, 1881-01-24
Tic comparative track statement far Illinois
for tho years lg11, 1870. lSig. md 1881 ahows:

%e8a' mnRIng, IN I'LL, 3f0a miles or rona built
during thu ycar.
Tic comparative track statement for Illinois
for tho years 1877, 1876 1879, md 1850 shows:
ss s:ss.ss: " S E 81 Ell Ell Ell E:'; E;
Total. .........:.. 7,as s,1oi ;,5so 7sl7
Adj to tho foregoing total length Of n,nt, IEpc
and branches tho auiUunt ot double truck, Gs9
miles. and amount Of sIdln9s, a,7s7 miles, nnd
tho total lonxth Of uIl tracks reported fby rail-
ronds chartered Ia this Statc1 Is - 6G3 miles, us
against 10, ,id+ In ls7o-an increase of 8;U0 miles,
Four r,nds report tho most Of this tnurcusc, ns
folEows: Tho ChtenB6. milwaukee, & IT., paui,
12g miles: tho 1llLnois Ccntrnt, COZ; tho Wabash,
st. Louis e. Pacific, '221s: and tho Chicago &,
Grand Trunk, 900. Tho total length OF all ral-;
rond TRICKS in Illinois Is rs fottows Atntn line
md branches, 7,Di7.z miles; double. trnck, u1{;
sIdlngs. LOCI; total. o+sol. -
soinc branches haso been added to man lines,
while ndw branches hive hocu addol to tho
Wu'ash, st. Louis, &, Pap'Go to tho extent Of,
Gsa M mllcs; 3 and 70 tho Chlcago Rock lslund {
The capital stock account compnres as fo!.
,ews: lev ..,, ~,
!H.v' Recommendation. HEH31.llD
I'll Tho a.nont a. si;t hcji ii Illinois IL u
vssy s:';:asssey SsIns fsSs ess s ne xe'ss IS
reported on the Unsttinurc. Uhto j. Chicago, tho
lowest. to $oa, ,4o psg mile on tho MiohiHan Cen:
tTai. tho h!gh@GstLs @ H. Tho average atnunut for III.
= Ths prlaspu Sai!iions to the amount Ut stock
ssnea ". .., susln yqar nsS ~ to@ws: Ait1
*h as1 III tnMfa4f 1otK isnant
nss Ess s;o;f s. l
sa Sisf;ts s;s:I 'S;Si
of SaAeo9,g,o for that roa4. . j: 6,
cd tor te ,rst to. IL FL 1ati.ppor tspo
o,,oi Gi9icnso; 3saa sf yeaF
vandsia Tarra flute, wGsh erroaeausiv @ III W.T. 10.
Chicnno rcpurts ans, addition ia ~ nrcfyrrsI
st9:,k at, q t,l;t,s S.!l;tso. x,,,., :. . S
FcRressatng Tas gu rcR9rt stock rs
s;$Ss; cs's;sss a!aas !. Tr%a*: 81 steS; naa: IL
. I1,tl ieog% as,p aeKspasis so11fhesster g ~
60; s; L9as SSa R!!;oSa y: Sonpany, ssi:sj
anu Th,. 1ctS cnst ~ tnt,f s,s.ta ,',;, M, ,,,,
nu . aont ~ t,E u4uts nao 'ao capltA1 Stoe9 ca1a~
pases ~ 1oio"s' >" n,r,
78.'".........."tf!...... ,tA 0eS $4N.E:0
Wy. 3sn .'...'. .'....i;... S'sSssas ~ ~, 4;S9
1hs soa.!sustiel aid ;i:i eg't'pasat acceaat st
pupsa t Is rr p " ts resds w f
o1e oxcepuon. thg. atoek snd debt exceeds the
renortod GUST ot construclon+ from S.,on ZIP to
sigsnU M.!t' per m.'e:
Iao hEnest average cost per mlln oE standard
foas reporting II thls s!nto - thut Of tho hlsc-
i9am 9a1.ia GensEni' tno ioweat tnat Or tho
Tl ~ ie!lowfnx isa comparison ot equipment
'0' 'Ae se"'a '''"11t .-o .c-, ,,,,
T,,or,4tros t's3s a.3, .9ty aHS dsW. t,n.,
is1ssnn1nrI rin 49, s1a 19 ,ea 1M'v M
FrcKht-tEaio cafs f:.5;3 sS.bi3 1n1Sis
Ino usat nuts'ner o. pefsons otnpioyosl 9m the
roAtis Reporting 70 thts once for th y1ar lsSo
ics. ~: radU'astqrs, 4,43T clerks, s,Gss maci,,n.
lsks. u.tt cohuhe!Urs aal" engineers. 4.0t9 tTc-
mon anu Waptts, .0N bnuyAEtin1a. 4,.A2 1rnle.
| in.li. :l,l1a aeotaon;inc1i aud threlnen, vl,a4a
| HMnnrels, M w:
me hiEhest nvefnge Nalarlcsof uenorAl officers
~ y go. ktsa ~ NV lsNt Nllas I1atslloua
= It"ntEs ~. 1sEtu4o AnE ~ .Ao rtH3t!s report.
s"fHa ..H rina .,y,,.c - IN nVnuMustets
p,sseuger ct'nductors frunl $:sl 70 s!,1o1; prs.
senaer en9neers ,aG from @ xs to $lJssli soGllon.
nso!l ttnM Yst1 u ~. lug lskFeEAto sum pnh
-. u,'F!usGe ~ Ia.thM"us LIZ cmMu4nGt M ~ Eao Ee.
The returns 20 nut shaH ncnHrAtnly tho nttIn-
| ter OF eQ,p!oyca In ltlinua. but fr1,u tho be1t
| aasa belure us va estimate the number 10 bs
A0,bU, mud Chg atnnune pal4 to tho same In tho
| n4xreFato *"l,"3lnN
FIFTY organizations. tho sntno IN number NJ
l9at ynAft report tntA! 9l Krt'ss onrnlugs frull
ainslnt. s.! II, 1891 was froni psssensers al!tl
sES, ,itSSi irata othes s sSafscs. ''1 'As So'a u
4Eoss oArn,1,xs tor 1s!v. ,..".....,,... iM,s7fB