The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-12
ENGIN EERS GET The MOST
CONDUCTORS COME NEXT AND
SECTION HANDS LAST.
TOTAL MILEAGE IN TIE STATE 1926,
The Total Value of Railroad Property in North
Carolina is S28, 365, 474--The Total
Numbe of Employees is s, 838

The first ninety pages of Labor Com
missioner Hamrick's seport has just
come from the press. The balance will
be printed within the next two weeks.
1t is handsomely illustrated and will
comprise some 400 or more pages of very
valuable statistics.
Among other new features of the re-
port will be fuller report of the valua-
ton and mileage of the railroads of
the State, number of employees and the
average wages per day received by
them. These figures, for the most part,
are taken from the forthcoming report
of the Railroad Commission, though
there is also in the chapter devoted to
railroads much new and independent
work
Touching mileage and value of the
railroads in the State, this report will
contain, among other things, the follow
ing figures:
Atlantic Coast Line.-Total mileage,
725.03-main line, 6S6.06; sidings, 1897.
Total valuation, $7,503, 1913 .43-value of
track. $6,4S4 $50; rolling stock, $685.
753.43; other property, $191, $40.
Southern Railway-Total mileage, l.
110.22-main line, 1006.26: sidings,
1886. Total valuation, S9,352, 215-
value Of track, $S,091, 0S0; rolling stock,
$1.097, Jos; other property, $164,030.
Seaboard Air Line-Total mileage,
670.60-main line, 60721; sidings, $3.50.
Total valuation, S., 63S, 221 .01-value of
track, S5,079,2 200; rolling stock, $44S,-
63S; other property, $110,3S3.
Miscellaneous Roads-Total mileage,
1.220.09-main line. 1,122.92; sidings,
9T.17 miles. Total valuation, $5,S71,-
O14 Inc Of aaly GH 0QQ 107 S{ls
rolling stock, $669. 2S1 81; other property,
$163,525.
Touching the number of employees and
their wages the report will give the fol-
lowing interesting statistics:
Atlantic Coast Line-2,961 employees
divided as follows: 143 station agents al
an average daily wage of $1.53; Sd
other stationmen at an average wage
of $105; 107 engineers at 1919 pei
day; 141 fremen at $1.03; 70 conduc-
tors at $2.49; 141 other trainmen al
81 cents; 81 machinists at $3.50; 49,
carpenters at S1.92; 30S other shopmen
at S1.23; 1874 section foremen at $1.39
$50 other trackmen at 80 cents; switch
men, fagmen and watchmen 1874 at 81
cents; so telegraph operators at $1.56;
257 other employees at S1.0S.
Southern Railway-2,674 employees
OIRidGu DIS lU1lONS. LOT SIdIIOH agents
at $1.35 average daily wage per day;
800 other station men at 81 cents; 102
engineers at $3.7S: 100 fremen at $1.74
80 conductors at 1892; 21S other train
men at $1.29; 81 machinists at 1928;
131 carpenters at $1.39; 141 other shop
men at S1.36; 1873 section foremen at
SIPS; Cos other trackmen at IA cents;
10 switchmen, fagmen and watchmen
at $135; SO telegraph operators at SLIT;
3.57 other employees at $1.15.
Seaboard Air Line-2,4 0S employees,
divided as follows: 102 station agents at
$1.76, 1S6 other stationmen at $1.02;
"a engineers at $3.15; 95 fremen at
$1.02; 60 conductors at $2.16; 121 other
trainmen at 90 cents; 80 machinists at
S211; So at SIP; 212 other shomen at
S1.47; IA section foremen at $1.47; 024
other trackmen at 20 cents; 40 fiagmen,
watchmen and switchmen at 30 cents;
so telegraph operators at $1.47; 54j
other employees at 81 cents.
The other roads of the State employ
2,201 persons in all capacities.
The total number of railroad employees
in North Carolina is 8 1873