Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-14
some RAILROAD FIGURES.
Ninth Report of the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission.
1t Shows a capitalization of Over
$4,000, 100000, With Dividends
Exceeding S87, 100000 "A Large
Increase Of Observation-Disclosures
of Persons Killed or Injured.

Washington, October 13-The ninth
statistical report of the Interstate Com
merce Commission for the year ended
June 80, 1886, gives information con-
corning the mileage, equipment, num-
Der of employees, capitalization and val
uation, accidents and earnings and ex-
penses of railways in the United States
for the year named One hundred and
fifty-one roads, representing 30,475
miles of operated mileage, were in the
hands of receivers on June 80, 1886, a
decrease of IS from the previous year.
The capital stock represented by the
railways controlled by receivers was
S742, 597 ,69S and the funded debt was
1899, 1873, 766. The total railway mileage
on June 30, 1895, was 1885, 76, an in
crease of 2,119 for the year, Georgia
showing the greatest increase, 233
miles. The number of locomotives in
service was $3.50 and of cars of all
classes 1 ,297, SAG, an increase of Psi To-
comotives and 27,SS cars. OF the total
cars and locomotives 44S,S54 were fitted
with train brakes and 545,5S with au-
tomato couplers. The number of
freight locomotives fitted with auto
matte couplers was 1873 out of total
of 20,351, and the freight cars fitted
with train brakes was 379,058 out of a
total of 1 ,221 1897.
A feature of the report is summary
showing the amount of compensation
paid to the railway employees of the
United States, who aggregated S26,S2O.
Their aggregate compensation amount
ed to over so per cent of the total
operating expenses of all railways, a
slight decrease from the precediL5 year.
The amount of railway capital. it is
shown, was S10,566, S65, III, which, as
signed on a mileage basis, shows cap
ital of $50 $40 per mile of line, and if
current liabilities be included as part
of the capital, $50, 06S per mile of line.
The amount of capital stock was S.
326, 527 ,269, of which 1869 ,956, 692 was
preferred A fraction of over 20 per
cent of the capital stock paid no divi-
dend The total dividends amounted
to $S7 SOB 81 Passengers carried dur
ing the year numbered 81, 772.737 an
increase of over 100000 compared
with the previous year, which however,
showed a decrease of SO, 266, 1877 as com
pared with 1894 Freight tonnage
amounted to 765. S91, 1856, the largest
ever reported for railways in this coun-
try and an increase of nearly 100000
900. Gross earnings amounted to ST.
50,169,376, an increase of nearly $75.-
100000, resulting in a net income of
over $4,000 900 larger than the previ-
Gus year.
Nearly 800 employees were killed and
almost 10000 injured during the year.
an increase of so in those killed and
over 1000 in the number injured. One
hundred and eighty-one passengers
were killed and nearly 5000 injured.
The number of persons "other than en-
ployes and passengers" killed was A.
406, and those injured 5,S45. These
figures include casualties to persons
reported as trespassers. For every 444
men employed on railroads one was
killed and for every % men employed
one was injured One trainman was
killed for each 152 trainmen employed,
and one trainman was injured for
each 10 men employed. The number OF
passengers carried for one killed was
2.S27,474 and the number OF passengers
carried for one passenger injured was
1882.