New-York tribune., 1901-07-15
-ur COUNTRY'S RAILWAYS.
r1STrCs OF ROADS IN THE UNITED
STATES FOR YEAR ENDING
JUNE 80. 1900.

u..,suston. July Is.-From summaries which will
- the thirteenth statistical report OF the
'l..,s 'peA. commerce Commission. prepared by its
-, being the complete report for the above
sA s,,od for which preliminary income ac-
sAH,s sAHe issued in December 1869. the figures I'm
an.+ @.1ouang advance statement are obtained:
me number Of railways in the hands hands Of receivers
q Jahe ri nineteen as compared with tie corre-
ieTsa5r date OF the previous year. The number
q rsns.' vas sixteen. and the number removed
ias a 'ther management was thirty,five.
or .uns II the Tinted States was 1873 ss57s mics.
u3ssss. during the year of 4.05i2 miles being
THIS s is nse seiss & The gega 5asn 5hs5 enf f45
81 ss,sssny mileage. Including track. OF all kinds.
vas -nJeage as follows: Single track 1885 IS
ssis nId second track 12l5l4s miles: third track.
80 80 sd sidlngs, 52.367-c4 miles.
I~ IsA .nurnler Of the railway corporations IN the
rs..ng accounts Ss7 being classed independent
spssrsrng reads and 20 as subsidiary. roads. OF
:.a..-aet - s2s received fixed money rental, ls7
ngent money genar and ~ were no 3perafea
4sslassev or consoiidated during the wear was
20 miles. The corresponding figure FOR 1899
vss s4c xse q esq locomotives I'm the service O. the
nrsvs on June 80 1900 $50 more than the year
.-syiolls OF the total number reported s,S6S are
aasseS as I IS swfch.nr iocomoT9ves and 5ss
sang9 sa9 classded The tatal number of cars OF ali
sssss = ss8 an Increase of 74s22 being shown in
ss ten OF the total number a. 1iS are assigned to
- passenger service 1ss55a 10 the freight service
.ns S5s4 70 the direct service OF the railways
ssIsm+grs that the railways Of the United States
@ ssc a one hundred miles Of line: that Sass pas
sogers carried and l.e2s.l7s passenger miles
s 4 os tons of freight were carried and s5s si
ar miles accomplished by each freight locomotive.
The number Of persons employed by the railways
fhe United States. reported for June 30. 1900.
yssIm7.sSS an average OF 52s employees for each
sr one aEapoyed on June 90 1875. there was an
n.rsase Of s. 72s or thirtyfour for each one hun
employees il appears that 42.ss7 were enginemen.
40 hremen 2 50. CONDUCTORS q S and 7.2f+ other
and Fstchnen Disresarcing s.sS4 employees not
Hsa e Found t at he servees ess'si' Of epogss
sre required for general administration 3 $50 for
ass o eupent "a 4' and o for Dd
--snsportation. During the year ending June so,
mount slsi $50 in excess Of that peid during the
ssxl year 1855 The compensation OF the employees
r railways for the fiscal year 1900 represents 80
s ee.t OF me operating expenses Of the roads and
{ per cent OF their gross earnings.
1ans % 800 was Sli asi o84 $50 This amount as
sgned to mileage basis represents capitalization
9a existed e IN itd the form @ of stock Of Which
xssexls sSS was common stock and slsz3 2s7 70 pre-
iorm OF funded debt s. 5645 455 sS7 This amount
classified as mortgage bonds s4SO 628 SIS mis-
t.s5sSSs. snd equipment trust Obligations. .s0,-
ss.s9 The amount OF current Liabilities not in
Es4Es7e or s3lSs on each mile OF l.ne. OF stock
paying dividends. als per cent OF the total amount
outstanding paid from per cent. li5o per cent
paid from 70 per cent. esS per cent paid from
ss s sIs psf d er @ cent gf nS5 si from 10 per cent
The amount Of dividends declared during the year
was ass SO s72 which would be produced py ,a an
some dividend was declared. The amount OF mort
s.ss e0nds oeht P "a eH rRtsTs5 gas Msa
or s51 per cent; OF income bonds. ss5.2S4.eOs' or
Sc per cent.
THE PASSENGER TRAFFIC.
The number Of carried d apging dur the
reports Of railways. 57s $50 go showing an in
crease for the year OF 5s.6Ss, E2 The number OF
nleage-was l60ss 0g7.217. there being an increase
@ s ntS lIe OF ~ tr as re d nubsr
passenesrs carried on sne nile per mile OF line IN
The number of tons or freight carried during the
year was l0i $50 2s an increase of IA SIS $50 being
nae-that is. ton mileage-was 1859 81. go. The
Increase IN the number OF tons carried one nile
was y ss so1l17. The number Of tons carried one
uie for each mile OF line 1896. These figures
show an increase in the density OF freight traffic
Of Sn tons carried mile for each mile Of line.
The average revenue from q each s passenger @ mile
fer @ ne year enoing Juae ~; ls sS was ~ cents
me for each ton Of freight mile was ol29 cent.
earnings appears for both passenger and freight
trains The average cost OF running train one
lss The percentage OF operating expenses 10 earn
ngs shows small decrease. as compared with the
For the year ending June 90 1900 the gross earn
.gs from the operation OF the railways In the
& saS sai mes @ere SageFa 90 GPsFde being 7s s.
nare than for the preceding g fiscal year The op-
this item being SOa SO. The details OF gross
earnlngs were as follows; Passenger revenue Ss55,-
scar 3D. 646: mail. &C.. z74 increase s753 463;
Ss 81 012 increase
Freight revenue, s. .0ss .38. increase S55l9 l68;
erase ssl5 8s5. Cher earrtnss from operation in
ending unclassihed items. s3s s 2e4 increase s2S
% Cross earnings from operation for each mile
lure 90 1sse. being s7722
The report viii contain summary Of taxes paid
y railways. the gross amount and the amount for
each mile Of line given for each State. From this
United States Government under the recent inter-
"a seyenue act and small amounts not apporttored
y States: there accrued against the railways OF
ne United States during the fiscal year in question
asss 20 the amount OF 81 f5.43s or an average tax
u s-ss Is Tor each mile OF line
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.
8 The totas number Of casualties to persons ac-
count or railway accidents during the year ending
-lre s0 800 was 5Sls5 The aggregate number OF
sssoas killed IN Consequence Of railway accidents
rs 9 zzs OF railway employees 35S0 We're s5iled
general Classes Of 1oyes s.n these easualtiss were
s-stsngted follows: Trainuen 1885 killed l751i
killed &s5 inigred otheF eDloyes. sss kiied iso5
injured Tho casualties 10 employees resulting from
.s.ah.lag and uncoupng cars were: Number killed
- injured. 522s. TIE corresponding figures for
ss preceding year were: Killed 2e0; injured 6,It5
Eetlos based upon the number OF miles travelled
ensN nN that S4sl3.Ss4 passenger miles Were accom-
s..snea for each passenger killed and 2sS5i8 pas
ssS.ser niles accomplished for each passenger in
,s,sa The CORRESPONDING figures in these latter
N'oA Tor he year ending June go 1883 were 6lf5l-
81 IN sno 1890 passenger miles for each passenger
Arse nea sna each passenger injured. respectively
,e one summary shows that in the course Of thir-
- ears ending June 80. 1860 in consequence OF
So So accidents. ss.Z7T persons were killed and
go Persons were injured. The injuries reported
-. rom comparatively trivial injuries 20 those
ietai Character The casualties for the period
~ ssenee occurred persons follows Employees