The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-22

which paid no interest was 1857, $50, $40.
The total amount of dividends was $751;
ITO, 599 which would be proceeded by an
average rate of 5.43 per cent on the
amount of stock on which some divi-
dend was declared. The amount of
mortgage bonds paying no interest was
$615, 1858, 9S9, or 3.55 per cent; of INSECT
Ianeous obligations, $37, 345, 1885, or 8.67
per cent, and income bonds $215, 344, 972,
or 82.8 81 per cent. The amount of cur
rent liabilities outstanding on June 30,
1897, was $578, sol, 635, or $3,156 per mile
of line.
The number of passengers carried
during the year was 489 445,19S, de-
crease of %, 327, 500. The number of tons
of freight carried was TAI, 705,946, which
is "a 1S5,439 less than for 1896.
The gross earnings of the railways of
the United States for the year ending
June 80, 1897, as reported for an opera
ted mileage of 1873, 284, were $1,122, OS9,-
773 In comparison with the preceding
wear this amount shows a decrease in
gross earnings of $28,O79,6O3. The sour
ces of income comprised in gross earn
ings, from operation of the year were
passenger revenue, $251, 135, 927, decrease
as compared with the previous year,
S15 426 sos; mail 1913 754, 466, increase ST.
374 "a; express $24, 901, 066; increase $ZO,-
$50; other earnings, passenger service,
Sc 629, $50; freight revenue $172 S49,3l4,
decrease $13. 766, 523; other earnings
freight service $4,209 657, increase 1928
767; other earnings from operation, etc,
S28, sos, 1868. The expenses of the opera
tion of railways for the fiscal year COW
cred by the report were $752, 524, 1854. This
amount is $40, 464 ,2S0 smaller than the
corresponding amount for the year 1896,
the operated mileage for the year being
ISL, 1872 miles.
The operating expenses of 1897 were
distributed as follows:
Maintenance of way and structures,
1888, 434, 403 decrease as compared with
the preceding year $910,547; mainten-
ance of equipment 1922, 1862 1858, decrease
S1O,619 $40; conducting transportation
S432, 525, 1862, decrease SO, 691, 720; general
expenses $36. 481, 1853; increase 1897, 94S.
Gross earnings per mile of line opera
ted averaged $6,122; operating expenses
81 108 These amounts, are respectively,
$198 and $142 less than the averages for
1896
The income from operation, that is,
the amount of gross earnings remaining
after the deduction of operating expen-
SEES, commonly termed net earnings, was
$369, 565, 900. This amount is 81, ,323
less than the corresponding item for the
previous year.
The total amount of dividends declar-
ed, including $267, $3.50 other payments,
from net income was So, 377, 989, the re-
suit being a deficit from the operations
of the year of Sc. 120,483
The total number of casualties to
persons on account of railway accidents
for the year ending June 30, 1897, was
43,168 OF these casualties, 6,437 result
ed in death and 36,731 in injuries of va
1-vine character. OF railway employees,
l. 693 were killed and 1856 were injured
during the year.
From summaries showing the rate of
casualties it appears that one out of
out of every 80 employees was injured
during the year One passenger was
killed for every 2,204, 7OS carried and one
injured for every 175,115 carried.