Arizona republican., 1901-08-02
MILEAGE.

MILEAtE.
 On June 90. 1900, the total sing c-track railway mileage in the United States was j,3i5IS miles, an increase during the yea. of 4.05l.l2 mi es being shown. Thls Is a greater increase than that for any other year sine 1893. The states and territories which show an increase In mileage in excess of 100 miles are Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois. Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota Mississippi. Nebraska, North Carolina Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Cal lllna, Texas 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 7S9.75 cl'ey, oy c.4l per cent Cf the total single track mileage. The aggregate length of railway mileage, including tracks of all kinds, was 259, ,iSS.o' miles The distribution of this agg. esate mileage was as follows; SIngle-track, l93 345.7S miles; second tack, l2,l5l.S miles; third track, l,O9i.4S miles: fourth track, S29.29 miles; anu yard track and sidinss, 52,367.Oi miles.
 EQUIPMENT
 Thcre were 37,66S locomotives In the service of the railways on June 30, 1900, or 960 more than the year previous. or the total number reported 9,S63 aie chased as passenger locomotives, 2l,o96 a freight locomotives, 5,62l as switch ing locomotives, and oS5 are not c;assi- fled.
 The total number Of car of all classes in the service of the railways on the sams date was l,45O, S3S, an in- crs ase of 7i922 being shown in this item. Of the total number, 34,l3 are assigned to the passenger service, 1,365,53l to the freight service, and 5O 59i to the direct service of the ra!l- ways. It should be understood, how cver that cars owned by private com panies anG firms and used by railways are not included in the returns made to the commission. The report con tains summaries which wilt indicate the density of equipment and the eX- tent to which it is used IL appears that the railways of the United States used on an average 20 locomotives and 753 cars per 100 miles of line; that 5S iSS passengers were carried, anu ,626,1 passenger miles accomplished per passenger locomotive; and that jl O13 tons of freight were carried and 6.556.73l ton miles accompli: he'd per freight locomotive. All of these items show an increase when compared with corresponding figures for the year 1899 There was also decrease in the mum Der of pass nger cars per l,00O,0O0 pass engers carried, and a decrease in the numbe. of freight cars per 1000, GOO tons of freight carried.
 EMPLOYEES.
 The number of persons employed by the railways of the United States, as reported for June go, 1900, was l,OlI,6j3, or an average of 529 employees per 100 miles of line. As compared with the number cmp'oycd on June %o, 1879, thCr was an increase Cf SS,'29, or "i per 10 Omilcs of line. From the Classi- licatiQn of these employees it appears that i2 S37 wcic cuSinCmcn, ii,l3O fire men, 29,957 conductors, and 14,2H other trainmen. There were j0,7S9 switch men, flagmen and watchmen.
 Disre SardnG S,S94 employees not as signed to the four general divisions of employment, it is found that the ser vices of 36,45l employees wsre required for general administration; S24,946 for maintenance of way and structures; 197, 799 for maintenance of equipment, and 4j0,063 fo: con lu2tng transporta- ton,
 CAPITALIZATION AND VALUA-
 TION
 The amount of railway capital out standing June 3O. 1900. was $ll, l,i9l ,03i, 960 This amount assigned to q mile