The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-23
INTERESTING FIGURES


From tho Summaries oFths Tenth staiis.
CommISsion.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-From sum-
marles which will appear In the tenth
statistical report OF the Interstate COM
mission, prepared by It's stattstician, the
following advance figures are obtained:
On June 30, 1897, there were 1913 roads
In the hands Of receivers. These roads
operated mileage of 1881 miles, the
mileage owned by them being 1884
miles. These figures. as compared with
those for 1896, show that mere was a
net decrease of 1858 miles in mileage
operated and seq miles In mileage
owned by roads In the charge Of re-
ceivers. During the year ending June
30, 1897, 81 roads were removed from the
control OF receivers and g roads were.
placed under their management.
The capitnl stock represented by rail-
ways In the hands Of receivers on. June
20, 1897, was $4S6,OG4,6l0, funded debt
1881, 4O7, $50 and current liabilities $ll3,-
$685. A comparison OF these figures
with those corresponding for the preced-
stock represented OF over $258,O00.O 900
ard in funded debt Of over $46S,0OO,OOO.
The total railway mileage in the u. s.
was 1S4,42S miles, there being an In
crease OF 1861 miles, or O.9O per cent
during the year.
Ninety-tive per cent OF the railway
mileage OF the country are laid With
steel rails. The total number Of loco
motives in service was S6.9S6, an in
crease Of &c for the year, The number
of passenger cars were $685., and Of
freight cars 1,22l,73O.
OF the total number Of cars 52j,2S6
were fitted with train brakes. the In
crease being 76,4S2; and 67S,f25 We're fit
ted with automatic couplers, an increase
OF 139,l42.
The number Of men employed by the
railways Of the u. S. ON June 90. 1897,
as reported, was S23,4fG These figures
assigned on the mileage basis show 429
men were employed per 100 miles Of line
The corresponding figures for the year
1896 were slightly larger.
Regarding the year ending ttre 30,
1897, It appears that the amount of
wages and salaries paid was $i65,GOl, ISL,
This amount represents 6l.SI per cent OK
the total operating expenses OF railways
or $2.64 per mile OF line. The total COM
DEIlSlLOH LOT loJQ "ttd SOtssalShV SIthhNAA
On June 30, 1887, the amount OF rails
way capital outstanding was $10,635,0I4,
which, assigned on q mileage basis,
shows 81 capital Of $3.50 per mile OF
dine. The amount Of capital stock was
IS, So, ca, 25J Of which 1885,, 056,65I was
common stock and 1891, ass, 59S preferred
stock. The amount of,funded' debt was
81. go, SCI, Si9. The classification OF fund
ed debt shows thnt IT consists OF mort
gage bonds, 81 ,539, 9l1, 500; miscellaneous
obligations, 1880, 7ls,SOS; income bonds,
$959, S47. 1S4. and equipment trust obstgdi-
lions 39,SSS,76T, The amount Of capl-
tai stock paying no dividend WINS $780,.
O92,g77, or 1910. per cent OF the total
nspount outstanding. The amount OF
funded debt, excluding equipment trust
Obligations, which paid no interest, was
1857, $50, $40. The total amount OF divl-
dends was $Sf, 1869, which would be
produced by an average rate OF 64S per
cent on the amount of stock on which
SINE dividend was declared. The amount
OF mortgage bonds paying no Interest
was 1915, 259, $50, or 1885 per cent; OF mis-
celaneous Obligations, SSI,345,Sis. or S:0I
per cent, and income bonds *Zl6,J44,S42'
or S2.S7 per cent, The amount OF cur
rent liabilities outstanding on June ~.
1897, was S57S. bOl,6S5, or ES,ld6 per mile oil
hne.
The number Of passengers carried
during the year was 4S9, A5,l9S, de-
crease OF 29,321. $50. The lumber OF tons
OF freight carried was al. 7O6,9f6 which
is "a 1856, l29 less than for 1896
The gross earnings of the railways OF
the u. S, for the year ending June 20,
1897, as reported for an operated mile
age OF 1S3, 2Sf, was s., az, 0So.HS. In COM
parlsor with the preceding year TINS
amount shows q decrease IN gross earn
ings OF $2S,O79,603 The sources OF In
come comprised in gross earnings from
| operatIon Of the year were passenger
revenue, 1851, 1876, 9s7, decrease, as COM
| pared with the previous year, N1.+26,-
COO: mail. 500, ia, 1866. increase 1874 81;
express, Sg4. sol ,O66. Increase S2O,6SS;
| other earnings, passenger service. w.
B29. $50: freight revenue, $II2'SA9,Sl4. de-
crense 3.7G6, 523; other earnings, freight
service, SI,2Os,V57. increase ES2S16':
other earnings, from operation etc.
$2S, COS. S6s
J for the fiscal year covered by the re-
port were $752,j24,764. This amount 10
$40, t64, $50 smaller than the SorTespolIo-
| ing amount for the year 1885, the ol'ers
ated mileage for that year being lsl,9S2
The operating expenses of 1897 were
distributed as follows:
Maintenance Of way and structures,
Sl6g, I34. 400 decrease as compared WIN
the preceding year, S9lO,54l; mairten-
tennrce Of equipment, $l22T6s,Sbs. de-
crease. Si6.6fg, $40: conducting trnnspor-
| tatlon. SIs2 E3j.Sg2, decrease $9,69l72Oi
general expenses, $36.ASl 269, increase.
S397, 9Si. Gross earnings per mile OF
line operated averaged 36,i22; operating