The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-30

in addition to the 49 miles Of track laid
since January L. Devils Lake & North
ern. 90 miles in North Dakota, track to
be laid during July
The following are some other import
ant lines on which grading is being
pushed, but which are not yet ready for
the rails; ItdeWater railroad in Viz
ginia, 100 miles under contract; Great
Northern in Nebraska, 102 miles, just
placed under contract: Chicago. Bur
HngtOn & Quincy, % miles in Illinois.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul. two
extensions in South Dakota, So miles;
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, 107
miles in Arkansas; AtchisOn. Topeka &
Santa F'e, go miles in New Mexico and
80 miles in Louisiana, Union PACING, 81
miles Of second track in Kansas Du-
luth Missabe & Northern, 81 miles in
Minnesota. Louisville & Nashville 81
miles in Tennessee and Georgia. Wis
cOnsin Central. IS miles in Wisconsin;
Chicago & Alton, IS miles in Illinois;
Chicago & Northwestern, about SO miles
in Wisconsin and contracts just let for
100 miles in wyoming.
The track laid during the first two
months OF the current year was insig-
nifcant compared with the correspond
ing months for several years past Here
tofore the close Of the year has found
tracklayfng in full swing On some OF
the most important lines Under cen
structiou, with the -oadbed completed
far ahead of the yers- The NY
ing of track did not cease with the end
of the year, but continued without in
terruptioH until completion. and this re-
suited in large additions during the ear
" months Of the new year The same
conditions did not exist on January
Of this year With few exceptions i'm
pOrtant lines under construction during
1904 practically finished tracklayl3G te-
fore December 81. and represented a
mileage comparatively small.
There has been no track laid thus lar
in the New England states, although
one line S. miles in length and several
shorter extensions are under construc-
ton in that region In other groups OF
states the figures of new track are as
follows: Middle states 5l.56 miles;
central northern states. 63.2S miles South
Atlantic states, 251S7 miles. Gulf and
Mississippi Valley states, 24Z-96 miles;
southwestern states. 1912 miles; north
western states. 1856 miles; Pacific states,
213 miles.
over one-haif of the track laid is 10
Gated in the south and southwest. where
the new mileage aggregates 1872 miles
The uncertainty in regard to both
financial and legislative conditions which
checked railway enterprises during the
spring has passed away. money IS
abundant for legitimate underts -ngs-
the outlook for crops and for busi1css
generally is good, the prices OF rails ana
other supplies have been determined
and for the rest of the year work VIII
be pushed actively on numerous FoaQs
in almost every state and territory
Several lines of considera blet length
now under construction will not be COM
pleted this year. and the work will BE-
carried into the following year, and
numerous enterprises viii be started
which wiu not reach the trackIaying
stage before winter stops them: but
from present indications, the mileage Of
track which will be laid in the next SIX
months will compare favorably with
that for the last half Of any recent
year