Expenditures of the Russo-Japanese war / by Gotaro Ogawa.

222 ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR
AVERAGE MILEAGE AND FARES PER CAPITA, 1901-I904
Miles covered by passengers, Fares averaged per passenger
average per capita per mile in MO a
Y e a r - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _
Tokaido Nippon Sanyo Tokaido Nippon Sanyo
lines lines lines lines lines lines
I901......23.42 20.58 27.40 I47 129 I20
1902......24.04 20.65 27.75 156 I47 I24
1903......25.62 21.66 31.51 I51 152 I14
I904......32.13 26.34 40.55 140 136 99
a1Ioo0mo =I sen.

That the long-distance passengers suddenly increased on
all lines in I904, and yet the average fares showed a decrease,
is evidence of the transportation of troops. As regards the
freight traffic, it showed more or less increase throughout the
lines.
FREIGHT TRAFFIC, I90I-I905
State railways Private railways
Year Total Freight Total Tokaido Nippon Sanyo
tonnage rates tonnage lines lines lines
Tons Yen Tons Tons Tons Tons
1901... 2,787,11 I3 5,498,523 I11,773,7I9 1,973,377 2,143,222 750,874
1902... 3,317,45 7 5,646,586 I2,96i,053 2,251,450 2,385,305 869,435
1903... 3,745,652 6,465,092 14,290,942 2,320,031I 2,666,500 1,035,794
1904... 4,016,758 7,826,813 I15,603,008 2,340,322 2,693,097 1,326,849
1905... 4,782,505 9,091,322 I17,1I59,950 2,811,562 3,282,774 1,501,325
The increase in freight traffic must also have been due to
the transportation of war supplies and not of ordinary goods.
Average miles per ton Average rate per ton
of goods of goods per mile
Y e a r- _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _
Tokaido Nippon Sanyo Tokaido Nippon Sanyo
lines lines lines lines lines lines
190...... 86.68 I05.05 86.68 190 197 97
1902...... 84.58 103.28 112.20 186 199 79
1903..... 87.23 100.69 120.79 i8o 191 8
1904.1.... 09.01 107.77 112.72 177 184 I15