The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-04
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Jination.
An abstract Of the preliminary report
OF the income account OF railways in
the United States for the year ending
June 80, 1900, prepared By the statistician
10 the Commission, appears II the re
port The preliminary report is based
upon returns Of operating roads repre-
senting 190.4G6G9 miles of line or about
p per cent Of the mileage in operation
al he end OF TIE year The gross earn
ings Of these roads were 81 480. 673. G54 or
SI.lI6 per mile Of line or these earn
ings, 1886. see 7Gg were cIassed as pas
svnger earnings and S1G4S ZGS. SO as
freight earnings The gross earnings
shown in the final report for the pre-
cedlug year were 81 BIB 610.11S Opera
ting expenses for the last fiscal year
aggTeg aJed Sa55.SI4, I42 or S5g25 per
mile Of line. The net earnings of the
roads embraced IL this advance report
were $523.S5S. sI2 for 1869. or $I3 Ito, IA
more than they were for 1899. Income
from investments and other sources
amounting to sea .6I5. roo were received.
so that the total income vas 1854, 534,-
612
The total deductions from income were
$685.. 81 -GE6- This item includes interest
On bonds. rents for leased lines. taxes
tS44596- 1871 and other charges 10 income
The amount Of dividends declared was
sos 46G,l4T. which is 81 300, 3S8 greater
than the amount declared by. correspond
ing roads for 1893. The resulting surplus
from the operation of the roads covered
by this preliminary report was So. go. 4Gg.
The surplus shown in the final report for
the preceding year was $50. e64. 81 Il
should be understood that the amount of
dividends stated does not include the divi-
dends paid TO stockholders by railway
companies, the mileage of which is op-
Grated under lease or some ether form Of
control
The Safety Appliance Act.
The Safety Appliance act became fully
effective on August last. the Commits
sion having extended the time Of the car
riers to comply with the law in respect to
cOuplers and train brakes 70 that date
Railway equipment in regard 70 hand
holds and grab irons and standard height
drawbars shows approximately perfect
compliance with the statute. Since the
law went into effect lao complete or accu-
rate information regarding accidents has
been obtained As the roads are merely
required 10 make annual returns of the
casualties 20 their employees the value Of
the law can only he matter Of conjecture
for year al least.
On June 20, 1888 there we're SOS. g24 per
sons employed on United States railways.
During the year ending that date 22l0 of
such employees we're killed and 81 q23 were
injured IN railway accidents The number
of killed and injured in coupling and IN
coupling cars was SomeT hat less in that
year than in the year preceding. Tables
given IN the report comparing accident
statistics in 1893, 1897. 1899 1899 and par
tial statistics for 1900, show on the whole
some decrease in the number Of accidents
IN 1899 and 1900. In 1898. in coupling and
uncoupling cars, the ratio of killed and
injured 10 the number employed was.
Killed, IL 349; injured. l IN IS. In 1899
these ratios We're. Killed. i in 563. ard
injured. / in D.
To the end that every pTecautiOn may
be taken. and that no careless. Indifferent.
ignorant. or selfish individual may be per
mitted 10 endanger his fellows the Com
mission suggests that a system OF public
supervision should be maintained and a
close inspection made OF the rolling stock
in service. so that no wear or breakage