The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-14
STATISTICS OF INTEREST
THE INTERsTATE-COMME COM
MISSION GIVES FACTS OF VALUE.
Views of n Passenger Official as to
When Modified, VIII BE Popular.

The ninth statistical report of the Inter
state-commerce Commission for the year
ended June 30 1896, gives interesting infor-
nation concerning the mileage, equipment,
number Of employees, capitalization and valu-
alton, accidents. earnings and expenses of
railways in the United States for the year
named. One hundred and fifty-one roads,
representing 80, AS miles of operated mileage,
were in the hands of receivers on June 30,
1885, a decrease of eighteen miles from the
previous year. The capital stock represented
by the railways controlled by receivers was
$742 597, sos, and the funded debt was $685.
733. 766. The total railway mileage on June
go 1896, was 1875, an increase of 2,119 for
the year, Georgia showing the largest in
crease-233 miles. The number of locomo-
tives in service was $3.50, and of cars of all
classes /, POI, 649, an increase of 251 locomo-
tives and 27,0SS cars. OF the total cars and
locomotives, 44SS54 were fitted with train
brakes and 5455SS with automatic couplers
The number of freight locomotives fitted
with automatic coupers was 1878 out of
total of 2O6O5, and the number in freight
service fitted with train brakes was S79,50S
out of a total of 1,221,SS7.
An interesting feature of the report is a
ton paid to railway employees of the United
States, who aggregated S26, $40 Their aggre-
gate compensation amounted to over 90 per
cent. of the total operating expenses of all
railways, a Slight decrease from the pre-
ceding year.
Much data on the capitalization and valu-
alton of railway property is contained in the
report The amount of railway capital, it
efA rcc Ocr xxhc &C
signed on a mileage basis, shows a capital of
S59,610 per mile of line, and, if current la
bilities be included as part of the capital,
$6S, 06s per mile of line. The amount of CAPT
tai stock was So 226, 527, 1863, of which $685.
$685. 692 was preferred. A fraction OF over
70 per cent. of the capital stock paid no
dividends. The total dividends amounted 10
$S7, 60S,671.
Passengers carried during the year num-
bered 511, 772 7S7, an increase OF over four mil
lion compared with the previous year, which,
however, showed a decrease of S3,266,SS7 as
compared with 1894. Freight tonnage
amounted to 765, S91 1856, the largest ever re-
ported for railways in this country, and an
increase of nearly 10000, 900. Gross earnings
amounted to $1,15O,1693 76, an increase OF
nearly 100000, resulting in a net income or
over $S3 900 eco larger than the previous year
most 900 injured during the year, an IN
crease of fifty in those killed and over 4,VOO
in the number injured. One hundred ana
nnety-one passengers were killed ana nearly
300 injured. The number of persons other
than employees and passengers killed was
4,4O6. and those injured 5,645 These figures
include casualties to persons reported as
trespassers. For every IA men employed on
railways one was killed, and for every TWEEN
ty-eight men employed one was injured One
trainman was killed for each 152 trainmen
employed and one trainman was injured
for each ten men employed. Inc NUMBER OF
passengers carried for one passenger Killed
was 2S27, 474, and the number of passengers
carried for one passenger injured was 49,
1872.