The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-27

crease Of &c. 266S37. The number Of pas
sengers reported as carried one mile was
l-.loA, 1921, decrease Of 2.l00. 500 622 be-
lng shown when compared with figures
Tor previous year. The number OF tons OF
freight carried as reported by railways
was byo, tbl,ltl, which gives an Increase OF
oS.9't6lS fer the year. The number OF tons
carried one mile was returned as IS 227 SIS
s3l indicating an increase Of 4.S92. III. lS9.
Inc gross earnings Of the railways OF
the United States for the year ending
June 30. 1879. were N,075.37l .462. an increase
OF S2,Ul9. 6G5 for the year being thus shown
Passenger revenue was s252. 246. iSO. show
ing n decrease Of S33. 10337S, or 1IO per
cent fer the year. Freight revenue in
creased Se502.5i9, or 1876 per cent, being
Si-9,s93, i63 for 1893.
The expenses OF operation for
the same period W.re SIS. no.
AS, which were $3.50, 9O7 less
than for 1881. The important unit in rail-
way statistics designated as the coeffi-
cient of operating expenses, that Is, the
percentage of operating expenses to op-
Grating income, for 1885, was 81. As per cent
for lss9. $3.50 per cent. The income from
operation, Si9.65l.Oi7, though S7703. 573
greater than 1t was In 1894. was yet less
than for any other year since 1890 The
income accruing to railways from invest
Ilehts ana sources other than operation.
amounted to Sl32, i32. 1873. These figures,
compared with corresponding ones for the
previous year, show a decrease Of So
SSib12. The amount OF money at the dis
luoii u tdlWays Tor liked charges and
dividends Is the aggregate OF income fronN
operation and income from other sources.
This amount for 1895 was 1882 OS3. $50 Fixed
charges for the year amounted to si25,-
sh6,S2l. In 1894 they were 50 04t. 389 greater.
The deduction of fixed charges leaves S56-
1929 as net income from which to pay
dividends. The amount OF dividends, in
Guiding $63,96 other payments from net
income, was $50 g6l 900. from which Il APP
pears that the railways Of the United
states closed the year with a deficit from
the year operations of $50, S45, 24l. which
was met by a decrease In accumulated
surplus, or by the creation OF current la
bilities. The corresponding deficit for the
year ending June 30. 1884, was S4s,S5i, 29a.
The number OF railway employees killed
during the year ending June 30, 1895 was
l,Sll, and the number injured was % 696.
These figures compared with those OF the
previous year show a decrease of u in
number killed, and an increase OF 2.274 in
the number injured. The number OF pas
sengers killed was 40 the number injured
2,3l5. These figures give for the year n
decrease Of l54 In the number killed and
$50 IN the number injured. Tee number OF
passengers killed Is remarkably small. The
smallest number killed in any OF the pre-
ccding seven years was 2S6. in 1890. One en-
ployo was killed for each 433 employed, and
one employe was injured for each 81 en-
ployed. OF the class Of employees known as
trainmen, that is, engineers. firemen, con-
ductOos. and other employees whose service
Is upon trains, II appears that one was
killed Tor edch loo in service, ana ono In
jured for each II In service. The number OF
passengers carried for each passenger kill
ed during the year was 1854, 1872, and tho
number carried for each passenger injured
was 213,65l, The liability OF passengers TO
accidents Is better shown in the fact that
n. 695.743 passenger miles We're accomplish
ed for every passenger killed, and 5.131,87
passenger miles for every passenger inJur-
ed. A comparative statement shows that
considerable advance was made during
1895 In respect to railway casualties. 1t Is
suggested that beneficial results were de-
rived from the fitting of equipment with
automatic appliances as well as from the
raising of the character OF railway service
and grade Of railway equipment, first noted
in the last report.
In concluding his report the statfstician
renews his recommendations that reports
be required from express companies en-
gagged in Interstate traffic, from all COR
porations, companies, or persons owning
rolling stock which is used in interstate
commerce, as also all corporations COM
panies. or persons owning depot property,
stock yards, elevators, and the like, and
from all carriers by water whose bust
ness influence interstate traffic. The
further recommendation is made that
congress be requested to provide for a bu-
reau of statistics and accounts, which
shall have the right of inspection and
control over the accounting departments
of the common carriers.