The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-03
Annual Report OF tho Interstate
Commerce Commission.
THE HEAVY INCREASE OF TRAVEL
During tho Worlds Eair-Au Array
OF Figures That Farm an Interesting
study-oAPitallzltiou aud l2m-
Observation-Disclosures Wages,

the NoaI eHulhg juno 0U, lojf'
/ In the introduction OF the report ss.
pecial attention ia called to the peculiar
conditions affecting tho operation OF
railway during the year covered by the
report First, the report covers tho last
four months of the Columbian exposi.
ton, during which time there was an
increased passenger traffic, Second, 1t
covers a period OF widespread and I'M
precedenled business dSpression,
Third, on June 80. 1894, 1872 roads, opor.
aling upwards of 10000 miles Of line,
and representing about one'tourth OF
the total ailway capitalization, vera in
tho hands OF receivers. The elIOGt OF
these conditions is apparent in nearly
all OIL the figures presented,
The total railway mileage in the
United States on June 30, 1884, was 49,
70a55, an increase during tina year OF
2,247,4S miles. The increase during the
previous year was 4,S97,55 miles. The
percentage Of increase in 1891 was less
than Tor any preceding year Tor which
reports have been made TO the commits
sion, and it is not probable that the
year ending June 80, 1895. will show
much Improvement. Tho state Of Penn
| sylvania shows an increase Of 800, 90
miles; Florida, 2Si.S2 miles; North Da-
kota, 1854 miles, Ohio, lSl,02 miles;
Georgia, 1921 miles; Maine, 1850
miles; Missouri, l20.5l milesi West
Virginia, 1886 miles, and Minnesota,
tI6.40 miles. The number OF tbs roads
abandoned was 10. The total mileage
Of all tracks was 233, 533.B7 miles. which
includes lO,490. 80 miles Of second track,
053. 10 miles OF third track, 1909 miles
OF fourth track and 49.66l.67 miles OF
yard track and sidings.
Tho total number OF railway employees
on June 80, 1894, was 779,G0s, n decrease,
as compared with the number on June
| 30, 1898, OF 93,99l, or 1915 per cont.
This is a smaller number employed
than in any year since 1890. On the
basis OF four persons being dependent
on each wage.earner, II shows that yer
one.lhird OF n million people have been
deprived Of their regular moans Of sup
port
For 1891 the daily average compnn'a.
ton was. for general o%!icsr', 50 III;
other officers, s. 20; general office
| clerks, s. "a; station agents, 81 10; other
station men, 81 1853; %enginemen, s. u;
tremen, - 03; conductors, s. OF; other
trainmen, 81 50; mGchinists, S2Sl; car.
pculers, s. OF; other shopmsn, 81 90;
section ioremon, 81 II; other traekmon.
81 IS; s%witchmen. ilaglnen aud watch.
mon, 81 70; telegraph operators aud dis.
pntrhers, 81 90, and employees on float.
ing equipment, 81 81.
The total amount OF reported railway
capital on June 80, 1894, was $40, 796..
47SSl3, or So, $50 per mile OF line. This
is an increase in tho amount outstand.
ingduring the year OF $500, 23S, 403. The
amount OF capital stock was S4,S34,015,.
$50 Of which s., l03, 1854. 1865 was com.
mon stock and $780, 9l ,403 was pre-.
iered stock. The funded debt was
S5,S5G,5S3,Ol9 classified as follows:
Bonds, S4.593. 93l, 754; miscellaneous OBJ.
legations, $500 $50; income bonds,
SOP, 40S, GSl. and equipment trust obi.
gations, SG3. 0,2Ol. The monnt OF
current liabilities was SG0j,Sl5, 1875. The
amount OF railway securities held by
the railways US an investment was
| Sl,b4L,0jS.6 go, a decrease during the
year Of SIS, 1893. 1858.
The amount OF stock paving no divi-
dond was S3,066, l50.00i or G343 per cent
OF the total amount. Tho total amount
o tttvidends was Sa5.575,976 or an aver.
ago rate on the dividend.paying stock Of
SAL per cent. The amount Of bonds
paying no Interest was SG50,j73, $50, or
l4l7 per cent. The amount OF misCol.
laneous obligations paying no interest
was $J3. 426. 26i, or III per cent, and
the amount OF income bonds paying no
interest was S2l0, 1854, or s6.0i 7er
cent.
The number OF passengers carried was
Go, 6SS. 100, an increase I'VE tho previous
year Of 20, l27, 5S7. This increase was oc.
cusioned by tho worlds fair travel. The
passenger mileage was li.2S0,4i5, S03,
Tho average number Of passengers in a
train was A. and tho average distance
Travelled by each passenger was 2S,0G
miles. Tho passenger mileage per mile
oil limo, which indicates thu density OF
passenger traffic, was 81. 1888. a slight do.
CteasO rs compared with the previous
report. There was q large decrease in
iFeight traffic, tho number oil tons car.
rIed being G3S, lS0. 5j3, as against 49,.
| ilg.4s2 in 1898, n decrease Of LOG, 032, 500
tons. The ton mileage was S0,33j, lOi,.
7O2, n decrease OF 10, 1858, 0O7, ISL from the
previous car, aud tho ton miles per
mile Of line decreased from 55l,2S9 in
1898 to 1929 in 1894, a decrease in dom
| atty Of traffic Of 90, $50 ton milos, tho nv.
oragn number OF tons in a train was
1850 n decrease OF economy in tho usO
Of freight equipment. The average
haul OF One ton was 1858 miles,
The gross earnings OF the railways for
tho year ending June 80, 1891, wofO
Il LOIS, 30l ,707. q decrease Rs compared
with the previous year Of sl47, 800, 077, or
| 1907 paf cont. Passenger revenue de.
creased SlG, l42, 25S, or 6.3j por cent, and
tho revenue from freight traffic do.
creased $l2O,JG2, 0lS, or 1868 per cont.
Tho amount Of operating "a ponsos was
E3l,4li,392, q decrease Of 500, 500, O77, or
| ll,GB per cont. Tho amount OF fixed
charges and Other deductions from IN.
como wal sig0,0OS $40, leaving n not In.
como Of So, 75j,O7O available for dlyi.
] bends, n decrease % compared with tho
previous year Of nearly 30 por cont. Tho
amount Of dividends paid was SOj,b76,.
go, q decrease Of only S5,3j3, 900 from
tho amount paid tho previous yonr.
During tho year, l,B23 railway ON.
ployoa wOro killed., and 23,i22 wOro H..
urod, ns compared with 2,727 killed
and 81, 72D Injured In 1893 This marked
docroaso IN casualty Ia IN part duo 10
tho docf0aao In number Oi mon ON.
| ptoyot and decrease in tho vdtutno ct
budnogs handled, The Increased u'o Of
.~nI,,nntic a@nnItnprct nn railWay amin.