Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-19
NUMBER OF PASSENGERS CARRIED.

1895, 9'iis,s77 Increase 1,ooi,99t
GROSS EARNINGS.
1891, s26S, 107 IS
1892, 2ss,l474y Increase, 32,o3s a
1893, 4l6,222 As Increase, lls,O74 81
1895, 5oss7s 50 increase, 6s,3sl s. s.
The number of passengers carried by
the Augusta, HAllowell g. Gardiner Elec-
trio r. R.. for 1895, 1894 and 1898 re-
spectively shows figures sO5, 4O7 and
1853, $50, and sl6,975. The passenger
transportations OF the Waterville & Fair
field Electric R. r.. for the same years
are 3S4,697, 1884, s77 and 332, lao, respec-
lively.
The total transportation earnings of the
Augusta, Hallowell & Gardiner r. R.. for
the same three years, shows $40, $40, S37,
93l and $40, S4S, the Waterville & Fair
field R. R., showing sl9,234, s1s, 979 and
S16,419 for the corresponding periods.
The respective mileages of the two roads
are z, and 1876.
The total transportation earnings of
street railroads in Maine for the years
1895, 1894 and 1898 show, respectively,
returns of $500, AT, $44O,0 26 and S416,-
222, giving net increase in two years of
$780, $3.50.
The earnings and expenses per mile of
road operated, and earnings per car Of the
Augusta, H. & G. X. r. shows. with
mileage of seven, figures IS, 7ss and
s3474, and s2,s92. For the Skowhegan
& Norridgewock road the earnings and
expenses per mile of road operated, and
earnings per car, with mileage of SIS
show $500, s764 and 81, 1879 The Water
vile & Fairfield, with mileage of 436
shows of the same features, SAIL, $3.50
and s2l37, respectively.
Accidents.
during the year, is reported, that of q
child killed, in which the company was
relieved of blame.
1t is source of qualification to record
the fact that the loss of life and injury to
passengers, trainmen and others con-
tinues to be far below the general average
throughout the country.
During the year ending June 80, 1895,
there was two passengers killed and II
injured, as against two killed and four
injured in 1894.
During the same time there was nine
employees killed and IS injured, as against
seven killed and 32 injured, in 1894.
An unusual number of serious accidents
enter into the statement of our present
report which makes the loss of life and
injury more than can be ordinarily or
reaso nably expected.
1t will be remembered, that, in the
accident at Moosehead on the Canadian
Pacific Railway, July 2, 1894, one pas
senger was killed and three employees
were killed and two injured. The acct
dent at Veazie, and tho one at Brewer
resulted in the deaths of two employees
and injury to three other employees, and
Injury to five passengers. Surely we are
correct in stating that these casualties
are in a measure extraordinary for this
State.
The report of the interstate commerce
commission, for year ending June 30,
1894, 1.-THE last issued gives as the num-
Der of passengers killed as 1924 and the
number injured, 1904.
This was an average Of one passenger
killed to every 1,66S, 100 persons carried,
and one injured to every 17S, 200 carried
In Maine there was one killed to every
carried, and one injured to
every SOB, 239 carried.
The casualties to employees in Maine,
was one killed to every 4S7 employed and
one injured to every 12S employed.
The foregoing statements and tables
indicate clearly that our prediction In our
report of 1894 was correct and that the
transportation companies doing business
in this State show gain In 1895 over
any previous year in the history of the
State. The increase in railroad mileage
cont nues in about the came ratio over
that of 1894 as the mileage Of 1894 in
creased over that of 1898. One thing
quite remarkable is that throughout the
country at large, the construct on of rail
roads almost ceased in the year 1898, and
since which date but little new mileage
has been added.
The report of the Interstate commerce
commission for 1894 contains the follow
ing statement;
From the above summary it appears
that the railway mileage of the United
States on June 30, 1894, was 17s, 70S. 55
miles, which shows an increase over the
previous year of a247.4S miles. This Is
an increase Of 1.27 per cent in railway
mllsge during the year. The correspond
ing increase for the year ending June 80,
1898. was ESQ per cent; for 1892 it was
l. So per cent; for 1891, it was "a per
cent; for 1890, 1t was AS per cent; 1889,
.