Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-27

corporations in Maine are Sill. 1855 II.
showing an increase OF 81 81, 1883.
The gross liabilities are SOS. so, il0s9.
showing an increase of 81 $50 Asa
The total surplus for 1890 is "a, 6333, 545 SO So
showing an increase of 81, 49,. ESQ. 10
The total surplus for 1870 is 81. $50. 541 $50
showing an increase of 1891 S0..9
! An examination of the number of acct
dents and their causes shows the remark
able fact that. other than those trespass-
ing, there were only three killed and four
injured at the 1921 grade crossings on the
line of railroads in this State. This is
only one killed to every 440 grade cross
ings and one injured to every 80 such
crossings. In lf"9 the same number OF
those not trespassihS were killed and two
'rhe gross income for all steam roads
for the year ending Jane 30. 1900, was S32.-
e.7.I1.9l, The operating expenses were
s22.5.5, 161. The income from operation
was sg,b71 556.p1. The per cent. Of expenses
to income. 40
there Were two passengers killed and "a
. injured. For the corresponding year of
1sS9. there were y injured This is one
injured to every 225.1;9 carried.
The report of the interstate commerce
commission for the year 1899. which is
killed to every 2.lss O23 carried and one
injured to every Isl a9S carried.
Maine does not take into account the ac-
cdent at Mt. Desert Ferry. where IS
passengers were killed and 1s4 injured, for
the reason that the accident occurred
after the passengers had left the train
caused by the breaking of slip during
the transfer from the wharf to the steam
bouts which were to take them to Bar
Harbor
/ There We're employees, killed and injured
as follows: Trainmen. killed and 81 in
iured: switchmen, flagmen and watch
men. killed and so injured; other EN-
,tpvps 4 killed. aud IN i,lrp1 total II
Killed and IA injured. There was one
trainman killed to every 2o6 employed.
and one injured to every L employed
In the United tSatcs, year 1883, there was
one trainman X | ed to evert 155 employed,
and one injured to every II employed
For the year ending June 30: 1893, there
switchmon. faemen and watchmen,
killed and 10 Injured; other employees.
killed and 10 injured; total, 10 Killed and
decrease of injured.
, From a careful examination of the re-
turned of the different steam railroad
companies. operating in Maine and
conservative estimate of those operating
partly in Maine. of the num5cr of persons
employed in railroad service in this State,
including general officers. We find that
there were thus employed. 7240 persons.
against sos in !; 90. The amount of money
paid for their services as wages. was 81
COZ. l5i5i against $3.S2S. 4l323 in 1899, an in
crease in wages paid of $il0. Iil.31.
The total number of days worked was
2.O6S.S76. against 1897 800 an increase of
l6l $40 in days worked. The average daily
wages paid were Sis An average daily
increase of cents per day.
The street railway companies in a mum.
Der of cases failed to make returns of
wages paid to employees, bat careful es-
innate based upon those returned and
upon information otherwise secured. it is
believed that the number employed. in
Guiding general officers, was not far from
al against SEA in 1899, an increase of =
employees.
8 % 80. 10 in 1899 an Increase of $50. 249 81.
The average daily wages paid is about
81 81 Conductors and motormen receive
from 81. 4S TO 81 50 per day.
The Portland Rii'iroad Co makes con-
else returns OF number employed days
worked wages paid. and average daily
wages as a wnole OF any company in the y
state. /
There was an increase Of street railway |,
of .. 3 miles.
The mileage of the railways as owned |
by the different corporations is as fol
>nnns+o ria,rowsu & Gardiner Rail-
Augusta i1alloWsti, q Naro'slei u-ir nntr
r"at' nv i,'E ~ nnnnor or%no Old
nort INaIlN AZ - p III - p So, mn
Town MAILMAN IA , So So: Snur 2'le S5 Ben
way Pr. ,d, i, p;Iv,at IL EiJi,cford
sot S,co + RaiIrnad S75: Calais street Rail
way. 10; F'ryeburs Horse Railroad, 800:
Le"lsIonc h,uiisM. ch g. 80 .?tr y *.
way, oo.oV; nousa'I NV p i.a,m 49, 3J9, !
Norway dILs $50 na'5 ~ az. pnrt
fenop1cqt oeh'r q porItia1d 4 rape
81 ~ pii,,-,v IA Portland & Var
moTth Electro railway. 1e7S; Ports !
mouth I<itterv & York Street Railway. /
Il %: Rocila Thomaston x ,amden !
street Railway. 1864: Sanford & Cape |
Pnrnoise Railway. 20 10 Skowhegan IL
Norridgerock Railway. 315: Somerset |
Traction % - no. Natcryille & Fairfield
RniIyav =: Westbrook. Windham & /
NanIcs RajIway IS, Total c6S.99
Thr cross earnings of the street rail
wavs for the wears 1899 and 1900 are as
f"iiows tbosn for Tho wear 1899 being given |
49,. ''
SIousta uolIoweu &, Gardiner. $50
go " SSS IA s. Eancor. Hampden & |
Wintcrnnrt 800 5Si0o: S26 SIG S. Bangor.
Srnn,, & C,d Town SO Isl %: s5l 0S1. Il.
Pannnr Strne1 RaiIwav ST;.6,i14: s65.-
pcrton G Eairt;e;d sl1II3 AZ: S655S IS !
uidIaford 4, Saco S2o 65s Il: S31 81 lS Ca
iois c.troa+ pailw,y SO 30. IS: S2i 3ea.Gi |
r,.,,,L,,r., uorcn Pailroad SSH Il. S65S ~ |
7 aII,,;stoT brunswick * Bath S21a, 900. %; !
a a3sH ds NIo,,Sar, RiXcr Railroad s2S-
sso--o xeo,o ~ WV & Paris s5s9i o6