The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-15
INCREASE OF THE MILEAGE
1T is MUCH MORE MARKED IN THE
SOUTHERN STATES.
Decrease in Receiverships-Accid nts
and Casualties i'm All Departments
-Employes and Wages.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

NASHlNGION, July H.-frOm sum-
maries which will appear in the thirteenth
statistical report OF the Interstate-com-
merce Commission, prepared by its statis-
tician. being the complete report for the
year ended June 80. 1900. for which a pre-
liminary income account was issued In De-
cember. 19OO the figures in the following
advance statement are obtained:
Nearly eighty summaries of railway sta
tistics will appear in the text OF the report
For the purpose of localizing statistics.
data are. as a rule. presented for each OF
the ten territorial groups into which the
country is divided. as well as for the United
States a whole. In the body OF the re-
port will appear the usual tables giving
mileage, capitalization. earnings. expenses.
etc, by roads.
The number of railways in the hands OF
receivers on June 30. 1900, was ffty-two,
there being a net decrease Of nineteen az
compared with the corresponding date OF
the previous year. The number Of railways
placed in charge of receivers during the
year was sixteen, and the number removed
from their management was thirty-fve. Tho
operated mileage OF the roads under re-
| ceivers on June 30. 1900. was 4.177.s1, OF
which 3,64032 miles were owned by them.
OF these roads five had an operated mile
age in excess of 800 miles, seven between
100 and 800 miles. and thirty less than 100
miles. Complete returns for roads IN the
custody OF the courts are not always avail
able. but from the data at hand IL appears
that the capital stock represented by rail-
ways under recevership on June %. 1870.
was SOS SIS. funded debt $40. .393 022. and
current liabilities sS5, go. These figures
show a decrease in capital stock represents
ed. as compared with the previous year. OF
sll2, lib. $685. and in funded debt OF sse 0s3 rs.
On June 80, 1900. the total single-track
mileage in the United States was 193.3i5ss
miles. an increase during the year OF 4.05l.H
miles being shown. This is a greater In
crease than that for any other year since
1898. The States and Territories which show
an increase I'm mileage in excess OF 100 miles
are Alabama, Arkansas, California Idaho.
Illinois, Iowa. Louisiana. Minnesota. Mis-
sissippi, Nebraska, North Carolina. oregon,
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and
Oklahoma. Practically all OF the railway
made to the commission. the amount not
| covered being 7S9 70 miles. or 0.fl per cent
of the total sngle-track mileage. The ag-
gregate length OF railway mileage. includ-
| ing tracks OF all kinds. was 259. 7SS.N miles
| The distribution of this aggregate mileage
was as follows: Single track. 1873 Sio..s miles
| 1904. As miles: fourth track. S29.2S miles: and
| yard track and sidings. 52.367.04 miles.
GUIDED in the report was 2o2s OF this num-
ber ,067 maintained operating accounts.
| S47 being classed as independent operating
roads and 20 as subsidiary roads or
| roads operated under lease or some other
| form of contract 324 received fixed money
| rental, ls7 a contingent money rental and
| 2n were operated under some form OF
agreement or control net readily CLASSIFIED
| The operated mileage OF roads merged.
reorganized. or consolidated during the
year was e546. 90 miles. The corresponding
figure for 1899 was 5.s46.35 miles.
RAILWAY EQUIPMENT.
There were 1868 locomotives in the serv-
| ice OF the railways on June 80 1900. or go
more than the year previous. or the total
| number reported 1883 are classed as pas
enger locomotives. 2l.5s6 as freight loco
motives, 5.s2l as switching locomotives. and
/ 5S3 are not classified.
The total number OF cars OF all classes
| in the service OF the railways on the same
date was l,45o.sss. an increase OF 1882 be-
| ing shown in this item. OF the total num-
ber 3i,713 are assigned 10 the passenger
| service, 1855, ,53l 20 the freight service and
50,5a TO the direct service Of the railways.
/ II should be understood. however. that
| cars owned by private companies and firms
| and used by railways are not included in
| the returns made to the commission. The
report contains summaries which will indi-
| cate the density OF equipment and the ex-
| tent 20 which IL is used. IL appears that
| the railways of the United States used on
| an average twenty locomotives and 763
cars per 100 miles OF line: that 5s ass passen-
| gers were carried and i.636.i79 passenger
miles accomplished per passenger iocomo-
| tive: and that 5l,0l3 tons OF freight were
carried and $3.50 731 ton miles accomplished
per freight locomotive. All Of these items
i show an increase when compared with
corresponding figures for the year 1893.
| There w5s also a decrease in the number
| OF passenger cars per 00 passengers
/ carried, and a decrease IN the number Of
freight cars per 100000 tons Of freight
| carried.
Both locomotives and cars being en-
| braced in the term equipment AZ appears
| that the total equipment OF the railways
| on the date referred 10 was l.fsS.JDl. OF this
| number l005.729 were fitted with train
| brakes. the increase In this item being 197-
655. and 4oi.l52 were fitted with automatic
/ couplers, the increase being 266.4l3
| Practically all locomotives and cars IN
| the passenger service were fitted with train
brakes. and Of 9.SS3 locomotives assigned 10
4 that service :. .431 were fitted with automatic
/ couplers. Nearly all passenger cars were
/ fitted with automatic couplers. With re-
| spect 10 freight equipment. AZ Is noted that
| nearly all freight locomotives were equipped
with train brakes and Is per cent OF them
with automatic coupiers. The correspond
| ing figure one year previous was 45 per
cent. OF l.3655Sl cars in tie freight ssrv-
ice June 30. 1900. 920.t6 were fitted with
train brakes. and l,307.55s with automatic
/ couplers.
The number OF persons employed by IN.
railways OF the United States. as reported
for June 80. 1900. was l.0i7. eSS. or an average
OF so employees per 100 miles OF line A
| compared with the number employed on
June 80, Ike. there Was increase OF &.72S.
or "a per 100 miles of line From the classi-
fcation OF these employees II appears that
42.S37 were enginemen. 4fi3o iremen - eS7
conductors and 1874 other trainmen. There
were 5o.7S9 switchmen. fiagmen and watch
men.
! Disregsrding sss4 employees not assigned
l 20 the four general devisions OF employ
ment, Il Is found that the services or 81. AZ