Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-13
RAILWAY STATISTICS.
report OF the Interstate Commercs
Conn fsniOu

The statistical report of the ;n.ars.o..
commerce commission for the wear endad
June 80 1Ss6, gives interesting inforn,a-
uon concerning the mileage. eouipmept
nj moer OF employees, capitalization and
'aiuaticn, accidents and earnings and ex-
pefses OF railways in the United States for
tbe year named. One hundred and fifty.
one roads, representing 30.415 miles of ONE
rated mileage, were in the hands of re-
ce-Vers on June 30, 1896 decrease Of
eignteen from the previous year. The cam
Itai STOCK represented by the railways con-
trciled by receivers was s1I2. 597, 6s,s and
the funded debt was $500 7:i3 7t,6.
The t.tal railway mileage on June m
1896, was 1S2,716 an increase of 21I9 for
the year. Georgia showing the largest in
crease. viz. 2S3 miles. The number OF loco
.otives IN service was 1880, and OF cars
OF all classes 1,297.649 an increase of o51
locomotives and 21,0SS cars OF the total
cars and locomotives 1854 were fitted
with train brakes and 545. 5S3 with auto
Hauc couplers. The number of freight 10.
comotiyes fitted with automatic couplers
YVES !. 313 out of a total of 20.35I, ard he
cars In freight service fitted with train
brakes was 319,O5S out of a total of 22l
SS7.
An interesting feature of the report is n
summary showing the amount of compcn-
satlon paid to the railway employees of the
United states, who aggregated SyJG.sD
iheif aggregate compensation amounted to
over ~ per cent of the total operating ex-
penses of all railways, a slight decrease
from the preceding year. Much data on the
capitalization and valuation of railway
property is contained in the report Tho
amount of railway capital. it is shown, was
Slo,o66, s6o,l11. which assigned on mile
age basis shows a capital of s59.6l0 per
mile of line and if current liabilities be 81
Guided as part of the capital, stSS, otiS per
mile of line. The amount OF capital stock
was $o.226,5 2I, 269. of which S9GS g.,6 or, was
preferred. A fraction of over 40 per cent
paid no dividends. The total dividends
amounted to $S7,6O3371
PASSENGERS carried during the year num-
pered oll,U2,I3I, an increase OF over 1000
oO0 compared with the previous year,
which, however, showed decrease of 81
266,SSd as compared with 1894.
Freight tonnage amounted to S63. S91,-
80. the largest ever reported for railways
in this country. and an increase OF nearly
t0,OOoO0O. Gross earnings amounted TO ST.
$50. 1886. an increase Of nearly s75OWOSl.
and a net income OF over $33,OO0 90 larger
than the previous year.
Nearly 1880 employees were killed and al
most 10000 injured during the year. an in
crease of 80 in those killed and over 4OuO
in the number injured. One hundred and
eighty-one passengers were killed and near-
ly 5000 injured. The number of persons
other than employees and passengers' KILL
ed was 4, 406. and those injured 5,S45. These
figures include casualties to persons report
ed as trespassers. For every 444 men em-
ployed on railways I was killed, and for
every y men employed I was injured. One
trainman was killed for each 152 trainnen
employed, and 1 trainman was injured for
each 10 men employed. The number OF
passengers carried for 1 passenger killed
was 2.S27, 474. and the number OF passengers
carried for passenger injured was l7s. i32