Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-07-12
NEW A LAID.
Railway Mileage OF n U. y. -surpssses
soo,soo vile mark-Dursng Past

70 take the Western Maryland railroad
g tidewater, make il a low grade
line. connect II with the West vir-
ginia Centred ana pittsburg railway.
and that road in turn with the Wheel
ing and Lake Erie at Zanesville. o
makes the figures regarding the mile
are added 20 the railroads in the Unit
ed States during the first half of 1909
OF especial interest.
According 70 figures compiled by
the Railway Avo. the railway mile
age OF thu United States has passed
the 200, 0o0-mile mark. The figures
at the close OF 1901 were approximate
ly 1879, 525 miles. and the construction
for TIE first six months of 1902 hrin )
the total up 10 s0i $50 miles. the truck
laid during the first half OF this venr
ON 1866 lines aggregating sSl4 miles.
This is nearly 500 miles ia excess 81
the new mileage fer the first SIX
months of 1901. when 1917 miles were
built The ! otal for the l2 months
last year was ba22 miles, and If the
same ratio is maintained this year it
will reauilv be seen that the construc-
tien for the veal 1902 will easily ex-
coed 6000 miles. Trackiaving thus
far this year has been distributed
throughout Al states and territories.
the following states reporting no new
mileage. although lines are under
construction in all Of these with the
exception of Two or three New Eng
land States Nav Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts. Rhode Island. New JERSEY.
Delaware, Wyoming, Nevada and Ida
no.
Maryland is recorded as having u
total OF -four miles OF new track. the
least laid in any state. with, three
exceptions, Vermont having 3 mites.
Connections SIS and Kentucky 2 20
miles.
Texas shows the largest new mile
age, with 236 miles. Oklahoma and
the Indian territory ATE tied for sec
ond place. with all miles each and
New Mexico is fourth. with 100 miles.
Other states showing 100 miles or
over are Arkansas. 1856 miles; Geor-
gia. 1875 miles Louisiana. 1o2 miles,
and illlnois, 100 miles. Florida being
near the 100 mile mark, with 81 miles
to her credit.
WIDELY DISTRIBUTED.
While the new mileage is widely
distributed. the greater portion of it
is located in the Southwest, the five
states and territories OF Arkansas.
Texas. New Mexico. the Indian terri
tory and Oklahoma territory contrib
uting no less than 1854 miles. The
eight states and territories which are
usually classed as South western states
nave built 1143 miles of new line.
which ia nearly half of the mileage
for the entire country. Other group
ings are as follows: New England
states. 81 miles; Middle states, 1876
miles: South Atlantic states. 2S7
miles; Gulf and Mississippi VALLEY
states. 191 miles; North western
states, 1873 miles; Pacific states. 172
miles. The states west of the Missis-
sippi river have built 1913 miles. and
the states south Of the Ohio and east
of the Mississippi $50 miles, making
a to al Of 1898 miles of new line com
pleted in the states south of the Ohio
and west OF the Mississippi river.
While many of the large systems OF
the country are building imnortap'
extensions. the majority OF them ha Q
laid but little track 50 far, the fits
SIX months OF the year having been
devoted largely TO surveying and
grading. Notable exceptions are the
Uhoctaw. Oklahoma and Gulf. which
has completed 202 miles In Arkansas.
Texas and the Indian aud Oklahoma
territories, and the st. Louis and San
Francisco. which has laid 1Sl miles in
the same states and territories. The
Great Northern has built 1872 miles IN
Montana. Washington and North Da-
kota the Santa Fe system 6s miles
il Arizona, Oklahoma and the Indian
territory; the Missouri Pacific 60
miles in Arkansas. Louisiana and Mis-
souri, the International and Great
Northern Ga miles in Texas: the El
Paso and Rock island So miles in
New Mexico the Ssaboard Air Line
As mil in Florida. and the South
ern Pacific (Atlantic svstem) AZ mites
in Texas. The large systems which
are building extensions. but which
have laid but little track so far. are
the Rio Grande system. Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific. Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul, Burlington
system. Northern Pacific. Southern,
Louisville and Nashville. Chicago and