913 were due to coupling and I'M
coupling cars, ga to falling from trains
ana engines, u 10 overhead obstruc-
lions, 2il to collisions, and 153 to derail-
ments, the remainder being due to
causes not so clearly defined An
assignment OF casualties to the OPP
portunity offered for accidents shows
one employe to have been killed for
every $40 men employed. and ane to
have been injured for every 2S men ern-
ployed, The most dangerous service
is that Of trainmen. and FOR these the
statistics show one employe to have
been Killed for every lis trainmen. and
one employee to have been Injured for
every. 10 engaged in this service.
\ similar comparison shows one pas
senger to have been killed for each
l.ss5.lO3 passengers carried. or for each
4Dasss5b passenger miles accomplished.
and one passenger injured for each
ls8.B22 passengers carried, or for each
4,iO5.b59 passenger miles accomplished.
An assignment Of accident statistics
10 the territorial groups shows great
diversity In the relative safety OF travel
ana railway employment In the va
rious sections OF the country.
Conclusion.
Mention Is made in the report OF an
important step toward the realization
Of uniformity In railway accounts In
tina; the commission has with the as
sistance Of the Association Of Amerl-
can Railway Accounting officers, re-
Eised the classification for operating
expenses. II IS safe TO say that within
few years there will be practical uni
formliy In the bookkeeping of railways
SO far as operating expenses are con-
cerned
Another subject OF interest touched
upon In the report Is the necessity OF
compiling freight statistics more fully
than at present ia the case. 1t is prob
able that something akin TO a clearing
house OF freight statistics will become
necessity In the near future