Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-10

From summaries which appear in the
eleventh statistical report of the litter
state Commerce Commission, prepared
by its statistician, the figures in the
following statements are obtained:
The text of the report in question
contains more than seventy summaries,
based, in part, upon the six tables in
the body of the report, which present
important data by roads. prominent
feature Of the text is the amount of
Information of an explanatory charac-
4 ter regarding the relation of tile sew
,ral tables to each other and the mean
n Ing of various terms as used in connec-
lion with summarized statements.
NJ On June Both, 1898, it appears there
'3were "a roads in the hands of receivers,
Z which operated mileage of 1874. 81
miles, the mileage owned by these
roads being 9,76l.08 miles. As com
pared with the year preceding, these
h figures show net decrease of s, 1I6. "a
miles in mileage operated, and 3, 133. 40
&miles IN mileage owned. During the
= year in question As roads were removed
from the control of receivers, and for
roads receivers were appointed. OF
\ The roads operated under receiverships
pn June Both, 1898, 16 had an operated
hlileage in excess of 300 miles, ID be-
tween 100 and 300 miles, and 48 less
han 100 miles. Much difficulty is ex-
perienced in obtaining complete returns
n all cases for roads in the custody of
the courts. Substantially complete
figures, however, show that the amount
hi capital stock of railways under re-
teivership on June Both, 1898, was
PEA. 137, 371; of funded debt, 1922,
92, COL, and of current liabilities,
7I, $40, 256. A comparison with figures
or the previous year indicates that
here was a decrease in the capital
took represented by railways of this
slass of 1921, 927, 239, and in funded
aebt of s20S, SIS, 099.
@# On June 30th, 1858, the total single
rack railway mileage in the United
6tates was 1856, 1856. 30 miles, there being
v Sn increase in this mileage during the
Year of 1867. 50 miles The States OF
rkansas, California, Louisiana, Mis-
\ 1ouri, New York and Wisconsin show
IN increase in excess of 100 miles.
he aggregate length of railway mile.
&ge, including all tracks, on the date
wen was 247, $50 SO miles, the increase
being shown as 4,08S. IL miles. This
aggregate mileage was distributed as
pillows: Single track, 1856, 396. 32 miles
econd track, 1929. 25 miles; third
back, 1,0O9.65 miles; fourth track,
t. %. 81 miles yard track and sidings,
i Il, 03973 miles. The length of the
Jingle track operated mileage covered
~ railway reports fled with the Com
ission was 1874, 64s26 miles, which
hdioates that the mileage of the coun-
A Ey is covered by reports in substan-
Tally complete manner.
The number of railway corporations
"a June 30th, 1923, included in the
Statistics of Railways in the United
tates," was 2,047. OF this number,
049 maintained operating accounts,
r. B6 being classed as independent operat-
pg roads, and 213 as subsidiary operat-
+ Pc roads. OF roads operated under
ase or some other form OF agreement,
" received fixed money rental, l7S
contingent money rental, and 27t
ere operated under some form of con
act or control not capable Of descrip-
on in a single phrase.
The operated mileage covered by
ergers, reorganizations, and consoli-
+ Rtions during the year under review
rs 7, go. ~ miles. The corresponding
gure for the previous year was II,
4.I miles.