Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1878 — Vanderbilt’s Roads. [ARTICLE]

Vanderbilt’s Roads.

The following railroads on this continent, are now controlled by William H. Vanderbilt and those associated with him: Miles. Hew -York Central and Hudson river: New York to Buffalo andbrancUes ....1,000 Lake Shore and Michigan Southern : Buffaloto Chicago and branches 1,117 Canadaßouthern: Bhffalo to Detroit and Toledo, and branches. 450 Michigan Southern: Detroit to Chicago and branche5............ 801 Rochester and State line: Rochester to Salamanca 108 Atlantic and Great Western: Salamanca to Dayton and Cincinnati, and branches 683 Total miles owned or controlled 4,039 The Rochester (N. Y.) Democrat , alIridihg to' the railroad interests controlled 'by Mr. Vanderbilt, says : “It is also reported he is aiming to obtain the Wabash railroad. Without he would 'have 4,039 miles to the 4,696 of the Pennsylvania system; with it 4,727 —thus placing the Vanderbilt system at the head of the railway-systems of the Mad.” , - The country has $450,000,000 invested in 10,000,000 milch cows, whose annual product is worth $275,142,585, when the last cotton crop was worth only $200,000,000,