The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-17
STATISTICS GALORE
Seventh Report Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
ABOUT RAILROAD AFFAIRS
Increase Passenger Traffic During
the Worlds FaIr-Widespread
and Unprecedented Busi-
ness Depression Follows.

Washington. June 16.-The seventh
statistical report of the interstate COM
merce commission for the year ending
June 30. 1894. has Just been submitted.
In the Introduction, special attention
is called to the peculiar conditions af-
fecting the operation OF railways dur
ing the year.
months of the Columbian exposition,
during which time there was an in
creased passenger traffic.
Second-It covers a period of wide
spread and unprecedented business de-
preston.
Third-On June 30, 1894. 1872 roads,
operating upwards of $4,000 miles of
line and representing about one-fourth
Of the total railway capitalization. were
in the hands Of receivers. Total rail-
way mileage in the United States on
June 80. 1894. was 17S.7OS. an increase
during the year of 2,247 miles. The
percentage 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 16. The total mileage
Of all tracks was 233,533 miles. The
number Of roads not in operation
was n.
The movement of consolidation dur
ing the year on the basis of mileage
involved has been the greatest in the
four previous years; Is roads, repre-
senting 1,73i miles, have been merged.
% roads have been reorganized and IA
roads have been consolidated. Ninety
roads operate 1880 per cent of the
entire mileage. On June 30. 1894. the
total number of locomotives were 49,
392. The number of cars reported was
1,27S.07S. The total number of railway
employees June 80. 1894. was 779.6O3. a
decrease as compared with the number
on June 80, 1898. Of 1894. or 1876 per
cent. The total amount of reported
railway capital on June 80. 1894. was
$40. .796, ,473.S13. or $62 ,591 per mile of line.
This is an increase In the amount Of
outstanding capital during the year of
| $29. 100000. The amount of capital stock
was A.S2i,075,659. of which i.103,5si, ,166
was common stock. The amount of
stock paying no dividend was $685.
15O,094. or 6343 per cent of the total
amount. The total amount of divi-
| dends was $95,575.976 or an average
rate on the dividend paying stock OF
5.H per cent. The number of passen-
gers carried was 619 ,1S9. an increase
over the previous year Of 26,l27,5s7, and
was accustomed by the worlds fair
| travel.
There was large decrease in freight
| traffic. the number Of tons carried be-
ing 636, 6,1S6,553, as against 7i5,1l0,4s3 in
1898. Passenger revenue decreased $16,-
| 142,25S. and the revenue from freight
traffic decreased s129,562,94S The
amount Of operating expenses was
| $73l, ,414,322. decrease of $96.506.9 .977
The gross earnings were 81 .073, 1861. .797. a
| decrease Of s5O,Ss3, 100 as compared with
| the previous year. The income derived
from sources outside Of operations was
$1i2. .S16,S05. The amount of fixed
| charges and other deductions from in.
come was $i29,OOs.310, leaving a net
income of s55,755,970 available for divi.
| dends, and a decrease as compared
with the previous year of nearly so pc,
cent. The amount of dividends paid
was s95,795,976. decrease of only
$5,353,909 from the amount paid the
| previous year.
| The revenue derived from the car.
rying of passengers was s2s5, 349,55S
and the revenue derived from freight
traffic was $685.. 9.490,913. During the year
1888 railway employees were killed and
23,422 were injured, as compared with
2,727 killed and 3l.179 injured in 1888
This marked decrease in casualty is
partly due. the report says, to the de.
crease in the number of men employed
and the decrease in the volume of bus
mess handled. The increase in the use
of automatic appliances on railway
equipment also may have rendered
railway employment less dangerous
The number Of passengers killed was
32i. an increase of 25, and the number
injured was 1904. a decrease OF 1876
To show the ratio Of casualty 1t may
be stated that one employe was killed
out Of every AS in service. and one in.
jured out Of every 80 employed. In con.
cluding the report the statistician re.
news the recommendations made In
previous reports in regard to the de.
STABILITY of requiring all the reports
from express companies, corporations
and persons owning rolling stock used
in interstate commerce; corporations
companies and persons owning depo
property, stock yards and elevator:
used by interstate carriers and from
carriers from waterways that compete
with railways for traffic. Reference i.
also made to the question of requiring
the railways to report freight earning.