The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-29

in this preliminary abstract are bas- ed upon compilations for the Twenty third Annual Statistical Report of the Interstate Commerce Commission, cov- er1ng the fiscal year ending July 30, 1910, and revised returns may slightly anect some of these advance figures before final publication. The arrange ment of the complete report will be similar to that of the 1909 report.
 Except where specifically mentioned, the following statements do not in- clude data from reports of companies classed as switching and terminal.
 Mileage.
 The summaries show that on June 30, 1910, there was a total single-track mileage of 240,43S.S4 miles in the United States. indicating an increase of B. 6O4.77 miles over the corresponding mileage at the close of the previous year. An increase in mileage exceed ing 100 miles appears for the States of California, Florida, Georgia, Minneso- ta, Mississippi, Nevada, Oklahoma. Oregon, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia and the Territory of, Arizona.
 Substantially complete returns were rendered to the Commission for 240,- 830.75 miles of line operated, includ- ing 10,357.19 miles used under track age rights. The aggregate mileage of railway tracks of all kinds covered by operating returns was 51,766.59 miles. This mileage was thus classified: Sin- gle track, 240, ,S30.75 miles; second track 21.65S.74; third track, 2,206.39; fourth track, 1.4887S yard track and sidings, S5,581.93. These figures indicate an increase of, 9,415.35 miles over corre- spending returns for 1909 in the ag- gregate length of all tracks, of which increase 3205.30 miles or 34.04 per cent represent yard track and sid ings.
 The number of railways for which mileage will be included in the report is 2,196..- In addition, 301 switching and terminal companies reporting to the Commission show a total mileage owned on June 30, 1910, of 3,S84. .62 miles, of which 1.614.21 miles were as- signed as main track and 2,270.41 as yard track and sidings.
 During the year railway companies owning 8,614 miles of line were reor- ganized, merged, or consolidated.
 Equipment.
 It appears that there were 58.947 To- comotives in the service of the carriers on June 30, 1910, indicating an increase of 1,735 over corresponding returns for the previous year. Of the total num- Der of locomotives 1860 were classi- fled as passenger, 34, 1892 as freight, and 9,115 as switching, and 1,1S0 were un- classified.
 The total number of cars of all clas- ses was 2,290,331, or 72,051 more than on June 30, 1909. This equipment was thus assigned: Passenger service, 47,095 cars; freight service, 2135, 121; and company's service, 1OS,11 The figures given do not include so-called private cars of commercial firms or corporations.
 It appears that the average, mum Der of locomotives per 1000 miles of line
  cars per 1000 miles of. line was 9,510 The number of passenger-miles per passenger locomotive was 2,367, ,386 and the number of ton-miles per freight locomotive was 7,2S7,S63.
 The returns indicate that the num- vice of the carriers aggregated D. 349,27S, of which 2,301, ,260 were fitted with train brakes, an increase of S6,- 353 over the previous year, and 2,332,- 837 were fitted with automatic coup lers, an increase of 72,060 Nearly all of the locomotives and cars in passen- ger service were equipped with both train brakes and automatic couplers. Substantially all the freight locomo- tives had train brakes and automatic couplers. Of the 2135,121 cars in freight service on June 30, 1910, the number fitted with train brakes was 2,107, ,312, and the number fitted with
 
 Employees.
 The total number of persons report ed as on the pay rolls of the steam 1919, was 1,699,420, or an average of 706 per 100 miles of line. As compar- ed with returns for June 30, 1909 there was an increase of 196,597 in the total number of railway employees. There were 64,691 enginemen, 6S321 0n 0n Al trainmen and 44,6S2 switch tenders, crossing tenders, and watchmen.
 The total number of railway em- ployees (omitting 95,32S not distribut- ed) was appOrtioned among the six general divisions of employment as follows: To maintenance of way and structures, 504,979; to maintenance of 21,652; to transportation expenses, 661,- 355; to general expenses, 53,385: and to outside operations, 33, 348.
 The complete report will include summaries showing the average daily compensation of IS classes of em- ployees for a series of years, and also the aggregate amount of compensa tion reported for each of the several classes. The total amount of wa ges and salaries reported as paid to railway employees during the year ending June 30, 1909, was s1, 143, 725, ,306.
 The total numDer, or persons report ed by switching. and terminal compan- ies as on their pay rolls on June 30, 1910 was 33,015. The total amount of wages and salaries reported by this class of companies for 1910 was $21,- 719,549.
 Capitalization of Railway Property.
 On June 30, 1910, the par value of the amount of railway capital out standing, according to the returns of the companies filing reports with the Commission, was $1S,417, ,132, ,23S. Of this amount, $1433S, 575, $40 was out standing in the hands of the public.
 Of the total capital outstanding, there existed as stock $8,1136 657, ,38O, of which $6,710, 168,538 was common and $1 403, ,48S,S42 was preferred; the re- maining part, $1O, ,3O3, 474S5s, represent ed funded debt, consisting of mortgage bonds, s7,4Os, ,1S9,4S2; collateral trust bonds, $1,153, ,499, ,S46; plain bonds, de- bentures, and notes, s933. .966, 704; in come bonds, $290, S51 ,276; miscellaneous funded obligations s163, 972; and equipment trust obligations, $353, ,341, ,578.
 Of the total capital stock outstand- ing. S2,701 OIS, ,923, or 3329 per cent. paid no dividends. The amount of div idends declared during the year Cby both operating and lessor companies) was S405, I'll, 416, being equivalent to 7.50 per cent on dividend-paying stock No interest was paid on $790, ,499, 252, or TEA per cent. of the total amount of funded debt (other than equipment truct tionSN OIItStandin0