Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1877 — Harrow Gange vs. Standard Gauge Railroads. [ARTICLE]

Harrow Gange vs. Standard Gauge Railroads.

The following table of the comparative cost per mile of standard and narrow gauge railroads in Kansas ia taken from the InterOcean : Standard Narrow gauge. gauge. Engineering $ 150 $ 150 Grading 1,350 900 Spikes 800 200 Fish-plates 250 140 Bolts.. 75 60 Ties, 2.040 to the mile 870 580 irou, 56 pounds to the yard 4,524 2,350 Bridging and culverts 550 500 Station houses, water stations, etc 400 300 Sundries,.,,,.. 300 150 Fencing 400 400 Track laying and surfacing... 500 225 Cost of mad per mile 80,009 $5,751 Bolling stock for a moderate equipiu't. 4.500 2,500 Cost of road and equipment per mile $14,169 * §8,251 Tlie iron for tho narrow gauge weighs 30 pounds to the yard. These prices are very close down to a cash basis, and subject of course to some enlargement when capital stock or bonds are to be converted into cash; but when the fact is taken into consideration that in raising a large amount of money a much greater ratio of discouut is required tlmu in raising a small amount, the relative proportions of cost between the two gaugva, uu given above, will be found not to be overestimated.