The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-18

OF line. As compared with the number
employed on June 80, 1898, there was an in
crease of 1856, or 81 per 100 miles of line.
From the classification of these employees
IL appears that there were $50 engine
men. 4l52 firemen. $3.50 conductors, and
tS,+SI other trainmen. There were 1855
switchmen, hasmen and watchmen. The
services OF 34.170 employees were required
Tor general admiuistrat ton, 2S7. 1853 for
maintenance of way and structures $780,
f4S Tor maintenance of equipment. and
4l7tOs for conducting trauspor ation.
During the year $50. 967. $3.50 were paid
IN wages and salaries. an amount 81, 49,,
65S in excess of that peid during 1895. The
compensation of the employees of railways
for 1899 represented 60 per cent. of their
operating expenses. and 40 per cent. of
their gross earnings.
The amount of railway capital outstand-
ing on June 30, 1899, was $l1. O33, 954 SOS.
This amount, assigned to a mileage basis,
represents a capitalization of $50 $50 per
mile of line. OF this amount of capital,
,5l5,0l1. 726 existed in the form of stock
of which $4,S23, 300, 1863 was common stock
and S1.191. 710,757 preferred stock The
amount which existed in the form Of fund
ed debt was $5,51s, 943, 172. This amount of
funded debt was classified as mortgage
bonds, &,73l 1886; miscellaneous obiga-
lions. $4S5, ISL sos; income bonds $3.50 04S,
1853, and equipment trust obligations, &2,-
O0S,34S. The amount of current liza Dilities
not included in the foregoing capital
statement was 1854. 33o,022 or $3,o42 per
mile of line.
The amount of capital stock paying no
dividend was SO, 275. 5O9,1s1. or SO SO per cent
of the total amount outstanding. The
amount OF funded debt. excluding equip
ment obligations, which paid no interest
was $512, 4l0 746. OF the stock paying divi-
dendS. II 81 per cent. Of the total amount
outstanding paid from l to 4@per cent,
7.s4 per cent. paid from 4 to 5 per cent,
IA per cent paid from 5 to per cent,
4,2 per cent paid from to 7 per cent,
and SIS per cent paid from I to s per cent
The amount of dividends declared during
the year was Sill, 009, S22 which would be
produced by an average rate of 1896 per
cent. on the stock, on which some divi-
dend was declared. The amount of mort
sage bonds paying no interest was $S74,-
46o,35S. or 1872 per cent; of miscellaneous
obligations, 0,422 40S, or 1880 per cent,
and of income bonds, S127, ,9S5. or 40 Oh
per cent.
The total number of casualties to per-
sons on account of railway accidents dur
ing the year was 81, 743. The aggregate
number of persons killed was 1923, and the
number injured was A, go OF railway en-
ployes, 2,210 were killed and 34,923 were
injured These casualties were divided
as follows: Trainmen. 1.155 killed, 16 b63
injured switchmen, f1agmen and watch
men, 273 killed 1892 injured; other en-
poyes, 1872 killed, 1928 injured. The cas-
ualties to employees resulting from coup
ling and uncouplng cars were: Persons
killed. 2eo; injured 6765. The correspond
ing figures for the preceding year were,
killed. 2T9; injured. 6,9SS.
The casualties from coupling and I'M
coupling cars are assigned as follows:
Trainmen, killed. $50; injured. 5,055;
switchmen, fiagmen and Hatchmen, killed,
"a; injured, 1888; other employees, killer.
8; injured. III. The casualties resulting
| from falling from trains and engines are
assigned as follows: Trainmen, killeo
337; injured, 1858; switchmen. flagmen and
watchmen, killed. 60; injured, 81; other
employees. killed. So; injured. $40. The
casualties caused by collisions and deraii-
ments were as follows: Trainmen. killed.
$50; injured lib; swnchmen, flagmen and
watchmen, killed. IA; injured. lis; other
EMPLOYEES killed 40: injured 325