The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-29
RAILWAY STATISTICS
BY The COMMISSION
Number of Persons Employed by
Roads in United States
1,1S9,315.
-
594 EMPLOYEES PER 100 MILES.
Average Cost of Running Train
Increased, as Did the Per
centage of Operating
Expenses.

oct- Ia m a ny
Inc ioiio"ins en-. aII' iioA. ,l.e n.a ..a,i
OF the interstate commerce report on fdii-
WAYS for the year ending June 80, 1902 re-
| c.n,,, iss,ed give a striking conception of
- -. :. -, -, lahor
the enormous amount OF capltai anu 'apoi
employed by the systems:
The numbers of persons in the employ
II, c.,.a
mem VI '.. , on On ' ,n,o go ~
=, "a, $500, ,,a,. ,no ,ni,e.
a., on ss..as, ,';i,, -, % 1oor ,ho
Va IN 70 - -, ,,e1ts ~.
, &c aar no ,oi,as ~ rna TIC c,ossitca,ion
10 per Avn n'iies VI hiie' Inc e'"s,'.i1 ''0t'
OF these employees shows that 4s,SlS were
enginemen. 5065l firemen. $500 conductors
,,, q, &C, o.ta, .r,;,,,o,, ,rh.r. ,,.o-. N :
anu clos" oei''i ''"iii'iisii ist@ ~
iss switch tenders, crossing tenders and
watchmen. Disresarding 1852 employees not
o,-s;o,,., -, .1,a e. .ro,,o,,o, d;,.isi,,s or
assis s w ,.e iut $3.50. 20
employment, 1t appears that the services OF
4l,O7l employees were required for general
,drin;s,ro.;on 900 900 fo, ,naiptensnce of
"u'ii '''-OH '''''- ~, i''''' %
of equipment and 5ls39O for conducting
TRANSPORTATION.
The report continues the statement of
the average daily compensation OF the
eighteen classes of employees for a series
of wears beginning with 1899 and also an
other giving the total conversation paid
to more than 90 per cent of the railway
EMPLOYEES for the fiscal wears lSe5 10 1872
The amount thus shown as maid in salaries
and wages to employees during the year
was ss5 ss1 in exceSs Of wbsf was nsid
durins iss1 The co,nyonSa,i"i of tba r aiI-
Va smDJovas for ,da5 4; .,; It .1 81 =
nsr cenl ~ fha .ot 10 - equ.ra ! No o,.'
per ti,,, cent OF .ns operatlng expenses OF the
.sa; ooinpanies ana S'.4o per cent OIL
'Ae'i sios' earnings
Tho a,ou,+ -, ,o;,,,-,, ,,,;., ,,,,..,,
IT,, - r., IA ,.o, -. 80, -. - :
amount on n ni,aapa h.sis rarrnsa,,s .
Capitalization OF So an ner mile Of line
OF the total capital stated. s6O24. 20l, 295 ex-
isse d In the form of stock, of which 81, 722-
nretsrra mas go rn stoch ana si"Hz 49, .
in the form of funded debt was S. i0s sSi -
6ee. This amount comprised the Following
nsIIns, Niortsase ponds, S.zlS AZ 81; mis-
h,nds eo.s 20 Hc.sa eoiis' s,t+ 'si.0es; income
~ ~ 70 anu equipment trust OBJ
iigati9ns, n, Se, EOS .425. The amount of cur
rent liabilities. which is not included in
me I, sos foreeoing figures was ss4S, 176ls4, or
800 per mile OF line.
5, Inc amount o Of capital stock paving no
OF the total amount outstanding. 0mitting
ssGuipthsnt trust Obligations, the amount of
I.o.2iS. OF the stock paying dividends. S Sc
per cent of the total amount outstanding
paid from to per cent l3. IS per cent paid
from to per cent. 024 per cent paid from
> PEI I'iIl pau ItOUl o
10 per cent, and 5.5i per cent paid from
10 per cent. The amount of dividends de-
GlaIeo curing the year was 1891 .s55. which
IS equivalent TO a dividend of 5.5a per cent
! 9ividcEd was declared. The amount Of
G T. declared in 1901 was s15f. 735.7Si.
Inc amount OF mortgage bonds paying no
rnteaeS. was slsl is9sol. or rs per cent; of
nilsceiaheouS ooiisations. s3L .2eo. or 6.57
clio per cent.
PUBLIC SERVICE
The number Of ma ssa,aa-s a,r.;,, ,.,...
the year ending June 80, 1902 as shown bv