Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 156, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1910 — Census Figures Show Rapid Growth in Interurban Railroads. [ARTICLE]

Census Figures Show Rapid Growth in Interurban Railroads.

The remarkable developement of electric railroad lines in Indiana is clearly seen from the. statistics compiled by the census bureau, which were made public today. The statistics cover the five years between 1901 and 1907—an area of great interurban expansion in the United States. Concerning the developement in various states the census bureau says: “The greatest actual increase in the new trackage in any state reported was Ohio, the increase amounting to 1,337.36 miles. The next largest increases were in Indiana with 1,272.15 miles; Pennsylvania with 1,184.39 miles; Illinois with 1,096.15 miles, and New York, with 1,011.29 miles. The largest relative gain occurred in Idaho, where the track increased from 3.50 miles in 1902 to 73.09 miles in 1907, or 1,988.3 per cent. The smallest actual increase—three miles—was reported by South Dakota, while the lowest rate of Increase Is shown by the District of Columbia and Montana. “The large gains in the mileage of track in Ohio, Indiana, California and Illinois can be credited mainly to development of interurban lines, while the increase in Pennsylvania and New York are due to the growth of both urban and interurban lines.”