The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-15

report of tho interstate commerce
commission, prepared by its statistician,
being the complete report for the above
named period, for which a preliminary
income account was issued in December,
1899, the figures in the following advance
statement are obtained.
Nearly eighty summaries Of railway re-
turns appear in the text of the report.
For the purpose of localizing statistics
data. as rule, are presented for each
of the ten territorial groups into which
the country is divided, as well as for the
United States as d whole. In the body
OF the report are the usual tables giving
mileage, capitalization, earnings, ex-
penses, ETC., by roads.
RAILWAY RECEIVERSHIPS
The number Of railways in the hands of
receivers on June &c. 1899, was II. there
being a net decrease of % as compared
with the corresponding date of the pre-
VlouS year. The number of railways
placed In charge of receivers during the
year was IT, and the number removed
from their management was 49, The
operated mileage of the roads under re-
celVers on June 80, 1899, was 9,85313 miles.
OF which 7,2z5.62 miles were owned by
them. OF the roads in the hands of le-
ceiVers on the date named, 10 had an
operated mileage in excess of 300 miles,
III between 100 and 300 miles. and 40 less
than 100 miles. Complete returns for
roads in the custody of the courts are
not always available, but it appears that
the capital stock represented by railways
under receiverships on June 80. 1S99 was
about $22O, 210,6SS; funded debt, 1905 4S6, TAO,
and current liabilities, SIS, 18O,S23 These
figures show a decrease of 81, 1926, 7O3 in
capital stock represented, as compared
with the previous year, and of SIG, 405, 951
in funded debt
MILEAGE.
On June 80, 1899, the total singIe-track
railway mileage In the United States
was 1S9,29466 miles, an increase during
the year of 2,S9S.S4 miles being shown
This increase is greater than for any
other year since 1893. The states and ter
rltor1es which show an increase in mile
age in excess of 100 miles are Alabama
Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Arizona.
New Mexico and Oklahoma Practically
all Of the railway mileage of the country
Is covered by reports made to the COM
mission, the amount not covered being
l,159.9S miles, or .93 per cent Of the total
s1ngle-track mileage. The aggregate
length Of railway mileage, including
tracks of all kinds was 252, 1854. As miles
The distribution of this aggregate mile
age was as follows: Single track. 1884,
294.66 miles; second track, 11546.54 miles:
third track, 1.O47.37 miles, fourth track
1927 miles; yard track and sidings 49,
6S564 miles.
CLASSIFICATION OF RAILWAYS.
The number of railway corporations in
GUIDED in the report on the statistics Of
railways in the United States was 2,O49
Or this number, 1,064 maintained operating
accounts, S4S being classed as independent
operating roads and 221 as subsidiary
ROADS. Or roads operated under lease or
some other form Of contract, 323 received
a fixed money rental, I'll a contingent
money rental and ga were operated IN
DER some form of agreement or control
not readily classified. The operated
mileage OF roads merged, reorganized or
consolidated during the year was 5.S46. IS
miles. The corresponding figure for 1898
was 1,22O.42 miles.
EQUIPMENT.
There were 6,7O3 locomotives in the
service of the railways on June 80 1899
OF 4oS more than the year previous. OF
the total number reported, 1884 are class
ed as passenger locomotives, lO.T2S as
Ire1ght locomotives, $3.50 as switching
locomotives, and COL are not classified.
Inc total number of cars of all classes
IN the service of the RAILWAYS on June
o. 1883 was 1'S75,916, an increase of 1912
oelng shown in this item. Of the total
NUMBER, 1880 are assigned to the mas
senger service, 1,295,510 to the freight
service, and 1856 to the direct service of
the railways 1t should be understood
however, that cars owned by private
companies and firms used by RAILWAYS
are not included in the returns made to
the commission. The report under review
contains summaries intended to indicate
the density of equipment and the extent
!" winch II is USED. 1t appears that the
railways Of the United States used on the
average 20 locomotives and 734 cars ner
1OO miles of line; that 52,S7S passengers
We're carried. and 1,47l,765 passenger
miles accomplished, per passenger loco
motlVe; and that 46, 1903 tons of freight
were carried, and 1861 1873 ton-miles ac
compl1shed, per freight locomotive All
or these items show an increase when
compared with corresponding items for
the preceding year ending June 80 1888
Ihere was also decrease in the number
Oh passenger cars per 100000 passengers
carried, and decrease in the number of
freight cars per 100000 tons of freight
carried.
Both locomotives and cars being en-
braced in the term equipment, it is oh
served that the total equipment of the
railways on June 80, 1899, was 1.412619
OF this number S0S,074 were fitted with
train brakes, the increase being 1852,
and l,157719 were fitted with automatfc
22S, 145.
Practically all locomotives and cars in
the passenger service were fitted with
train brakes, and of 1891 locomotives as
signed to that service 6l2S were fitted
with automatic couplers. Nearly all mas
senSer cars were fitted with automatic
couplers. With respect to freight equip
ment' 1t is noted that nearly all freight
locomotives were equipped with train
brakes and As per cent of them with auto
matte couplers. OF 1926, $40 cars in the
freight service on June 80, 1899. 79O. GO
were fitted with train brakes and 1,O67, 1888
with automatic couplers.
EMPLOYEES.
The number of persons employed bv the
railways of the United States as renorted
on June 80, 1899, was 92S, 1924, or an averaya
of 495 employees per 100 miles of line AZ
compared With the number EMPLOYED on
June 80 1895, there was an increase of
54,S66, or q per 100 miles of line. From
the classification of these EMPLOYEES It an
pears there were 1880 enginemen. Al X.
flremen, S,292 conductors, and 69. 497 other
tralnmen. There were 1855 switchmen.
nagmen. and watchmen. Upon the basis
of special returns made to the secreta,,v
OF the commission, it appears that thai
the number of switchmen, fagmen. and
watchmen included in this aggregate
could fairly be assigned in the proportion
of 6, and 2, respectively.
Disregarding 1881 employees not assign
ed to the four general divisions of en-
plcyment, it is found that the services
OF 94,TN employees were required for gen
eral administration, 2S7,163 for mainre-
nance of way and structures, 1SO749 for
maintenance of eduipment and Az 6na e.