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MILES OF RAILWAYS IN OPERATION AND THE INCREASE OF MILEAGE IN THE UNITED STATES EACH CALENDAR YEAR, VARIOUS YEARS, FROM 1830 TO 1897 [From Poor's Railroad Manual]
Calendar Year Miles in Opei-ation at Knd of Year Increase 516 1,656 1,837 Calendar Year Miles in Operation at End of Year Increase Calendar Year Miles in 0])erati()n at ICnd of Year Increase 18:30 1840 1850 1860 23 2,818 9,021 30,626 1870 1880 1890 1893 52.022 166,691 177,485 6,o7S (;.7I2 5,34.5 2,297 1894 1S95 1S96 1897 179,393 lso,912 182,000 184,603 1,908 1,519 l,6ss 2,094
LENGTH OF RAILWAY LINES AND COST OF CONSTRUCTION, VARIOUS YEARS, 1873 TO 1897
[ Pre par ed for Treasury Department by John P. Meany, editor of Poor's Railroad Manual] Length Cost of Construction Total Cost of Year of Construc- tion per Lines Capital Funded Floating Total • Stock Debt Debt Liabilities Mile Miles Dolhn-s Dollars Dolla rs Dollars Dollars 1873 . . 70.278 1,947,638.584 1,836,904,450 a 3,7iyi,5t3,034 h 5;3,851 1880 92,147 2,708,673,375 2.530,874,943 102,489,939 5,402,038,257 58,624 1890 163,359 4,590,471,560 5,055,225,025 375.228, 0;30 10,020,925,215 61,343 1891 107,846 4,751,750,498 5,180,227,024 345,051,807 10,277,029,329 61,229 1892 171,805 4,863,119,073 5,400.955,004 285,212,887 10,555,280,964 61,496 1S93 175.442 5,021,576,551 5,510,225,528 409,909,045 10.941,711,122 62.367 1S92 178,054 5.027,604.717 5,605,775,764 382,927,834 11,016,308,315 61,871 lb95 179,821 5,182,121,999 5,fr40,942,567 418,505,092 11,241,569,65s 62,515 1896 178,549 5,290,730,507 5,416,074,969 339,502,302 11,046,307,8:38 61,867 1S97 . . 179,718 5,453,782,398 5,405,457,522 374,289,005 11,233,529,588 62,500
a Total capital stock and funded debt. & These figures show total stocks and bonds per mile.
TRAFFIC EARNINGS OF RAILWAY LINES, VARIOUS YEARS, 1873 TO 1897 [Prepared for Treasury Department by John P. Meany, editor of Poor's Railroad Manual]
Year Gross Traffic Earnings Percentage of Gross Traffic Earn- ings to Total Liabilities. Net Traffic Earnings From Passengers From Freight Miscella- neous Total Gross Receipts 1873 1880 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 Dollars 137.3^4,427 147.65:3,003 272.:320.961 290,799,696 293,557,476 310,442,870 275,352,190 260.929,741 265.313,258 253,557,936 Dollars 3s0.035.508 467.74>.02s 7:34,>21.7;f3 754,185.010 794,526.500 808.494. 66>> 700,477,409 743,784,451 770,424,01:3 780,351,0:39 Dollars ( �) (a.) 71.602.r45 ^o.:40,2O0 ^11, 052. St 4 ss,lOS,4SS 91,113,759 N7.6sl.'245 S9,>04,7f4 S9,(>30,791 Dollars 526,419,0:35 613,7:33.610 1.07s.s-35.3:39 1.125.5:34,815 1.160.o36,!i40 1,207,106,026 1,006. 943, :35S 1,092,:305,437 1,125.6:32,025 1,123,546,666 11.4 10.8 11.0 11.1 11.0 9.7 9.7 10.9 10.0 Dollars ls:3.sl( �,.502 255,,")5",5,'")5
- 341,ti60,369
- 350, 807,370
352,817,405
- 358.(>4.s,918
317,757,:399
- 323, 196,454
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- 32,:3:33.756
- 3:38,170,195
a Included in foregoing.
h Total stocks and bonds only reported.
