The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-23
AFEW FIGURES
Summary of Tenth Statistical
Report Of the Interstate
Commission.
Increase Of 1851 Miles During
1897. Ninety.tive Per Cent
Steel Rails.
Considerable Decrease in the
Amount Of Wages and Sal.
aries Paid.
Capital Stock, Debt, Gross and
Net Earnings---Casualties for
the Year.

w VASHIN0TOS, aug. IJ.-frOm sum.
maries which will appear in tenth sta
tistical report from the interstate com.
merce commission, prepared by its
statistician. the following advance
figures are obtained:
On June 80. 1897, there were 1873
roads in the hands Of receivers. These
roads operated mileage of 1851
miles; the mileage owned by them be.
ing ll,S9i mics. These figures, as
compared with those Of 1896, show that
there was net decrease of IL, GA miles
in mileage operated, and $500 miles in
mileage owned by roads in the charge
Of receivers.
Mileage and Equipment.
The total railway mileage in the
United States was lsl. 42s miles, there
being an increase of l.65l miles, or y. 80
per cent during the year.
Ninety.tive per cent Of the railway
mileage Of the country is laid with
steel rails. The total numb Der Of loco.
motives in service was 3D. 9e6, an in.
crease Of 81 for the year. The number
Of passenger cars was 33,626, and Of
freight cars l,22l,73O.
OF the total number Of cars 525, 2S6
were fitted with train brakes, the in.
crease being IS. i32, and 61S. 725 were
fitted with automatic couplers, an in.
crease OF 1873. lag.
The number Of men employed by the
IN lroads Of the United States on June
~. 1897. as reported, was 932. 478.
These figures, assigned on the mileage
basis, show that 4i9 men were EN-.
ployed per 100 miles OF line.
Wages and Salaries.
Regarding the year ending June 80.
1897. it appears that the amount of
wages and salaries paid was Sl65, COL.
5Sl. This amount represents 6l.S7 per
cent OF the total operating expenses Of
railways. or $3.50 per mile of line.
The total compensation for 1896 was
IS. 222, $50 greater.
On June 80. 1897, the amount OF
railway capital outstanding was &c..
635, ,O0S. .O74 which, assigned on q mile.
age basis, shows capital Of $59,620
per mile Of line.
SapttAI AeOts ESCs
The amount Of capital stock paying
no dividend was 81, ,6l, ,092.277, or 20. II
per cent Of the total amount outstand.
ing. Tho amount Of funded debt, ex'
Guiding equipment trust obligations,
which paid no interest, was 1863. $780,
$40. The total amount of dividends
was Ss7, Ito, 500. which would be pro
duced by an average rate Of 5.S3 pei
cent OH the amount Of stock on which
some dividend was declared.
The number Of passengers carried
during the year was 4S9, ,445, ,l9S, de
crease OF 22.327. .53y. The number o
tons Of freight carried was TAI, 705, GAG
which is "a. lS5, 439 less than for 1896
Gro.s aud Net Earnings
The gross earnings Of the railways o
the United States for the year endinI
June 80. 1897. as reported for an oper
ated mileage Of lS3. 2S4, were el,l22,
OS9,772 In comparison with the pre-
ceding year this amount shows dc
crease in gross earnings Of k2S, ,O19. CO.,
Tho expenses of the operation Of rail
ways for the fiscal year covered by tn
report were $752, ,524. 764. This amour
in $50, 46s, $50 smaller than the CORES
pouding amount for the year 1895. tn
operated mileage for the year bein
1883 miles.
Net earnings were 1858, $50. 00(
This amount is $7,6l5.3 less than tn
corresponding item for the previou
year.
Casualtiss For the Year.
The total number Of casualties
persons on account Of railway acoiden
for tho year ending June ~. 1897, WI
az. 1853 OF these casualties =. AIT =
suited in death and SO, 7Sl In injuri'
Of various kinds. OF railway on
ployes 1903 were killed aud 27,66
were injured during the year.
From summaries showing the RI
Of casualties it appears that l out
eyery AS8 employees was killed and
ont Of every lSo employees was njure
during tho year. One passenger WI
killed for every 2,2O4, 708. and one Il
iured for every l75, 1875 carried.
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