, 1869-01-06

It Will thus De seen ttat since and including
the year 1853. rho year 9! thu trrmi1aton Of the
t1ructed IN the Entel states. AID th4t the pses-
tnt ratio OF increase II more than douh Bile the ay.
erasc OF railroad history ps1or TO ls60. tyz: Hiss
On ,he other hand, the average ANIMAL tnc1csse
Of railroads IN Great Britain from 1870 70 1875.
was enly 81 miles. ana in France during the
An analysis Of the rullEay system Of the United
States, witch has been made for the dEet me dur
so onsea 81 insaS
| troveIiihle data, would seem fabasoue. Tins the
Of 1s eaniDss to Of To- s
| slater. about % per cent. lie railroads OF the
lille more Than four ears, and hls ratio OF gross
| carnines o cast If stesuily increaa1ng with lhe
increase OF the railway r5Etcn and t:aIac OF the
| Again, "the average number os tons OF freight
carried upon the railroads Of TIE country Is cs-
PEI M I6' m oa
u Sew YoTk. sloo ions ; srd that Of PenEssiva.
q At se cose Il 1851
the above estimate, was equivalent 70 7s,565, ,9oo
and II We deduct from this amount It, 100 TONS
for coal nna other cheap material, and IN equal
dlt there Will be lefs Is 4ss 90 tons of
o.Sa II liz TSsa a9Hai ~ e.n h
yaiac Of SEQ vi ton for this tonnage, thc total
anLuol valuc Of lhe merchandise traffic OF a1l the
| roads n present equals $7,17a,aJONN"
The total amount Of tonnage transported on all
tie roads tae couLtsy for Tue ye 1851. il vsti.
oeoI5o = iops' o If f.o1a ,his ~ We aedrci aW5S65
tore for toal and other ehcsp materials, snd 1,0o5-
Lo0 tone fol- dVpAcsuont, There viii BE- left mar.
chandisa tonnage nHB g0D Qo9 t0us In 18a1 agnllst
a. ass OG0 TOES in l6GT. The rate or lncfeaAa In
this period, therefore, has been equal TO 500 pc.
ans gaaa M ",
in The yaiue OF the 1ailRay ner.handsec Of the
ecnn'ry IN ti.teeq 5ssrs eas ;o nssq @ IS ooo
tofa ne1esse has taken pa:e IN sae t seven ~ yeass
: Tic srcressed movement on tho tailways Of thf
uritcd Sta.c. which IN the m.in ieprrs mis- in
= shs pro.fcss ii the development Of tue country
Tbn III eyWSnGs Il hS Ten
,T1sh3 fW;th aacraasa rsfher tnon m fncTesss -
reiebt Iatee1 na,n Of e1csl usr cent as como,r
4 Mns carninT, 81 he core tsronnine montL. fn
th1 5sas is TaEnS & alio H. INC %oEem e. 9ss c2 n
anu Ganas ~ ~ ana uG atale ~ " tssm to1h @
a. q f.s f.
y tnrrsoe srcres..9 rn,n IA ai7 tcns IN 1sa !,
;, N "a .xMan 1sGS. an 1ncresss OF 1sl nrr crftl
e While thr aunual value of me tor nnye thus move
Increased from 1886 BIG 5D5 III 1855. TO Ta3 $50
i :t7 IN 1867, . GAIN o asi pei ccat.
j. An examination Of thu railroad statistics OF th
! | Whole eouutrY for lhe above period further Ind
A. caes that fur1pe The leu yc4rH above referred t.
or or from 1858 10 1865. the Increase OF tounAp
~ necn a, nate sixteen times greater han Tic raj
J. Of tbc Increase OF popuRuon.
lc 7tit9rapAic Hteitsion.-rnc scecu. e1t ension
H. the felecreLhIc system Of the Uu1ted states Is
~ | norttu 70 BE- appfo1 lsuatcly us follows:
d. 1s6R, miles o! wire. OK
IL 1867, miles OF wire ..,....,..... 8 D.
4 sGS, miles Of wire. ,V
c. Rrnrct1oE or srArxpEnrs.
4. As .afo.dinE soIo further ltdlcauvn of the M
IN eicner, as In bis former report, wo1ld hero "a
lc attention to the progress y hlch han besn mad
auFne the pat Sar IN .ue sSa1e'on Of ths i
n | great part by reaeon OF the wnr. Thus, fot G.
smple; the reduction Of tho debt Of ths State
+" NeW Hampshire: for The year 1868 was per cen
ol Vermont. 1862 per cent as against TT per Gel
20 10 ~ io.; ol Fhouc lsaCd ~. nrr cent, Connec,
81 en1 Isl PEI eenl heni1cky, II per cent Ono.
's- ~ pes cent; Daring The years 1851 ana 1868 Il
siaie Q; ineis tednsea her debt ~ pr cen
ne largest State tncebtednsss reuueed her debt d1
~ lnR s tuG nsss ycas 20 INC eItent OK a52ut 10
on tor H. - NJ. Wa seopen9e oi1 pef C.
10 Meny.t nj ~ w. Mest NlsEinll h.ItocKY 10y
a,n Msson'in, soo Sensasxa aEd Ansesota have At
1an "n n1eeem. Mms p,ss,cally no indsbsedness:
srt ena, ~ th's teasaenss Amaoe 10 the
niy e ~ .s.. LIE .spo.s, n.atheu =.
AoEsciLs CONCERNED IN ooh RATIONAL DEVIL
lea , Ataf
Al. Cns enelsct .! tass poiut o. our inquiry IL
thn Hc.lay u atle1t on II 1s tnh: To what az
rst stss oSi sesnIoEly laoGloos hatlonAl dcVel
lsGu esa5 Is to oS felefIed 70 poat,rs leRtslat1t
t;rn3,n n an9w5s s, 10 enls ,sto ,; .sd tss a ~
-. nesn manly t~o. s1A.: a1st, great natural
81 sources @ in ..spset to aDunaant aud fesnle te
,en, , non, senndst. ,1 ~ and cheap rsE ns1e.,al,
nen ascn,,{ coa ~tsoat ra ~ IiIsa!a1nty OF emats
befs1oiose hss ei1 sn and &c cspssi. oVss ~
N Almost centilrtts frnc and unrestts,ued to W
an hsee e sss N @
stng ]urcta VIZ, continued tulu1 OF ropulsi1o on