Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-24
Especial to The Review.)


 ing S,325.97 miles used under track age rights. The aggregate tenth of railway mileage, including tracks of all kinds, was 327, ,975.26 miles. This mileage was thus classified: Single track, 227, ,454.S3 miles; second track, 19,420.S2 miles; third track, 1,e60.42 miles; fourth track, 1.3S9.73 miles, and yard track and sidings, T,749.46 miles. These figures indicate that there was an increase of 10,S92.07 miles in the aggregate length of all tracks, of which 3,9SS.55 miles, or 36.62 per cent, represented the ex- tension of yard track and sidings.
 The number of railways for which mileage is included in the report was 2,440. During the year railway com panies owning 2,Sf1.65 miles of lins were Ieorganized, merged, or consol- dated The corresponding figure for the year 1906 was 4,054.46 miles.
 The report shows that for the year ending June 30, 1907, the mileage of roads operated by receivers was .3,926.31 miles. or a decrease of 45.12 miles as compared with 1906. The number of roads in the hands of re ce1yers was 20.
 EQutpFnent.
 On June 30, 1907, there were in the service of the carriers 55.3SS loco motives, the increase being 3,71e. These locomotives, excepting 1,237, were classified as: Passenger, 12,S14; freight, 3Z.G79, and switching, 9.25S
 The total number of cars of all classes was 2,126,594, or i67 ,6S2 more than for the year 1906. This rolling stock was thus assigned: Passenger service, 43,973 cars; freight service, 1.991 ,557 cars, and company's service, 91, ,064 cars. These figures do not in clude private cars of commercial firms or corporations.
 The average number of locomotives per 1000 miles of line was 243 and the average number of cars per DOC miles of line was 9,350. The mum Der of passenger miles per passenger locomotive was 2,l63, 146. showing an increase of iOS,510 passenger miles as compared with the previous year. The number of ton miles per freight locomotive was 7,375,5 1885, showing an increase of 143, ,022 ton miles.
 The number of locomotives and cars in the service of the railways aggregated 2,1S1,9s2, of which 2,059,- 426 were fitted with train brakes, or an increase of 231, ,637 over the previous year, and 2,159,534 were fitted with automatic couplers, or an increase of 169, ,73S. Nearly all the locomotives and cars in the passenger service mad train brakes, and all but 5S locomo- tiyes ia the same service were fitted with automatic couplers. Only 1.17 per cent of cars in the passenger ser vice were without automatic eouplers. Substantially all the freight locomo- | tives had train brakes and automatic couplers. Of 1891 ,557 cars in the 1 freight service on June 30, 1907, the number fitted with train brakes was ,901,SS1 and with automatic couplers 1872, ,S04.
 Employees.
 l The number of persons reported as on the pay rolls of the railways in the ! United States on June 30, 1907, was i1,672,074, which is equivalent to an average of 735 employees per 100 miles | of line. As compared with the year 1906, these figures show an increase of 150,719 in the number of employees. | or 5I per 100 miles of line Of the lemployes 5,29S were enginemen, G9,- 3S4 firemen, 4S,S69 conductors, and 134, ,257 other trainmen. There were ] s. ,414 switch tenders, crossing ten | ders and watchmen. The total mum Der of railway employees, disregarding 1 a small number not assigned, were apportioned among the four general divisions of railway employment as follows: For general administration 64,SOS; for maintenance of way and structures, 53S,003; for maintenance of equipment, 352,1S1, and for con ducting transportation, 713,465.
 The report includes summaries showing the average daily compan- sation of IS classes of employees for 2 series of years, and also the aggre gate amount Of compensation return ed for tae several classes. The tota amount of wages and salaries report ed as paid to employees during the i year ending June 30, 1907, Sas S1,072, 1886, ,427.
 Public Service of Railways.
 The report shows that the number of passengers carried by the railways during the year ending June 30, 1907 was S73,905,133, this item being 75, 959017 more than for the year end ling June 30, 1906. The passenger ] ullledSes Or LIlS uuUbeF or passenger carried 1 mile, was 27, 71S,554, ,03O, tit increase being 2,551 ,313,1 passenger miles.
 The number of tons of freight shown as carried Gncluding freigh received from connections) was l, ,796,336,6 ,659, which exceeds the ton nsge of the year 1906 by 164,962, ,44( ltons. The ton-mileage, or the mum Der of tons carried 1 mile, was 29e, sol ,390,103, the increase being 20, i723, ,S3s.s62 tonrmiles. The number oi tons carried l mile per mile of ltne was 1,052,119, indicating an increase of 69,71S ton-miles per mile of line II tae density of freight traffic.
 The average revenue per passenger mile for the year ending June 30 1907, was 2.014 cents. For the pre- ceding year the average was zoos ce!Es. The average revenue per tor mil5 was O.759 cent; the like aver age for the year 1906 was 0.74s cent The earnings per train mile show ar rrEeese for both passenger and freight trains. The figures show sT .incrssse in the average cost Of run niag 2 train l mile. The ratio of opeI