The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-17
STATISTICS OF RAILWAYS
FURTHER FROM THE INTERsTATE-
COMMERCE. COMMISSIONS REPORT.
Earnings and Expenses, Equipments,
and Number of Employees.

Us ctdllSNiCAdu, bCiI6 lhC COhiPictc ANBSAt AOA
the year ending June 30. 1895. for which a pre-
liminary income account was issued In De-
cember, 1898, the figures in the following ad-
vance statement are obtained:
The text of the report in question con-
tains more than seventy summaries. based,
in part, upon the six tables in the body Of
the report, which present important data
by roads. A prominent feature of the text
is the amount of information Of an explain
atory character regarding the relation Of
the several tables to each other and the
meaning of various terms as used In con-
necticn with summarized statements.
On June 30, 1898, it appears there were
"a roads in the hands of receivers, which
operated a mileage of 12.7+4.s5 miles. the
mileage owned by these roads being s.76l&
miles. AS compared with the year preced-
ing, these figures show a net decrease Of
6.116.73 miles in mileage operated, and Of
5,133.49 miles in mileage owned. During
the year in question As roads were removed
from the control of receivers. and for IL
roads receivers were appointed. Of the
roads operated under receiverships on June
80, 1898, 16 had an operated mileage in ex-
cess of 900 miles. Is between 100 and 300
miles. and As less thar 100 miles. Much
difficulty is experienced In obtaining COM
plete returns in all cases of roads In the
custody of courts. Substantially complete
figures, however. show that the amount OF
capital stock of railways under receiver
ship on June 30, 1898, was $264, 137 81: OF
funded debt, 1922, S92, 6S1, and of current la
bilities, S74,5 45, 256. A comparison with hg-
ures for the previous year indicates that
there was a decrease in the capital stock
represented by railways Of this class OF
s221. s27. 239. and in funded debt of sos. 3d.
O99.
On June 80, 1898, the total single-track rail-
way mileage in the United States was 1885,
900. 80 miles, there being an increase In TINS
| mileage during the year Of 1851. s. miles. The
States of Arkansas. louisiana, Missouri,
New York and Wisconsin show an increase
In excess of 100 miles. The aggregate length
Of railway mileage, including all tracks. on
the date given was pa, 532.52 miles. the in
crease being shown as 4,0SS.Il miles. This
aggregate mileage was distributed as fol-
lows: Single track, 1876, $3.50 81 miles; second
track, u,2S3.2o miles; third track, l.O0e.6 90
miles; fourth track, 1851 miles: yard track
and sidings, 4S.0Ss.7 70 miles. The length of
the single track operated mileage covered
by railway reports filed with the commits
sion was iS4, Gas. rs miles, which indicates that
the mileage of the country is covered by re-
ports in a substantially complete manner.
The number of railway corporations on
June 80. 1898, included in the Statistics of
Railways in the United States" was 2,N7.
OF this number 1,04S maintained operating
accounts, $50 being classed as Independent
operating roads, and 23 as subsidiary oper-
or some other form of agreement, 81 re-
ceived a fixed money rental. liz a contingent
money rental, and 30 were operated under
some form of contract or control not capa-
bic of description in a single phrase.
The operated mileage covered by mergers.
congratulations and consultations during
the year under review was 7.220.42 miles.
| The corresponding figure for the previous
year was 14,SS4.S4 miles.
EQUIPMENT.
On June 90, 1895, there were 36, 234 locomo-
tives in the service Of the railways. This
number is larger by AS than the previous
years. OF the total number of locomotives
reported 1856 are classed as passenger loco
motives, 20.627 as freight locomotives and
5,234 as switching locomotives, a small num-
| Der being unclassifed. The total number OF
cars of all classes reported as in the service
of railways on the date named was l,326, ia,
being an Increase of Is. 64 as compared with
June 30, 1897. Of the total number 80, 595
were assigned to the passenger service and
1,24S,S2o to the freight service, 43, 753 being
assigned to the service of the railways
themselves. The number of cars owned by
private companies and individuals that are
used by raiIways in transportation is moi
covered by reports filed with the commits
sion.
An inspection of the summaries which are
designed to show the density of equipment
and the efficiency of its employment shows
that during the year ending June 80, 1898
the railways in the United States used TWEEN.
ty locomotives and us cars per one hundred
miles of line. Referring to the country al
large, 1t appears that 0,32S passengers were
carried and 1,A3.S06 passenger miles were
accomplished per passenger locomotive, and
A, 6l4 tons of freight were carried and $3.50,
49s ton miles accomplished per freight loco.
motive. All of these items show an increase
as compared with those of the previous year
ending JUNE 30, 1897.
Including under the term of equipment
both locomotives and cars, ii is noted that
the total equipment of railways on June
80. 1898. was 1892, 40S. OF this number 641, 20:
were fitted with train brakes, the increase
being 1885,; and 800 ,5H were fitted with
automatic couplers. the increase. being go,
S49. The summaries indicate that prac-
tically all Of the locomotives and cars as.
signed to the passenger service are fitted
with train brakes. and that out of a tota.
of 1856 locomotives assigned to this serv.
ice 5,105 are fitted with automatic couplers
and 1857 cars out of a total Of SO, 595 cars liz
the same service are also fitted. A CORE
spending statement for freight equipment Is
as follows: Out of a total of 20, 627 locomotives
assigned to the freight service 1914 are
fitted with train brakes and G,229 with auto
matte couplerS; but out of q total of 1,24S.
s28 cars assigned to the freight service only
BE-. 400 are fitted with train brakes and S51,
533 with automatic couplers. The number o.
switching locomotives fitted with trair
brakes was S,S77, and the number fitted Will
automatic couplers was 1,l99. OF the tota
number of cars of all classes In service or
June 30. 1895, 607.7 8 were fitted with trair
brakes, the increase during the year beins
49, 27. and &c., 13 were fitted with automati,
cOuplers, the Increase in this case beinl
227, $40.
The number of persons employed by tn,
railways of the United States, as reported
on June SO, 1898, was S14,55S, which Is equiva
lent to IA employees per 100 miles of line. A
compared with the number of employees 20
II the Dr6E10lS wear there WAS an innrQaC
of 51,Os2. The number of employees on Jun,
81, 1898, was $50 in excess of the number OF
June 80, 1893. and S9,54 in excess of thu
number on June 30. 1895. The employees o
railways, as reported TO the commission
are divided into eighteen classes. IT thu,
appears that on June 30, 1898. there were IL
the employ of the railways 81. 939 engine
men, 3S.g25 fremen. 1856 conductors an,
66.96S other trainmen. There were 47,12
switchmen, fagmen and watchmen. A dis
trlbution OF employees conforming to tn
four general subdivisions of operating ex
penses shows that the services of 80, 43l EN-
ployes were required for general admins
tration, or Is per 100 miles OF line; 261, SEQ 70
maintenance of way and structures. or Ia
per 100 miles of lines: III 500 for mainten
ance of equipment, or SO per 100 miles O
line, and 39S. 907 for conducting transporta
ton, or nc per 100 miles of line. This state
ment does not include 1874 unclassified EN-
ployes.
WAGES AND SALARIES.
The report contains a comparative state
ment Of the average daily compensation o
the different classes Of employees for tn
seven years 1892 to 1898. There is also givel
in the report a summary which shows tn
total amount of compensation reported a
paid to the railway employees of the countr.
during the four fiscal wears ending June a