New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-11
DON'T EXPECT HARD TINES
State Railroad Commissions Re
port Shoes Prosperity.

that there Is little ground for anticipating d
diininution OF general prosperity the State Railroad
Commissioners IN their annual report. made public
Tonight cite railroad earnings Cor the last year. in
comparison with those Of 1855. The report issued
to-day shows increase in gross earnings Of
steam surface railroads for the year ended June 30
last % So. 20. lIG54.
After the last business DEPRESSION" the commits
fioners say gross earnings Of the steam railroads
began TO increase with the year ended June 80.
1875. and we compare the total earnings OF that
year with the total Of this year, and find an in
crease over 1895 OF sl22e5 ia Last year ne com
pared earnings for eleven years the increase shown
being very large Comparing 1925 and 1893 Celght
years.. & stiu larger increase IS shown"
The reports for the quarter ended September 30.
1908. show that earnings up 10 that time were still
largely increasing. Figures for the quarter ended
December 81 are not given. In 1913 operating ex-
penses SOS 99l C7s 6 net earnings from
ton Were ss4J9.zSs g. $685. 492 IA than in 1902
Net earnings from operation in 1902 &2ll 600 "a
more than in 1901. The percentage OF operating
expenses 20 gross earnings from operation in
creased 7s OF per cent; in 1892 the increase
per cent over 1901 The income from other sources
Was S,9ll.5S5 SO mere than IN 1902 The interest
paid and accrued 1856 7eS 81 more than IN 1902
The taxes paid and accrued SS0.S7s 81
than in 1902 The dividends declared sl.sls.-
sS n more than IN 1902. The percentage OF divi-
oends declared TO capital stock was 1888,
pared with 326 IN 1902. Earnings a passenger mile
Increased .c5T cent and expenses increased .13S
ttnss teaNliS q decrease IN lroDl passenger a
mile Of yoel cent, compared with 1902: in 1902
The profit passenger mile increased 1901 obs
FREIGHT EARNINGS REVIEWED.
The average freight earnings a mile IN
creased Oh cent. The average freight expenses
ton a mile increased .093 cent. The average
freight profit a ton q mile increased .OOs cent as
compared with decrease Of .oa5 cent from 1901 to
1902
The average number Of persons. including officials
bzyf 1nTau IN
against 1883 in lsC2 The total amount paid
them in 1908 A3sz7 30 81; in 1902 Sis PSI 500 o.
The average number Of employees residents of this
State in 1908 IS. $50; IN 1902. s2OS5.
The number OF passengers carried in the State OF
New-York last year was sO.AO.G56. as compared
with S7.sss.s25 in the previous year. The number
carried one mile sZ5lsO0S against 1885, 2i3
in 1902. The number OF tons Of freight carried
mile was 50. s340zs. against eS5S0s2915 in 1907
The total train mileage was l30.5o9s against 25.
sO.Sss u 1897 The ayersge number OF passengers
ena @ 10 A.'isx - ~ +' "a 5i 90 EN- pas
against 1887 miles in 1902
maintenance OF way and structures in the year
ended June 50; 1903 s44.5S7.s23 10 which was more
OF equipment s4os7s56 40 which was sl5299 50 less
Last year the total number of persons killed was
ke4; injured 1126 Including passengers, employees
zee were killed and lSes injured There were i22
more killed in 1908. bur l42 more injured in 1902
list OF grade crossings abolished. showing a total
work on ten is nearing completion and one viii be
closed in the near future balance sheet is given,
construction account Of sS6.S2, and in expense
OF street surface railroads the total gross earn
ings from operation S4s.s74 74s H. increase
81 an 0 Increase Of s2 m eTer @ Tr bs
percentage OF dividends declared to capital stock is
number of passengers carried, Including transfers
was iaos 5io,5sa The mileage Of road increased s
i Isl miles The percentage Of operating expenses
Thirty-nine passengers % employees and Ill others
ployes and $50 Others total. S65) injured on the
The total mileage Of the State IS ISIS miles The
reasst ~ nereae e IN the year was on the HgS I'd s
miles, The average number of persons including
on m e sTf 81 SURGE year raods Of he 80 state t
Gneluding horse railrOads), was s9o2s; In 1902
psio them IN Cd during the year was SaSil SIS AZ in
c si''oo 60 g. me hua1per OF Ions o. !telgh.
1901. 2S7 ri; 1902 3ss.esl: 1908. 5l6.4ee-
NETWORK CITY RAILROAD FIGURES.
Figures showing receipts and expenditures per
York city follows:
Brooklyn Heights-Psssengers carried, 300 500 4s7;
total mileage. ls.aS9S6l; average earnings a
passenger. S0O407: average of operation a pas
average passenger. 50 o395; gross earnings
car mile. S-a4S4; operating expenses MILE
so1<Ss; total expenses q mile, Sa23S3.
Enterurban- Passengers carried 422 900 40; total
car mileage z5.s0S4ss average earnings passenger
Sost4; average cost OF operation a passenger
expenses e passenger. sD036s; gross earnings car
mile &esSbc operating expenses mile So 1850;
total expenses car mile. s05s36.
Third so carried ss5 2o5 total
See4s average cost OF operation passenger so 0233
average receipts passenger, S005SS; average eX-
penses passenger. @0574; gross earnings a car
mile sOSS7S operating expenses a mile sOl795;
total expens es a car mile. s04s74.
EniOn-PasfseEgers carried. 45.14s, 80; total car
mileage, CSzS.SJl; average earnings a passenger
seo20i aEerasfe cost OF operation passenger sOS2
average rece pts passenger. s00252; average ex-
penses q passenger, $o.0247: gross earnings a car
mile, s01657: cDerating expenses mile s0llg5:
total expenses a car mile. se.ls2s.
Manhattan Rsalway was 24s.5s7o22 an Increase in
1903 of 3l,SY6 r. The average carried a day IN
1903 G75.5Sl; IN 1902 $50 752. The accident re-
port shows that On the elevated roads Il pas
passengers. q tfnployes and others were Injured;
total OF IS liied and 143 injured.
The report continues:
sioereo during the year those against the
street surface ID elevated railroads of &ew-York
ard Brooklyn we believe that unbiased consdera-
ton OF these sta tementa will he
thai much has been accomplished hy the hoard
toward the alleyation the conditions of passen-
ger transportation in New-Gork City When the
tunnel railroad 10 Manhattan and The Bronx is in
operation, corlditi Dns will be much improved When
cars may cross he newly opened bridge 10 Brook
Ign and when the tunnel TO BROOKLYN Is completed
conditions IN Brooklyn viii also be much improved
RESIDENTS DRIVE OFF ERIE LABoRERs