The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-07-21

sive Statement Prepared by the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
WASHINGTON, July 21 The eighth
statistical report of the interstate com
merce commission, prepared by its statis-
tictan, for the year ended June 30, 1895,
Aas just been submitted.
Reference is made to the effect of the
convinued business depression and the
large number of receiverships. On June
30, 1895, 169 roads, operating 1850 miles,
were reported in the hands Of receivers,
showing a net decrease of % roads and
1858 miles of line during the year. Tho
railway capital represented by these roads
was nearly 81, 500, 0OO, 900, or about 222O per
cent. of the total railway capital in the
United States.
The total railway mileage in the United
States on June 30, 1895, was 1S0,G57 miles,
an increase for the year of 1913 miles, or
leo per cent, the smallest duringany pre-
ceding year for which reports have been
made to the commission. The aggregate
length Of all tracks in the United States
on June 30, 1895, was 238, 1914 miles. The
number Of railway corporations on that
date was ,085, of which lob maintained
operating accounts and 500 financial ac-
counts. During the year IL roads were
abandoned, 9 merged, 81 -reorganized and
% consolidated.
The classification of railways on the
basis of operated mileage shows that IL
companies, each operating more than
1000 miles, operate 100, ia miles ofline, or
b5.67 per cent. Of the total railway mile
age, and that 1873 roads, or 1905 per cent.
Of operating companies, each with q mile
age exceeding 250 miles, operate 145, 1876
miles, or 1924 per cent. of the total mile
I'm operation. The Increase in number of
locomotives in service during the year
was 207, the total number June 30, 1895,
being,3j,6 500, Of which 1899 were passenger
locomotives and 2O,O19 freight The mum
Der of cars of all classes reported, being
those owned by railways, was 1,27O,56l, u
decrease of 7,517 as compared with the
previous year. This decrease is not
wholly due to an ofrert TO economize in
equipment, but rather TO increased use of
private cars.
The number Of passengers carried per
passenger locomotive was 50,747, or 1907
less han in 1894. The number Of miles per
passenger was 1,21S,967 or 225, 439 less than
in 1894, while the number of passenger
cars per 100000 passengers carried was
65, or u greater than the preceding year.
This is probably largely due to the de-
creased travel on account of business de-
preston, but 1t also suggests that pas
senger traffic has returned TO its normal
conditions previous to the Worlds Co
lumbar exposition.
The number of men employed by rail
ways shows an increase Of 5,426 as com
paerd with the previous year, the number Of
employees being 7S5,O34 on June 30, 1895. The
statistics on this point show that the
effect Of commercial depression upon the
payrolls of railways fell most severely
upon the group comprised under the de
scription of maintenance of way and
structures, - and next to this upon 'main-
tenance'o Equipment"
The amount of railway capital on June
80, 1895, was SiO,9S5, 203, 1875. or SOB, $50 per
mile of line, an increase during the year
of S1SS, 729,312. The figures show an in
crease in the corporate ownership sof Sc
c%urities, probably rather due to railway
consolidation han TO the strengthening
Of reserve funds.
The railways of the United States closed
the year with IA deficit from the year,
operations of S29,845,24l which was met
by a decrease in accumulated surplus OF
by the creation of current liabilities. The
corresponding deficit of the year ending
June 30, 1894, was S45,S5 ,294.
The lumber Of railway employees killed
during the year ending June 80, 1895, was
l,Sll, and the number injured, 25,696; pas,
sengers killed, 10; injured, 1915. The
number of passengers killed is remark
ably small, being only one out Of each
2,934,S32 carried, and only one injured out
of each 213,651 carried.