The Washington times., 1901-07-13

An Increasc in Mileage and Earning
Capacits. of the COuntry's LiU"S-A
Decrease in Number. OF Accidents
Some other Interesting Figures.
Summaries of the thirteenth statistical
report of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission prepared by its statlstician show
that in the year ending June 80 igo0 the
gross earnings of the railways in the
United States covering an operated mile
age of 192 555 miles were S.4S1. .04, ,S14, be
ing Si73, 434. .Gg6 more than for the preceding
fiscal year. or an increase of S117 per mile
of line operated. Passenger revenues in
creased 81, ,603. .6i6: from mail, S1.75S. i63;
from express. 81. 500 096: miscellaneous pas
senger. $4I3.659; freight. S135,5l9.16S; un-
classified. S2.2H.556. and miscellaneous
freight, q decrease Of S915.S92.
Operating expenses aggregated 1861, ,i2S.-
511, an increase of Sl04 459. .5l2, or 1923
greater per mile of line. The net earnings
were S525. 1850. an increase Of S6S,975lS4,
or S2si per mile OF line. The net income
for the year available for dividends or
surplus was S22I. .26o ~. or which Sl59 Coz 5l4
We're declared.
The number of passengers carried dur
ing the year was $40. Sc. 30 an increase of
53.6SS.722, and the passenger mileage 16. .O39
017.2I7 an increase Of 1447.679 .6Gi The
number of tons of freight carried was
1.10l .6S0.2s9. an increase Of 14l- -9l6 655. and
the ton mileage 14I, ,59g. .l57 27o, an increase
of 1888. .9l9.lI7. The revenue per ton of
freight per mile was O729 cent against
O72a cent in 1929. The average revenue
per passenger per mile was 2.O03 cents
against 1925 cents in the preceding year.
The average cost of running train one
mile increased nearly cents as compared
with 1899. while the percentage Of oper-
ating expenses to earnings shows a small
decrease.
The amount of railway capital outstaud-
ing on June 60 1900 was 81. .491. .O34 $50.
capitalization of S61.4s0 per mile of line
OF this amount s.. so 2g1. .S5s was common
stock; 81. %. .2SI.1 preferred Etock and
S6i5 z55.26I I'm the form of q funded debt.
On 54.34 per cent Of the total capital
stock no dividend was paid. and 544 per
cent of mortgage bonds, SCI per cent Of
miscellaneous obligations and - 90 per
cent OF income bonds paid no interest
On the capital stock upon which dividends
were declared the average rate paid was
So Per cent
The number OF railways in the hands
Of receivers on June %. 1900 was .. being a
decrease Of 70 compared with the pre-
were placed in charge of receivers and 50
roads were removed from their manage
mont The capital stock of roads in the
custody Of the courts was at the date
mentioned S1OS. .0S6. So. q decrease of S112.-
1l3.S33. compared with the previous year;
their funded debts We're sl07. 20. .022, de-
crease Of S1s9, ,093. as, and current liab1i-
ties. S35.5s1. .620.
The total single track railway mileage
of the United States on June 50. l9g1
was 1885 miles, an increase during the
year OF 4.051 miles, which was
greater increase than any year since
1898. Alabama, Arkansas, California,
Idaho. Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana. Min /
nesota, Mississippi. Nebraska, North /
Carolina. Oregon. Pennsylvania, South |
Carolina, Texas, and Oklahoma show an /
increase in mileage in excess Of 100 miles. /
The aggregate length of railway mileage, /
including tracks Of all kinds, was 259.7Ss I
miles. OF which 933i5 were single track, |
12.I51 second track. Ices third track. $50 /
fourth track, and 52,5U yar1 track and {
sidings.
This mileage was controlled by 2.025 /
railway corporations OF which 1.0S7 main Z
tanned operating accounts, S47 were op- /
Grated independently, and go sub /
sidiary- The operated mileage of roads (
merged, TeoTEaDlZeO. or coISOllldLeu our I
ing the year was 9547 miles.
During the year there was an increase
OF $50 in the number Of locomotives in
service and Of 1892 in the number of (
cars. the total number in use at the close
OF the year being 81 ,663 and l,450, SIS, re-
spectNeIy-
The report shows that for each 100
miles OF line twenty locomotives and 753
cars were used; that each passenger To-
connective carried 56.iSS persons. and that
each freight locomotive carried 81 .Ol3 tons
OF freight, all showing an increase as
compared with the previous year. Dur
ing the year the 1.0l7.653 employees Of the
railways received s577.254,Sf1 in wages or
salaries. representing 50 per cent of the
operating expenses Of the roads and 50
per cent Of their gross earnings. Com
pared with the fiscal year 1855, the
amount paid in wages and salaries show
Ell an increase Of S13I. .755.5so.
The total number Of casualties to per
sons on account Of railway accidents dur
ing the year was 5 is. Of which 1855
were fatalities and Of the latter number
z. $50 were railway employees and 1916 tres
passers The number Of passengers kill
ed during the year was 249. or one pas /
senger for each 2.316. .64S carried. One pas
senger was injured for every 1870 car
ried. and the casualties. both fatalities
and Injuries. show a substantial conpara-
tive reduction over those of the previous
year
OF the employees. one out Of every 39s
was killed, and one ogt Of every twenty
six was injured. In the thirteen years
ended June -. 1876. s5.2T persons were
killed in consequence OF railway accidents
aad s6sQ25 were injured. In that period
g
injured. 37,.3S; employees killed, = $40; IN
jured 36l. .7s9. other persons, including
trospassers, killed, q. AZ, and injured, g.
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