The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-06
MANY INTERESTING FACTS.
AZ EPfTOME or THE MOST RECENT
IyENTS IN LRT ND SCIENCE


tlem.st rcernti ac;s in science md industry.
eod m,rrrst.u. enI valuable statistics relating
10 various departments 81 human activity
They are all obtained from sources which afford
sguaran,cc # tAcir correctness.
Mr. William H. Vanderbilt says TINT the
rs.iroa a. % vs. sting lH the nitrd Siatcsl. II
crowded tAr.r 'uil 81 ruia its. could do four
times The husiurss 90 Tho country"
The crn-e 'aralrt- 10 uii ihr ruilr0nGs IN tho
unr.d states r'p.r%rl i"r ISL. wcre fil2-
~ the small Il gross ,a. NM. since 1872. when
there wrfo som" 5000 IS nli,s oi railrund
Thr mr.; earnings for 1877 show a ,".rcnsn
oioniy SO iiG.o)5 49, g'mparcd with 1876. duo
q increased economy u operation. Dividends
f4ll m s04@.35i nnl wrre less thnn in any
year since loi J. Wien terc were $1,000 nulcs
o.. ruad in 'uc country. No divitcnds were
raI ou any ~ The railroads in eleven State.
The reduction In rates continued through 1877,
and rs It wis very general throughout the
country. was one OF the principal causes " do
The aggregate extent Of railway in operation
IN France NJ the r,ose ct March. 1873. was
1910 miles as compared will i2.17st mics NJ
the close 81 March, 1877. Ii follows that 3Jl +,
miles % new line were completed in France
dnring the twelve months ending with March
In 1874 tho total length Of rpi'wavs in Swi,zer-
land was .o2O mites; I'm 1870. Ito niles hring
an Increase oi log mic--ncar.t - per cont.
Thcrost 81 constructing THESE Lncs WIS slSS.-
0sl5o0. mi ne capitnl employed in worknE
Tile supplcnirnt 10 the lnat Cr1cfle ~ f,9,n
contains some inter. rtns stlt,st,. ul the mum.
hsrof srrvNu;- O' l.l gg,fS cinp 1v.d Oa m" ,i'f
WlVs 3-s ~'''os a., ma ~ 'ia2 M ,r Y,r,.,,
oirhi and n.fe ndivrluals rernr'r a. thrsc
lS2rIO i"f- Ms. i2i.oi9 are natives. a.3ll are
,s.''.,n'l q GO7 mr., ttr' ,,,un. In me-, II NAV
almost hr sud ina. %" working O! the rg!lwa,-
is uracti.uly 90 an" hands ~ tho natives ot tie
coun'ry-in som" uses. bat not IN all. under
European supervision.
guarnutr,i ga ivHy- ot lnd,n. recount, stated
before sr,o;t conmiitce oi Tie Eue.i,h House
NJ The cuarnnts,a. ana STAT" rniiwnvs in India
9nonJ ,o ~ M N0n md ibc ,lntoi ~.
,as AZ; n16 III" NV '"'''"' W.
.r. mr, r',,v. N, Rr.sia einvon r,ilroc1
..t 90" it r't''v '.,,slr.s ,rl "r, i,'.,r""
iu'.,. N1n -, ~, ,. WivrH iu-,rno-
70" ~. ~" ,,,t, M I'm, us "rSo'
erosrHpuN' n's'1'E. u''' '''-; ti\~l.S mo
,nan. - .ii S tN. ,n,' r'ns. in,, =, vn.es'
lrl'St tL'iN .''., H.,W IA, ",,n.Era-
ii' u" ~ gu ~ 'l''i ~ t,,n ~.
.s a, ~, ,e,nr ~ hc, ~, H.
