The Portland daily press., 1897-01-05

Operation the Past Year-Gross Earn
ings Have Increased Despite Hard
Times-Accident Statistics.
Augusta, January 4.-The railroad
commissioners, together with other heads
of departments have completed their an
nual report, the thirty eighth, and today
submitted it to the governor and council.
There was constructed and put in opera
ton during the year ending June 30,
1896, the following additional mileage of
railroad operated by steam:
Bangor & Aroostook RAILROAD, Ash
land Jc. to Ashland, 40. 80
bangor & Aroostook railroad,
branch track. 1885
Franklin e. Mesaptic railroad, .3S
(ieorses Valley railroad, so
Lima Rouk railroad. 10
Wiscasset Il Quebec railroad, 15.26
Rumford Falls & Rangeley Lakes
railroad, 30. 90
Total, 81. SO
Loss, by change in line, IA
Increase. 91.7S
On June 80, 1895, there were 1926. 70
miles of railroad operated by steam,
agai INST 1,71s SO on June 80. 1896, COM
putting only the main lines and branch
tracks, operated as part of tho main
line.
The increase of tho gross earnings from
operation in the State of Maine of all
the steam railroads doing business in
the state, shows gain over that of 1895.
The increase of.mileage was 8. per cent,
and the increase in earnings 6.75 per
cent.
The returns to June 30. 1896. show an
increase in earnings in Maine over that
of 1895. Of $500, 3S0.22, being IS, Iii, &c.,
26, against S7,6l1, 1922.
The total number of passengers carried
In Maine to Juno 80, 1896, was 5, FOG, 6l5,
against 1855 1884 in 1896, an increase OF
ITO, 9sl. -
The total passenger train mileage In
the state for year ending June 80. 1896,
wasss8. 497. 700. against 2. 937. 23l in 1896, an
Increase of SEQ, Ats miles.
The number of tons of freight carried
in Maine for year ending June.3o, 1896.
was 1929. Os4, against 1908, 1874 in 1895, an
increase of 225, $50 tons.
The total freight train mileage in
Maine for year ending June 30, 1896,
was 2, 9S9 800, against 2, ia, 291 In 1895,
an increase of 276 O29 miles.
The number of passengers carried one
mile for same period of time WAS 1876,
435, a02. against 1928, 941, 545 In 1896, an in
cease of z, 493, 657.
The numb of tons of freight carried
one mile for the year ending June 30,
1896, was $780, 612. 60, against 1853, $50, $50 in
1895, an increase of 80, 272, $40.
The total number of miles Of steam
railroad in the state is 1,71S.53.
Ii will be seen that on June 30, 1895,
there was SO. SO miles of street railway in
operation, and on June 30, 1896, 81. 10
miles-an increase of 1874 miles.
Since june Both the Patten & Sherman
railroad. 5.61 miles long. has heen opened
to public travel making the total mile
age of steam railroad on November 30,
1896, 1925 OF miles.
Within the same time the Somerset
Traction Company electric has extend
ed it's traok from Hayden Brook to Madi-
son, distance of six miles, the Bruins
wick & Topsham Electric railway, about
three and one-fourrh miles long, has been
constructed and the Bangor Street rail
way has extended It's line 1000 feet on the
Hampden road and 800 feet ON Railroad
street, making the total street railroad
mileage on November 80, 1896, about
140. 60 miles, all Of which is operated by
electricity, excepting the Fryeburg Horse
railroad.
The accidents to passengers during the
year ending June 80 were four killed and
eleven injured, as against two Killed and
eleven injured in 1895. Three of the
fatal accident were caused by the derail-
mens of train upon the Canadian Fa-
cific ct Holeb. The other loss of life was
from cRrelessness at station. Of the
eleven injured, ten were from causes at
tributed to their own carelessness. There
fore it can safely be said that only three
passengers were killed, and that by an
unusual accident, and one other injured.
by cnuses beyond their control.
There were six EN- ployes killed and