The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-06
FACTS ABOUT RAILROADS.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
Gathers Interesting Statistics.

The Interstate Commerce Commission
Gathers Interesting Statistics.
Washington, July 3.-The interstate
commerce commission has made its sixth
statistical report.
The total mileage of railways in the
United States on June 20, 1898, was No.
46l01, being an increase during the year
Of 4 sy7 80 miles. The corresponding in
crease during the previous year was 8
1907 Is, from which it appears that there
was some revival in railway construction
during the year covered by the report.
The number of roads abandoned during
the year was nineteen. The total length
of line, including all tracks, was 230,-
1927, which includes l0,05l.36 miles of
second track. and ~ 043.40 miles of yard
track and sidings.
The total number of locomotives on
June 30, 1893, was 4,7So, being an in
crease Of $50 during the year. OF these,
1851 were passenger locomotives, 1889
freight locomotives, and 1902 switching
locomotives, the remainder being I'M
classified The total number of cars
owned by the carriers making report was
Liz S1S, to which should be added l54,
O6o leased cars, making total of 1913
946 cars operated directly by the carriers.
This shows an increase in the number of
cars directly controlled of y, S54 during
the year OF the total number of cars,
3 / ,3S4 were in the passenger service, and
l,O41 ,511 in the freight service. The mum
Der Of passengers carried per passenger
locomotive was 66,26S, and the number of
passenger miles per passenger locomotive
was ,5SS COL. These figures show an in
crease in the efficiency of passenger loco
motives. The number of tons of freight
carried per freight locomotive was 40 062,
and the number of ton miles accomplished
aFfrhf Loo - eco
These figures show no change in the
efficiency Of freight locomotives as com
pared with previous years
The total number of employees in the
service of railways on June 80, 1898, was
o73, COZ being an increase of 80, 1877. OF
this total Of employees, 35 3S4 are assigned
to the work Of general administration,
256, PIP to maintenance of way and struc-
lures, It's, 464 10 maintenance of equip
ment, and 397. 9l5 to conducting trans
portation, the remainder, 8,627, being un-
classified
The aggregate of property properly
classified as railway capital was on June
80, 1898 SO, 506, 235 40, which shows rail
way capital equal to S69,42l per mile of
line. The amount of stock outstanding
was 81 Cos .935, 4lS of which 50, 9s2, OO9 500
was. common stock. the remainder,
$3.50 925, SIC, being preferred stock The
funded debt outstanding was So, 225 $50,
s2l, classified as follows: Mortgage
bonds, - ,504 1913, 1922 miscellaneous obi
cations, $40, 474, 647 income bonds, S24S,-
1872, $50, and equipment trust obligations.
S62, 500, 2S2. The amount of investment
in the railway securities has increased
during the year from 1891 ,451 ,053 to
81 ,563, O22, 233, being an increase OF
$171, 800, $50
The amount of stock paying no divi-
dends during the year was e. $50. 334. 572.
being 81 "A per cent. of the total stock out
standing.
The total dividends paid was $1OO, 920.
$50. The amount of mortgage bonds
paying no interest was S492 276 99q or
1893 per cent. of the total of mortgage
| bonds, and the amount of income bonds
paying no interest was 1904, S64 269 or
| 1856 per cent. of the total of income
bonds
The total number of passengers carried
during the year ending June 30, 1893, was
500, $50, GIG.
The number of tons of freight reported
by the railways for the year was 745, 49,
4s2. Ton mileage was 81. SIS, Ill ,S33.
The gross earnings from operations on
the railways of the United States for the
year ending June 30 1898, was 81 ,22O.-
15l,S14, being an increase of SO, 344 ,53l
over gross earnings reported in the pre-
viOus year Operating expenses during
the year were SS21 ,02l 300. being an in
crease Of SAC 1923, 303 over the previous
year.
The final II ct income available for divi
dends was Sill ,05S ,034 being a sum less
than the corresponding amount for the
previous year of $4.901,l57 After de-
Quoting from this amount the dividends
PAID, the income account of RAILWAYS in
the United States for theyear 1893 shows
a surplus of $, ll6,745. which is less than
the surplus of the previous year by
S5.9l9,3ll.
The number of railway employees killed
during the year was 2,721, being greater
by - than those killed during the pre-
yious year The number Of employees
injured was II ,7<9, being greater by 3. 462
than the number in ured 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 1929.
being , in excess of the number
injured the previous year. OF the total
number of deaths to employees on
account of railway accidents, ABB were
due TO coupling and uncOupiing cars. GA
TO falling from trains and engines. q to
overhead Instructions, 247 to collisions
and l53 to derailments, the remainder be-
ing due TO causes not so clearly defined
An assignment Of casualties to the oppOr-
tuEity offered for accidents shows / en-
ploye to have been killed for every 32O
men employed, and 10 have been Injured
Tor every y men employed. The most
dangerous service is That of trainmen.
and for these the statistics show | en-
plOYe to have been killed for every IFS
tralnmen, and ! employe to have been in
lured tor every 10 engaged in this service.
\ similar comparison shows passenger
TO have been killed for each l. $50. 1873 pas
SeDgprS PQTrin1 or for paob II SSS 9se ,..,..