The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-04
RAILROAD NOTES.

Major Isaac Brown, the superintend-
ent of the railway bureau Of the de-
partment of internal affairs. has I'm
ished the compilation of statistics for
1893. The section covering the acci-
dents on steam railways is interesting.
1t shows a total of twenty-nine killed
and 6l2 injured; 147 employees killed
and 7S46 injured; 1,107 other persons
killed and 1,649 injured. a grand total
Of 1,5S3 killed and 1O,607 injured. The
grade crossing and suicide are men,
toned as two of the causes Of fatal
itics among those classified as "other
persons" to distinguish them from pas
sangers and employees. The statistics
for the year show that to every 432
employees there was one killed and to
every % one was injured. Among pas
sengers one was killed out of 1895, ,01S
carried, and one injured in every 204,-
977 carried. The Philadelphia and
Reading company carried the greatest
number of passengers for each one
killed, and the Pennsylvania was Sec
ond. The Lehigh Valley Is third In
the list in the way of a favorable ex-
hibit for passengers carried without in
jury. The aggregate figures of the nine
leading companies operating In the
state show that 4,275.2i9 passengers
were carried to one killed, and 147.4l9
carried TO one injured. OF the en-
ployes there has been but one killed
for 361 employed and seventeen injured.
A comparison for the last five years
shows clearly the results Of the busi-
ness depression in number of passeng-
gers carried and railroad men dis
charged, the number dropped from the
rolls in 1894 being about 9,4O0.
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The preliminary report of the inter-
state commerce commission covering
the income and expenditures or rail-
ways in the United States for the last
fiscal year, has been issued. The report
includes the returns from $50 roads,
whose reports were filed on or before
November 0, 1895, and covers the opera
tions of 1889 miles of line. or 92 per
cent. of the total mileage in the United
States. The gross earnings were u .OO3,-
O22,S53, of which $293,4 1872 were from
passenger service, $S63,022.9SS from
freights and $2G.217, ,595 from miscellane-
Gus sources. The operating expenses
were s677,67 1885, leaving net earnings
of $325, ,355,2 ,218, as compared with net
earnings Of $500, 127,670 for the same
roads in 1894. Reduced TO mileage
basis. gross earnings were s6,O96, oper-
ating expenses were 81, 119 and net earn
ings 81 ,977, or an increase In gross earn
ings of $13 per mile as compared with
1893. Operating expenses show a de-
crease Of s44 per mile as compared with
1893. Net earnings show an increase
over last year of $31 per mile, but de-
crease of 1887 as compared with 1893.
Passenger earnings decreased SIT per
mile as compared with last year, while
freight earnings show an increase OF
$149 per mile. Passenger receipts were
1886 per mile less than In 1893 and
freight receipts show a decrease as
compared with that Of 1893 OF $755 per
mile. Income from sources outside OF
the operations of the road was $33,057,
243. making q total income, available
FOR the payment of fixed charges and
dividends 1858. .412,461. The total deduc-
tions from income, including fixed
charges, were 36,351, ,946. and dividends
paid were $53.133.545. leaving a deficit
from the operations OF the year OF vi,
075,O3O. The dividends paid by the
same roads last year amounted to $61,
504,7S5.
Eastbound shipments for the week
ending November 23, 74,505 tons; against
47,s56 last year. Michigan Central got
9.745; wabash. 5,192; Lake Shore. 1905;
TT. Wayne, S,01S; Pan Handle, 7,104; b.
& o., 6,270; c. & q. T.. 6.S54h; Nickel
Plate, 1891; C. & E., 1886. and Big Four
3,1l9. Shipments -four. 3,0S1; wheat
1922: corn, II. 0.429; oats, 1.762. Shipments
via lake, SIZE tons, of which 5.1S6 were
-four, $50 wheat. 21.s42 corn. 1000 oats
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President ingalls,, of Big Four, says
every road in the Central Traffic and
Trunk line territory will be affected by
the new Trunk Line agreement. We
shall have nine men to make rates in
stead of forty and every bill Of ladine
and ticket will come under their juris-
diction. The tariffs now public will be
the tariffs Of the new association. Nc
change can be made without q three
fourths vote by the board Of managers
Rulsd Out.
Now. - IL thatr' asked the disnined
"That chicken in white and gray?
She's very well dressed but from whence
did she come? So -
And her family. who are they?"
''ghe never can move in our set. my dear, .
said the old hens friend to her later;
i've JUST found out-you'll be shocked 4
She wss hatcheR Pin an incubatorr'
-HsipsrS Round Table