The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-27

and Maine railroad 5.s5 cents per ton pc =
mile.
This makes . reduction from 1880 TO
100 Of 60 cents per ton per mile, AMI
not Including the Boston and Maine rail.
rod reduction Of f.Ss cents per ton per
mile.
The following table gives the gross In
come from operations. operating expenses,
Income from operations, ana per cent OF
operating expenses TO gross income for
year ending June 30, 1900, upon all the
steam railroads doing business In Maine;
Gross income from operation, So. e47. sl7. 81
Operating expenses, 22,575.7l6 90
Income from operation. 1901, t56 u
Per cent OF expenses TO income, 20
ACCIDENTS UPON STEAM RAIL-
ROADS.
During the year ending June 40, 1870,
there were two passengers killed, and
twenty-four injured. For the correspond-
ing year of 1859, there were nineteen In
jured. This Is one killed for every 2.7oS,
$40 carried, ana one injured to every 225,-
75g carried
Ire report of the interstate commerce
commission for the year 1899, which is
the latest data given shows that in the
United States there was one passenger
killed to every 2, 1S9, 023 carried and one
injured TO every 1b1 ,ytS carried.
The above reference TO the accidents in
Maine does not take into account the ao-
cident at Mt Desert Ferry, where
eighteen passengers were killed ana 1St
injured, for the reason that the accident
occurred after the passengers had left the
train-caused by tire breaking OF slip
"A N tha fr.uf, afo ma 60 "A
steamboats, which were to take them to
Bar Hartor.
employees.
There were employees. killed and In
jured as follows: Trainmen, killed and
81 injured; switchmen, flagwen and
watchmen, 9 killed and 80 injured; other
employees, killed and 30 injured; total,
IA killed and IA injured There was one
trainman killed to every 2O6 employed,
and one injured to every IL employed. In
the United States, year 1899, there was
one trainman killed 20 every 155 en-
ployed, and one injured TO every IL en-
ployed.
For the year ending June go 1899, there
were trainmen killed and 100 Injured;
switchmen, nagmen and watohmen, Q
killed and nineteen injured; other en-
ployes, 3 killed and 10 injured; total, 10
killed and 13S injured. An increase OF 4
killed and decrease or injured.
TRESPAsSERS AND NOT TRES
PASSING.
OF those trespasslng, le were killed and
% injured. Those not trespassing, 8
killed and injured.
For the corresponding year 1892, there
were trespassers kille1, q and rs injured
not trespassing, killed and injured.
A decrease IN trespassers killed, O.; In
jursd, 5. OF those not trespassing the ia
taiities were the same and injured one
more.
RAILROAD employees AND WAC ES
From careful examination OF the re-
turns Of the different railroad companies
operating In Maine, and a conservative
estimate Of those operating partly In
Maine OF the number OF persons employed
In railroad service in this state, includ-
ing general officers, we find that there
were thus employed, 7,240 persons,
against q, I05 In 1890. The amount of
mcnsy paid for their services as wag 90,
was 1898, 15i.5i, against 3d. IS, ABB In
1899, an increase In wages paid of 41),-
TAI 81
The total number of days worked was
2,0eS, S76, against 1907, 3J6, an Increase OF
l6l. 576 in days worked. The average
daily wages paid were $l.7S. An average
daily increase OF eight cents per day.
STREET RAILWAYS.
The street railways companies In q
number OF casas failed to make returns
of wages paid to employees, but careful
estimate basel upon those returned and
upon information otherwise secured 1t Is
believed that the number employed. In
Guiding general officers was not far from
941 against s64 In 1899, an increase OF "a
employees.
The average daily wages paid is about
Sl.5s. Conductors and motormen425, 800. Is,
against$39O, 2b0. 30 In 1899, an increase OF
$33, 249.S5.
The verage daily wages paid Is about
S1.52. Conductors and motormsn receive |
from $1.43 to 81. 60 per day.
The Portland Railroad company make |
concise returns OF number employed, days
worked, wages paid, and average daily |
wages. This company pays the highest
wages as whole of any company opsr-
ated, The average daily compensation OF /
conductors and motormen Is 81 90. ma
chinists. 81 ~; other shopmen, 50 20; /
trankmen and other employees, l 80 per
day. This road employs a99 persons; days
worked, l04,9is; wages paid, s17o, s75;
average daily compensation, 81 ca.
lyon both steam and street railroads,
there were S.1S1 persons employed, re-
ceiving 81, ,654 go In wages. dependent
upon such employees there are not far
from 80, 900 persons.
STREET RAILWAY MILEAGE.
There was an increase or street railway
mileage for the year ending June 80, 1901.
OF 2S 10 miles. The gain in mileage was
from additional construction as follows: