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RAILWAY STATISTICS.

From the eighth statictical repor
ofthe interstate commerce commits
sion we copy the following:
Reference is made to the effect O
the continued business depression
and the large number of receiver
ships. On June 30, 1895, 169 roadi
were reported in the hands of recelv
ers, showing a net decrease OF 2;
during the year. The roads under re
ceyers operated 37,s55.S0 miles of line
which shows decrease of 2,963.01 as
compared with 1894. The railway
capital represented by these roads
was nearly $2,5OO,OOO,OOO.
The total. railway mileage in the
United States on June 30, 1895, was
lSO, ,657.47 miles, an increase Of l ,g4S. 92
miles, or 100 per cent being shown.
The increase in 1894 was 2,247.4
miles, or 1.27 per cent, which was
less than for any preceding year
during the period for which reports
have been made to the Commission.
The Territory and States in which
the increase in mileage exceeds 100
miles are Arizona, 247.41 miles; Illi-
'nols, 1870 miles; Pennsylvania, I57.-
DO miles; Maine, 1926 miles; Texas,
|llO.H miles; and Montana, 1O5.79
miles. The aggregate length af all
tracks in the United States on June
30, 1895, was 236,s9t.26 miles. In
cluded In this total track mileage
were l0,639.96 miles of second track,
p75.25 miles of third track, 1912 miles
pf fourth track, and AZ, 1888. 40 miles of
yard track and sldings.
The number of railway corporations
pn June 30, 1894, was 1855, Of which
,Ol3 maintained operating accounts,
Pnd 800 financial accounts. During
ihe year II roads were abandoned, 0|
merged, 30 re0rganlzed, and 2S con.
ROlIdated
The total number of engines in use
pn June 30, SO was 80, 500. 5000 OF those
fere In the passenger service. The
'otal number of cars of all kinds In |
pse was l,27O,56l. 33,1l2 were in the |
passenger service.
The number of passenger miles per
passenger locomotive was 1,2lS, 967, or
p, 5,4SS less than in 1894, while the
'umber of passenger cars per l, 900, 900
|aSSengers carried was 65,or II greater
nan the preceding year. This is pro-
poly largely due to decreased travel
\ account of business depression, but
also suggests that passenger traffic
'As returned TO its normal condition
'feVlous to the Worlds Columbian
EXPOSITION. The.number OF tons OF
'eight carried per freight locomotive
1870 was 34,Sl7, showing an increase
-'SOS when compared with the cor
spending figures for 1894. The num-
erof ton miles per freight locomotive
'as 4,25S,S2l the increase over the pre-
lous year being 242,O06.
The number of men employed by
Always shows an increase of s, 5,426, as
impaired with last year, the number
employees being 7s5,O24 on June 30,
A"e humberof passengers carried by
railways during the year ending
une 30 1895 was 5O7, ,42l. 1862, which
''O"S decrease of s,266, ,SS7. The
SaiOer OF passengers reported as car
- one mile was l2, 2,lss, 44e, ,27I, a de-
vase OF 2,lOO,999,622 being shown
"sn compared with figures for pre-
Ous year. The number OF tons OF
'''snt carried as reported by railways
,s0'O'''i'l7l, which gives an Increase
I, '0'4'0iS for the year, The number
IONS carried one mile was returned
[, ",1'0i5's9l indicating an increase
I i'Ss2,m,lsO. !,
1"e gross earnings of the railways