New-York tribune., 1905-08-17
GROWTH OF RAILROADS
Interstate Commerce Commission
Giues Statistics for 1904.

Washington. Aug ls.-The annual report Of
the Interstate Commerce Commission. giving the
railroad statistics for the wear 1904 shows that
there were at the end Of that year 2s7. .O7S miles
q railroad in the United States OF which 2I2 24s
were single track. l5S2s second track 1867 third
track. L4s7 fourth track. and the remainder yard
tracks and sidings The increase in single
trackase for the year was 5.sS7 miles, exceeding
the increase for any previous year since 1890.
The number Of railroad corporations included
IN The report was 2lO4. OF this number 1856
maintained operating accounts s4s being classed
as independent operating roads, and 23S as sub
sidiarv roads. OF roads operated under lease or
some other form Of contract S1S received a fixed
money rental l47 contingent money rental
and 257 were operated under conditions not
readily classified In the course of the year
railroad companies owning $500 miles OF line
were reorganized. merged. consolidated. etc.
For The year 1903 the corresponding item was
1o4S6S7 miles The mileage operated by re-
cevers on June 80, 1904. was 1923. The number
n roads IN the hands OF receivers was twenty
eight. and al the close OF the previous year
,wenty-seven. on June 80. 1900. there were in
the service Of the railroads 46.743 locomotives
the increase being 2.S72.
The total number OF cars OF all classes, ex-
elusive Of those owned by private companies.
l79S.561. an increase Of 45172 in the year.
service
and l6e2ls4 IN freight work. The remaining
cars were employed directly in the service Of
the companies. Practically all the passenger
locomotives and cars We're equipped with air
brakes and automatic couplers. The same was
true Of freight locomotives and large majority
of freight cars OF I6s2le4 cars in freight SER
vice. ls343S5 had train brakes and l.s74.427
automatic couplers
The number of persons the payrolls Of the
railroads in the United States. as returned for
June 80 1904 was 1.2s6l2l. or Gil a hundred
miles Of line, a decrease for the year Of 1916.
or 2S hundred miles. The wages and salaries
paid for the wear amounted TO sSl7.5ssS1O. The
lar value of the amount of railroad capital out
standing on June go 1904. was slS2l3l24S79,
which represents capitalization Of S6s2s5 a
mile or this capital SSs sss S2s existed as stock
OF which S5,05O52e. .46s was common and s.. .2Ss.-
$50 $50 preferred. and the remaining part
s6.S73.225.350 as funded debt, which consisted Of
mortgage bonds. S5746, ,S9S. .9S3. miscellaneous
obligations S7231l4.Ss6; income bonds. S229.-
N166el, and equipment trust obligations. Sl15.-
S34,694. Current liabilities for the year
amounted 10 SSSl 62s 72e, or SASS a mile of line
OF the total capital stock outstanding S26e6.-
472.olo or 1858 per cent, paid no dividends. The
amount Of dividends declared in the year was
s22ls4l.Ozs. being equivalent 10 SOC per cent or
dividend paying stock
The number of passengers reported as car
RED in The year was .l54ls.6S2. an increase Of
Der Of passengers carried one mile, was 1929
213,5Se. having increased 1.o07. .s49. s55
The number Of tons Of freight carried was
1909 S99,165 which exceeds the tonnage OF the
previous year by $500. sac. The ton mileage or
the number Of tons carried one mile, l74.-
522 0S9-577.
The gross earnings were s1s75.174os1. being
slzS21,1S4 greater than for the previous year.
The operating expenses were S1.S3S. 96.253. an
increase Of Ss1357.4Ol
The total number OF casualties was s4.2O1, OF
which 10,o46 represented the number Of persons
killed and S4155 the number injured. OF the
persons killed AL We're passengers. and the
wounded We're 9,l1l. or one killed out Of every
1.622267 carried, and one injured out Of every
= 5e3 carried