Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-03
STATE HOUSE.
Annual Report Of the
Railroad Commissioners,
Business Of The Past Year
Shows a Decrease.
Plumbing and Heating Contract.
For New castine Dormltory.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council,
Wednesday, March 80, at 10 A. M.


Inc annual report of the Board Of
Railroad Commissioners. which was
nled with the Governor and Comet,
wednesday SHOWS that during TIE past
year the, gross operating revenues in
Maine of the steam railroads We're 81,
42l.8I0.5! against sl5.49o.l47 "a for the
preceding year. reduction in gross
operating revenues OF s6S,27673.
The number OF passengers carried for
the year was S.l53l23 against SAFE. 9s2
for The preceding year, a decrease in
passengers carried of 2so s3g.
The rnmter OF tons of freight carried
during the past year was 1881 .Oa7
against l0,s6t,l54 for the preceding
year, decrease in the number OF tons
OF freight carried OF 535,ll1.
Inc total passenger train mileage for
the year was 4.033.85l against 4.290l43
for the preceding year. q decrease in
the passenger train mileage of 256. 30.
The total freight train mileage for the
year was 3.6O2.295 against 3,686,Sl3 for
the preceding year. a decrease in the
total freight train mileage of S4.llS.
The total mined and special train mil
cage for the year was 6l6,235 against
567.l2o Tor the preceding year. an in
crease in mixed and special train mil
cage Of ~. 10 miles. The total revenue
train mileage for the year was S252, 33S33
against s.o440S1 for the preceding year.
Il decrcaS' in total train mile ge OF
291 SOS miles.
'rhe reason why the number OF steam
railroad corporations is three less than
at the time of The preceding report of
the commissioners is from the fact
that the sandy River and Rangeley
lakes Railroad now operate and con-
troll the Sandy River Railroad, the
Franklin and Megantic Railway sys-
TEN and the Phillips e. Rangeley Rail-
road. OF the steam roads in the State
five are narrow or twO-foot guage, with
a mileage OF 1880 miles. The total
mileage of steam railroads is 2,174.95,
miles, an increase of 1.04 miles since the
preceding report The total mileage
of street railways is 45436 an increase
of 4l.60 miles over the preceding report.
The most of this increase IS due to the
extension of the Lewiston. Augusta 4
Waterville Street Railway from Au-
gusta to Waterville and from Gardi-
ner to Sabattus.
The average passenger rate per mile
on all standard guage railroads doing
business in Maine during the past year
was LIZ cents and the average freight
rate per ton mile was l046 cents. The
average freight rate per ton mile upon
the five narrow guage railroads of the
state YVES 5.643 cents and the average
passenger rate was 3.446 cents.
From 1895 to 1909, the passenger rev.
enue of steam railroads increased from
s2,l53,2424l to S4,66S .5S7 46. The freight
revenue had increased during tho same
perod frorn $3.e35. 90 90 to SS.5i1.115.93.
The gross earnings wero $6.217 .632.47 In
1895. and Sl3,3s6.6il.76 in 1909.
The casualties arising from the
movement OF trains. locomotives or
cars on steam railroads for the past
wear were 1929 killed and POI injured
divided as follows Railway employees
II killed and 1O5 injured; passengers,
one killed and SO injured; postal clerks,
express messengers. Pullman employees.
etc. nire injured: other persons, 10
killed and 4S injured.
In 1908 there were as killed and POI
injured. n decrease in the number killed
of Is. The ratio of passengers killed
l5312S carried and one injured to 2O9.-
O54 carried. In 1908 no passengers were
killed but 43 were injured. The ratio
of passengers killed and injured Tor
the wear 1908 was none killed to S,4l3.-
962 carried and one injured to 1920
carried.
The casualties on Steam railroads
arising from causes other than those
resulting from the movement of trains.
locomotives or cars. We're Isl. one killed
and $50 injured; divided as follows:
Railway employees one killed and l4o
injured: passengers. six injured; other
persons, four injured. In 1908 there
were four killed and l45 injured. a de-
crease in the number killed of three
and an increase in the number injured
Of five.
The number of accidents to passen-