Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 202, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1911 — Indiana Third in Trolleys; Has Forty-Seven Lines. [ARTICLE]

Indiana Third in Trolleys; Has Forty-Seven Lines.

The great development traction lines jji this country is shown in statistics just issued. These statistics show that at the time they were compiled there were 1,279 traction companies in the United States, with 40,088 miles of track and 89,601 cars in service. The authorized capital of these companies was >3,135,443,005, with >2,380,011,931 outstanding. Total stocks an.d bonds authorized aggregated >7,182,718,212, with >4,682,106,217 outstanding. Of the central states, Ohio is given the lead as to the number of traction companies, with 91; Illinois second, with 85; Indiana third, with 47; lowa fourth, with 30; Wisconsin fifth, with 26; Missouri sixth, with 23;' Michigan seventh, t with 22; Kentucky eighth, with 11, and Minnesota ninth, with 9. Illinois is credited with the greatest number of cars in service.