Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1918 — Railroads in France. [ARTICLE]

Railroads in France.

In 1869 there were in France 10,743 miles of railroad track; in 1912 there were 31,546 miles. Between 1869 and 1912 inland navigation Increased 150 per cent, while the traffic of her mercantile marine had amazingly expanded. The tonnage entering French pnrtw In 1869 is set down at -11,000,000 tons. In 1912 this had been Increased to 53,000,000 'tow.