Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-09
HALFWAY EXTENSIONS LAST ,rAm.
some of the Principal Lines ~ hich
Unit Additional Mileage.

The most noteworthy limos on which
trackinylng Progressed last year arc
the following:
Kansas Gay. PItisburg and Guif-on
ftis read. which vs. to run from kunaaH
City. Mo. south TO the gulf at Sabine
Pass. 769 miles. a07 miles have been
built from Kansas CITY. OF which n
were laid this year, and % miles more
are completed at other points. Ar
ranEoments have been made for build
iuE TO Sabine Pass In 1896.
chootaw. Oklahoma and Gulf built
this year 1872 miles. Oklahoma city to
South McAleator, |. T.
Long Island railroad Extended "a
miles to Montauk Point. where It Ia pro-
posed 10 establish u new seaport.
Bangor and Ar0etook & Extended 10
miles TO Ashland, Me.
In Maine Rumfotd Falls and Ithnge-
~ Lake built rs miles, ana tho Wlsuns-
Hct nnd quebec 10 mites,
In PonnHylvanla--The most import
ant Of 10 lines built are: Buffalo and
Susquehanna. extended 20 Ia miles, to
pcrryVllle; Coudcraport and Port Al
leghcny to VI, ssen. 80 miles
In West virglnin-The Charleston.
Clendennn and sutton IN being exc
tended to Sutton. 50 miles, OF which "a
miles were laid.
Tho Lima and Northern. Rricc road.
n being built from Lima, Ohio. TO Adri-
nm, Mich so miles. OF which IS miles
are completed and work being pushed.
The old Lancaster ana lIamdcn IL be-
ing extended to Wcllston, ohio, aud II
miles were laid
In Michigan 10 short lines were built.
the longest the Frederic s. Charlcvoix,
from Alba northwest IL miles, Detroit
md Maehinao built n branch from
Emery Junction to Omcr, 10 milea.
Munalng railway IL building 2s miles OF
t "a. Il.. a. q.
I c. and N w. railway and miles OF
! track are laid. II proposes TO build two
f other lines aEgrcgating about 80 miles.
In illlnois--Chicagu. Paducah and
Memphis completed from Altamont to
Marion by laying 20 miles track, and
built n branch. johnson city TO Car
bondnlc. rs miles.
/ Missouri. Kansas and Texas built ~
miles In Missouri. from Kansas city
Junction to Holden: 10 miles In Kan
Has, from near Parsons TO coal mines,
pnd iS mites In Texas, from wichita
Falls TO Henrietta, total s7.7 miles.
In Colorndo-Union Pacific, Denver
nnd Gulf completed line parallel to
the Denver and RIO Grnndc between
Trinidad md Wnlaenburg by building
20 i.2 milea.
or the ~ Texas lines may be named
the Galveston, In Porto and Houston,
Comnleted between Houston and dai-
NcAtont ny NuuluE of HufNt 'Nil Nli
Interstate. built from beaumont 10
Galveston. 70 miles, Rio Grande North
ern. built from Chispn to san Carlos
coal nelds, 20 miles, and GulL Beau-
mint and Kansas CITY, extended II
miles. puna "a Kirbyvllle.
In Arlzona-Santn Fc Prescott md
Phoenix company to Phoenix by lay
ing ~ miost rack. ella valley Globe
and Northwestern, extended 20 miles.
In CRlIfornln-Southern Pacific er.
tended It's coast division 22 miles and
built n miles or branches. San Fran
cisco and San joaquin Valley, new
competing road, laid 20 miles OF track
stockton to Stnnlalnug river.
In Alabama -Hnllins Helfiln and Sy-
lpneuEa. built from lIolllns north q
miles.
or new lines in Florida, notable u
the Florida Enst Coast, being extended
from West Palm ncnch south te
Mlouri 81 miles. all graded and about
80 miles trnok laid.