Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1902 — BIG YEAR FOR TRACKAGE. [ARTICLE]

BIG YEAR FOR TRACKAGE.

Roads Lay More than Five Thousand Miles of Steel Kails. Railrond building iu the United States tluring 1901 was greater than-it has been for eleven years previous, the total approximating 5,057 miles of line. In ISJH) the total was 5.070, and in 11SI0 4.437 miles. The construction for the year, added to the total mileage reported previous to that, brings the total mileage of the country to approximately 199,370 miles. These are the figures prepared by the Railway Age after a painstaking compilation extending over a period of several months, and may therefore be taken to be as nearly correct as is possible in such matters. In view of the fact that the country is supposed to be pretty well provided with railway facilities aud that the community of interests is supposed to have placed a damper on new construction, the year’s total demands more than passing attention. It is noted that the Southwest takes the palm for the year, that Texas leads, with 583 miles of new line, distributed among twenty-three roads, and that the Rock Island leads all others with the longest single line of 2U5 miles, to which might well be added 128 miles of the El I’aso and Northeastern from Santa Rosa to Carrizoso, N. M., which will soon be completed. Tile Rock Island extension proper extends from Liberal, Kan., to Santa Rosa, N. M. Had it been possible to obtain rails on all orders in shops the construction would have largely exceeded thedigure. In order that the new mileage of 11)01 may bo compared with the construction of previous years the following table showing the new work by yea us since 18S7 is given: Mllcs-I Mites IKX7 ... .12,U83| 1803 1,80.’ ISHH 7,IUU| INHI ],HI? IHMII .1,21 Ml IH!»7 I.HHt 18U0 5.U7U IK)IS 3,0K--ISUI 4.2 M, IS1H» 1892 4,192| 1900 4,431 1998 2.1i3.*»i ItKtl 3.001 lst)4 I.'.Mtt