The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-26
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STATISTICS OF OPERATIONS IN raE
UNITED STATES IN laos.
1nterstase Commerce Comaanofon
Makes Its Report ea the Fan-
ances. Opesasssa ana AN OsAer
Details 90 the Counsry.s Linoa.


An abstract Of statistics OF the RAILWAYS
Of the United States for the year enasng
June "a sSN. as prepared by the Interstate
Commerce commission. shows that a: the
end Of that year - roads were in the
hands NJ receivers whtea operated
length OF lssse miles. Of which s.ssi miles
was owned by those roads As compared
with the year preceding. these figures
saow a net decrease OF Sit miles opcr akcd
and a.i3 miles owned During the year
IS roads were removed fran the hands 81
receivers. and receivers were appointed for
IL OF the lines operated under receiver
ships July - ISIS. Is had an operated mile
age exceeding 40 miles. Is hetweea iN and
~ miles, and IS less than 100 miles. The
amour, of capital stock OF railways an.
der receivership that date was sss4. fs..ssi:
OF funded debt. So Sss 81. and OF curreat
liabilities, <s4.5ks-sS These show a de-
crease, when compared with the end OF
The previous fiscal year, in capital stock
represented by this class Of railways o.
x2l. So, "a ard in funded deot OF $3n.sls.
re
The total hsagth Of the single track rail-
ways Ia the country was Isl. 30 miles. an
Increase during the year Of i.sss miles.
Arkansas. California, Louisiana, Missouri,
New York and Wisconsin show an IN
crease In exccSs OF loo miles. The axxre-
gate length OF railways. Including all
tracks. was sss.5sa miles, an increase OF
4.tsN miles. This total was distributed a.
follows: Single track. 1ss.Sss miles: sec
ond track. ii.Sa; third track. l.ole: fourth
track. -. ward track and sid.ngs, aSaN
miles.
Number Of Eaplsyes.
The number OF employees OF the railways
Of the United States tae date reported was
sA.sos. equivalent to 40 to the 100 niles
OF line. This shows si.oee more employees
than tho previous year. so more than
June 30. fssa, and sS5N more than June
10. INA Sabiivid.ax these employees. they
appear In the following classes: Engineers.
s5,ass. frymen. aSass conductors, 2s.ssS.
other trafnmen. 66.se& There were 4..i.A
switchnien. fiagmen and watchmea. lie
aggregate amount OF wages and salaries
paid during the year was $4sSo6s.sIS. an In
crease In one year OF -. ss40e5. This COM
pensation represents 6n.Sz per cent. of the
total operating expenses. and 8. ~ per cen.
OF the total gross earnings, or $s,eSl psr
mile of line.
The amount OF railway capital outstand-
ing, not including current liabilities. was
o.xlS.5S4. t5l. representing A capital Of SSN.-
$40 per mile OF lines OF this 81. - 81. IL
was common stock. and N.lIS.ssSso7 pre-
ferred stock. The funded debt amounted
TO $, 40. sS, no. comprising mortgage bonds.
$i,Sp so. SO, miscellaneous obligations
sss6. ss 10, income bonds, $es2, iSisSS. and
equipment trust obligations. $40, 2sl. Ill. The
amount Of capital stock paying no diys-
dends was $3.50 isss,. 80 or ST. % per cent
of the total amount outstanding, and the
amour; or funded debt excluding equip
ment trust obligations. which paid no IN.
tegest. was $SSa so26as.
OF the stock-paying dividends. SIS per
cent. OF the total amount outstanding patti
from I 10 1 per cent: 7.i5 per cent. paid
from 1 To per cent. 20 per cent paid
from To 6 per cent; 3ss per cent paid
from TO = per cent. and aM per cent.
paid from Z to S per cent. The amour.
OF dividends declared during the year was
81. I52 $50. which would be producrd by an
average rate Of So per cent. on stock on
which some dividend was declared. The
amount OF current liabilities outstanding
at the close OF the year was $40 Gus. 9aS. or
$s.cl2 per milo Of line.
Passengers and Freight.
The total number OF passengers carried
during the year was 5Di. 06S. Csf, an Increase
in year OF fls2i.sxs. The freight carried
amounted to s7aoos.5p7 tons. an Increase OF
IS7 800 a6i tons.
The gross earnings 81 the railways vera
81 "a. ga. n gain over the previous Ms
cal year OF si25 q, Sis: operating expenses.
ssiz.s75.116. an increase OF So. %.Si2. pas
senger revenue. SOS go, 80, increase Of 3lS.-
Ei.5ea: mail. "a CO.. ia increase Of tEs IS !:
express. q. soc.gss, increase Of 81, O7 90:
other passenger earnings. 81. "a 90; fragnt
revenue, Ss7e. u 7is increase OF sos. .t96:
other freight earnings. A.sxs, 20S. increase
OF sss3.5ts; other earnings from operation.
81, aa. 80.
TIE operating expenses were assigned ~
follows: Maintenance Of way and struc-
lures. sf7s 3iia5s Increase OF SIS. $50 IS;
maintenance Of equipment, sit2.s24. s6s. M
crease Of sls.se2se4: conducting transpor-
tation. $4e4.ss4zSs. increase Of 81. IA, .
general expenses. 80. sss. decrease Of 81 :
Sc. Tho gross earnings averaged q. ia
per mile of Inc, and operating expenses
Nsso. Egs and sa94 respectively greater
than for the previous year
The net earnings amounted to N.s. 81. IS.
and taking from this the total deductions
for income. SAT rs, TOO. leaves sii0 sie. ~ AZ
the net income for the year available { tr
dividends or surplus The dividends De
eiared during the year were 49, ,sss
leaving ts4o7s,5ss as the surplus from the
operations.
The total number OF casualties to per-
sons on account OF railway accidents arr~
ing the year was q. 7fi including $50 kill
ell and ~. sss injured. or railway en-
ployes, i.a2 were killed and 81, sSi injured
FROM TEMPORARY INSANITY.