The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-02

a n + an 1ncrpa a Of
z5,9'',951 over 1908, and the ton
mileage, or the number of toms oarl
req one mile was 218,SO2.9 86 900 TON
nlies, an increase Of ~421.432127 over
1908. over
ne average receipts per passenger
20 ihiie as computed for 1909 were
l,s2S cents; the average recoints nar
ton per mile, 0,763 per cent, TIC nas.
senser service revenue ner
train mile was s1.269. tba
IrelSht reVenue per ION miIe
was S2,764, with average onarat-
lhs revenues per train mile of S2.167,
and average operating expenses nar
train mile of s1.43; the ratio of onar-
atlng expenses to operating revenues
66.16 per cent.
returns from small roads are ex-
cluded from the figures showing rev
enues and because of def
~clencles Of their reports, but accord
ing TO the figures of the commission
the operating revenues of the
OF the United States over 232,9S1
miles in 1909 were s2,41S,677.539, as
against $3.50, sos, 989 in 1908.
Operating Expenses Reduced.
n total operating expenses during
1908 were s1,599,443,41o, as. against
$l,669,547, $40 in 1908. Thu While
there was a falling off in operating ex-
penses in 1909 a large increase in
revenue is to be noted, the operating
revenues averaging $10,3S1 a mile and
the operating expenses $6,S65 a mile
IN 1908.
Summary of Equipment.
Relative to equipment the commits
sion says:
There were 57,212 locomotives in
the service of the carriers June 80.
1909, an increase of 479 over the pre-
ViOus year. OF the total locomotives,
1897 were passenger, 1895 freight,
< S2I SNJIfrhinr and 1 , rnol1cciGoj
The total Of ears Of all classes we're
2,218,2S0, or 1913 0 less thar on June
3O,190S. This equipment was thus
assigned: Passenger service, 1854
cars; freight service, 2,O73,6O6, and
company's service, $1,000. The figures
given do not include so-called private
cars of commercial firms or
tons:
The locomotives and cars in the
service of carriers aggregated 2,275,-
1872, of which 2,214,9O7 were fitted
with train brakes, an increase of TO-
$50 over the previous year, and p
$50, III fitted with automatic cOuplers,
a decrease of 10,17S. Nearly all loco
motives and cars in passenger service
were equipped with both train brakes
and automatic couplers. Substantial
ly all freight locomotives had train
brakes and automatic couplers. OF
the 2,073,606 carS in freight service
on June 80, 1909, the humble fitted
with train brakes was 2,039,219, and
the number with autOmati couplers
2, O61,473.
66,5IS More Employees.
Relative to railroad employees the re-
port Of the commission says:
The total number of persons re
ported on the pay rolls of steam roads
on June so, 1909, was 1,502,S 1913, an
average Of 62S per 100 miles. AS com
pared with returns for 1908, there was
an increase of 66,54S in the total of
railway employees. There were 51,oI'
enginemen, 60,3t9 firemen, 43,6OS con-
ductors, 114,760 other trainmen and
A, 69S switch tenders, crossing tenders
and Watchmen.
The total railway employees tomlt-
ting 42.342 not distributed) was appOr-
toned among the six general divisions
Of employment as follows: Malnten-
ance of wa a"d structures, 459,Ob9;
maintenance OF equipment, 299,5Sl'
traffic expenses, 20,17S; transportation
expenses, 6G4,&67. general expenses,
52457: outside operations, 24,529-
The total wages and salaries re-
ported paid to railway employees dur
ing 1909 was s9SS,323,694-
The total of wages ane
and terminal companies on
their nav rolls were 1855. The tota-
Of wages and salaries reported by TINS
class of companies for 1909 was $1|,-
O26,264.
Chapter on Casualties.
THE total umbe Of casualties tf
pereons on the railways for the year
nded June 80, 1903, was 104,34S. o.
which S,722 represented persons XIII
ed and 1926 injured. Casualties &C.
Cured among three general classes q
railway employees. as follows; IRAN
men, 1914 killed, 29,11S injured
switch tenders, crossing tenders anc
90 killed, 507 injured; 9th
err employees, 1,173 killed, 45,3S1 III
iured. The casualties to employees
coupling and ~uncoupling cars We're
illed, 1856; injured, 2,382.
safer for Passengers.
Tn 1909. one passenger was kiilet
for every 3,523,6O6 carried, and one
injured for every S6,458 carried. tol
1903. the figures show that 2,35o,9o,
u-ara carried for one Killed