The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-21

The rate for 1894 Is as follows: Michigan,
go cents; Iowa, $50: Ohio. i.s0: WiscoE-
sin, 2,l2 New York. 1873; Illirois. 2.st; Mas
sachusetts. $50; Minnesota, zee. Missouri,
?50; Kansas. 2.o1; Connecticut iSe. Aver
age In the United States, 1876.
The total tonnage OF freight forwarded
from Michigan stations was 9, e2i, iS9 tons.
a decrease OF si6,0ss from the previous
year. The average revenue per ton In
several States Is given ms follows. Mich
igfn, SIS mills. Iowa, 1853 mills; Ohio. 6M
mills; Wisconsin, PSI mills. New York,
7es mills; Illinois. lsls mills: Messachu-
sets. 1880 mills; Minnesota, 1890 mills
Missouri, 1874 mills Kansas, a.ss mills:
Connecticut, 1854 mills. Average for the
United States S.66 mills
The track sections OF the State are 1905
In number, having nm average length OF
ga miles, and being worked nv gangs
averaging All men to each section. Four
hundred railroad crossings, or 200 COM
mon to two roads, are reported OF
these twenty-five are over or under grade
and us 1T grade. The number of high
way crossings Is iT1S of which 1900 arc
at grade. The number protected by gates
fiasmen or automatic signals is 6li. There
are 1914 stations In Michigan, an average
oi one station for each i.9j miles Of track
The number OF railroad employees Is
2S.45s. decrease OF 1907 from 1885,. During
the year 1891 tons of new rail were laid
covering 800 miles CT road. The number
OF new ties laid was 2,iaS09o The number
or bridge structures is 3017 having a
linear length of SsS.5S5 feet, or nearly
seventy miles. The number Of wood
bridges Is 5S6; stone or iron aia: combina-
ton, 81; trestles. 2o6S; draw bridges, 49,
The chapter on accidents Is n most In
teresting one. The number of persons
who lost their lives or sustained serious
bodily injury was 1893, decrease OF s73 or
1859 per cent. from the year 1898. The
proportion of accidents was one for each
2Sf,4+ miles run. and one for each 100. b54
passengers carried. Tho number OF fatal
accidents was l29, and the number of per-
sons injured 264. Out OF the total number
of accidents l01 resulted from trespasses
% from drunkenness, 6 from attempts to
commit suicide and 60 from unavoidable
contingencies. Only two passengers were
killed and only seven injured.
Tho specific taxes payable to the state
treasurer upon the business of the year
were s6l6.136ls. n decrease OF SlSi,920, the
average taxes upon each mile of road be-
ing $3.50
Statistics compiled from annual reports
showing the mileage and business dono
on the entire railway system of roads
operated wholly or In part In this state
are given. The variation In track mile
age from tho previous year Is said to be
hardly appreciable. The corporations re-
port an ownership Of q 0oi miles of road.
Their total capital stock is stated at $751;
SS0,l17, or $50 55T per mile Of road
The whole number of shares of stock Is
sued is 4,3jS9l5, representing different
classes OF stock as follows: Common.
1918, ISL .65i; preferred. sl16.S76170; paid In on
shares not issued, Sl,&l69S. The wholo
number OF stockholders Is 2S255. The to-
tai stock and debt at the close of the year
was 81 ,0s'. 5ii74i, being S5i5S1 per mile of
road, an increase of N6iS,0l5, or 40 per
cent, and slsS.79. or OBS per cent. respec-
lively The excess of stock and debt
over cost is s5S,77I176 or s27os per milo of
road.
The followirI. general balance sheet for
the year of all companies operating, In
whole or In part, In Michigan, gives n
comprehensive view OF the financial trans
actions of the railroad companies:
DEBTOR.
To balance forward from 1888. 81, I'D "
Revenue from operation, 1921 l3i,4lT,I32 10
Income in addition to traffic no
earnings ............ .'''''''''' '''i'4| W