Railroad Statistics, MILEAGE, ASSETS, LIABILITIES, EARNINGS, EXPENDITURES, AND TRAFFIC OF SURFACE STEAM RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES. This table was compiled from "Poor's Manual of Railroads of the United States for 1907." $Including, in 1906, 1905 and 1904, real estate mortgages, equipment trust obligations, etc., previously included in item “unfunded debt."' COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1896-1906. YEAR. Miles Capital Stock. Bonded Debt. Gross Earnings. 1896. 180,891 85, 290, 730,567 $5,426,074,969 $1,125,632,025 $332,333,756 $242, 415. 494 881,364,854 1897 181,133 5,453,782,046 5.411.058,525 1,132,866,626 338,170,195 231,046,815 82,630,989 1898. 184.194 5.581,522.858 5,635,363,594 1,249,558,724 389,666,474 237,133,099 94,937,526 1899. 186,280 5.742,181.181 5.644,858,027 1.336,096,379 423.941,689 239,178,913 109,032,252 1900. 191,511 5,804,346,250 5,758,592,754 1.501,695,378 483,247,526 244,447,806 140,343,653 1901. 195,886 5,978.796,249 6,035,469,741 1,612,448,826 520,294.727 261.645,714 156,887,283 1902. 197,381 6.078,290,596| 6,465,290,839 1,720.814.900 560.026,277 263,237,451 178,200,752 1903. 206,876 6.355.207,335 6,722,216,517 1,908,857,826 592,508,512 278,101,828 190,674,415 1904.211.074 6.477.045,374 475.840,203 1.977,638.713 639,240,027 275.800,200 211,522,166 1905.212.624 6,741,956,825 7,821,243,106 2,112,197,770 685,464,488 270,315,290 203,675,622 1906. 218.476 7,106.408,976 7.851.107.778 2,346,640.286' 790,187,712 309, 538,574 253,340,925 SUMMARY OF RAILWAY MILEACE IN THE UNITED STATES. (From Statistical Report of the Interstate Commerce Commission.) * On basis of 2,970,038 square miles, which covers land surface" only, and excludes Alaska and Hawaii. On basis of 83.794.575 population for 1906, which is reached by adding to population of the United States in 1900, 75,994,575 (which excludes Alaska, Hawail, and persons in the military and naval service stationed abroad), an estimated annual increase of 1,300,000 for each successive year. Averages for 1898 and 1899, based on an annual increase in population of 1,304,686, the population for 1890 being 62, 947.714. Excludes mileage in Alaska (80.39) and Hawaii, Principal Railroad Systems of United States and Canada WITH A SYNOPSIS OF LAST ANNUAL REPORT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE AS SUBMITTED TO "THE WORLD ALMANAC" BY THE RAILROAD COMPANIES, First Div. Districts: Richmond, 131.65 m.; Norfolk, 289.18 m.; Wilmington, 352.19 m.; Charleston,814,59 m.; Fayetteville, 211.13 m. Total mileage, 984.15. Atlantic Coast LineR.R. [Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Second Div. Districts: Charleston, Florida, Alabama, ] 274.39 m.; Columbia, 267.37 m.; For year ending June 30, 1907. Florence, 374.56 m.; C. C. & W., Total earnings. $26,771,528 30,56 m). Total mileage, 946.88. Operating expenses 19,587,377 Third Div. Districts: Savannah,230.77 m.; Waycross, 217.60 m.; Albany, Ne earnings.. $7,184,151 251.35 m.; Montgomery, 348 42 m. Other income.. 2,673.427 Total mileage, 1.048.04. Total net income. 9,857,578 Fourth Div. Districts; Newberry, Total payments.... 9,731,708 109.14 m.; Jacksonville, 274.11 m. Surplus........... $125,870 Sanford, 247.08 m.; Gainesville, 275.67 m.; Lakeland, 297.66 m. Total mileage, 1,203.66. Grand total, all divisions, 4,182,73 m. EXPRESS Co.