The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

" ngrne by the traffic OF the STATE.
lowing comparisons: IN 1894, 9i54 mIlea
o. IAllroad We're, on an average stocked at
siin.9'6 and bonded at S2e,6ll per mile.
ivial OF SaO,So2 In 1901, 10.15l miles OF
railroad were, on an average stocked al
Sl5,e22 and bonded at $22,t40 per mic. q
iotal Of Ss55'i. This shows that ID eight
,,esls the stock and bond indebtedness ar
| me Texas railroads was reduced S3a31 per
nnie, on an average AS TO the acfnai
plS slqai lalue 81 the railroads Of Texas the
cvnhlsslon through Its engineer has an.
llmscd p4l5 miles OF same AT Si5nI-0.3G4
Inc 9ooS miles of railroad valued hy the
co ,,I ,eaa during the years 1891, 1895
siu isNh we're found 70 be actually worth
No;t3l per mile. Permanent improvements
ana additions to roadhed, equipment and
otner property, 10 So yncthng of the ad
worked an Increase in those dgures. the
soS miles Of rallrcud valued ~ the com
, h sion curing The past year were found to
valuation OF railroad property in tie Sfafe
( for taxation is SS053 per mile Said prnn
srly eapitalized q Si312os4as AID
bonded Ter S22oNS0, 1861, In the aggregate
the total amount of the ohlIgations n
carries being Gt.1SS,Tl
~
Over SS00o,000 were Invested In perma.
nent improvements by the railroads OF
Texas during the past fifteen months, nut
side Of the amount spent for extensions.
q good portion OF their increased earnings
Tor that period being devoted 10 that pnr-
ltse the Guif Colorado ana Santa Fe
aud the Texas and Pacific leading In tAat
l,parucunr \ larger expenditure for re-
/ puirs 10 roadhed, track and bridges was
| also made necessary by the Brazos Goior-
ado ana othcr hoods and the Galveston
storm
From present indications the year end
ing juno 10 1902 VIII show a decrpaee
In earnings IN comparison with that on.
! ing June 10 1901 Bs shuukAge of p
per cent ia cotton aud cotton seed prod
! urt Tonnage may bc expected owing 20 tha
shWt crop a greater decrease than tn
! Mlll also devcion in grain tonnage. rs tm
/ ttNus grain erop was practically ruineg
! by droutb Lumber. however. which TX
| perienccd record hrcaking movement lns
/ wear, promises tu do stll aettcr Tor TN
/ current twelve mouths, ana rice and patro
] ,rDNi WIZ ,eNtllnulC tn some extent N
/ wards maintaining The aggregate tonnage
/ OF the roads
| In tho construction line the following
! were The events of the past vcur: FIX
| tension Of the Missouri, Kansas and rexa,
/ &C. san Antonio aud Shreycport partia
/ construction of Tie Texas and View or
/ tiun Of the cane Bet "a BAY city. con
structloH OF the tapcy Valley hrnIich 81
the southern PACING, partial construction
of trc International anu Great Northrrr
from Houston to Fort WORTH completion
of The Denison Eonham and Sew Orleans
10 Nonhtu. junction Of the Gulf. Colorado
and Santa Fo with thc Gulf. Renumont
aud NoThWo, storm construction ~ the
fcNas division Of the chicago, Rock Island
aud Mexico; entry ~ the oklahoma die
vision Of the 81 Louis and san Francisco
INTO Texas WITH regard go The ST Ioula
aud san Francisco h may also be stared
/ thnt II has purchased the Fort Worth
and RIO Grunde and has made SUR.
vcYs for an extension thereof to San Az.
/ tonic and to some point on the R,n
| Otaud" md for o Tine from Fort Worth
60 sherman no Gourmet il with its Okla
aoma division, 'odHruction was also be.
| gun ON lines projected between different
points within the State which it The
/ hopes Of their promoters are realized VIII
I ultimately develop into roads Of import
Gnce.
The following railroad mileage Is under
| construction or contracted Tor W the state.
/ aud includes iwhat may ~ considered sub
slnntal projects and which the railroad
4 commission rs reasonably assured viii he
/ carried 10 Immediate or early completion;
Railroads Miles
I Beaumont and Northern .........4.... 35
urInEe AMI SOUTHWESTERN ..... ..,,... 10
( Gnlt Beaumont end Great Northern. q
I Eastern Texas Observation-Disclosures. 81
( International and Great Northern, a.
! 81 Louis, san Francisco and Texas llG
! Chocipw Oklahoma and Gulf .... Ill
! blackwell Enid aud oklahoma ..... II
! kansas CITY Mexico and Orient. .... ESQ
! Houston and Texas Central ....... IS
Wenlhcford Mineral Wells and North
western .,-..+.. ............. 81
Texas and New orleans ..........., IS
Total ..... .....- .............. s1a
Besides the above. the Cotton Belt has
IN contemplation au extension from Gates
lllle TO Hamilton and from lufkiu TO the
Sabine river tho Missouri Kansas aud
Texas Us Dgming on direct line 80 san
Antonio from Taylor via austin to san
Marcos, and the Cane Belt Is IN shape to
proceed from Bay Ctv to the mouth Of the
lnUzoF and ultmateh to branch off IN the
direction OF San Antonio.
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