The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-01
RAILROAD NOTES.

1t was rumored here last evening that q
number OF the Pennsylvania and Reading
raiiroaders were discharged AT Phliauel-
phia yesterday presumably because they
are members of the Brotherhood OF Train
men. Engineers Fox and Cornelius kehoe,
the latter being an extra engineer at Port
Richmond, are said to be among the num-
ber discharged. The brotherhood has
been increasing In membership at rapid
rate at Port Richmond and Third and
Berks strets, Philadelphia. lately, and the
discharges are no doubt as a warming to
the men that the company Is not only OPP
posed TO the organization. but will start
on crusade to destroy 1t. The men were
not told why they We're discharged.-Potts-
VILE Chornicle.
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Frederick Olcott, chairman Of the re-or-
ganization committee of the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad. said: 'rhe Read
ing reorganization plan is nearly ready, TO
be issued. There have been deposited with
our committee S3S OOO,0 900 out of the $li,
1000 of general mortgage bonds. These
bonds do not include those controlled by
]. =. Morgan a. Company. l think can
say there is no doubt that the foreign in
tercsts will promptly join in the plan. 1t
cannot yet be definitely stated how the
income bonds will be treated, nor what
the assessment on the stock will be. The
trip to Europe of Frederick w. Whitridge,
counsel to the reorganization committee,
Is rot on leading matters but for his
health"
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The Railroad report for last year. which
fingered SO long in the hands Of the state
stock outstanding in 1894 was S944. 1898.
g.; in 1893. 1925, l33, ,596.3S. The bonded in
debtedness in 1894 was $685., ,55l 3il93, max
ing the Increase for five years Sl0l .y6l, S32
q. The total capitalization in 1880 was
ST. 6S1 1889 636 "A; in 1884, 81 927 222 23557. The
total current liabilities are reported at
$ll4,S29.3l77l; the total of bonded indebt-
edness and current liabilities amount to
81, Oh, ,05l ,5532S. The railway interests of
Pennsylvania are of great magnitude. com
prising one-!ifth the railway interests of
the entire country. The amount expended
last year In the Improvement Of roads and
construction was $l6S59, ,06i.76. The total
cost OF roads and equipment Is 81 .53S, ,50l, =
1888. The number Of locomotives in use
last, year was 7,7S9; the number of cars in
passenger service 6,670; the number of
freight cars 800. .756. The total number of
all cars of all kinds in the public service
was Al,75 There were last year 176.22S
railway employees In this state; the Penn
sylvania railroad employed 1901; the
Philadelphia and Reading 1886; the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern, 1885; the
New York, Lake Erie and Western, H.
$40; the Lehigh Valley, 1918. The total
amount paid employees aggregated $99, ls3, =
99l.55. per capita average of S565.G5.
There was last year a passenger train
mileage Of 6l.SOS, ,Oi4 miles. The total num-
ber Of passengers carried last year was
1874, ,79S,5S0. The number of tons of freight
carried was 233. 2506S7; the receipts from
this tonnage were $l61, ,95S 216.70. The pas
senger earnings last year were s67. 7.Sl5,9jS.-
o.; other earnings, $3.50, ,307.67; the num-
ber of passengers killed was 81; the in
,jured were 703; one passenger was killed
out OF every 3,643.e05. and one injured out
Of every 19l,47; 1856 operating roads are
now In the hands Of receivers. The num-
ber of street railway companies in 1894
was 376; In 1893 1t was 327; the capital
stock was $65, 3l6,63S; funded and floating
debt, $32 Cos, i31 49, cost of road and equip
ment. $H,S41 ,lS0.47; length of roads In
miles, 1,093.19; number of cars in use, g..
1856; number OF horses ana mules, 6034;
number of electric cars. 1,6l7: number Of
cable cars, 3S9: number of passengers car
red. 3O2, 1874 ,449; total receipts from pas
sengers, $13, TAG, ,52S.9S; total expenses, So
1l7,20669: value of real estate owned by the
companies. $2.S35, 539S6; killed last year,
"a: injured, 624. The number Of telegraph
and telephone companies reporting was
26; capital stock, sll2. .296 GIG; the funded
lines and equipment, S., 726. IS; length OF
lines In miles. 1926: receipts of entire
and floating debt, $17.OO5. .97l.l2: cost of
lines. S27,140 276.10; receipts In this state,
81 ,912, 2S2. IS: expenses for entire line. $20,-
4lS.G4654; expenses for this state s9S9, ,O4O. =
S8 Canal and navigation companies, g.;
capital stock. S58. .147. POI: funded and float
Ing debt, $40 39S. 240.45; cost Of canals and
fixtures, $3O,5O1, 1918; gross tonnage, L.
7A ,5SS: gross receipts g. Csc, 1854; expenses
$826 lSS11