The record-union., 1899-07-22
RAILW STATISTICS.
foRT OF THE INTERSTATE
COMMERCE COMMISSION.
abstract Of Statistics for the Year
Ending June 30,
1899.

.. ,on summaries which will appear
ieventh statistical report Of the
,,as'as .aee commerce Commission, pre-
80 Ny its statistician, being the COM
report for the above named peri
winch preliminary income ac-
one was issued in December. 1898,
nsufes in the following advance
,eihent -, are obtained:
ne text OF the report in question con-
aiis more than seventy summaries,
sea' IN part, upon the six tables in
oody of the report, which present
important data by roads. A prom
aent feature of the text is the amount
~ information of an explanatory char
"eter regarding the relation of the sew
al tables to each other and the mean
ing OF various terms as used in con-
"ectlon with summarized statements
On June 30, 1898, it appears there
We're ninetyfour roads in the hands of
receivers, which operated a mileage of
IZ,I44.95 miles, the mileage owned by
these roads being 9,761 .0S miles. AS
compared with the year preceding,
these figures show a net decrease of
o,Il6.73 miles in mileage operated, and
or 5,133.49 miles in mileage owned.
During the year in question forty-five
roads We're removed from the control
OF receivers, and for eleven roads re-
ceiyers were appointed. OF the roads
operated under receiverships on June
80, 1898, sixteen had an operated mile
age in excess of 800 miles, thirteen be-
tween 100 and 300 miles, and forty
eight less than 100 miles. Much diff
Guilty is experienced in obtaining COM
plete returns in all cases for roads in
the custody of the courts Substan-
TALLY complete figures, however, show
that the amount of capital stock of
railways under receivership on June
30, 1898. was 1864. 1871, 81; of funded
debt, S322, ,S92, ,691, and of current liza
bilities, $74 ,545, ,256 A comparison
with figures for the previous year indi-
Gates that there was a decrease in the
capital stock represented by railways
Of this class of $221, ,927 ,239, and in
funded debt of $20S, ,515, ,099
MILEAGE.
On June 80, 1898, the total single
track railway mileage in the United
States was 1856, 1862 miles, there be-
ing an increase in this mileage during
the year of 1,967.S5 miles. The States
of Arkansas, California, Louisiana,
Missouri, New York and Wisconsin
show an increase in excess of 100 miles.
The aggregate length of railway mile
age, including all tracks, on the date
given was 241 ,532. 81 miles, the in
crease being shown as 4,0SS.11 miles.
This aggregate mileage was distributed
as follows: Single track, 6,396.332
miles; second track, 1,29325 miles;
third track, 1,009.65 miles; fourth track,
1887 miles; yard track and sidings,
4S.039.73 miles. The length of the
single track operated mileage covered
by railway reports filed with the COM
mission was 1874 4,64S.26 miles. which in
dicates that the mileage of the coun-
try is covered by reports in substan-
TALLY complete manner.
CLASSIFICATION OF RAILWAYS.
The number of railway corporations
on June 80, 1898, included in the Stat
istics of Railways in the United States.
was 2041. OF this number, 1,O49
maintained operating accounts, $50 be-
ing classed as independent operating
roads, and 213 as subsidiary operating
roads OF roads operated under lease
or some other form of agreement, oIi
received a fixed money rental, 1iZ a
contingent money rental, and 20 were
operated under some form of contract
or control not capable of description
in a single phrase.
The operated mileage covered by
mergers, reorganiZations, and consoi-
idations during the year under review
was 1,22042 miles. The corresponding
figure for the previous year was H.
S:}4 81 miles.
EQUIPMENT.
On June 80, 1898, there were 30, 23]
locomotives in the service of the rail-
WAYS. This number is larger by 24>
than the previous year. OF the tota
number of locomotives reported, 9'9o'
are classed as passenger locomotives
oO.627 as freight locomotives, ana Dos
as switching locomotives, small num-
her being unclassified. The total mum
her of cars of all classes reported as
in the service of railways on the daae
named was 1851 being an increase
of 2S.694 as compared with June ou
1897. OF the total number, $685.
were assigned to the passenger service
and 1.24S, ,S26 to the freight service, 10
753 being assigned to the service OF the
railways themselves. The NUMBER %
cars owned by private companies ano
individuals that are used by railways
in transportation is not covered py re-
ports filed with the commission
An inspection of the summaries whicr
are DESIGNED to show the density o.
eouipment and the efficiency OF It's EN-
ployment. shows that during the yeai
ending June 80. 1898, the railways II
the United States used twenty locomo
tives and 71S cars per 1OO miles ol
line. Referring to the country a
large. il appears that 5O,32S passen-
gers were carried, and 1.343,9O6 pas.
senger-miles were accomplished pei
nassenger locomotive, and 42,614 ton.
of freight We're carried, and 5,ooo, 49s
+on-miles accomplished per freight To-
connective. All of these items show al
increase as compared with those of the
,,revtous year ending June 30, 1897.
Including under the term equipmen
both locomotives and cars, it is notee
that the total equipment of railway:
on June 80, 1898, was 1867, ,4OS. o.
this number 641 1862 were fitted will
train brakes, the increase being 11o.
o76. and 9O9,574 were fitted with au
tomato couplers the increaSe in this
case being 230,S49. The summaries in
dicate that practically all of the loco
motives and cars assigned to the pas
senger service are fitted with train