The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-15
RAILROAD STATISTICS.
Interesting Annual Report Of Inter-
state Commerce Commission.

The Interstate Commerce commission
mas Just completed It's annual report or
railroad statistics for the official year
ending June 30 1900 The showing of the
features. The number of railways in the
hands Of receivers on June 80 1900. was
dfty-two. there being q net decrease OF
nineteen, as 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
3.34578 miles an increase during the
year of 4.051-l2 miles being shown. This is
since 1893 The states and territories
which show an increase in mileage in ex-
cess of 100 miles are Alaba ma. Arkansas,
California. Idaho, Illinois. Iowa Louisia-
ma Minnesota. Mississippi, Nebraska,
South Carolina, Texas and Okla h s5lllsl
Practically all Of the railway mileage of
70 the commission, the amount not COW
cred being 7S97 rs miles, or Al per cent of
.s svsa y slllSie tIsSk nllIeage- Inc ag-
Eregate length Of railway mileage, includ-
ing tracks of all kinds. was 25s. 7Ss.07
There were 1858 Locomotives in the ser
vice Of the railways on June so. 1900,
or $50 more than the year previous. OF
as passenger locomotives, 21,596 as freight
locomotives, 5.621 as switching locomo-
Eves and $50 are not classed
The total number Of cars Of all classes
n the service Of the railways on the same
being shown in this item OF the total
number, S4.3l3 are assigned to the passen-
ger service. 1,365.531 to the freight service,
and 1854 to the direct service of the rail-
ways.
1t appears that the railways of the Uni
ted states used on an average twenty To-
cOmOuyes and 753 cars per 100 miles of
line that s. 4SS passengers were carried
ana LbZb,lI9 passenger miles accomplished
per passenger locomotive. and that 81 013
tons OF freight were carried and IA 731
ton miles accomplished per freight loco
motive All Of these items show an in
crease when compared with correspond
ing. figures for the year 1899.
The number of persons employed by the
railways of the United States as reported
4eE June 80. ISlU OH a ~
age Of 529 employees per 100 miles of line
As compared with the number employed
on June 30 1893. there was an increase of
ss,12s, or "a per 100 miles of line From
the classification Of these employees it
IreTnenr 2s.s5I conductors and 74274 other
tralnmen- There were so S9 switchmen
ending June 80. 1900. ST. 264. 81 were paid
IN wages and salaries an amount S131 756-
ployes of railways for the fiscal year 1900
expenses of the roads and 80 per cent Of
their gross earnings
standing June So HI Wy e III sa7 ~ Pvt az
This amount assigned to a mileage bases
mile of line. OF this amount g S45. 80 IA
existed in the form of stock Of which
. 1850 was common stock and 81, 323.-
-, - preferred stock The amount of
Ssaps5tJ s stock paying no dividend was So
1.e,sos.ess. or 54.35 per cent of the total
funded debt excluding euuipment trust
80 81 80 Ions Wn1ch paid no interest was
The. number Of passenger. carried dur
ING the year ending June 80 1900 as
SHOWN by the annual reports of RAILWAYS
vas ~ So. 20, showing an increase for
tne year or 81. 6SS.72- The number of tons
81 freight carried during the year was I :
4yAoS0,1oS. an increase of 14l g16 655 being
SHOWN me average revenue per passen-
- per mile Tor the year ending June 30
4SuV- vas LOo8 cents For the precedinfs
year Il was l-S25 cents. The revenue per
1oa o. freight per mile was 729 cent
Wllie TOT lhsS II was TIA cent
For the year ending June 20 1ed0 4ha
&ross earnings from the operation OF The
railways IN the United States coyeriney
N operated mileage OF 1885 miles
were N,s4l O44. Sl4 being SlT3 43f sos mora
than FOR the preceding fiscal vear me
operating expenses were SS61. as 51I the
increase in this item being SlOf 40 SO
me railways Of the United States dur
amount of SAT as 49, or an a,reTa % - nc f
SOS per mile of line The total number
q casualties to persons on account -
Ing June 30 1900. was 5SIS5 The a e-orTa
gaze number Of persons killed in consa
4uence OF railway accidents durinar me
year Was 1870. and the number fniure,S
were killed and 9s643 were Injured Tho
casualties 70 employees resulting from
kSouP1linS ana uncoupling cars We're: Nuns
Der Killed ~, injured. Spa The CORE
spending figures for the preceding 15es,-
were. Killed, 30 injured SIS
Inc number Of passengers killed durin.-
AIS. In consequence Of collisions anS NJ ~ ~
= ~ ~ ln1snts, ~ passengers We're killed ana
oLner than employees and raassen,,ars
Killed was 0,O66; injured. 6.54q
me summary shoWeS that in the course
O . years ending June 30 1900 in Co..
sequence OF railway accidents Sc 81 ~
injured ~aoAS we're