East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-10-04

The East Oregonlan has just recelv- |
ed an abstract of the report of the
interstate commerce commission
which gives some Interesting informa-
tion concerning the railroads of the
United States.
The report shows that the total
single-track railway mileage in the
United States was 21S,1O1.O4 miles, or
4,1qG.70 miles more than at the end
of the previous year. An increase In
mileage exceeding 100 miles appears
for Alabama, Arkansas, California,
Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ne
vada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,
Texas. West Virginia, Wisconsin and
Indian Territory.
The operated mileage for which
substantially complete returns were
rendered to the commission was 216,-
973.61 miles, including 7,56S.95 miles
of line used under trackage rights
The aggregate length of railway mile
age, including tracks of all kinds, was
3O6,796.74 miles. This mileage was
thus classified: Single track, 216,-
973.6l miles, as just mentioned; sec
ond track, 17,056.30 miles; third
track, l,60963 miles; fourth track,
1888 miles, and yard track and sid
ings, 69,Sil.67 miles. These figures
indicate that there was an increase
of 9723.40 miles In the aggregate
length Of all tracks. of which 3,449.21
miles. or 35.4S per cent, represented
the extension OF yard track and sid
ings.
The number of railway corporations
for which mileage is included In the
report was 2,167. OF this number,
1,169 We're classed as operating roads,
including some miscellaneous indus
trial roads for which no comprehen-
sive returns were received. During
the year railway companies owning
3.S02.02 miles of line were reorgan-
ized. merged, or consolidated. The
corresponding figure for the year
1904. was 5,600.1S miles.
The report shows that the year end
ing June 80, 1905. the mileage of
roads operated by receivers was 1885,
SO miles or a decrease of 527.46 miles
as compared with 1904. The number
of roads In the hands OF receivers was
2e.
Public Service Of Railways
The number of passengers report
ed as carried by the railways I'm the
year ending June 30, 1905, was 1885,
S34667, this item being 23,414.9S5
more than for the year ending June
80, 1904. The passenger mileage, or
the number OF passengers carried one
mile. was 23.S00. 1896, the increase
being 1876 ,935,9O0 passenger-mile
The number of tons of freight re-
ported as carried Uncluding freight
received from connectioas) was l.
427,73l,y ,y0J, which exceedes the ton
mage of the year 1904 by 117,S32,7
tons. The ton-mileage, or the number
of tons carried one mile, was 1885,
63,l09,510, the increase being H.
9i1,019,933 ton-miles. The number
OF tons carried one mile per mile OF
line was s61,S96. indicating an in
crease in the density of freight traf-
fic of 1920 ton-miles per mile Of
line.
The average revenue per passenger
per mile for the year ending June 80.
1905, was 1.S32 cents For the pre-
ceding year the average was 2.006
cents. The average revenue per ton
per mile was O.766 cents the like
average for the year 1904 was 0.7SO
cents. The earnings per train mile
show an Increase both for passenger
and freight trains. The figures show
slight increase in the average cost
of running a train one mile. The
ratio of operating expenses to earn
ings for the year 1905 was 667S per
cent. For 1904 this ratio was 67.79
per cent.
Equipment.
on June 80, 1905, there were In the
service of carriers 4S.357 locomotives.
the increase being 1,614. These loco
motives, excepting 947, were classi-
fled as: Passenger. 11.61S; freight
2IS69, and switching, 1923
The total number of cars of all
classes was l,S42.S71, or 44,3l0 more
than for the year 1904. This rolling
stock was thus assigned: Passenger
service 4O,713 cars; freight service
1,731,iO9 cars. and companys serv.
ice, 7O,749 cars. These figures do not
include cars owned by private com.
mercial firms or coroprations
The average number of locomotives
per 1000 miles of line was 223 and
the average number of cars per 1000
miles of line was S494. The number
OF passenger-m per passenger To-