Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1869 — The Railroads of the World at the End of the Year 1868. [ARTICLE]

The Railroads of the World at the End of the Year 1868.

The Commercial and Financial Ohronide gives the following table of the miles of railroad in the several countries of the world, their cost per mile, the number of square miles and number of inhabitants to each mile of railroad: hr* -s? fc-gji-j-y Sutes. !miles, mile. mile. North T ~ America. “ —— r America 49,947 $44,955 71.04 878,15 Dom. of Canada. Ontario 1,407 78,814 104 08 1.804.51 Quebec 575 74 811 866.00 0.854.00 N. Brunswick. 000 30,771 119 88 1.411.61 Nova Scotia... 145 47 909 198.79 0,687.00 Mexico 209 54,900 0,805.14 40,886.58 West India Islands. Cuba.., 481 50.108 109.69 8,389.89 Jamacla 14 07,941 446.43 8,151.85 South Akskica. „„ Colombia 48 188,087 10,878.38 58,080.68 Venczoela 80 86,210 18.884.66 89,580.79 British Guayana. 60 90,819 1.605.00 0.688.77 Brazil 510 901,167 5,8»7.49 19,019.14 Paraguay 40 80.790 1,874.08 01,789.18 Peru 101 60.410 4,987.05 04.890.1 S Ctatu 394 61,809 684.01 4,897.93 Argentine Republic >Bl 53,918 486. as 5,481.75 Bubofi U. K. of tit. Britain and Ireland 14.247 176.960 860 9,066.10 French Empire.. 0 934 158.714 91.96 8.768 06 Spain 3,409 107.156 58 09 4.675 00 Portugal 500 101,817 69 89 7.689.50 Swiss Republic.. 897 87.139 17 00 0,814.00 Italy 4,109 93,106 94.60 6,05409 Roman State*... 916 86,3 7 91.06 3,906 51 Prussia 5,926 106,171 28.54 8,981.70 N.German States (other) 1.811 89,317 18.57 4,81568 S German States 0,68 t 87,659 16 58 8.179 50 Austrian Empire 4 409 73.915 54.24 7.854 89 Belgium 1,703 106 987 609 9.9^1.88 Holland 881 97.201 15.46 4.940.07 Sweden 1,194 60.888 140.80 8.445.60 Norway 44 90,174 9,800 68 98,669 96 Denmark 401 57,114 86.52 4,010.91 Russia (In Europe 4,817 160,990 466.84 15,966.78 Turkey (in Europe 819 46.799 699.50 49.995.89 Greece 100 60,000 901.66 18,958.40 Asia. Turkey in Asia.. 148 48.701 4,708.40112,987.76 Persia 100 60.000 5.900.00100.000.00 British India.... 4,000 05,769 840.67 43.86412 Java 100 75,000 609.80186 441.17 Ceylon 87 61,686 667.57 48,406.18 Africa. _ ■ ; Egypt....—™. 488 96,504 880.84 5,841.88 Algeria.. 08 66,908 7,867.81861,408.56 Cape Colony. .. 86 90.108 1.411.78 8.599.86 Natal 2 59,71110,000 00| 75,000.06 Australia. Victoria.. 400 118,819 212.99 1.404.98 New 8. Wales... 174, 80.P08I 1,888 09 9,177.79 Queensland 100: 99.600 6,647.06 685 41 South Australia., 87, 50,108 4,405.75 1,613 97 New Zealand ...| 17| 87,709 6,964.70! 10,815.12 RECAPITULATION. North America.. 44,8021 45,6561 98.041 1,100.96 West India la- f lands 445 50.318; 190.991 4,948.88 South America.. 1.424! 116.880 4,128.831 14.775.98 Europe 58,660 180,878 64 00 6,018.11 Asia 4,474 90,708; 666.67 49 450 89 Africa 683194.9881 919.5* 10,83911 Australia 789| 98 0881 9,000.001 1,684.09 Ag’te. In W0r1d.i109.177l 99.1941 8.35X86