The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-06-26
SOME FIGURES.
VALUABLE STATISTICS SUBMIT
TED CONCERNING THE
RAILWAYS.

tistical report of the interstate COM
June 80. 1894, has just been submitted.
In the introduction special attention is
called to the peculiar conditions affecting
the operation of railways during the
year. First. the report covers the last
four months of the Columbian exposition
during 1893. Second. it covers a period
of great business depression.
The effect Of the conditions are appre-
ciable in all the figures presented. The
total railway mileage in the United
States on June 80. 1894, was 8,7OS, an
increase during the year Of 2,247 miles.
The increase during the previous year
was 1887. The percentage of increase
during 1894 was less than for any pre-
ceding year for which reports have been
probable that the year ending June 3d.
1895, will show much Improvement. The
number of roads abandoned was 16. The
total mileage of all tracks was 233,533
miles. The total number of railway cor
porations on June 30, 1894, was 1924, an
increase during the year of %. The num-
Der Of roads not in operation was n.
The movement Of consolidation during
the year on the basis of mileage involved
has been greatest in four years pre-
vious. Fifteen roads, representing 49,
574 miles, have been merged, 81 roads,
representing 1882 miles, have been re-
organized and IA roads, representing l.
$50 miles, have been consolidated. A
classification of railways on the basis of
operated mileage shows that A roads,
each with a mileage of over 1000 miles,
operate 100,547 miles of line, or $3.50 per
cent Of the total mileage of the coun-
try. Ninety roads operate 1870 per cent
Of the entire mileage.
On June 80, 1894, the total number Of
locomotives were 35,492 an increase dur
ing the year of 7O4 The total number Of
cars reported was 1,27S,07S. The in
crease in the number of cars during the
year was 4,132. as against an increase
Of 1864 during the previous year. This
falling off in the ratio Of increase is
due to the fact that the railways have
during. the year destroyed large num-
Der of old WORKOUT cars. During the
year 1879 locomotives and 50,3S6 cars
were fitted with train brakes and 1197
locomotives and 34,1S6 cars were fitted
and eighty one-hundredths per cent of
the total equipment is still without train
brakes and 72,T per cent without auto
matte couplers
The total number of railway employees
on June &c. 1894. was 779,7O8. a decrease
as compared with the number on June
30, 1893, of 1884, or 1916 per cent. This
is smaller number employed than in
any year since 1890. This decrease is
due, the report states, to the very large
falling off in traffic, and the endeavor
Of the railways to economic.
A new feature in this report is a table
giving comparative statement of the
average daily compensation of the va
rious classes of railway employees for
1892. 1893 and 1894. The total amount Of
reported railway capital of June 80, 1894,
was $10,796, 1883, or $62,951 per mile per
line. This is an increase in the amount
Of outstanding capital during the year
OF $29 238, 403.
The amount Of capital stock was S4,-
1924, $3.50, Of which $4,103,5S4,166 was
common stock and $3.50, 491 ,493 was pre-
356, 583019. The amount of current La
bilities was O5,S15,135. The amount of
railway securities held by the railways
as an investment was 1854, 058, So a de-
crease during the year of $18, 963, $685. The
amount Of stock paying no dividend was
3d. 066, $50, 094, or g. 43 per cent of the total
amount The total amount of dividend
was $95, 725,976 or an average rate on the
dividend-paying stock of Sal per cent,
The amount of bonds paying no interest
was $3.50, 573, 7S9. The amount of miscel-
laneous obligations paying no interest
was $50. 426,264, and the amount of in
come bonds paying no interest was $780,
757, 554.
The number of passengers carried was
619 688, 1879, an increase over the previous
year of 26,l27,5S7, and was occasioned by
the worlds fair travel. There was a
large decrease in freight traffic, the num-
Der of tons carried being 636 1856. 553 as
against 745,119,4S2 in 1893, decrease of
LOG, 932, 1929 tons. The gross earnings of
the railways for the year were lob, 361, :
797, a decrease as compared with pre-
vious year of $147, 1896, OFT. Passenger rev.
enue decreased $16,142,25S and the reve-
nue. from freight traffic decreased 1929.
1923 The amount Of operating ex-
penses was $731 ,414,3 1922. a decrease of $685..
$685. 977. The largest per cent of decrease
was in the operating expenses assigned
to maintenance of way and structures
and to maintenance of equipment, which
show respectively a decrease of 1912 and
1872 per cent.
The net earnings were $341, 947, AIS, a
decrease of 50,8S3, 100, as compared with
the previous year. The income derived
from sources outside Of operations was
$142, 816 S05. The amount of fixed charges
and other deductions from income was
$429, O0S, $40, leaving a net income of $685.
755,970 available for dividends, a de-
crease as compared with the previous
year Of nearly so per cent. The amount
of dividends paid was $95, 575, 976 a de-
crease of only 5,353, 900 from the amount
nearly the normal amount of dividends
was paid, Notwithstanding the great de-
crease in income available for them, and
that the payment of the amount stated
detailed a deficit from the earnings OF
the year of ,004 is noted. The reve-
nue. derived from the carrying of pas
| sengers was $685., 349, 558, and the revenue
derived from freight traffic was $699, 49O, :
| 913
During the year 1923 railway employees
were killed and 23,422 were injured as
compared with 2,727 killed and 81, 729 in
| tured in 1898. This marked decrease in
| casualty is partly due, the report says
| to the decrease in the number of men
| employed and the decrease in the volume
| Of business handled. The increased use
Of automatic appliances on railway
| equipments also may have rendered rail-
| way employment less dangerous. The
number. of passengers killed was 324, an
| increase of 25, and the number injured
| was 1904, decrease of 1876. To show the
ratio of casualty it may be stated that
one employee was killed out of every AIS
| in service, and one injured out of every
| 80 employed.
In conclusion the report of the stats
| tican renews the recommendatio made
in re tn or1 70 t1A Io