The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-21
RAILROAD STATISTICS.
Number of Passengers Carried, Num-
Der of Employees and Railway
Accidents Shown.

The aggregate number of passengers
carried during the year ending June 80,
1888 as returned in the annual reports
of railways, was 501, 066, 6S1, indicating
an increase, as compared with the year
ending June 80. 1897, of II. 621, 4S3. The
number of passengers carried one mile
during the year was IS. SIS, 930, 004 there
being an increase of /. I22, $50. 357 as COM
pared to the year previous The increased
density of passenger traffic is shown by
the fact that in 1898 the number of pas
sengers carried one mile per mile of line
was =, 462, as compared with 66.S74 for
the previous year. The corresponding
figure for 1898, however, was SO, 500 The
number of tons of freight carried during
the year was S79,O06 S07, there being an
increase of 49,, 800, 361. The number of
tons of freight carried one mile was
14,077, sac, 305, which, compared with the
previous year, shows the large increase
of is. SIS. 554 0S0. The number of tons of
freight carried one mile per mile of line
vas $3.50 which is 50, 731 greater than
the corresponding item for the year pre-
ceding.
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES.
The number of persons employed by
the railways Of the United States, as re-
ported on June 80, 1898, was S74, 55S,
which is equivalent to 474 employees per
100 miles Of line As compared with the
mum Der of employees for the previous
year, there was an increase of 81, OS2.
The number of employees on June 80,
1898, were $50 in excess of the number
on June 30, 1898, and SO, 524 in excess
of the number on June go. 1895. The
employees of railways, as reported to
the commission are divided into 10
classes. It thus appears that on June
30. 1888, there were in the employ of the
railways. 81, 939 enginemen IS. 925 fire.
men. 26.S76 conductors. and &c 1858 other
trainmen. There were A. 124 switchmen,
6agmen. and Watchmen. A distribution
of employees conforming to the four gen
eral subdivisions of operating expenses
shows that the services of g. 431 en-
plOyes were required for general admin
istratiOn or IS per 100 miles of line; 261,-
866 for maintenance of way and struc-
lures, or l42 per 100 miles of line; III, 500
for maintenance of equipment or SO per
100 miles Of line, and 598,90 for conduct
ing transportation, or 216 per 100 miles
of line. This statement does not include
. 754 unclassified employees.
The report contains a comparative
statement of the average daily COM
pensation of the different classes of en-
pIoyes for the seven years 1892 to 1898.
There is also given in the report a sum
mary which shows the total amount of
compensation reported as paid to the
railways employees of the country dur
ing the four fiscal years ending June 80,
1895 to 1898. This SUMMARY shows that
the aggregate amount of wages and
salaries paid during the year ending
June 80, 1898, to more than 90 per cent
of the persons on the pay rolls of rail-
ways was S495, 055. 61S. the increase as
compared with the preceding year be
ING year DG-Ils5 5zSs4l+, U34. 4nlS amount
of compensation represents 60.52 per
cent of the total operating expenses of
railways and 1863 per cent Of their total
gross earnings, or s., 6S1 per mile of line
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS
The total number Of casualties to per-
sons on account OF railway accidents
during the year ending June 80, 1898
was 47.741. The aggregate number Of
persons killed as a result of railway
accidents during the year was $3.50, and
the number injured was 40.SS2. OF
railway employees. /. 95s were killed and
31.761 were injured during the year COW
cred by this report. With respect to
the three general classes Of employees,
these casualties were divided as fol-
lows: Trainmen, La killed, Is Gas in
jured; switchmen, fiagmen, and watch
men, PAP killed, 2,677 injured: other EN-
ployes, 575 killed, 13.439 injured. The
casualties to employees resulting from
coupling and uncoupling cars We're, per
sons XII led, 279; injured, 69SS. The
corresponding figures for the preceding
year We're. killed, PA; injured, 6,2S3
The casualties from coupling and I'M
coupling cars are assigned as follows:
Trainmen. killed. 1S2, injured $3.50;
sWltchmen, fagmen, and watchmen,
killed. 90, injured. 1856: other employees.
killed, :. injured. 212- The casualties
resulting from falling from trains and
engines are assigned as follows. Train
men, killed, $50, injured. 1919: switch
men. hagmen, and watchmen, killed, 30.
injured, 359; other employees, killed, g.,
injured. 81 The casualties to the same
three groups of employees caused by col
l1SlOnS and deraiIments We're as fol-
lows: Trainmen, killed, 262, injured,
1857; switchmen, hagmen, and watch