Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-21
Annual Report Of R. R.
Commissioners Shows
Increase in Accidents on The
Steam and Trolley Roads.
Fire Loss Demands Serious Atten-
iion, Says Conn. Havey.


which was made public. Monday,
comprises reports of the operation OF
16 steam railroads, 10 electric street
railroads and one street railroad
operatd by animal power. OF khe
steam railroads of the State five are
narrow or two-feet guage, with a
mileage of 1928 miles. The total
mileage of the steam railroads, June
30, 1911, was 22SS.s6 miles.
The gross increase is made up as
follows: Extension by the Bangor &
AToostook Railroad Co, 2S.52 miles;
lremeasurement of the Sebasticook a.
| Moosehead Railroad, 70 of mile;
remeasurment efatHe somerset Rail-
way AZ of mile, making total of
1868 miles.
The gross decrease is as follows:
STRENGTHENING track and diversions by
the Maine Central Railroad Co, 80 of
mile; taking up track by the Sandy
River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad Co.
and building extension. 04 of a mile,
making a total of .93 of mile.
| The net increase in mileage for the
year ending, June 80, 1911, was 2s.16
miles The total mileage of street
railroads in operation. June 80, 1911.
was 473.19.5 No increase was made.
iduring the year, in street railroad
mileage.
The gross assets of the companies.
June 30. 1911, were S20I379. $1,000.
The gross liabilities at the same date.
including capital stock but excluding
appropriated surplus were $191.33s.
1888. An increase is shown over the
previous year of s23,a69. Sf2.S6, in
gross assets, and an increase of $21.-
1SS.974.3S in gross liabilities. bal
ance of s2.720. SSS.4s in favor of assets.
enlarging by that amount the aggre.
gate surplus of the companies.
| The total amount of dividends de-
clared during the last year was 81
SS7. 47S.45. an increase of $f27.150.45.
over the previous year. Ten Of the 10
(, railroad corporations declared divi-
dends varying in rate from 6-10 per
cent. to 8 per cent and six paid no
dividends. The amount of capital
stock of the 10 dividend paying COM
panies was SCI, G31. 24070, on which
the average rate of dividend paid was
Says per cent.
Accidents.
| Accidents resulting from the move
meHt of trains. locomotives, or cars,
liOG Inc year endlnSs June o0, Atli.
i were 344 81 killed and s290 injured
1 classified as follows: Railway EN-
jployes, II killed and 1876 injured pas
sengers. two Killed and II injured;
postal clerks, express messengers.
| Puilman employees, etc. three injured.
other persons, 80 killed and 81, injnr-
led OF the number included under
the last head 81 persons were killed
\ 4p -
the property of the railroads, prinei-
pally while walking on the tracks or
stealing rides on trains.
| In 1910 AZ persons were killed and
| 231 injured, making in 1911 an in
crease of IL killed and SO injured.
| Accidents arising from causes other
than those resulting from the move
lments of trains. locomotives or cars
were PSI. three killed and PAS injured.
| classified as follows: Railway en-
ployes, two killed and 220 injured;
passengers, 81 injured; postal clerks.
/ express messengers. Pullman en-
Iployes. one injured other persons. one
KILLED and six injured.
| In 1910 three persons We're killed
lard 49, injured, making in 1911 an
increase of 81 injured
l 1nt reports Oh dttlttilS uppu Stfttt
railways during the year 1911 show
one. passenger killed. 205 Injured; 10
Iemployes injured: 10 other persons
Killed and II injured. making a total
Iof i persons killed and 2S2 injured.
During the year 1910 one passenger
was killed and 50 Injured; eight en-
ployes injured: five other persons
killed and 2S injured, making a total
,,,f4.
Ian Increase is shown of five persons
of six persons killed and 116 injured.
Iduring the year ending. June 80, 1911.
Employees and Wages.
The total number of employees in
Maine employed by railroads operat
ed by steam for the year ending, June
80, 1911. including general officers
was 1895. being 924 less than in 1910.
The total number excluding general
officers was 3,0s1.O76. against 1895.
lS5S, in 1910, an increase IN the num-
Der of days worked of 1929. The
total amount paid for wages, exclud-
ing general officers was S6,Sf5, 536.06.
and including general officers. s6,956,
I371.21. The average daily wages paid.
excluding general officers. was 1924.
an increase of IS cents per day. over
Idaily wages paid in 1910.
! The number of officers and men
lemployed upon the street railways for
the year ending June 80, 1911. was
I1SS9, against 1899 in 1910, decrease
of 10. The total amount of wages
paid was S1.114,323.72 against $l,-
055, 130.25. an increase in wages paid
Iof $50, 1920 The total amount of
wages. including general officers paid
upon the steam and street railroads,
was $500, 694.9S. against $7,24ns4S.25.
an increase in wages paid of $64s.
IS5L70
The gross assets of the several
street railway companies. June 30.
1911. We're S24.542,514.o3. The gross
liabilities of the same date including
tcapital stock We're $24.s62.917.60. A
decrease is shown from 1910 in the
gross assets of 81. 191.524.6S and de-
lcrease in gross liabilities of s2,l9l.-
l524.6S and a decrease in gross liabii-
tiles of S2,213,54499. The large de-