Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-19
RAILROAD STATISTICS.
MiiHs Operated, Freight Carried and
Earnings FOR tha Year


Washington. July 1.-THE eleventh
statistical report of the Interstate Cons
merce Commission for the year ended
June 50. 1885. shows that there we're
2,oii railways in the United States
operating 2i1.5S2 milas of track. which
was IN increase OF 4S.C39 for the year
At that date ~ roads, operating l2.7ii
miles of track. were III the hands OF re-
ceiVers decrease OF t.li6 miles. Dur
ing the year 81 roads were removed
from the control Of receivers. and for
IL roads receivers were appointed Al
the date named there We're in opera
ton $3.50 locomotives and l,326. Ia cars,
being an increase g. 2.S and IS 9o4 re-
spectively. compared with The previous
year. The number Of passengers car
r'ed during the Year WAS sol 066, ISL. an
increase OF 1i.62i,iSS. The number OF
tons OF freight carried WAS SO OQ6, 307.
an increase OF iS7. 500, 36l
The gross earnings Of the railways
in the United States fer the year were
81, 500 Cpl. exceeding those of the pre-
vious year by sl25, ,S;S. The operat-
ing expenses during the same period
were SSls.9'S.216. being an increase OF
S65.+4S.5le. Tho gross earnings aver
aged $6.155 per milo of line. and operat-
Ing expenses s4,4S0 per mile of line,
which are respectively $685. and 1924
greater than The corresponding figures
for 1897. Tho net earnings Tor the year
aggregated 1929. 1852. 3i5. an increase, of
so9. 49, $40. The amount available for
dividends or surplus was Sl4O.Sl9.42l
WhIie the amount Of dividends declared
was S96,2i0.S6i. The amount OF rail
way capital outstanding on June 80,
lS9S. not including liabilities. was $lo.-
SlS.55t.0Sl. or = capitalization of 500. SlS
per mile OF line. SNty-six per cent of
the total amount outstanding paid no
dividends.
Tho total number OF casualties on
account of railway accidents during the
year was i.,'il. OF which 6.S5a were
killed and 4o.SSs We're injured The
number of passengers Killed wa., s2l
or one passenger for every 2.267.2fC
carried. The number injured was 2gi5
or one for every 40. III carried Ratirs
based upon the number of miles FRAY
eled. however, show that 80. a.. $40 pas.
senIer miles were accomplished for
each passenger killed and i.5iS. 20 pas
sehger miles accomplished for each pas
senEer injured. or railway EMPLOYEES
i's'S were killed and 3l.76l were in
Jured, while 1850 persons were killed
ana V,l'o injured. or the class last
named 1 O63 trespasscrs were killed and
4.H3 injured. The summaries show that
v ,,e out OIL every Az employees was
killed and one out OF IS injured
IN" statistician repeats previous re-
COMMUNICATIONS, To the effect that re-
ports should be secured from express
companies engaged in Interstate traffic,
mat rcoorts should be secured from
corporations ana companies OWNING
roiiinS stock used in Interstate traffic
anu also reports from those owning
depot property. stock yards elevators
and the like and that reports should
ne secured from carriers by water So
lar as their business is interstate traffic.
lie also renews his proposition for the
es'abiishmcnt. under the jurisdiction of
the interstate Commerce Commission
OIL bureau of statistics and accounts.
Which snail have as its chief purpose
ne cS'' shnieht OF IL uniform system
of accounts for the carriers and tbn,
II would be desirable also should u
commission see fiji. to provide for n
monthly report of the earnings and ex-
penseS OF operating railroads.