-Southern. m. Brownville to Caribou, 154.95 m.; Oldtown to Greenville, 76 m.: Fort Fairfield Junction to Fort. Fairfield, 13.30 m.; Ashland Junetion to Fort Kent, 94.89 m.; Caribou to Van Buren, 33.11 m.; Milo Junction to Katahdin Iron Works, 18.95 m.; Patten Junction to Patten, 5.67 m.; Caribou to Limestone, 15.72 m.; Spurs, 15.86 m.; South Lagrange to Searsport, 54.13 m.; Millinocket to East Millinocket, 8 m. Total mileage, 490.58. EXPRESS Co.-American, Main Line, Boston, Mass., to Albany, N. Y.,200 m.; Ware River Br., 49 m. Athol Br., 45 m.; Pittsfield and North Adams Br., 19 m.; Hudson and Chatham Br., 17 m.; Milford Br.. 12 m.; Webster Br., 11 m.;] other branches, 89 m. Total mileage, 392. EXPRESS Co.-American. General Officers. President, E. P. Ripley, Chicago, Ill.; Vice-Presidents, J. W, Kendrick, G. T. Nicholson and W. B. Jansen, Chicago, Ill.; General Manager, J. E. Hurley, Topeka, Kan.; Secretary, F. L. Copeland, Topeka, Kan. Assistant Secretary, L. C. Deming, New York. General Offices, Chicago, Ill., and Topeka, Kan.; New York Offices, 5 Nassau St., 377 Broadway. President, T. M. Emerson; 1st Vice-President, Alex. Hamilton, Petersburg, Va.; 2d Vice-President, C. S. Gadsden, Charleston, S. C.; 3d Vice-President, J. R. Kenly: General Manager, W. N. Royall; Secretary, H. L. Borden, New York. General Offices, Wilmington, N. C.; New York Offices, 71, 407, and 1218 Broadway. President, O. G. Murray; 1st VicePresident, George F. Randolph; 2d Vice-President, H. L. Bond; 3d Vice-President, G. L. Potter;4th Vice-President, J. V. McNeal; Secretary, C. W. Woolford; General Manager, T. Fitzgerald Manager Freight Traffic, C. S. Wight; Manager Passenger Traffic, D. B. Martin, General Offices, Baltimore, Md.; New York Offices, 2 Wall Street, 434 Broadway. General Offices B. & O. S. W. Div., Cincinnati, O.; New York Office, 2 Wall Street. President, F. W. Cram; VicePresident, Percy R. Todd. General Offices, Bangor, Me. Vice-President and General Manager, A. H. Smith, New York, Assistant General Manager, J. H. Hustis. General Offices, Boston, Mass. Principal Railroad Systems of United States & Canada.- Boston and Maine Rail- [New York, Massachusetts, , Mileage. and Operating Western Div. (Boston to Portland), Officers Columbus-Andalusia, 138 m.; Griflin- Surplus..... Central Railroad of New [New York, New Jersey, New York to Scranton, 191.67 m.: Newark Br., 10.62 m.; South Br., 15.78 m.; Perth Amboy Br., 23.56 m.; High Bridge Br. 55.80 m sundry branches in New Jersey, 23.08 m.; sundry branches in PennNew Jersey For year ending June 30, 1907. sylvania, 91.18 m.; Total earnings $25,687,403 Southern Div., 174.24 m.; Freehold Operating expenses 14.164,118 and Atlantic Highlands Div., 24.47 $11,523,285 Net earnings. m.; New York and Long Branch 1,175,653 Other receipts...... R. R..38.04 m. Total mileage, 648.44. Total net income. $12,698,938 EXPRESS CO.-United States. On New 10,428,121 Total payments... York and Long Branch R. R., Surplus.... ...........$2,270,817 Adams; United States. Ga.; 1st Vice-President, A. R. President, George F. Baer; Vice- SYSTEMS, LOCATION, AND FINANCIAL DATA. Central Vermont Ry. For year ending June 30, 1907. Divisions, Mileage, and Operating Total earnings.. $3 $33,088 Southern Div., 173.5 m.; Northern Operating expenses. 3,041,513| Div., 362.6 m, Total mileage, 587. Net earnings...... Other income. General Officers. President, Chas. M. Hays, Montreal, Can.; Vice-President, E. H. Fitzhugh; General Manager, G. C. Jones. General Offices, St. Albans, Vt.; New York Offices, 386 Broadway, 82 Wall Street, Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. [Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio. ] For year ending June 30, 1907. Main Line, 664.9 m.; Louisville Line, Total earnings.... $25,796,860 Net earnings......