The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-04-01
RAILROAD MILEAGE
Built Last Year in this State and the
United States.
OUR STATE SHOWS UP LAMELY
The Railroads Now Havo Nearly
Thirty Million Dollars Worth
sof Property in South
Carolina

ItWould seem that nearly the entire
surface of the United States is by this
timea;net work Of railroads, but the
statistics show that there was more
milsage in new roads last year than
at mlyother time since 1887, when the
construction was more than twice as
much as last year.
South Carolina shows but a small
percentage Of the construction, the to-
tai being but 27.6S miles. However,
IL the roads projected are built in 19O4
this State will show up better in next
years statistical reports. The roads
constructed last year were:
BannettSville and Cheraw-Kollocks
to nennettsvlle, II miles.
Carolina Yves Extension 10
Smithville, LIS miles.
Charlotte, Monroe and Columbia
Hamberg Junction to jefferson, IL
miles,:
Edgmoor and Extension
to Lando, .93 miles.
The Railway Age gives the following
l'stsof roads projected (not incl Idine
thes projected line to Saluda court
hOuSe, II miles,:
Aicolu- Extension to Motifs, 6 miles.
D. w. Alderman. vice president,
Alcoln.
Carolina and Western Smithvillc
to 'rillman, l6 miles; under construc-
tion,s IL. b. Horton, auditor, Hamp-
ton..S7
Charlotte, Monroe and Columbia
Jefferson, S. c., to Monroe, N. c., 25
miles. WIN. Moncure, president aud
general manager, Raleigh, n. G.
Chesterfield and Lancaster Ruby
to .Ifynchs River, II miles: surveyed.
A.au. Page, general manager, Chcraw.
French Broad and Southern -Tox-
away, N. c., to connection with the
Southern railway in Oconee county,
5. 9ssSS50 miles. John S. Werner, Co
lun bia
hampton and Branchville Maui
clinton tos ST. George, Is miles. w.
c. hauldin, general Superintendent,
HaslPton.
Mount Pleasant and Georgetown
MOUNT Pleasant to McClellansville, 65
.milyys w. G. Miller, president, Sum
melville.
Mount Pleasant Southern-South-
por& to- Gibsonville, projected.
lSsses Dee Riyer-Mars Bluff to Ran
kin AIillss30 mile. w. L. Rankin,
arssFE 3 sauynber Cos, Green.
.yil6 to Davenport, % miles; to be
r ihover the old roadbed Of the Caro-
lima, Knoxville and Western, r. Il.
johnson, president, Grccnville.
Spartanburg and Union Spartan.
burg to Union, 30 miles; incorporated.
Tennessee. Georgia and South Car
olina Anderson, S. c., to Charleston,
Tenn, 200 mile. w. B. Frink, presi-
dent, Blue Ridge, Ga.
Union and Glenn Springs Buffalo
to MurphyS Shores, t miles. George
Nj. Wright, general manager, Union
The South Carolina end of the Ten
neSsee, Georgia and South Carolina
will be considerably less than 200
miles in length, as recorded by The
Age. The Spartanburg and Union
line is supposed to be a projected cleo
trio line.
Oklahoma stands first Of all the
States and territories with 653 miles,
and Louisiana is second with 456
miles to her credit. There are eight
States and territories showing over
200 miles each, as follows: Oklahoma,
653 miles; Louisiana, 45G miles:
Texas, 357 miles: Indian Territory,
3l9 miles; Arkansas, 2G3 mile: Penn
Sylvania, 245 miles: Missouri, 2l3
miles, and Iowa, 2l0 miles.
The following table shows track laid
nv Won rc Cip.a tsSt.