The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-30

counted in the division, do net come
next, but the South fslis in,o the line
just after the Vest, with 40 aggregate
mileage of nearly $500.
But the bst.ar test Of tho relative ac-
tivi.y and prosperity of the various
sections is in this exhibit of tho relative
building, fora number of years back
In ths different portions OF the coun-
try. InlSS0 the New England States
built but "a niles; Middle States, l9l;
Southern States, l,ls2; Western States,
f,e79; Pacific States, 1850. Ia 1851 New
England built liz; Middle States, $50;
Southern States, 3. l2l; Western States,
4 a22, and the Pacific States LOOP miles.
In lSS,the building In, tho order az
above, was o., l,i95, 3.06i, 5,75i aud
1929 miles respectively. In 1883,
IS above, the milsgs respectively
was "a, 9O4, 1866, 8, l4S and LIB. In 1884
the building was "a miles in Now
England, 462 in the Middle States,
l,25l Ia tho Southern, 1910 Ia tho West
ern aud 45o in the Pacific States.
The division, under tue head OF
Western States, includes half tho tor
rltory Of the United Ststss--more than
5000 900 more people than tins Socah
has not 30 d onse q population to the
square mile, aud numbers sech States
as Chic, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri, Wisconsin, Kauass, No.
hraska, ETC., among tie richest and
mosC promising sections in tho Now
World. 1t WAS not the East, nor tho
North, nor tho far Wess that
kept right along sfI6r this grand
Western group in tho matter
OF railroad building stesdily for
the past fvs years, ana Is now the
second group in point Of total mileage,
butthe Sou.h, which 10 years ago was
PROSTATE uoder bad government,
high taxes, hard times and poverty.
The Financial Chronicle, In loo king
at this matter, says:
| at il not strange that this should TO
80, siuco, like the Western section, "
covers sn extensive area, namely 772~
$50 square miles. 1t ~, however, tho
best OF ovlasnce OF tho great pro gross
the South has been making In recent
years.
"lndeed, the above figures sho ~ that
during this last five yoars tho Southern
States gained no less thaa l0,lSl miles
OF now road, and in tho lsts year they
bad ,25l cut OF the 1871 milas built in
The who's United States. or course
tho growth has besn comparatively
more rapid la Taxes aud Arkan-
sas than elsewhere in the South.
These States having to y large extent
bsen opened up TO settlement In recent
years, afforded tho opportunity for
greater development and extension of
rStlrost mileage. But allowing for tho
4 55l miles constructed within their
boundary in tho five years, we still
have $3.50 miles tefi "a new mileage
bniit within the older Southern Ssates.
| Moreover, thoro Is at tho moment
quito genersl disposition 10 regard
| tho South AS u very promising field for
Investment WhilO business every
whore Is depressed, aud now lines N
olhor sections are bus spMingly under-
takou, tho South Is stsadily growing
III favor, It's iron minog, It's coal mines
aud Its Misunderstanding advantages
commandtne increased asteation."
In no othsr light does tho South
show up az wel from standpoint OIL
development as in this. Railroads
make Il section. Thor presence IL an
evidence o. business, Of population, Of
products, ofconddenoe investments
ofschoc!s, churchev, oivlllzlng iuflu-
onces. rholc multiplication aad
growth are sure msssare of tho
growsh of She Stat, ia WHOA thoy AFRO
situated. In this light, therefore, tho
South is to-day tho second OF tho five
great groups in busnoss activity, do.
velopnent, prosperity aud promise.
From whatever point o, view this
country is now scanned, ono Of tho
prettiest figures In the great picture Is
tho now and booming South. Aud is
Is pleasant story to road aud & ploaa,
ant atory to tell of her recent marvel.
GUS achievements In Industrial and
material improvement and tho possi-
bilities OF tho near future after 80 long
a night Of woes.