Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-01

tions made by the c)mfnissicn or one or
Chicago, ILL.,. Omaha and Kearney, Nct,.
burg, Va. Milwaukee. Wis, walla walIa,
Denver Colo. Atlanta, Ga, Tupelo. Mrs.
Piedmont, Ala. and Buffalo, Syracuse ana
Msw YORK; N some q .ne m9rS In In
The Investigation Of Informal complaints,
q Thisn large r na% nosI,o are reeeyed
OF the commission and constitutes an Inn
po.tant branch Of its work. These inves-
mary ifs' relief SI ,c compiainins parties Shin
pers and conslgnccs are also, without
trouble or expense to them, timely advised
INSTRUMENTATION OF The facts or OF the
legal duties OF carriers under the law.
Again, shippers are enabled. when the
satisfactory adiustmrft, TO consider the
accessibility OF taking formal action
against the carrier In the light OF facts
brought out through this method OF pre-
limlnary examination and correspondence.
The routine work OF the commission con-
slstlng Of correspondenec, preparation eni
mailing OF reports. opinions, orders ana
circulars. and the fling, examination and
treatment OF railway reports. tarins, con-
tracts and other documents. has been fully
as great as In former years, end OF the
same general character.
The names and compensation Of persons
employed by the commission With the az,
year will be found in appendix a to the
report.
The principal points decided by the COM
mission since TIE date OF It's organization
are set forth In appendix u.
STATISTICS or RAILWAYS
The report Includes statistics OF railways
in the United States for the year enoing
Jure 90 1sei. On that date there were
l7S,7Us.55 miles of line. an increase during
the year of 2,2i7.lS miles. There were 1874
separate corporations, an increase OF thir-
ty-four over the previous year OF these,
$40 maintained operating accounts, Sos
we're subsidiary companies, nlneiy-eight
were private roads. and soventy-siS were
not operated during the year, The move.
ment toward consolidation on the base OF
mileage involved was greater than In tie
preceding year, fifteen roads, representing
l124d miles. were merged. twenty-five
roads, representing 25l99 miles, we're re-
organized, and fourteen ronds, rcprrsent-
ing l5e0.3i miles, were consolidated; the
number OF roads having an operated mile
age of 1000 miles or over was forty-four.
and these roads operated $3.50 per cent OF
the total railways The capitalization OF
roads filing reports was AOEb,4lJ,si3, or
$62,95l per mills. The nnmbur Of rasson-
gers carried was bio,tSs.i@, and the mum
Der of tons OF freight moved was G3s,iS5,5bs;
both these items show decrease as com
pared with the previous year Gross earn
ings were SlW3,3Gl.1 gi, a decrease OF lsUi
per cen. Operating expenses were il3L-
iii,s22 a decrease or 1876 per cent. Net
earnings were s3il,9il,iI5, decrease OF
$50 sS3, l01 from the previous year. Income
from other sources was sli2 sl6,so>, which,
added TO net earnings. nude the amount
available fer hXcI charges and dividendg
Sisi76i,2s0 Fixed charges were S2t,Vua,olp
dividends ot2o lnI olhnr .PaEu,.v,,lllt.s
sp,Ws'WSi i9nFlms uvI'. az II "a, com.
norad ylth n s,irpius Of sS.ii7,7ij in the
previous year. Tho nninher OF employees
was i,s6Qs, aecrSInn,e on ges' iSo1 nnd the
Dt,mber ipinrsd was %. IL a marked Do
crease In casualty as compared with PR
vious years me nuInDvr ~ ,Henty.lve
and the number injured was 1904. de
crease Of 1876. - -.
preliminary income So Sso n'C dTnuenn,divg the
Tcturns from 81 roads and covering tho
operations q l6i.s2S"s miles Of me; IS
aiso included III inc rHpVgt re nsrioi
enrIihgs n,S OF d,o ' snq o ss1as No., miI de-
WY So 30 ,1,. ,,ar,tinf, eIncnsns
were ,5T7 sf7 az or Siie per mile, n de.
n 100, ,S or -. - o,s 90 Somnorsd with net
es ~ ,ss0 ,S9 S76 for the same ron h
in The preyious year, an increase OF s5i
vi . mi tn ssoii,,h, ,.l1Sirts sho,r =.
ri ~. ~ t,,e ~ ,niin Tntai nct enrYinrs
and income. inclmdine income from othel
81 ,t, aal,,n,inns ,gcra xlS6 AZ an md
di,,ons ,vern IA ia5 5I5 Leaving defieIt
frem tbs operaticiis OF the wear OF SCI
gS, ,.'S r, rna1s Ia Tho nrevIoi,s vea,
ny me s sdisz ioft s,issna W 90 tbS y,ori
was Mhgfie2i MIN thi ,n,orts -
~ ~ IniiM"ys ~ nt.SS,s deia,. L., tbn cr,,
nnNu9 - 49,, v,,a,trttrn 80
P'.'.'lol' VI 80. @ ,a
GOVEHNMh,NJ,,Alo Gi1 HAlLHOAD
AND TELEGltArh LIN
$50, ,t,s com,nIssion In regard 10 goy-
ernment-aided roilroad and Telegraph
lines by the act of August :, ISIS the
commission has sent blanks for annual
reports to the companies subject to inc
statute. Only three companies have MED
the information required. The attorney
general has been notified OF the failure
OF the other companies to comply win
the law.
A decision OF the, supreme court or me
United States rehdeGed On ac MpVei IaailNay
lsgo, ulrec,s Wy IL dulles under tha
act OF August Z, isss the nIs. senvvt
which requtts 'u.s ~, ~ ~ ,naInGniit ni,d
sublect 70 tnat St'i mnas hy AMI ihrouah
operate telegraph nnes, Wy uiiu ',rt Ns,,..
their own resle W. ,naii,aa Savaynmentai
ana empioyes, iV' hnr n,,rnos,s and 10
commercial anu o;ner p urp'a Ell ,hn io,n'
exercise by ,nsnseE co,ferrnd upon them
graphic irdilcnises ,,,lai Ia, th,.ui pnIler
and obligations assumes os s anvern u,e
the acts mhkliig ,l'e Nv s,,nren,e court
aid The uecisi9n u nv ,a,a,,,s .nt,rnd
aiso hnnuls Nuilous ", - pnnIuc toTiwoy
into between me un,oh raeiI ton ,n'1 reiss.
company ulu WV va diracis mo Wne,a,,,
graph company, ana aireGts th Sac mes'e tra