The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-27

1895, has just been submitted.
In the introduction of the report the stat
istician calls attention TO three special fea-
lures: Frst. the showing OF comparative
figures where possible for the FIVE pre-
vious years; second, the compilation OF
operating expenses for two years, cne
summary being based on the revised
classification OF operating expenses, TAX
ing effect JoIy 1, 1894, the ether on the
classification followed from 1887 TO that
date; and third, the compilation OF a
table showing revenue and density OF
traffic for roads whose gross revenue ex-
ceeds S3, 0oO, 900. Reference is made 10
the effect OF the continued business de-
preston, and the large number Of re-
oeiyerships. On June 80, 1895, 1853 roaos
were reported In tho hands OF receivers,
showing a net decrease OF % during the
year. Tue roads under receivers operated
81, $50 so miles OF line, which shows de
crease OF 2,v63.O1 as compared with 1894.
The rOilway capital represented by these
roads was nearly S2,5OO, COO, 900, or about
22. 20 per cent. OF the total railway capital
in the United States.
FiIching the bare figures OF this report
we find the following of interest,":
Tho total railway mileage in the United
States at the date OF the report, June 30,
1895, was 1s0, ,657. AZ miles.
The aggregate length OF ali tracks was
Z30, S9i.26 miles. Included in this total
track mileage were 10, ,G39.96 miles of Sec
ond track, 975.25 miles Of third track,
1884, miles OF fourth track, and 43, sSs. 46
miles OF yard track and sioings.
The total number Of railway corpora
tions was 1865 of which AZ companies OPP
crate 100, 7l4.71 piles OF line, or 55.67 per
cent. OF the total mileage And 1873 roads,
or 1905 per cent. OF operating companies
operate las, l55. 10 miles, or so.24 per cent.
OF total mileage in operation.
There are listed 30, 500 locomotives, Of
which 9999 were passenger locomotives,
20,012 freight and the balance for switch
ing and other purposes.
The number of cars was 1870, ,56l, Ct
which 33,ll2 were in passenger service,
1 1,196, ,li9 freight and the balance, 41, 800,
were reported as in the service Of the
companies. The number of passengers
carried per passenger locomotive was
5o,7a7. The total number was 507, ,42l,-
1862 passengers. The number OF tons OF
freight carried per freight locomotive
was 34,sl7. The total amount was $780,
7ei, III tons.
Tho number OF men employed by all
the railways on June 80, 1895, was 1885,
O3i.
The number Of railway employees killed
during the year ending June 80, 1895, was
1911, and the number injured was %, COG.
These figures, compared with those oi
the previous year, show decrease of II
in number killed, and an increase of 227l
In the number injured. The number OF
passengers killed was 10, the number in
iured. 2375. These figures give for the
year a decrease of i54 IN the number Kill
led and $50 in the number injured. The
number OF passengers killed is remark
aply small. The smallest number killed
In any Of the preceding seven years
was 2s6, In 1890. One employee was PILED
for each 43S employed, and one en-
ployee was injured for each 81 empl Dyed.
or the class OF employees known as train
men, that is, engineers. firemcn, conduc-
tors and other employees whose service
lie upon trains, 1t appears that one was
killed for each 1855 In service, and one
injured for each II in service. Tho num-
Der OF passengers carried for each passen-
ger killed curing the year was 1884, S32,
and the number carried for each passen-
ger injured was 213,C51. The liability OF
passengers to accidents Is better shown
by tho fact that 7i0, GO, 743 passenger miles
wero accomplished for every passenger
killed, ana 3, 1915 passenger miles for
every passenger injured.
The amount OF railway capital on June
80, 1895, Is shown TO be $40, 9S5, 203, l2b, or
sS3, $50 per milo of line. The increase
during the year was slss, 729, ,3i2. Rail-
way capital was distributed as follows;
The amount OF capital stock was "a, ,96l,
25S, b5C OF which "a, 20l ,697, ,3J1 was COM