The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser., 1853-12-06
Railroads in tho United States.

the atteguon ol uar readers To tue pefu-W tl
this article but IN hooking over paper upon
this sulject in the abstract Of thc Seventh
Census, we have lallon upon few lacts, which
at the risk ofbeing tedious we will venture to
lay before our readcss;
"From the best information accessible, at
the beginning Of the year 1852, there were 7
lO,sli miles Of rairiad completed in the |
United States, aud lo0s6, in the c"uoe Of
construction.
"Oa the first day ci January, 1853. there
were lS,206 miles in operation, aud l2,8si
miles in the progress OF construction, making
n total when completed Of 2d,9lT miles. Ohio !
is the greatest railroad State IN Union AT
! the commencement Of the year We hNl 1895
miles Of rood IN operation, aud l,175 m prog
rcss, making total Of 9,l4o. AZ an average
cost Of $4,000 per mile thls viii require the
expenditure ii SOS s5o00 00ol New York had
Z 2i2s miles IA operation and but gif III prog-
ness, making m aggregate Of 3,o47 or 9l miles
/ less than Ohio.
fhe average cost Of European rmlroads .
/ &l30,300 per mile that Of American, S3f807
/ the latter, however, vii not exceed SIS 20u,
I its supposed, including the course Of constrsc-
/ ton.
The first road Of any importance TO the
United States was built between Charleston,
S. c.. and Augusta on the Savannah River
and was finished in 1883 It, cost was only
G, 700 per mile. including MI equipments.
"up 10 1913 only about 0000 miles Of
railroad had been Guishel IN the United States
fSiuce that date, n We have seen, more than
1000 miles have been added TO the completed
road. and moe than 10000 ma'n the process
a building
The 2.7s0 miles Of New England roads
have cost 80 millions, about $4,000 per
mile. The ayeraee.cost in the Middle States,
4 about 10000 while $4,000 has been
considered u reasonable estimate for the New
States,
> 1.-The principal points upon the Atlantic
coast, to which the railroads which intenect
y the interior Of the United States, converge, are
; Portland in Maine Boston, New York, Phila.
delphia. Baltimore, Norfolk. Charleston, aud
Savannah, Mobile, anl New Orleans, on Che
Gulf These enterprises are divided ~ tailow'
lN. The roads connecting Portland with
. the British Provinces aud through the ST
r Lawrence ard the Lakes with the Weston
h States.
2d. Those from Boston westward, connect
ing Mt Albany, with the roads Of central New
y York, aud by the more northern route with
'- Montreal.
IS 3l. The New York and Erie road which
n will soon be SO extended rs 70 connect the
= Hudson and tie Mississippi.
4th. The Pennsylvania central road iroH
, philadeIphi passing westward through ,lit
Y burg, aud through Ohio, lnlana, aud llpo
to ST. Louis.
9Th. TIE Baltimore and Ohio railroad pas
/, sing through Maryland and Virginia to Wheel
y ING, thence westward by various lines.
!. 9th. The Virginia roads intend 10 estahsI
!, communications between the tide water am
n the interior, aud 10 continue westward thr0ugl
~ Tennessee 70 tie Mississippi.
v 7th The Charleston and Savannah road
posing through South Carolina arl Geofgi
10 and reaching the level Of the Mississippi b
"a ,iie valley Of the Tcuna-see river.
4. 9Th The Mobile and Ohio ralroad wbia
!. viii even ualy connect Lake Michigan, git
u the Gull Of Mexico by a straight ue, ol eeye
10 hundred miles long
az Thus il will be seen that the obstacles pr,
- sente by Mature 70 tie unimpelcl ntercour'
y. between the West and Sea Coast are 10 be er
{, tircly overcome, while the pers Of the tor
;s urous currents Of the Mississippi may be ayoll
~ ed bv tie means Of communication opone
ri between the northwestern States and the Gu
n. The great cap sheaf to the American raliroa
80 enterprise Is nnqncstionabiy the road from ii
bo Mississippi to Pacific. That this magHiiieeI
4, road will be completed and in successful 0pe
oJ alton before tie expiration Of ten years, seen
If scarcely to admit Of any further doubt.
a, When il h remembered tliat the aggrega
.at cost Of this gigantic road wvud not, On Il
A. average Of our roads in Ohio eyeeeA 81 mi
IN lion. VIII 'cl IS only about one fourth more tbs
!. has been expended upon the Erie niIroad,.
y, even upon the supposition that the cost shoa
m, reach double that amouut, no one will dou
,re that its construction by reason Of the want
ia sufficient means.
at. Upon its construction, the circuit Of q
a earth can be completed 10 93 days. The {
.go loving is the estimate
,yn From New York 90 san Francisco days
an From San Francisco to Hong Kong %
ok Frm II Jng Kong to Calcutta,
inc From Calcutta b Bombay, IS
From Bombay to England, S5
From England to New York, 10
for The immense advantages which would
ilh suit 10 the United States from the construct
oh. of this road have been laid before our pe6I
aze By the most jliieious and the abess minds
ing the country. We will not venture upon th
les, reputatig. a more dazzling reward has NJ
the er been Held out to ii4e enterprise Of any P,
tile pie.
ae The aggregate amount expended upon
EZRA railroads IN the Uuited States. in operation
the 3lst Of December, 1891, was 272.770,O
Probable cost Of those 10 progress 100000
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