Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-20
| RAILROADS OF THE COUNTRY
Figures from the Seventh
Statistical Report.
A YEARS PECULIAR CONDITIONS
Total Mileage and Other In
teresting Facts.


WAsHINGToN, June 1.-THE seventh
statistical report of the Interstate Com
merce Commission for the year ended
June Both 1894, has just been submitted.
In the introduction attention Is called
to the peculiar conditions affecting tho
operation of railways during the year.
First, the report covers the last four
months of the Columbian Exposition,
during which time there was an increased
passenger traffic. Second, il covers
period of widespread and unprecedented
business depression. Third, on June
3Oth 1894, 1872 roads, operating upwards
cf AZ 900 miles of line and representing
about one.fourth of the total railway
| capitalization, were in the hands OF re-
| ceiyers The effect of these conditions
| is apparent in nearly all of the figures
| presented.
The total railway mileage in the
United States on June 30th, 1894, was
17s, s,7O8, an increase during the year of
| 2.247 miles. The increase during the
previous year was 4,697. The percentage
4 of increase during 1894 was less than for
| any preceding year for which reports
have been made to the commission. The
number of roads abandoned was 1e. The
total mileage of all tracks was ,533
miles.
The total number of railway corpora
tions on June Both, 1894 was 1924, an
increase during the year OF 22. The
number of roads not in operation was
n.
Or June 30th, 1894, the total number
of locomotives was 35 ,492, and increase
during the year of 704. The total num-
ber of cars was 1,27S075. The increase
in the number OF cars was 4,132, as
against an increase of 5S,954 during the
previous year.
The total number of railway employees
on June Both, 1894, was 779,6O8, de-
crease, as compared with the number on
June Both, 1893, of 93,994, or 1915 per
cent. This is smaller number en-
ployed than in any year since 1890.
The total amount OF reported railway
. capital on June 30th, 1894, was SIC, 1885,
473,S13, or $62,951 per mile of line.
This is an increase in the amount out
standing during the year of $290,23S,-
4O3. The amount of capital stock was
: S4 ,S34, ,075 ,659, of which 81, ,103, 1854, 166
was common stock and $730, ,491, ,493 was
preferred stock. The funded debt was
S5, ,356,5S3,019. The amount of current
a liabilities was $605, 1856. The amount
o of railway securities held by the rail
e ways as an investment was 81 ,544, ,05S,.
:. $40, decrease during the year OF
SIS, 1858, ,563. :
/, The amount of stock paying no divi.
I, dcnd was $3,066, ,150,094, or 63.43 pei
II cent OF the total amount. The tota
d amount of dividends was $780, ,916
or an average rate on the dividend
&c paving stock of sal per cent. Tnt
v amount of bonds paying no interest wa:
e 1850, ,573, ,799. The amount of miscel
~ laneous obligations paying no interes
was $53, ,426, 1854, and the amount OF in
come bonds paying no interest was
- $210, ,554.
- The number of passengers carried wa
>, 610,6SS ,199, an increase over the preyi
u Gus year of 6,127 ,5S7, and was occa
II stoned by the Worlds Fair travel
There was large decrease in freigh
y, traffic, the number of tons carried beinI
i'd 83S, ,tS6, ,553, as against 745, ,l19, ,4S2 il
e. 1898, decrease Of LOG, 1889 ,920 tons.
n The gross earnings OF the railways 10
le the year were 81 ,073 1851, ,T97, q decreas
as compared with the previous year o
III S147 ,390,077. Passenger revenue de
n, creased SIG, ,25S, and tue revenu
I'd from freight traffic decreased S129,562
b. 948. Tho amount of operating expense
ly was $731, Ala ,322, q decrease Of SOC, ,5O6
OF.
lri The revenue derived from the carry
e. ing Of passengers was S2S5, ,340,5 ,55S, an
ch the revenue derived from freight trafi
of was $500, ,490,9l3.
.ir During the year 1898 railway en-
ployes were killed and 23,422 were II
\ iured, as compared with 2,727 kille
a. and 81 ,729 injured in 1893.
IL The number of passengers killed wa
bc 1924, an increase of %, and the numbt
w w injured was 3,034, a decrease of 1876. !
a. show the ratio of casualty it may |
stated that one employe was killed OF
Of every 42S in service, and one injur'
ne out OF every 80 employed.