| Show FlU U It I y In iii the Thirteenth Statistical of or the Interstate Commerce Commission It Il appears that list liston on June M a 1 1900 0 the hO total railway mileage In iii the United State was Willi IOU miles an all increase Iner of ot over miles during the this year Tim Tho n gri gate length including trucks tracks of oC nil alt kinds wa VaI 8 miles or enough to Wind around time tilt earth a 1 bolt belt of or Iron ten Union To ro operate ollern Ie this hits yeah vast t system of or roads there wot locomotives 1000 amid n ma total of or cars care CM of ot all classes of or 1 nn nil increase of ot nearly Of Ot the tho lie total oth number 1713 IU are re to the service nIN U to the this freight service mind and to 10 the direct service of ot tho the railway Cars owned by It hi private mind firms firmus and saul by hy railways are lf not nol Included IR iii the lb returns made to the thie commission The total number of ot Is II en ell ft Its or sin nil average of ot 2 em ern ernI I y for foe every er lOCI i mn of ot road Of OC these 1237 were ert Hl It r inen conductors am and other oilier oth trainmen Titer There Th tf were ere lOm switch and amI During the Ibe year end I UK June JO 1 Sll LII 11 were p ld In wages wage wal sail al salaries an n amount In IX of or that ht utah the teed lUcal year fIr 18 1815 5 The n of Ute time of or rail Full railways Fullway ways way MY for lor the tM l year tar 1100 la ha I said Mid Id to 10 represent N per vent of the Ih operating eX iliad aud a per ver cent of 01 their tb lr IroN grow earn The Th amount of ot railway capital nut standing June M 30 10 1 was IIa MA MIl This Thia to 0 a in ml mileage I lease Nulla baMs I I a of It f per mile ml nf of III ut r this thiM amount amountS S MJ 53 exl 1 in ill in tu form of stork stock tOt of ot which H 84 I tl 91 1 wai tua 81 rom Oln m mann n stock ItOI an l Ji SI i TV ri f l TV The amount In lii tin tIlt form of funded debt Ibl was Ia CI r r This Ihla rs amount was A as maim el laNeous IOa obi nn ns 4 it itiN i i WI iN U Lit t I SM 3 and smil Mip lit il L IL n II IGlI 6 G Ta j ti t L u 1 t 4 A Ita n eluded In hit the Ih for i state ilia 4 1 lIt was if S or U SI r pis of It line The lit Thi I mf f t IIII p tied during tin th II IRr etar I l K Ko U 5 f ie o an in li II LI ff nt t f p iI t s ri r rr The number of ot tons ton of or freight carried was 1105 IIa nn an Increase of COS 6 The IIII gloss earnings were ivere lIST OIl IJ nn nil Increase of lit r whIle the time expenses H were vere tre II The ilmo chapter on liSa his h nn nil of ot lt its lis own The nInTh her of lu during the year wits Thin Tho r of ut per her persons sons killed In consequence of or o railway Wily was and the number In ln InJure Jurod Jure wan Of Ot railway employee J MO were lere and were Vere Injured With WHim respect to Q o the thu three on classes of ot these casualties were vere distributed an us follows Trainmen 1396 killed Injured switchmen and watchmen 72 killed kllc Ioro Injured Injurer other killed 19 la O oI Hi injured The Time casualties to employ em loy i es eta resulting tram from coupling and un uncoupling I coupling cars care were vere Number killed Injured m The corresponding figures for tor the tIme preceding year car were Killed J injured GiGli The Th number of or passengers killed dur during ing Irmi the year was 19 and the time number numb r Injured IlIj re The corresponding figures for tor time the Ih previous year ear were HO O killed smith and Injured In consequence of oC col eni collisions en and derailments 86 81 Were killed and 1713 Injured The total number of 01 per than antI and Hilled Willi nS not injured These figures In Include elude clude to l 1 as All I of if whom aIG were vere killed hilled IW were re Injured The flip total num nurn her ber of lit i killed nt nl highway ero eroca B lus ln s wits was ro jI Injured 1310 1300 One shows that In III the course of or thirteen yearn ending June JUlie 30 so lOO 1000 In of or railway noel u l dents perform w were re killed and amid II lid Ond were ware Injured The In ln Juiles jUlle varied 1 from fromn comparatively lively trivial Injuries to 10 those of oC n a 1 fatal diameter Th The rhe give glo some kiev Idoa of or orth this the th enormous business transacted by bythe b time the people of or this country and the lie stat statistic titles ot of show clearly that pence hiss has UH thi dangers and Its lis heroes Just ns us well 11 nit Ihl war tar or II U takes as 18 much skill courage and coolness of or Judgment to conduct CO 1111 L n II train with Its 1111 precious loath load of ot human souls or products of or In Industry ns as It does dolS to defend the th coun court country countr try tr against an Invader Were Vere vurn ob olio and all 1111 the Iho armies R wiped I out of ot ote existence e l there them would still bo ho plenty of it opportunity for tor the exercise of ot the lie most mast manly qualities yearly Nearly every er erIn lawful In till occupation of lit life lite has ban Itt Its l own oln perils to 10 brave which Is l to become own duties the faithful performance of or which Is educating and tutu ennobling |
