The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-23
RAILROAD RECEIVERS
NOT 50 NUMEROUS AS THEY
WERE LAST YEAR
AN INCREASE IN MILEAGE
Number Of Passengers Carried and
Gross Earnings Show Consid-
cradle Falling OF
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 0.-From summa-
ries which viii appear in the tenth sta
tistical report from the Interstate Com
merce Commission prepared by Its stat
;stician the following advance figures are
obtained:
On June 30. 1887, there were 1S roads in
the hands of receivers. These roads oper-
ated a mileage Of 1885, miles. the mileage
owned by them being 1884 miles. These
figures as compared with those of 1885 show
that there was q net decrease OF II, ga miles
In mileage operated, and S622 miles In mile
age owned by roads In tho charge Of re-
ceivers. During the year ending June 90
1897, fifty-one roads were removed from
the control Of receivers and twenty-eight
roads were placed under their management.
The total railway mileage In the United
States was 1s4.42s miles. there being an in
crease Of 1861 miles, or per cent during
the year.
The capital stock represented BY rail-
roads in the hands Of receivers on June
80. 1887. was S4ss.os4.6lo. Funded debt,
$s31, 4O7 100. and current liabilities. $113 $685..
3As. A comparison of these figures with
those corresponding Of the preceding year
shows a decrease in capital stock repre-
scented Of over $2S6. 900 and In funded
debt Of over S46S,OOo,0o0.
Ninety-five per cent Of the railroad mile
age Of the country are laid with steel rails
The total number OF locomotives in service
was q, SS6, an increase OF So for the year.
The number OF passenger cars was 3d.
826. and Of freight cars 1,2M. 80.
OF the total number Of cars. z5,63 were
fitted with train brakes. the increase being
"a. asa. and 67s.71 were fltted with automatic
couplers. an increase Of 133.1l2 The num-
Der of men employed BY the rsiroads Of
the United States ~ June y. NJ, as re-
on the mileage bass. shew ~ ~ men
were employed per 100 nu.nas Of hne. The
corresponding figures for the year 1896
were slightly larger.
The number Of passengers carried during
the year was 4ss. 445.lsS a decrease of e.
3N,539. The number Of tons Of freight
carried was TAI. 1866 45. which Is A.1S5 ,4Ss
less than for 1876.
The gross earnings Of the railways OF the
United States In the year ending June 80,
1897, as reported FOR an operated mileage
of 1s32sl. were 81, Ii, 0Ss, 753. In comparison
with the preceding year this amount shows
a decrease In gross earnings OF SIS O7s, 6O3
The sources Of income comprised in gross
earnings from operations Of the year were
for passenger revenues 1851. lbs. s27, a de-
crease as compared with the previous year
Of u.s. as eos; mail So, 1885, increase 81, s7I
647 express "a so1 .06s. increase So 6ss; other
earnings passenger service. $6,629, $50;
freight revenue S772.s4s.314, decrease $l3,-
765. 523; other earnings from freight service
N,2osS5 increase es.7s7; other earnings
from operation. etc.. $50. eos, 362
The expenses of the operation Of rail-
ways for the fiscal year covered W the re-
port were s752,524,764. This amount is
$40, 464, $50 smaller than the correspondents
amount for the year 1886. the operated
mileage for the year before. 1S1, 9S2 miles.