The Somerset reporter., 1901-01-03
Maine Railroads.

The Add annual report OF the Maine
railroad commissioners has been submit
ed to Gov. Powers. 1t consists of 262
pages, with an appendix of 403 pages de-
voted to the abstracts of the returns of
he roads. The work is profusely Illus
trated.
Dec. there were 1,191 miles OF steam
roads 10 Maine, of which 154 IL miles are
narrow gauge. Twenty-Five railroad
corporations are operated In the State
wholly by steam, and 20 street railway
corporations are operated, with one ex-
ception. by electricity. The total num-
Der of miles of new road built 1918.
The gain in gross earnings of the
steam roads during the year was 81 1885,
283.SS. The total gross earnings was
SIC, ,OO8, ,502 80. The total number of
passengers carried was 5, ,4l7.759, a gain
Of 509, ,7s8. The total number Of tons of
freight was 1881 ,808, a gain of l, l42, ,609.
The total revenue train mileage WAS
6,94l ,296, and the non-revepue mileage
was l.l94, 201, making grand total of
s, 1876, 457 miles. The average passenger
fare per mile on the standard guage
roads, not including the Boston & Maine,
is "a cents. The average freight rate
per mile, not including the Boston &
Maine, WAS a 33 GEMS per mile.
During the year two passengers were
killed and "a injured. This is one killed
for every 2709, ,S79 carried, and one in
jured for every .739 carried. There
were employees killed and injured as fol-
lows: Trainmen, 7 killed and "a in.
jured; swtchmen. fagmen and watch
men, killed and 80 injured; other en-
ployes, 5 killed and 30 injured; total, IA
killed and la injured. One trainman
was killed to every 206 employed, and
one injured to every II employed.
or persons trespassiDg, l6 were killed
and % Injured; not trespassing, killed
and 8 injured.
The number Of persons employed WAS
7.240: amount of wages paid them, SO :
693 154 "a, an increase of $4l0,74l. 81
over 1899. The average daily wages
paid was $l.39. an increase of cents
per day over 1899.
AS near as Can be ascertaned, the
street railroads in 1900 was about 941, an
increase of " over 1899. The average
daily wages paid was Sl,52. The con-
ductors and motormen on the electric
roads receive from 81 43 to $1.66 per
day. Upon both steam and street rail-
roads there were S,48l persons employ
ed, and they received in wages $l,l16,-
654 50. The number OF persons depend.
ent upon these employees is not far from,
$4,000.
The increase in street railway mileage
during the year was 2S.79 miles, and the
total earnings (gross) of the roads were
81, ,218 929 So The operating expenses
We're 1888, ,969 89. The percentage Of ex-
penses to earnings was 73 per cent, and
the net earnings $329, $50 40.
On the street railways there were %
passengers injured, Is from causes be-
yond their own control, and from their
own carelessness. In 1899 there were 2
II jured. In 1900 there was l employe
killed, being the same as In the year
previous. Eight other persons were in
jured, 6 from their own carelessness, and
2 from causes beyond their control.
Passengers injured, one to every 947 $50.
lhe total number of car miles run was
$500 SO, and without fatal accident to
any passenger. Only one passenger was
Injured to an average of 27l ,34S car miles
run.