The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-17
INTERSTATE COM
MERGE COMMISSION
Makes Its Annual Official
Report Relative to
Railroads

The Interstate Commerce commits,
sion has just completed its annual re.
port of railroad statistics for the Of
fetal year ending June 30, 1900 The
showing Of the report is peculiar and
interesting in many features. The
number of railways In the hands of
receivers on June 30, 1900, was fifty
two there being net decrease OF
nineteen. aa compared with the CORE.
spending date of the previous year.
On June 30 1900 the total single
track railway mileage in the United
States was 19SSl57S miles, an in
crease during hte year Of 4,O5112
miles being shown. This is a greater
Increase than for any other year since
1898. The states and territories which
show an increase In mileage in excess
of 100 miles are Alabama, Arkansas,
California, Idaho, illionis, Iowa,
Louisiana. Minnesota, Mississippi, Ne.
braska, North Carolina, Oregon.
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas
and Oklahoma. Practically all of the
railway mileage of the country is COW
cred by reports made to the commits.
sion, the amount not covered being
1875 miles or Al per cent of the
total single track mileage, The ag.
gregate length of railway mileage, in.
cluding tracks OF all kinds. was 259,-
7SS.O7 miles.
There were 97,6G3 locomotives in
the service Of the railways on June
80. 1900, or $50 more than the year
previous or the total number report
ed 9O63 are classed as passenger To-
comotives, 2i.59G es freight locomo.
tives, 5G2l as switching locomotives
and 5SS are not classed
The total number Of cars OF all
classes in the service Of the railways
on the same date was ,450,88s, an in
crease Of 7l,922 being showa in this
item. OF the total number sl7l3 are
assigned to the passenger service. H.
365 53i to the freight service ana 50
594 to the direct service of the rail
ways
It appears tina the railways Of the
United States used on an average
twenty locomotives and 758 cars per
100 miles OF line; that 5S.lSS passen.
gers We're carried, and 1,G26I79 pass
enger miles ACCOMPLISHED per pass
enger locomotive ana that 5l.OlS tons
OF freight were carried and G.55G.73t
ton miles accomplished per freight
locomotive Am OF these items show
an increase when compared with cor
responding figures for the year 1899.
The number OF persons employed
by the railways of the United states
as reported for June 80. 1900. was i
0l7G53, or an average OF 500 employees
per 100 miles OF line AS compared
with the numbor employed on june
30 1899, there was AN increase of
SS.729, or Si per 100 miles of line
From lhe classification of these en-
ployes Il appears that 1887 were ON.
glnemen ALSO nremea, 29.957 con.
ductors and 1924 other rainmen.
There were 507S9 swltchmon. flag
men and watchmen. During che year
erding June 8O 1900. S577 .264.s4i were
paid ID wages and salaries. an amount
Sl8l756,5SO ia excess OF that paid dur.
ing the fiscal year 1895. The com.
pensation OF the employees Of railways
for the fiscal year 1900 represents 60
per cent OF the operating expenses Of
the roads and 80 per cent OF their
gross earnings,
The amount Of railway capital out
s,..nding June 80. iseO. was sil.4si..
024.9eo, This amount assigned to a
mileage bases represents a eapltaliza.
tion Of s6i ,49O per mile OF line. OF.
this amount S6sA5,579, ,599 existed in
the form OF stock. OF which S4522.-
29l,SSS was common stock and ST.
a2s, ,2S7755 preferred stock. The
amount Of capital stock paying no
dividend wag s3I7s.SO9G9s. or 54s4
per cent o. be total amount outatand-
Ing mount Of funded debt. ex