The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-06-22
1894 Will Not Be Forgotten in
Railway Circles.
RECEIVERS WERE PLENTIFUL
One. Fourth of the capitalization in the
Hands of the Courts and Some
Has Been Abandoned.

Washington, June 1.-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 affect
Ing the operation of railways during the
year.
The report covers the last four months
of the Columbia exposition, during
which time there was an increased
passenger traffic. 1t also covers a
period of widespread and unprecedented
business depression.
On June 80, 1894, 1872 roads, operating
upward of $4,000 miles of line and rep
resenting about one-fourth of the total
railway capitalization, were In the hands
of receivers. The total railway mileage
in the United States on June 80, 1894,
was IFS, 70S, an increase during the year
of 2,247 miles. The percentage of in
crease during 1894 was less than for any
preceding year for which reports have
been made to the commission. The num-
Der of roads abandoned were 16. The to-
tai mileage of all tracks was 233, 1913
miles. The number of roads not in
operation was n.
ing the year on the basis of mileage
involved has been the greatest in four
previous years. Fifteen roads, repre-
senting 1.734 miles. were abandoned,
% roads reorganized and IA roads con-
solidated. Ninety roads operate r.
80 per cent. of the entire mileage.
On June 30. 1894, the total number of
locomotives was 1892 The number of
cars reported was 1,278,07S. The total
number of railway employees June 80,
1894, was 779, SOB, a decrease as compar-
| ed with the number on June 80, 1898,
of 1894, or 1876 per cent.
The total amount of reported railway
capital of June 80, 1894 was SIC, 1906 49,
S13. or $62,951 per mile of line. This is
an increase in the amount of outstand-
ing capital during the year of $29, 200, O0O
The amount of capital stock was $4,S24,-
075,659, of which 81, 103, 1884, 166 was COM
mon stock. The amount of stock pay
ing no dividend was s9,066, $780, 94. or
63,43 per cent of the total amount. The
total amount of dividends was $95, 575,-
976 or an average rate from the divi-
dend paying stock Of SAL per cent.
The number of passengers carried was
619. 6SS, 1S9, an increase over the previous
year of 26, 127, 5S7 and was occasioned by
the worlds fair travel. There was a
large decrease in freight traffic, the
number of tons carried being o36, 1885,
559, as against 765, ITO. 4S2 in 1893. The
passenger revenue decreased SIC, 142,
258 and the revenue from freight traf-
fic decreased s129, 562, 1884. The amount
of operating expenses was 1871, Ala, 1922
a decrease of $96,506,977. The net earn
ings were $341, 947, ATS, a decrease of $780,
$685. 100. as compared with the previous
year. The income derived from sources
outside of operations was SAP, S16, SO5
The amount of fixed charges and other
deductions from income was 1929, 00S, $40
leaving a net income of 500, 755, $40 avail.
able for dividends and a decrease as
compared with the previous year Of
nearly SO per cent. The amount of divi
dends paid was $95,795,976 a decrease
of only So, 353, 909 from the amount paiC
the previous year.
The revenue derived from the carry
ing of passengers was 1885, 349, 55S anC
, the revenue derived from freight traf
fc was 1899. 49O,91S.
, During the year 1920 railway EN-
ployes were killed and %, 442 were in
: jured, as compared with 2,727 killed anC
S1,150 injured in 1893 This decrease il
| the casualty list is partly due, the re
! port says, to the decrease in the mum
e Der of men employed and the decrease
\ in the volume of business handled. TIL
increase in the use of automatic appli
I ances on railway equipment also ma,
e have rendered railway employment les
|. dangerous.
e The number of passengers killed wa
2 1924, an increase of 25, and the numbe
r injured was $50, a decrease Of 1876. T
S show the ratio of casualty it may b
S stated that one employee was killed on
Z of every 42S in service, and one injure
% out of every SS employed.
II In conclusion the report of the stats
e tician renews the recommendation
e the previous report in regard to the ad
visibility of requiring full reports fror
express companies, corporations an
L other companies owning rolling stool
corporations, companies and person
- owning depot property, stock yards an
- elevators used by interstate carrier
, and from carriers on waterways thu
ID compete with railways for traffic. Re
sc erence is also made to the question
IS requiring the railways to report freigl
to earnings by commodities.
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