The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-02
THE TEXAS RAILROADS.
Mllage of Each Railroad in the
State.
Number of Miles Constructed
Last Year and the Value of
Rolling Stock.

From the records in the railroad depart
ment of The comptroller's Office, presided
over by Umpire Kaufman, the following
com parative figures have been obtained,
showing the value of rolling stock and
the number of miles of each railroad in
the state. The value of the roadbed is
not included:
Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific Rail
way company-No. Of miles in 1887,
SC so; No. of miles in 1888. So 30; de
crease, 10. so. Valus of rolling stock for
1887, $15,5e0; for 1888, $14,S6O; decrease,
$64O.
Mexican National Railway company
40. of miles in 1887, 1851; No. of miles
in 1888; 179 81; no change. Value of
rolling stock for 1888, $65,600; for 1888,
500 900; no change.
| st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway
company-No. of miles in 1887, 326 50;
No. of miles in 1888, GA rs; increase,
317 81. Value of rolling stock for 1887,
$3O5 $50; for 1887, $549,415; increase,
$243,7S5.
Galveston, Houston and Henderson
Railway company-No. of miles in 1887,
5O No. of miles in 1888, so; no change.
Value of rolling stock for 1887, $92,96O;
for 1888, $81,250; decrease, $l1,71O.
Sabine and East Texas Railway COM
pany-No. of miles in 1887, 103. At; No. of
miles in 1885, 103.47; no change. Value
of rolling stock for 1887, $50 S35; for 1883,
| $50, 200; decrease, $685..
Fort Worth and Denver City Railway
company-No. of miles in 1887, 1880;
No. of miles in 1888, 273.42; increase,
114.52. Value of rolling stock for 1887,
$123,119; for 1888, $2O6,59O; increase,
xS3,471.
Austin and Northwestern Railway COM
pany-No. of miles in 1887, 60; No. of
miles in 1888, 60; no change. Value of
rolling stock for 1887, $29,550; for 1888,
$26,O75; decrease, $3,475.
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railway
company-No. of miles in 1887, 1885,;
No. of miles IN 1888, 1880; increase,
23S.76. Value of rolling stock for 1887,
$133 91O for 1888, $323,79O; increase,
$1S9,SSO.
Fort Worth and New Orleans Railway
company-No. of miles in 1887, 4201.
Value of stock for 1887, $5,875. No report
for 1888.
Georgetown Railway company-No. OF
miles IN 1887, 90; No. miles in 1883, 9.o;
no change. Value of rolling stock for
1887, $4,49O; for 1883, 1892; decrease,
$16S.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
company-No. of miles in 1887, 609.45;
for 1888, 751 AS; increase, 142.13 Value
of rolling stock for 1887, $513O73; for
1888, $608699; increase, $95,626.
Texas Trunk Railway company-No. of
miles in 1887, so; in 1888, 81; increase, l.
Value of rolling stock for 1887, $11,9S0;
for 1888, $40, 100; decrease, $3.50.
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
company-No. of miles in 1887, $40
miles and 1865 feet; No. miles in 1888,
GA miles and 2,9l5 feet; increase, IS miles
and $50 feet. Value of rolling stock for
1887, $747 $50; for 1888, $SS2010; in
crease, $134,650.
Galveston, Sabine and St. Louis Rail
way company-No. of miles in 1887, u;
No. of miles in 1888, 1915; decrease, l.55.
Value of rolling stock for 1887, $500;
for 1883, $500; increase, 5000.
Texas Central Railway company-No.
of miles in 1887, 22S.S; No. of rifles in
1888, 22S.S; no change. Value of rolling
stock fer 1887, $S1, 100; for 1888, 77,lOO;
decrease - 600.
Eas, and Red River company-No.
of mile 1897, 8; No of miles in
1888, l.. -; 40 change. Value of rolling
stock Ill 1887, $4,000; for 1888, $39,3SO;
decrease, $2,712.
Texas and New Orleans Railway COM
pany-No. of miles in 1887, 1851;
No. of miles in 1888, 1861; no
change. Value of rolling stock for 1887,
$4,000; for 1888, $17S36O; decrease,
$3.50.
Houston, East and West Texas Railway
com pany-No. of miles in 1887, 191 81;
No. of miles in 1888, 1871; no change.
Value of rolling stock for 1887,
$114, 1910; for 1888, $8O,1175O; decrease,
$34,O216O.
Houston and Texas Central Railway
company-No. of miles in 1887, $40;
No. of miles in 1888, $40; no change.
: Value of rolling stock for 1887, $S7S,675;
for 1883, $797,550; decrease, $S1, LIPS.
; Texas Western Railway company-No.
of miles in 1887, t225; No. of miles in
1883, so 20; no change. Value of rolling
: stock for 1887, $3.50; for 1888, $6,190;
, decrease, $3.50.
New York, Texas and Mexican Railway
company-No. of miles in 1887, 80; No.
of miles in 1888, 80; no change. Value of
= rolling stock for 1887, $27,325; for 1885,
S25,325; decrease, $4,000.
Kansas AID Gulf Short Line Railway
com. auy-No. of miles in 1887, 80. Value
, of rolling stock for 1887, $32,7 700. No re-
5 port for 1888.
8 Texas and Pacific Railway company
No. of miles in 1887, 1,124 213; No. OF
miles in 1888, 1925. $50; increase, 1.737
:, Value of rolling stock for 1887, $903,S67
!, tor 1888, $685., 316; increase, $64,449.
International and Great Northern Rail-
way company-No. of miles in 1887, $50 I
No. of miles in 1888, 250.S; no change
g Value of rolling stock for 1887, $222,694
e for 1888, $217, 945; decrease, $4,749.
Galveston, Harrisburg aud San Antonio
Il Railway company-No. of miles in 1887
/ 926.25; No. of miles in 1888, 926.3O; in
crease, .05 Value of rolling stock TO
1887, S1,O27,S2O; for 1888, $9s1,414; de-
crease, S46, 4O6.
Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railws.
n company-No. of miles constructed II
q 1888, 40. Value of rolling stock for 1855