Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-24

railroad companies declared dividends
varying in rate from one per cent. to
six per cent. and hine paid no divl-
dends. One company paid six per
cent; one, five per cent; one, four per
cent; one, three and one-half per
cent; one, two per cent; and one, one
per cent. The amount of the capital
stock of the 10 dividend paying COM
panies was $29,576772.67 on which the
average rate of dividend paid was 5.61
Per cent.
The average passenger rate per mile
on all standard guage railroads doing
business in Maine for the past year
was $1,S43 and the average passenger
rate on the five narrow guage rail-
roads for the year 1914 was 1854. The
average rate per ton mile for the
transportation of merchandise on all
standard guage railroads doing bust
ness in Maine for the past year was
$1.035 and the average freight rate per
ton mile upon the five narrow guage
railroads for the year 1914 was s6.S04.
Accidents.
There are 273 protected grade cross
ings and 1918 unprotected grade
crossings in Maine.
The total number of persons killed
and injured at stations and grade
crossings during the past year was
seven killed and 100 injured, divided
as follows: Ninety-six persons were
injuNed at stations: one killed and 113
injured at grade crossings and six
were killed and IL injured at unpro-
tected grade crossings.
Accidents in Maine resulting from
the movement of trains, locomotives or
cars during the past year were 324, of
which 43 were killed and 2S1 injured,
classified as follows: Railway en-
ployes, II killed and ISL injured; pas
sengers, three killed and 40 injured;
postal clerks, express messengers,
Pullman employees, etc, four injured;
other persons 20 KILLED and Sc injured.
During the preceding year Sc persons
were killed and 2e7 injured. During
the past year there was decrease of
Is persons killed and an increase of IA
persons injured
Accidents arising from causes other
than those resulting from the move
ment of trains. locomotives or cars
were 257 classified as follows: Railway
employees, two killed and 227 injured;
passengers, one killed and 10 injured;
postal clerks, express messengers,
Pullman employees, etc, two injured;
other persons, one killed and nine in
jured. In 1918, 319 persons were in
jured. During the past year there was
an increase of two persons killed and
a decrease of Ga persons injured yer
the preceding year. Twenty persons
were killed and "a persons were in
jured while trespassing on the property
of the railroads principally while walk
ing on the tracks or stealing rides on
trains.
Steam Railroad Mileage.
The total mileage of steam railroads,
including narrow guage railroads in
Maine, is 2,300.37 miles, a decrease of
sc of mile over the preceding year
There are five narrow or two feet,
guage steam railroads in the State
with a mileage of 1926 miles. de-
crease during the year of 2.S5 miles.
Steam Railroad Employees.
The total number of persons en-
ployed in Maine by the steam railroads
for the past year. including general
officers, was 1913 or $50 less than dur
ing the preceding year. The total
numDef feinptoyeu curing the year, ca
Guiding general officers, was 10,l4S, a
decrease of 631.
The total number of days worked
during the year, excluding general Off
GERS, were 3,356.15s against 3,360.022 for
the preceding year, a decrease of 1864
The total amount of wages paid. ex-
Guiding general officers. was sS,001, S35.1s
and including general officers S8,156,-
24s62
The average daily wages, excluding
general offices, were s2.3S4, an in
crease of six cents per day over wages
paid in 1913.