The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-05
orr RiILWAIlS.

AS all departments OF this work have
been csrefullyrsvised 10 the 25th OF Oc-
tober last, the book OF nearly 700 pages
has been issued with unusual prompt
ness. MANY new features have been intro
duced into this edition that should
srgely increase It's value to investors and
bankers, as well as 10 railroad officials
and manufacturers OF railroad supplies.
For example, there is an elaborate and
comprehensive table OF dividends raid by
railroad, traction and industrial cor
porations during a period OF eight and
one half years, the date OF close OF fiscal
year, date when dividends are paid, when
declared, time OF closing transfer books,
and where payable. Following this is n
table covering "a pages showing the time
and place of holding Gnnual meetings OF
all leading railroad companies and the
time of closing transfer books before
meeting, with the name and address OF
the registrars OF stock and transfer
agent OF each. This is supplemented by
a stateVent showing by months the an
nunl meetings to be held to which is ap-
pended one OF the most important new
featrres introduced into this issue OF the
work, viz: A diary showing the meetings
that are to be held or the transfer books
that are to be closed on each day OF every
month in 1890
OF railroad financial statistics two new
tables are presented -one showing for
ssries of years the mileage owned and OPP
Grated, capital accounts, passenger and
freight statistics, earnings and income ac-
counts of the leading railroads in the
United states; and the other showing
the monthly gross earnings OF the same
line for several years post. Another rev
feature of this edition of the directory is
the statement of railroad mileage and
equipment.
The information presented in reference
horse is one o, the most important de-
partments OF the Directory, and shows
in addition a complete list of the officials
OF each company in the United States and
Canada, statistics OF mileage, equip
ment, gauge, weight and kind OF rail,
Capitalization, etc, etc. The statistics
of the street railroads OF the country are
presented in tabular form, for ready rel
erence; of especial value, in view OF the
great changes that are now taking place
in this class OF enterprises. In no de-
partment OF our vast transportation sys-
tenn are changes being made at this time
so rapidly and with such possible far
reaching effects on the properties con-
cerned as in the department Of city and
suburban Transportation and until these
cancellations, leases. and change Of
motive powers have been consummatcd,
no comprehensive statement OF the new
combination, can he presented.
The total length OF the street railway
lines in the United States equals l3, l76. 3S
miles, an increase OF 3,5lt32 miles over
those in operation in 1891, OF this total
IS, t76. IS miles, i09. 10 miles are operated
with steam dummies, 10, 233. l3 by cleo
trio power, 57a5i hy cable aud 1850 81
by animal traction.
1t Is impossible, owing to the me,ger
information furnished by many com
ranies, to supplement this statement OF
mileage with complete or satisfactory
statistics of the equipment, capitalization
or operations OF the street railroads Of
the country. such returns as have been
received have, however, heen totali1ed
with the rcsult of showing an equipment
OF 30, s57 passenger cars, u, 563 motor cars,
1907 dummies and 80, 353 horses.
The rapid substitution of electric trac-