$9,146,554 [Illinois and Missouri.] 207.7 m.; James River Line, 229.9 EXPRESS Co. -Adams. Total Chicago and Alton R.R. Chicago to Fast St. Louis, 279.95 m.; Coal City Line, 26.92 m.; Dwight to Washington and Lacon, 80.77 m.; Bloomington to Kansas City, 361.58 m.; Mexico to Cedar City, 50.12 m.; Grove to Sherman, 50.66 m.; Roodhouse to Wann, 47.78 m.; Barnett to Eldred, 48.62 m. Total mileage, 946.40. 894 Total net income..$4,785,868 Total payments... Surplus........ 3,775,639 81.010,229 EXPRESS CO.-United States. Chicago and Eastern [Indiana and Illinois.] For year ending June 30, 1907. Total earnings.....$11,337,714| Operating expenses. 7,177,308 Now part of "Frisco System." Net earnings......$4,160,406 Other income........ 289,246 President, Geo. W. Stevens; Vice- President, S. M. Felton, Chicago, President, H. I. Miller; 1st Vice- Chicago and Northwest ern Railway. The wisconsin Div., 324.55 m.; Galena Northwestern Line." [Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming.] For year ending June 30, 1907.* $68,878,931 Total earnings.... Operating expenses 47,253,759 Net earnings......$21,625,172 Other income. 701,580 Total net income. $22,326,752 Div., 497.98 m.; Iowa Div., 569.46 in.; Total payments.... 14,496,363 EXPRESS Co.-American. [Illinois, Wisconsin, Min-Lines in Illinois, 1,680,20 m.; in Wis- consin, 223.10 m.; in Minnesota, President, Marvin Hughitt, Chicago, Ill.; Vice-President and Secretary, E. E. Osborn, New York City; Vice-Presidents, M. M. Kirkman, H. R. McCullough, J. M. Whitman, and William A. Gardner; General Manager, R. H. Aishton; Freight Traffic Manager, Marvin Hughitt, Jr.; Passenger Traffic Manager, W. B. Kniskern. General Offices, Chicago, Ill.; New York Offices, 111 Broadway. President, Geo. B. Harris; 1st Vice- General Offices of lines west of the Principal Railroad Systems of United States & Canada.— , LOCATION, FINANCIAL DATA. , Mileage, and Oel , Chicago Great West- Chicago to Louisville, 335.3 m.; Mo- Net earnings..... $1,825,415 Surplus........... $995,026 Chicago, Rock Island Chicago-Colorado Springs, 1,070.94 and Pacific Railway. [Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Indian Ter., Colorado, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana.] m.; Davenport - Terral, 830.07 m.; For year ending June 30, 1907. Mirand, 298.50 m.; Kansas City-St. Net earnings.. Other income.. Total net income $19,644,116 and El Paso Railway, 111.50 m.;| Surplus...... $8,594,195 Officers President, A. B. Stickney; Vice- Ill.; Vice-President, M. F. Plant, President, W. H. McDoel, Chicago, New York; General Manager, B. E. Taylor, Chicago, Ill.; Secretary, J. A. Hilton, New York. General Offices, Chicago, IL; New York Office, 80 Broadway. Mt. Gilead Short Line, 2 m.; Cin- For 6 mos, ending June 30,1907. Total payments.... 3,426,641 Deficit... $649,790 EXPRESS CO.-American. Chairman, Roswell Miller, New President, B. L. Winchell; 1st Vice-President, R. A. Jackson; 2d Vice-President, H. U. Mudge;3d Vice-President, W. B. Biddle; 4th Vice-President, C. W. Hillard; Vice-President, E. L. Pollock; Secretary, George H. Crosby. General Offices, Chicago, Ill.; New York Offices, 115 and 401 Broadway. President, W. H. Newman; Vice- |