Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-27
Board Of: Railroad Com
missiieneI lei Of Maine.
Gross Earnings Of Steam Roads
!. For Year, S5,49O, 147.M
4 Decrease Of st,ilo, $685. trom
Those Of Year 1907.

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the preceding year, a reduction of 81.
11O,99S.5S, according to the annual re-
port of the members of the board OF
| railroad commissioners which was
| filed with the governor and council
Wednesday. The number of pas
sengers carried for the year was g.
415,962 against S,234,730 for the pre-
ceding year, an increase Of passengers
carried Of ISL ,232. The number or tons
of freight hauled during the past year
was 1O,S66,154 against "12,321.006' for
the preceding year, decrease or l.
454,S52. The number of passengers
carried one mile for the year was
237,567,633 against 234,909,905 for the
preceding year, gain of 1851, 1913.
The number of tons of freight
hauled one mile for the past year was
962, 1865, 42S against 1,093,921, 734 for the
preceding year, a decrease in the num-
Der of tons of freight hauled one mile
of 31,756,3O The total passenger
train mileage for the year was 4,290,-
143 against 4,390,713 for the preceding
year, a decrease in passenger train
mileage Of 1O0,570 miles. The total
freight train mileage for the year was
3,6s6,S13 against 4,320.O73 for the pre-
ceding year, a decrease of 71,345 miles
The total mixed train mileage for the
year was 567,125 against 495,78O for
the preceding year. an increase OF
mixed train mileage of 71,345 miles,
The total revenue train mileage was
S,544,OS1 against 9,206,566 for the pre-
ceding year, decrease in revenue
train mileage of 662,485 miles.
There were, as returned by the COM
panies. operating railroads by steam.
1926 crossings at grade, eight more
than in the preceding year.
Sixteen trainmen were killed and "a
were injured on the steam roads dur
ing the past year. Five were killed
and 10 injured from coupling and un-
coupling" two were killed and IA in
jured in collisions; four injured from
parting Of trains;" two killed and
two injured from "deraiTments; one
injured from locomotives or cars
breaking down; three, killed and Il
injured by failing FROM trains. loco
motives or cars" one killed and nine
injured by jumping on or off trains
locomotive or cars" three killed and
five injured by being struck by trains,
locomotives or cars; three injured by
overhead obstructionsT. "a injured
from other causes; there was one
tranman killed to 131 and one injured
to 25 employed. ~
The total number Sf Hexons killed
and injured from the Mifovementt OF
trains. locomotives and cars" was IS
killed and POI injured. There were six
less killed and 1913 lesss injured than
in the preceding year. There were
two less trainmen killed and 20 less
injured than during the preceding
year.
During. the past year Ia -trespassers
were killed and % injured. not tres
passing. three killed and II injured
This is two more trespassers killed
and IL more injured than during the
proceeding year.
On the street railroads during the
past year one passenger was killed
and 96 injured, four employees injured,
seven other persons killed and % in
jured. During the preceding year
there were five passengers killed and
40 injured. six employees injured, three
other persons killed. and 10 injured. A
total of eight killed and IS injured.
This shows that the same number OF
persons were killed and 81 amore in
jured than during the preceding year
The total number of employees en-
ployed in Maine by railroads operated
by steam for the past year was. in
Guiding general officers, 1888, being
651 less than during the preceding
year. The total number, excluding
general officers, was 9.s42. a decrease
in the number of employees of 615.
kxk1 MI
excluding general officers, was-2.946.
1874 against 2,950,1OO during the pre-
ceding' year. a decrease in the number
of days worked of 1906.
The total amount paid for wages.
excluding general officers. was $685.,
| 1888 and including general officers
$6.219,13O.79. an increase in the
amount Of wages paid of 1857 $4,000
The average daily wages paid. exclud-
ing general officers, was $2.O5 against
fs1.99 for the preceding year.
The number of officers and men
employed on the street railways for
the past year was 1877 against 1,549
for the preceding year, an increase in
the number of men employed of 2S
The total amount of wages paid was
1.O14,S22.07 against 1908, 4994S, an in
crease in the amount of wages paid of
s106,33259
Inasmuch as the hours and not the
days worked are returned. varying in
number on different roads. the in
crease sin wages per day, cannot be
definitely stated but it appears that
there must have been an increase of
about Is cents per day.. ~.
The total compensation paid for
wages upon the steam and street,
roads was s7,233.952.S6 against $685.
249.31 for the preceding year, an in-
crease in the amount of wages paid of
$27O. 703.55.
| The transportation earnings of the
street railways during the year were
$2I22.158.60: other earnings, $5f,-
224.s8: miscellaneous income, $685.
503.45: gross income, $2,344,s8671;.
operating expenses, s1.492,77393;
| taxes, interest and other charges,
$579.S72.3S: total charges, $2,O12,-
64s.31 net income, $685., 24O.40: num-
Der of passengers carried during the
year. 39.292,936. an increase Of g.
702,s49 over the preceding year.