Evening journal., 1895-11-25
nIr rIrures. nat FaIlInr on.


portatiou We have attained higher
average rate Of speed than any other
country. aud, in point Of efficiency Of
service. are far In advance Of every
nation. Americans are most liberil
patrons Of railroads and show a keen ap-
preclstlon OF all practical innovations In
The matter Of. rapid transit, but The
present fiscal year has not been go
profitable to railroads as some which pre-
ceded 10
Tis Is clearly manifest by the pre-
l'mlrsry report OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission on the income and
expenditures Of our railroads for the
last fiscal year. It embraces returns
from $50 different roads. filed on or
prior TO November o. These roads oper-
ate 164 500 miles OF track, which Hgures
represent 20 par cant OF the milags Of
this country
This preliminary report, made public
yestsi day. says that tho gross earnings
were 81 O0S O92 s58, Of which $293 465
702 We q from PASSENGER service, S6S3
0s2 9Ss from frelghts, aud $26 2t7 595
were other earnings from operations
covering earnings from telegraph. cars
muaee. balances, switching charges etc
The operating expenses were $6I7 007
0S5. leaving net earnings Of $325 $50 2ls
IS compared with net earnings Of $500.
137 $40 FOR the same roads 10 1894
Reduced to a milaage basis tho gross
earnings we're 50 O96 operating expenses
were 81 ll9. and net earnings we've
81 017. or a decrease In gross earning
OF fiS per mile as compared With 1894
and Of 81 O04 per mile as compared with
1893; a decrease IN operating sxpeuaes o.
S44 per mile as compared with 1894 and o.
$757 per mile 80 oampsrsd With 1898
Net earnings shov gain over 1924 Of S3i
per mile Of line. bat decrease Of 9337
per mile as compared With 1898 Pass
ssnfsr receipts fen Of Sli7 pee mile as
compared with 1894. while trelghs 70
ceip.s show gain Of ei49 paf mile.
Passenger recsipts wera $3.50 per mile
less than 10 1893. aud freisas receipts
show 3 decrease Us compared with that
Of S755 per mile
Ineons frsm sources outside Of the
operations Of the roads was ts8 05i 2i8
making total Income avanabls for tue
payment o. dxaa charges and dividends
$85s 4l2. 4Gl Total deductions from
income including Fixed charges, were
S8S6 3jl 0i6 and dividends paid wer-
S55 1856 $40 leaving deficit fron the
opsrauonsof Of the year OF $3i O75. OS).
The dividends paid by the sansroais
the preceding year we're s0i5o4 7s5.
The Cons Ye Diseonioste Club, organ
izsd by tho Addcks men on Saturday
evening mas q few redeeminF features.
but, IN the main, it viii not recommend
Itself to the intelligent Republican voter
L Is made up very largely Of men who's,
political aspirations have been thwarted
by the dominant faction Of the Republl-
can party Of New Castle county. They
nre not men who can carry tho pyimsrle.
against ex Senator Higelna and his lea
tenants, for tie public does not tab,
much stock in sora.hesds but they car
work a lasting blessing upon the Domoc
rscy Of the county BY being defeated a.
the primaries and kuidng the Republlca,
tlcket At the general election
Il is said that Prince Henry OF Prussi
is ambitious to establish a throne II
Br'zil. Before golng very far we woul,
advise him to read the history OF anotte
European prince who masqueraded for
time as Emperor Of Mexico. the iustl
lamented sud unfortunate Maxamnliau
American thrones are death traps {
those who occupy them.
Piaint From tho Reporters
There Is no class Of mankind Of NOR
uuc'mplalning disposition than th
reporters, the men who, rsgreless O
tina dfmou1tv NJ dance r..l- .~,.,.