EXPLANATORY NOTE. The questions appearing in the boxing, at the head of the columns, are taken from the Form for annual report issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission to the common carriers. On the left-hand side of the table appear the names of the States having railway commissions or other officers charged with the collection of railway statistics. The letter "x" in the body of the table indicates that the question given at the head of the column is asked by the officers of the States after which it appears. The table is thus designed to show the present degree of uniformity in the railway data called for by the State and Federal Commissions. X TABLE SHOWING DATA PERTAINING TO RAILWAYS, Called FOR BY THE INTERSTATE The mark (x) in the body of this table indicates that the item noted in heading is found in the "Report for year ending June 30, 1888," are those required by the Form of the Interstate Com |