Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1912 — United States Far Ahead. [ARTICLE]

United States Far Ahead.

In proportion to its population, the United States has much greater transportation facilities than Great Britain. The area of this country is 24 times that of the United Kingdom, while the density-of population is less than onetwelfth. Yet, on proportion to area, this country has over two-fifths the miles of line and one-fourth the miles of track of the United Kingdom. In proportion to population, the United States has over five times the miles of line and three and one-third times the miles of track of the United Kingdom.