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Show Statistics of the Railways. Some valuable statistics of the railways rail-ways of the United States have been given by the statistician of the interstate commerce commission in his report for the year ending June 80, 1800. Under the caption of "Men Employed on Railways" Rail-ways" figures show that the railroads in this country give direct employment to 704,743 workers, averaging 4CD to each 100 miles of road. Another table is presented pre-sented showing in contrast that the number of employes on English railways amount to 1,748 per 100 miles of road, or about four to one as compared with this country. .- , In this connection the statistician makes significant reference to the number num-ber of railway accidents from all causes for the year, the number of persons killed and injured being respectively 8,823 and 26,809. The tables presented emphasize with tremendous force the necessity for immediate and stringent legislation in the way of safety appliances. appli-ances. New York Commercial Advertiser. |