Wichita eagle., 1888-08-04
TEXAS RAILROADS.
The Progress the Lone Star State is Making
in Railways
Iron the 81. Louis Globe-Denocra..,

The Progress the Lone Star State is Maxim:
in Railways
Iron the ST. Louis Globe Democrat
Texas has been making considerabl
progress in railroad building during the
past year. as the following facts and fig
ures, taken from the records in the rail
road department of the comptroller
Office at Austin, will 60 to show. Never
theless, the state is lacking in railroad ia
cilities, and there will be much trouble in
removing the immense crops produced il
that state this year The Texas & Pacific
on last Monday moved LOO car loads OIL
| freight, of which 219 loads were live stock
| The same road has to date handled 42S, 6SS
bales of cotton, and other roads are doing
as well. The Texas & Pacific is not the only
| line complaining of shortage of cars, but
an effort is being made to supply the def
cheney on that line, twenty new box cars
being received every week from the Litch-
field car shops The following compare
| tive figures have been obtained, Showing
the value of rolling stock and the num-
Der of miles of each railroad in the state.
The value of the roadbed is not included.
| Gulf, Western Texas & Pacific Railway
!
number of miles in 1888, $3.50; decrease,
1880 Value Of rolling stock for 1887, $751;
| SEQ; for 1855, Sl4 $50: decrease. 60.
| Mexican National Railway Company
Number of miles in 1887, 1851; mum Der
of miles in 1883, 1851; no change Value
of rolling stock in 1887, S65, 600 for 1855,
| S65, 900; no change.
| St Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway
| Company-Nunlber of miles in 1887. 1926. IS;
number of miles in 1888, 65576; increase,
BIO. Value of rolling stock for 1887,
S305, $780, for 1885, S549, 4l5; increase, S2i3,-
7S5
Galveston, Houston & Henderson Rail
way Company-Nnmber' of miles in 1887.
80; number Of miles in 1855, 30; no change.
Value of rolling stock for 1887, 49,, $50; for
1855, SS1 $50; decrease, $n, 80
Sabine & East Texas Railway Company
Number of miles in 1887, l0341: number
of miles in 1SSSf 103.47 no change. Value
of rolling stock for 1887, $50, S35; for 1855
$50, 200; decrease, $685..
Fort Worth & Denver City Railway
Company-Numter of miles in 1887, 72S 80;
number of miles in 1883, 913.42; increase.
114.52. Value of rolling stock for 1887,
Sll3, 1l9; for 1888, SOC, $50; increase, SS3,
All.
Austin & Northwestern Railway Com
pany-Number of miles in 1881, 60; num-
Der of miles in 1855, co. no change. Value
of rolling stock for 1887, 1850; for 1888,
SGT, 075; decrease, s., 40.
San Antonio & Arkansas Pass Railway
company-Number of miles in 1887, 1854:
number of miles in 1888, 416.S0; increase
23S IS. Value of rolling stock for 1887,
1910; for 1888, 1923, 80; increase, $780,,
$50
Fort Worth & New Orleans Railroad
company-Number of miles in 1887, 1901;
Value of stock for 1887, $3.50 No report
for 1883.
Georgetown Railway company-Number
of miles in 1887, 9.S; number of miles in
1888, 9.SS; no change. Value of rolling
stock for 1887 81, 490; for ISIS, S4,323; de-
crease S16S.
Missouri Kansas G. Texas Railway COM
pany-Number of miles in 1857, 6J9.45;
for 1885, Isl. As; increase, 142. 3D. Value of
rolling stock for 1887, S5l3,014; for 1SSS,
S6OS, 500; increase, $95, 626
Texas Trunk Railway Company-Num-
Der of miles in 1887, 80; in 1855, 81 increase
l. Value of rolling stock for 1887, Sl1 $50;
for 1888. so, 1000; decrease, $3.50.
Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fe Railway
company-Number of miles in 1887, $40
miles and 1865 feet; number of miles in
1888, GA miles and 29l5 feet; increase, Co
miles and 500 feet. Value of rolling stock
for 1887, S147, $780, for 1883, SSS2, 0l0; in
crease, Sl34,650.
Galveston Sabine & st. Louis Railway
company-Number of miles IN 1887, 81;
number of miles III 1883, 1915; decrease
30. Value of rolling stock for 1887, s., 800;
for 1885. S, $50; increase, 5000
Texas Central Railway company-Num-
Der of miles in 1887. 2:3s 8; number Of mil es
in 1883, 25o S; no change. Value of rolling
stock for 1887 ISL, 100, for 1855, sU7,1O0; de-
crease, $4,000.
East Line & Red River eompany-Num-
1a,.~ Nf G.
in 1888, 1913 S. no change. Value of rolling
stock in 1887, s42, O92; for 1855, s39, $50: de-
crease, 81, 10
Texas & New Orleans Railway company
Number of miles in 1887. 1851; number
of miles in 1888, 1851: no change. Value
OF rolling stock in 1887. SIS, 600; for 1SSo,
SIS, 800: decrease, s., $40.
company-Number of miles in 1887,
1871; number of miles in 1888, 1871; no
change. Value OF rolling stock for 1857,
STA, l39 10; for 1855, $50, 1880; decrease.
ST., OBI 81.
Houston & Texas Central Railway COM
pany..Number OF miles in 1857, 5l0i num- |
Der Of miles in 1855, $40; no change. Value |
of rolling stock for 1887 sS7s, 675; for 1883. |
1871, $50; decrease, sSl. 125.
Texas Western Railway company-Num- |
Der OF miles in 1881, 5,2225; number of miles 1
in 1883, 5,225: no change. Value of roll /
ing stock for 1881, so,ofV; Tor 1888, -, lD, /
decrease, $50.
New York, Texas e. Mexican Railway |
of miles in 1887. 92;
number of miles in 1883. g2; no change. /
Value Of rolling stock in 1857, 81, -; for I
1855, as 425: decrease, 5000.
Kansas & Gulf Short Line Railway com
Of miles in 1885,, So Value
of rolling stock Ior 1887, So. 7o0. No report
for 1855.
Texas & Pacific Railroad company
Number OF miles in 1851, l,124.2l3; mum
Der OF miles in Isss. ,l2ae5]; increase.
! 81 Value of rolling stock for 1857,
500. s57 for 1885 sEGs. 3l6: increase, 81, 40.
International & Great Northern Railway
of miles in lsS5, 2J1-s;
number Of miles in IsSs; 30 6; no change.
Value OF rolling stock for 1851. s2s2, ee<; for
1855 s2l7. ei1; decrease. s. 94s.
Galveston. Harrisburg & San Antonio
Railway Company-Sumber OF miles in
Iss7. 926. %; number of miles in 1855, ~. -;
increase. .05. Value Of rolling stock for
1857, s. OF 80; for ISIS, SIS IA; decrease,
10, 40S.
FORT Worth & Rio Grande Railway Com
panv-Nurnber of miles constructed tn
IS, 40. Value Of rolling stock for 1855.
"a. 40.