Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-27
MAINE RAILROADS.
Annual Report of the Railroad
Commissioners of Maine.
Great Increase in Business on Most
Of the Lines.
N ich Of the feceipts Laid Out on Repairs
and Improvements.

operated wholly or in part by steam
and 20 street railway corporations
whose roads are operated with one ex-
ception. by electricity. These reports
are for the year ending June 50. 1900
OF the roads operated by steam. Il
were standard guage and narrow OF
two feet guage roads.
AS shown by the annual report OF
1899, there were 1,S7I.S5 miles of steam
railroads in Maine. During the veal
there has been an increase of 3315
miles, making the total mileage of
steam railroads in Maine, June 80
1919 miles. OF this mileage 115O.S3 is
standard Suage and 154.11 narrow
Suage. The only mileage not operated
was the RockpOrt Railroad 3 miles in
length.
To ascertain the gross earnings from
operation in Maine of the steam rail-
roads, deductions have to be made for
the amount earned in other states by
railroads operated in part only in
Maine. as the returns cover the whole
mileage. BY a careful and conserva-
tive estimate OF the earnings which
properly belong to this State it is
found that there was gain in gross
earnings in Maine, of S1.3S5 .2S3.SS.
The gross earnings in Maine. for the
year ending June so. 1900, was $40 .00S.-
502.50, against S,72321S.62, which gives
an increase of sl.2S5, 2S3.SS.
The number of passengers carried in
Maine for the year ending June go
1900, was 5,417, 759. against 1905. 81 in
1892 gain of 5OS,7SS passengers car
ried.
The number of tons of freight hauled
in Maine for the corresponding year
was 1851, sos. against 6,539. 200 in 1899
Il gain of 1,1i2 SOS tons hauled.
The total passenger train mileage
was for the year ending June 80, 1900
$3.50, COS. against 1893. 161 in 1899. gain
of 1892 in passenger train mileage.
The total freight train mileage for
the corresponding year, was 3,345, 232
miles. against 3,22S,77O in 1889. a gain
in freight train mileage of 116. 1852 miles.
The number of passengers carried
one mile for year ending June 80, 1900
was 144.345S04, against 12O,969, 634 in
1899, gain of 13,376,110 in passengers
carried one mile.
The number of tons of freight car
ried one mile for the corresponding
year was 551. 954, 059. against 465951 ,675
in 1899, a gain of $4,000, 3S4 tons carried
one mile.
The total revenue train mileage in
Maine including mixed trains for the
year ending June 30, 1900, was $751;
256 miles.
The mileage of non-revenue trains
was 1194,201 miles. The grand total
mileage of revenue and non-revenue
trains in Maine was S,135,4 51 miles.
The increased volume of traffic and
consequent increased earnings We're
taken advantage of by the railroad
companies to improve their roads by
expending larger amounts upon ways
and structures and equipment.
In the amounts expended for main
tenance of ways and structures, equip
ments, conducting transportion, gen
eral expenses, for the year 1900, most
of the roads show an increase.
The following roads show an in
crease of the amounts given:
Bangor & Aroostook, $3.50. 1863: Bos-
ton a. Maine 81 ,S57, 0l29S; Bridgton &
Saco River s2041.29; Canadian Pacific,
s33. 1851: Franklin & Megantic,
s4476. 90; Georges Valley, s2327.71; Grand
L
1855. Maine Central, SAC, 63i13.
Monson Railroad, s95O28; Phillips &
Rangeley, s3497; Patten & Sherman,
s1S17.55: Portland & Rumford Falls,
s63,1S1.61 Rumford Falls & Rangeley
Lawes. 1929 02; Sebasticook & Moose
head, S2S76.65 Somerset, si1696.G5;
Washington County, sl07 1916; totol
increase, 81. .242.S4.
The following roads showed de-
crease in expenditures: Lime Rock,
$3.50 "a: Sandy River, $S36S1; Wiscas-
set & Quebec. s16s.10: York Harbor &
Beach Railroad $2.444.26.
Following are the gross earnings
from the opera ton of the steam rail
roads for the years 1899 and 1900. the
first amounts given being those for
1899:
Bancor & Aroostook. 1929 253.5 Sc. ST.
227.916.16: Boston & Maine, $20,027.2iS.11,
s2Z. sol. 764.G4: Bridgton & Saco River,
sa5. 100. 40. $40.0S2.S2 Canadian Pacific,
s51s. 900. 46: FRANKLIN & Megantic. ST.
2s5 a. 81. sos. IS; Georges Valley. SILL
E53. 20 sl2.77S.3S: Grand Trunk, sl.2ol,-
sa3.2t 81. 3O6. 90O.42: Kennebec Central,
s15. sol .92, s17.12994: Lime Rock, ST.
41O. "a, so ,Cbt.J9. MdlIit 'tiiti a. "''''"'
6sa16 s.. $40. 722.6S: Monson Railroad.
& 5000 s5.415.35: Patten & Sherman
S.. O3o. 81. s.. 09O.69; Phillips & Ranseley,
s24 S.S6. 1872. 1893; Portland & Koch
ester 1865 O41 20. s159. 954.19 (six months
ending Dec. 81, 1899; Portland 4 Rum
ford Falls. $500, sos. %, $356,4196l: Rum
ford Falls & Rangeley Lakes. $14.l 39bf'
sol 1911 SIS: Sandy River, $4S196.49. $40
s21 30. Seba & Moosehead. 81
os7. 60. slo.361.51; Somerset. $50, l?'.4"
s1O3 s07 .s6: Washington County, So
-ao g. s227.757.S6: Wiscassset & Quebec
SIS ,7e.25. s2o.3235.55; York Haroor 4
Peach. $40, 5S6.5l. s225i0-23 Tota! III
oreasa in earnings, $3.450. 724.lA.
Following are the total number Of pas
.o,oers carried by Maine steam railroads
during the years 1899 and 1900 each yea
ending June 80 The figures first sivei
arc for 1899:
Ranger & Aroostook. 229 @19.'i'.
Roston & Maine, 91,6o7,l56; p 9222 sli
pr;drton & Saco, 1917; 1919. Canadian
pacific NnternationaD. l'.3lS; ''i'-
FRANKLIN & Megantic, 1917; 1l'7i' George
y.I,av 200: $3.50 Grand Trunk. So5'oo5
COS sso Kennebec Central, ol'5A' o'''-o
,,nina Central. 2.lSt;. 40: 2,3S1, SIG. Monsoon
1850. 1925 Patten & Sherman. 6S1S; 1863
p,,i,,;,,s & Rangeley. 1923: l0,S2i. Port
,.na e Rochester. 213.516; 1i5,Ssi. Opera
=. ,,,tbs, Portland < Rumfor'