The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-30
RAILROAD MILEAGE
Built Last Year in this State and the
United States.
OUR STATE SHOWS UP LAMELY
The Railroads Now Have Nearly
Thirty Million Dollars Worth
Of Property in South
Carolina.

1t would seem tnaU nearly Gne enClrt
surface Of the United States is by this
timea net work of railroads. but the
statistics show that there was more
mileage in new roads last year thar
at any other time since 1887, when the
construction was more than twice a:
much as last year.
South Carolina shows but a small
percentage Of the construction, the to-
tai being but 27.68 miles. However
if the roads projected are built in 1903
this State will show up better in next
years statistical reports. The roads
constructed last year were:
Bennettsville and Cheraw--kollocks
to Bennettsville, II miles.
Carolina Western-Extension tc
Smithville, LIS miles.
Charlotte, Monroe and Columbia
Hamberg Junction to Jefferson, II
miles.
Edsmoor and Marietta-Extensior
to Lando, .93 miles.
The Railway Age gives the following
Is OF roads projected (not including
the projected line to Saluda court
house, IA miles,:
Aicolu-Extension to Motifs, s mics.
D. W. Alderman, vice president,
Alcolu.
Carolina and Western-Smithville
to 'rillman, 16 miles; under construc-
tion. II. B. Horton, auditor, Hamp-
ton.
Charlotte, Monroe and Columbia
Jefferson, S. c., to Monroe, N. c., 25
miles. VIM. Moncure, president and
general manager, Raleigh, n. c.
Chesterfield and Lancaster-Ruby
to Lynchs River, II miles: surveyed.
A. II. Page, general manager, Cheraw.
French Broad and Southern -Tox-
away, N. c., to q connection with the
Southern railway in Oconee county,
S. c., so miles. John S. Werner, Co.
lumbia.
Hampton and Branchville-Maul-
clinton to St. George, Is miles. W.
C. Mauldin, general. superintendent,
Hampton.
Mount Pleasant and Georgetown
Mount Pleasant to McClellansville, IS
miles. W. G. Miller, president, Sum-
merville.
Mount Pleasant Southern-South-
port to Gibsonville, projected.
Pee Dee River-Mars Bluff to Ran
kins Mills, 80 mile. w. l.. Rankin,
Mars Bluff.
Saluda River Lumber Co.-Green-
vile to Davenport, % miles; to be
built over the old roadbed Of the Caro-
lima, Knoxville and Western, r. E.
Johnson, president, GreenVille.
Spartanburg and Union-Spartan'
burg to Union. 80 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
to N1urphys Shores, miles. George
N. Wright, general manager, Union.
The South Carolina emo OF Tue Ie0-
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 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, 456 miles;
Texas, 357 miles: Indian Territory,
319 miles: Arkansas, 263 mile: Penn
sylvania, 245 miles; Missouri, 243
miles, and Iowa, 240 miles.
The following table shows track laid
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