Show RAILWAY STATISTICS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1 1 W WASHINGTON Aug The The The Interstate Interstate Inter Inter- state Commerce commission has Issued a summary of or the report on of railways In the United States covering coy cov prIn ering the year ending June 30 30 1901 The number of railroads in in- inthe the hands of receivers on that hat date was 45 15 45 a a. anet anet net decrease of or 7 as ns compared with the corresponding date of the year pre pro Including tracks of all kinds the aggregate ot of railroad mileage was an Increase of miles mile The number of persons persona In the employ of the railways of oC the United States June 10 1901 was or an aver- aver Gge ege of or CIS 48 employees per hundred miles of lineS line As compared with June 30 1900 the number of ot employees 8 increased i. i rh t of ot capital outstanding was This amount on a mileage basis represents a capitalization lion tion of pf p per r mile of or line rhe number of passengers erH carried was showing an Increase for forthe forthe forthe the year eal of The number of tons tOlla of or freight carried carried car car- ried ned during the year was va a decrease of The gross earnings from the operation operation opera opera- tion lion of railroads In th the United States were being 23 more than for Cor tho the fiscal year car 1900 The operating ng expenses were having Increased In comparison with the year ear preceding The t total tal number of ot casu casualties to persons on account of oC railway accident was w-as the number of persons killed having been and the number number number num num- ber injured Of OC railway employees employ employ- ees were killed and were in- in |