New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-23
AMERICAN RAILWAYS IN 1910.
FIGURES TAKEN FROM THE REPORT OF
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE
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will appear in the tenth statistical report OF the
| Interstate Commerce Commission prepared by its
| s,atistcian the following advance figures are 3D.
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On June 30. 1897. there were les roads IN the
| United States in the hands OF receivers. These
roads operated mileage OF II SCI miles. the mileage
owned by them being 1891 miles. These figures
| as compared with those for 1896 show that there
decrease OF l26l3 miles In mileage OPP
Grated and s.s2 miles in mileage owned by roads
In the charge Of receivers. During the year ending
June 80. 1884, hfty-one roads were removed from
the control of receivers and IS roads placed
under their cement.
| The capital stock represented by railways In
the hands Of receivers on June 80 1897. $3.50 GA
clio funded debt s531 i07 800 and current liabilities
SllSSS,3iS. A comparison Of these figures with
those corresponding for the preceding year shows
n decrease in capital stock represented OF over
s25se""o. and in funded debt Of over si6Sooec"
The total railway mileage IN the United States
was lsii2 miles there being an increase or l.6ol
miles, or 80 per cent during the year. Ninety-hve
per cent Of the railway mileage of the country
laid with steel rails. The total number of locomo-
tves in service IS 1856 increase Of g for the
year The number Of passenger cars was 1885.
and of freight cars l.22l.1SO OF the total number
Of cars 525.2s were fitted with train brakes. the
Increase being 76iS2. and 67s 25 fitted with au-
tomato coupers. increase OF 1919
The number OF men employed by the railways OF
N3i'6 These figures assigned the mileage
basis. show that 449 men were employed per one
hundred miles of line The corresponding figures
for the year 1896 were slightly large. Regarding
the year ending June 80. 1897. appears that the
amount OF wages and salaries paid $4656ol.5Sl
This amour, represents 6s7 per cent OF the total
operating expenses of railways or $3.50 per mile OF
line. The total compensation FOR 1896 was sS222,9O
greater.
on June 80. 1897. the amount Of railway capital
outstanding was slo6S5.0oSo74. which. assigned on
mileage basis shows capital OF $500 per mile
of line. The amour, of capital stock s5.3sio2-
255. OF which &.36l s,s57 was common stock and
$9s'oS VsS preferred stock. The amount OF funded
deD: was s5.27O 365.Sl9 The classification OF funded
debt shows that /, consists OF mortgage bonds.
A5Ss 81 5s5 miscellaneous obligations. $780, 1888,
income bonds 500 si7l54. and equipment trust
obligations sSs.SSs767. The amour; of capital stock
paying no dividend 1851 0o2277 or 1910 per
cent OF the total amount outstanding. The amount
OF funded DEBT. excluding equipment trust o0isa-
total amount p Of dtydnnds WAS Isl li5 81 whch
would be produced by an average rate o. 54S per
dend declared. The amount OF mortgage bonds
paying no interest soi525g.sSs 1888 per cent
Of miscellaneous obligations. s. boss, or Sc. per
cent. and OF income bonds. S2lt.4s2, or So per
ing on June 80 1894 was s57s.51l GSj.
me NUNS: o. passenseis eSi!ed durrs me year
2ilS5 iSs less man for 1896
The gross earnings 81 the railways OF the United /
States for the year ending June 80 iN7 reported |
for operated mileage Of ls32i. were 81 l22 o>a''$
In comparison with the preceding year this amount |
SHOWS a decrease of S2s n7e SOB. The income from |
operation. that is The amount OF gross earnings |
remaining after the deduction % operating eN- |
perses commonly termed net earnings. was $5i9.~
565 COZ This amount is s76l5.323 loss than the cor
responding item for the previous year.
The total number OF casualties TO persons on ac-
count OF railway accidents for the year ending
June 80 1897 was 43lcs OF these casualties h.f3l
resulted In death and Sc 3l in injuries Of varying
character OF railway employees 1893 were killed |
o cc- i,,itf~ rin he wear
From summaries showing the ratio ~ casualties
II appears that out OF every iS6 employees was
killed and one out Of every thirty employees was
Injured during the year one passenger was Killed
for every 2O Os carried and one injured for every
Us lis carried