Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-19

The following shows the average
passenger rate per mile on all stand
ard gauge railroads doing business in
Maine for the past 10 years: 1904,
81. S66; 1905, $1.s42; 1906, s1.sS4; 1907,
81. s19; 1908, s1.759; 1909, s1.770; 1910,
81. 1853; 1911. sf.S4s; 1912, s1.S25; 1913,
$1s29.
The average rate per ton mile for
the transportation of merchandise
upon all standard gauge railroads do
ing business in the State for the past
year was $1.G3a. The average rate per
ION mile by years for the past 10
years was as follows: 1904, $500; 1905,
s.s16; 1906. s.905; 1907, sS9S; 1908, 1892;
1909. s1.o46: 1910, s1.045; 1911, $1.063;
1912, s1.056; 1913, s1.032. The average
freight rate per ton mile on the five
narrow gauge railroads for the year
was 1887
Steam Railroad Accidents.
The total number of persons killed
and injured at stations and grace
crossings by the steam railroads dur
ing the past year was IA kliieo anu
1875 injured. Two persons were killed
and 116 were injured at stations, three
were killed and 10 were injured at
protected grade crossings and nine
were killed and nine injured at I'M
protected grade crossings.
During the past year SIS were killed
and PCT were injured from the move
ment of trains, locomotives or cars
classified as follows; Railway en-
| ploves. u killed and 1S4 injured; pas
sensers. one killed and 81 injured
/ postal clerks, express messengers
/ Pullman employees, etc, four inJurea'
other persons, "a killed and A. injured.
rWenty-uine persons were killed ana
| 20 injured while trespassing on the
property of the railroads princlpahy
while walking on the tracks or steai-
ing rides on trains. During the pre-
ceding wear 65 persons were killed anu
3O5 persons were injured. during the
mast year there was decrease OF nine
persons killed and 80 persons lhlureo
over the preceding year,
During the past year 31S accidents
arising from causes other than those
resulting from the movement OF trains,
locomotives or cars occurred, classllieo
as follows: Railway employees, lWo
killed and 27S injured; passengers. "
injured other persons, 10 injured. Dur
ing the preceding year $50 persons were
iniurcd. During the past year tnefe
was an increase of two persons killed
and CT injured over the preceding year.
Street Railway Accidents.
During the past year IL persons were
killed and lis injured on the stree.
railways doing business IN the STATE
of this number, four passengers were
killed and 70 injured, eight employees
were injured and eight other persons
were killed and IS other persons IN
iured. During the preceding year one
passenger was killed and ~ passengers
were injured, one employee was killed
and 10 were injured and six other
persons were killed and IA injured,
making a total of eight persons Killed
and Sc injured There was an increase
Of four persons killed and 10 injured
during the past year over the preced-
ing year.
Employees and Wages.
The total number of persons employ
cd nv steam railroads for the past
wear. including general officers, was
1883 or 1870 more than during the
nreceding wear. The total number OF
persons employed during the year ex-
cuding general officers was 1918, an
increase of III.
The total number of days worked,
excluding general officers was 3,Soo,o22
against 3,27s,60O for the preceding
| wear, an increase in the number or
DAYS worked of 81,422. The total
| amount of wages paid, excluding gen
eral officers, was $7.s01, 1853 and in
! Guiding general officers, Sl,946, SSl.64,
| The average daily wages, excluding
general officers, was 1922, an increase
| of six cents per day over the wages
| paid during the preceding year. In 1904
| the average daily wages paid. exclud-
| ing general officers, were $1.S6, an IN
crease in 10 years of 46 cents per day
| or "a Ter cent.
| The number of persons, excluding
general officers, employed upon the
street railways of the state for the
! past wear was 1871 as against 1875 for
the preceding year. These employees
received wages amounting to $1,125,-
S51. SO. The number of persons, includ-
ing general officers, employed during
the past year was 1925. as against 1910
for the preceding year, and they were
paid wages to the amount of I,lSs,
S0o.41. The number Of general officers
reported by the railway companies for
| the past year was "A and they received
| the sum of $50, 949.05 in wages.
Street Railways.
The gross assets of the several street
railway companies are $32, 1885, 1851. IL
| against s27,s55, 1922 for the preceding
year, an increase Of s4,s7S. 1870.
These gross assets are divided as
follows: Construction and equipment,
SIC, 1888. 26s.43; other permanent proper
ty, 1884, 825.60; cash and current
assets, $1.76s, s9s.73; miscellaneous as
sets, s33S, 1886.
The gross liabilities, including capt.
| tai stock. are $31, 949. 1922 against SGT,
| SIS. 1853 for the preceding year. an in.