, 1875-09-28

frF each Te:r tiLLu t.,p br f,,i,r.

m. ."t'' <: tho beginning II 1873 wns dts.
tfth'iten 4:;1fl,' tao rect ."'s Ut tho COUNTY, an
f:l'oi;h !: wv f.nglan' States 5.a5l miles:
Nitile H.ats", la.s;t rAl:*; Wu.teru t;,atcs
323A' ,rms: s'uetrrn s.t's., Hi.
lnle'; Ia"tic Sta.r.. .a,l,7 nl:e-. Iiuuo,.,
lr- IL III tie number Ut nilre u saJ,,ay in
oopc:A't?n. s'aslng G.3.i, AID /. fo,l, sul l,v
aa.i Ohi" "i:h 4,1us.
; f"rs 1tis encouragement OF rai'road.buil.lJr.
;; Lcn6Iehd l1aA. ut yArious t1Hlrs rince S"nk -
ls7l wllen it estabiie!lt] a tEeaet"1t By grant
lE l.51J. .'t5i acreA Of iaut to tho IIino,. fc,t
!fai. gwen grant total IT 2I7 si7i73 scres t,f
public landh FIR li&c putI"Hed.
lh total liabilities ii all thesc roads Is k3,-
11! l2hoji. rr pno'l1hlf mors thn. tic iIeh.ctl-
ne1A Hf tib thitc'i Ssasr. about wl,ci, W. grosn
wf 70 *I732i1,0!5 or Is pei rant OH Ito cost IT
! construction. The operating e1penaos wo1o
S3I7, iHEs2+ or III per cent M tho eruus earn.
inrA. Iht leaves slG5. ."7i a. MS: earnings,
which u :J.2' TT ctnt OF tho ca:i,aI invretftl.
During the Jcur sGi.lls.l .l5l unA t,s1l III fliri-
dends or al average Ut lltte lcts that 4 uer
cout Oh tho capital aiock.
rNouRl.,s }:lrrwHtIE.
IGe tlFat l4oAG0n liti1 the tFeepw wic;, Rail.
road, opentd 10 Deptfora in February, 1855. It
"as ofse'e'l AZ 4 r!low. with band of nIlsician,
at each efrl. dressed III tho glr!, Of beet-eaters
70 'raw rasa:fEtr.. 4 tlal rrused that t wae i
Tcrmnlens attrRc.ion, AMI l>nrrei-orGaa was
nnon substituted Mt tho Dcptfnld end, for tia
bAntlH OF eof-caterb. This nl.o and the band
at tho London end, were Annlly withdrawn but
for long time. In fact until quito recently, q
bugler waa Kept to 1lav tho traus III ard out OF
tho station, OUT Of Difference to the old htaye-
coach cl!Hton Another popularity Ut this early
ro!I, hriaihE, too. out Of The custom OF hghted
streets: wa4 tho pnc,nE Of row Of laru,s ou each
SIDE o1 the road, throughout lts entire leug:h.
AZ though tue light wero necessary Tor the ell
gtne to find fts track. Or far the p.ehangeIs
t. pick out aaft spot on which to fail, il, c.4.
Ut catastrophe. fLe i:.rt elcYcn mnn h. the
rnat carried +36,7 10 rnsscugert. III ri; tho
number had Increased to 1ut 900 nJn carried IN
AMI ont Of London nleno VIII, j.tnu daly local
trains IN ami out, daily. Tho city having spread
out n the way Of suburbs till lts popnation g.
sided on 6.0 nlaase miles. Duiug the aano
year in tho whoIo Of Great 1;7ltaip tho1o were
"a: 29Jt ts5 tsastengelB carried ou ansa tickets,
and 81. ih5. 500 on periodical tickets. making i.
tosal Of 3la,G33 2Gs, moro than tot, i0urueys
TOR each me1l. wo1nan. and chld on tho ls.a:1ds.
II Ia s!it'icut tn grasr these figures; but m mr.
fFozImate ldct may hn Eus hr considering that
counttnE ona each second. twelve lloure day, |.
would Fe0'Nso mofo than twenty years tu emu
n,erate tlen,.
In 16Gs. there wero over 10o.00o n,ies Ut rail
Ways IN the world. or enough 10 make
fufn C0NiLETK CINcEIrs or THE uLcEE,
anu It ls Bafu tt Ray lint since TINT time cuoHel
moro Lave bean kl,,lt 10 complete another irun
circuit. Tho Old World a. that tinIo had over
g. Mo miles il operation, Of which England had
13:9io: Germany and Aurtsia. 1892 France.
p,G2f lndia 9,f37. with 2.n00 rnder contract.
sp4ip 3,1Gl swoaon, l.1oo /; Hnesia, 2sop; nel..
E!nan, . 1,o73; lta's; a!52 Sutherland. 7o5;
titne had z, 2AJ miles in operation.
SAFETY Or RAILROAD rRAyEI.
il IL, and has been. quito the 9aallion to epeaii
Of the ttanseis Of rHl!roal ttayol hut n fnw
comparisons will fho@ tho fGliacy Of tho ns-
numtion, aud prove t. INV Sane mai, that lie III
saftr IN railway car running at Tho rate Of CO
miles m hour, than by his own lirestde. The
accident insurance companies have probed this
ta!lacy by inslr,ug persons for long trips cover
ing very considerable rnins, for merely nom-
nal fec. This Illustration Of tho comparative
safety Of railway travel III very plain aud, a, tho
sano time, vcry startling tie chanees that one
Will DO struck by lightning or Ls hanged arc
considered extremely femote; yet STATISTICS
SHOW TINT they arc thirty 70 ono as compared
With the danger If being killed In railroad ac-
ctaont. OF tho 3l3 Ga9.Gs who travelled Oh rail-
Ways IN England III lsG6. but tlllccn were killed
Stated III another foru, tho proposition stands
II d man could begin travelling at his birkh and
could travel continually, having his life contin-
ucd until ho should be killed on board the casA
the probabilities would give him an existence for
b0,0U0 years. Or enough to ,nake aIoshusa!ch d
nero s:rlp!luH hy comparison.