The following table gives the summary of accidents to persons in the United States for the years 1912 and 1913, as compiled by the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Summary of Casualties to Persons, Years Ending June 30.

ACCIDENTS UPON STREET RAILWAYS.

During the year 1913, four (4) passengers were killed and seventy-nine (79) injured; eight (8) employees injured; eight (8) other persons killed and twenty-eight (28) injured, maka total of twelve (12) persons killed and one hundred and fifteen (115) injured.

During the 1912, one (1) passenger was killed and seventytwo (72) injured; one (1) employee killed and ten (10) injured; six (6) other persons killed and fourteen (14) injured, making a total of eight (8) persons killed and ninety-six (96) injured.

In comparing the data for the two years it will be seen that there was an increase of four (4) persons killed and nineteen (19) injured, during the year ending June 30, 1913.

The following table shows the number of accidents upon the street railways, and the roads upon which they occurred.

EMPLOYEES AND WAGES.

STEAM RAILROADS.

The total number of persons in Maine employed by railroad corporations operated by steam for the year ending June 30, 1913, including general officers was 10,813, or 180 more than

in 1912.

The total number excluding general officers was 10,779, an increase of 177.

The total number of days worked, excluding general officers, was 3,360,022, against 3,278,600 in 1912, an increase in the number of days worked of 81,422.

The total amount of wages paid, excluding general officers, was $7,801,748.53, and including general officers $7,946,881.64. The average daily wages, excluding general officers, were $2.32+, an increase of six cents per day over wages paid in 1912.

It is of interest to note that in 1904 the average daily wages paid, excluding general officers, were $1.86, an increase in ten years of forty-six cents per day or 24+ per cent.

STREET RAILWAYS.

The number of persons, excluding general officers, employed upon the street railways for the year ending June 30, 1913, was 1781, as against 1795 in 1912. These employees received wages amounting to $1,125,851.36.

The number of persons, including general officers, was 1825, as against 1840 in 1912, and they were paid wages to the amount of $1,189,800.41.

The number of general officers reported by the railway companies was 44. They received $63.949.05 in wages.

MILEAGE OF STREET RAILWAYS.

Mileage of Street Railways and where Operated.

NAME.

Aroostook Valley Railroad. Presque Isle to Washburn and Presque Isle
Junction to Washburn Junction, to New Sweden..

Miles.

24.86

Atlantic Shore Railway. Biddeford to Kennebunk, Springvale, Sanford, thence to Kennebunkport and Cape Porpoise, Kittery to York Beach, Kittery to Eliot, Berwick, York Corner, Salmon Falls and Dover, N. H. Bangor Railway & Electric Company. In Bangor and to Oldtown, Winterport and to Charleston..

90.41

57.22

4.12

7.61

Benton & Fairfield Railway. Fairfield to pulp mills in Benton..
Biddeford & Saco Railroad. City of Biddeford and to Old Orchard.
Brunswick & Yarmouth Street Railway. Brunswick to Yarmouth, via
Freeport....

Calais Street Railway. In city of Calais and to St. Stephen, N. B.

Cumberland County P. & L. Co. (Lessee, Portland R. R.) City of Portland to
Cape Elizabeth, to city of Westbrook and Gorham and South Windham, to
Yarmouth and from Portland to Old Orchard.

15.80

7.00

82.52

Fairfield & Shawmut Railway. Fairfield to Shawmut..

3.10

Fryeburg Horse Railroad. Maine Central Railroad, Fryeburg to West Ox-
ford Agricultural Fair Grounds and Chatauquan grounds...
Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville Street Railway. Cities of Lewiston and
Auburn; Lewiston, Topsham, Brunswick, Bath and Turner, also Au-
gusta to Gardiner, Gardiner to Lewiston; Augusta to Togus, Augusta
to Winthrop via Lake Cobbosseecontee and Augusta to Waterville.
Norway & Paris Street Railway. From Norway to South Paris..

3.00

139.34

2.13

Rockland, South Thomaston & St. George Railway. From Rockland to
Crescent Beach....

4.11

Rockland, Thomaston & Camden Street Railway. City of Rockland to
Camden, to Thomaston and town of Warren...

21.17

Somerset Traction Company. From Skowhegan to Madison...

12.20

Waterville, Fairfield & Oakland Railway. In Waterville, to Fairfield, to
Oakland..

10.50

Total.

485.09

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.

STREET RAILWAY CORPORATIONS.

The gross assets of the several companies on June 30, 1913, were $32,733,851.12. The several classes of assets and the increase in each class as compared with the same companies in 1912 are shown in the following table.

The gross liabilities on the same date, including capital stock, were $31,949,780.44. The several kinds of liabilities, and the amount of each compared with the same companies in 1912 are shown in the following table.

It will be seen by comparing the last two tables that there

was an increase in the gross assets of $4,878,461.90, and an increase in gross liabilities of $4,420,001.64.