Hon@ - .,J W. ,i' "iors vo,n.r :, Va
uhtr '' j. ''i o., w. IN ~ ~ w. IT,
y"'.- ago. 80 N,.tS 81, NJ ~, 'i'y XXI, ~
var 'l , .i,uin.; a., NJ N.Y." NE, 1ti',tn a. -
rar .'hool- .as' attached 60 railroads, winch
hsN o 'N "'o"' VI p'' "'''''' ''"" ''r '"e'F
S'a's;,'s snow TINT r'rson hnd IN france.
iN1 t.inr 81 " c 9. ,,"h Oh Ing
hurt once .n .mnsins 10000. On the railways,
ron l-i- ~ 1870. IN" 'hnhcHs were reduced to
one d'lia ia i5nuu.puo OF journeys. ana INJURY
During 1911 the total number ~ persons
Killed So ih" w'rSlnC - o." tiiWaN- o' Eug
aaicd 37i 1 81 ,hd,i i26 S i and d? !s5 l n
lured wet" .sss,"nsrrs o. TIE rcmain1cr. dl2
All.a ant -.r3 .n,t.rd w"sc "olc"rs or s"r-
wants a.. iN' rA WY computes nr Of confrar-
tog, and Al tll-t and 81 Inquired were tres
pnsscT- or su.c-les or ether persons WHO met
Win Hr'..'i'- % -"N"i r'-siug~, r H. .. mis- 'e
lGneous mus g. Tibet % number 4 passenger
journyr. "y'ts.v. of 'curn"ys by scason-
tirk"i lNui 'r-. Na. 5jl.I.3G5i. or about 10000
200 moi" tuHn 10 f.r igrN.ou~ wear Calculated
or tHrs' Hytf'..4ir Proportion ot passengers
kA"d ana ''.nfrd I'D ISL. rom al causes.
were, N rouu Eelo ,rs. ouc IN Id ~ cd.
and one IN 42t.'@i iriured In ls1t. th" pro-
poriion> were or. in 3sI2.i1o Killed ami in
$3.50 INJURED. Oi or 'ers and servants en-
lluyed hy railway c.mp.uIcS or contractors
mr. wris 6i2 Eilird nnl LIES Injured = 1917.
ssainst Go silea ant 2.coo injured IA IS.
HllA - fiil ~ r ~" iuit. -a'd lasi month
w .trrnrh 'lh"f' Jon'"di regulating the
lssn1 @. thrr' per teni. rrdeeinanlr inntc re-
cure ~ clnii"i" NE sum OF ill,uup,uup francs
POW. ~ ',y vac W 81 ths loth "l June lnst
RI TS tuo rr, 90 ne teiiwnls oy NE S'nte'
r"'iI's lF"M hls'-'irss :ars"nE' rs
~ '.t', " N ~, .N- y. I- ~ V.l'N.l
G e,,s ' IT, TrN+ y-h' - nv ~, NUN =" ~
b 'i..s ,, II ! a'-,n w. W. N,hs,er ol zoe
rovn, 10 ia . u, ia .'nSs w ~
i'v3un"hl ol Mts' GUS ru'iW"l ,vtE .HE's urn
80, ~ au,oio .rt , 80
g., oIiy iuE ssconl an 'nl.tIi..tss !eurhccgs.
c'sSs t.t...,.t -, ,h, r...-,, Co..
lie adp'his'rnnCn o., w h" nv "tl'e
nury ,,e "a -i-tt is ,r, ",i 80 80 -,
Onarfi.n no'Sr .1evsrdrir Va - c.,crics,m.,r,,,,
NV ma ~ Tii.ioa,,r, t." n sfrorI COW.
V rirni,iiu'h WI ,mr 'In "t" TX 10Y a.,
viii The lion J"bn I~ncn ~ '1Inine
tor President A direct railway to connect
sssoTia,ion has hae" f,rn'cI H. r,,,tr,, III ii
road from The Persian Gulf 70 Gonsiantinope.
agents nnNe ,h'riy .'"h IN san frnncisr2 NY
Tug 10 interest capitalists IN h'hcmc iQr
narrow-gluge railroad IN Guatemala Two
.alM"n pIoy'r's NJ. "elhE tlscuss'u IN AUS
Ta9 nc,y =, p gh" '9s
f n"9d 'an Ini,W"S l"n rnuinE ~ I''., s'"i' ia
HuHb"ISs wan we A'NlitN an y Ht'ui. w