Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1884 — Railway Construction. [ARTICLE]

Railway Construction.

Advance sheets of The Railway Age show the following record of railway construction during the year 1883: We complete this week our detailed statement, by roads, of the new track laid in the United States during the year 1883. The compilation of these statistics involves a great amount of correspondence, and it is impossible to make a complete report at the end of the year. These final figures, however, do not differ very greatly from those given in our issue of Dec. 27, 1883. At that time we stated the total mileage for the year, so far as reported, at 6.606 miles. This we have since increased by 61 miles, onr record now showing the amount of new track laid during 188 Jto have been 6,870 miles. The folio wing*is our summary, by States: States. Miles. States. Miles. New England States— Kentucky.,;. 127.6 Maine 4L2, Pacific Belt— Vermont..; 22.0 California..'. .231.0 Massachusetts 18.0 Oregon. 196-3 Connecticut 3.0 Arizona 156,0 Eastern M. States— Idaho -.....282.0 New York*. 399.2; Wt0ht0gt0nTy....161.0 New Jersey.; 7.5! Missouri Belt— Pennsylvania 363.5; Minnesota. 167.5 Middle W. States— llowa. 231.4 Ohio *.349.0 Arkan5a5. ......... .198.5 Indiana . 180.3Louisian* ........238.1 Michigan........... 421.31 Kansas Belt—Wisconsin. 218.8 Nebraska 199.2 Southern States- Kansas 1*4.0 Virginia. 98.1 Indian Territory... 12.8 North Carolina.... 52.0'TexM...:.......... 68.5 South Carolina.... 40.5) Colorado Belt— Georgia ........... 65.5;C010rad0........... 88.8 Florida. 245. * Montana...... 413.0 Alabama. 181.0! New Mexic0...,.,.. BLO Mississippi.......,.26l;UUtah 160.0 Tennessee.......... 40.01 Work oh the Washington monument has been resumed. ! i :