Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-29

laid in Texas. winch Is second WIN 900
miles. Louisiana is third In the list with
IA miles; Georgia, in the south Atlantic
group, Is fourth with A2 miles, and Min
nesota, another northwestern state, is fifth
with POI miles. Illinois, the banner railway
state has added nearly 200 miles OF new
road during the past year, and the neigh,
boring state of Indiana Is not far penind
Illinois with 173 miles.
Location by Sections.
The following tabulation shows the loca-
ton of the track laid by sections of the
Miles.
New England states. ................... 1913
Middle Atlantic states. z5z.5S
South Atlantic states ...........,....... o5i. 70
Gulf and Mississippi Valley states. 661 go
Southwestern states ...................llO6'2 -
Central northern states ..,.........,.-. $3.50
Northwestern states .................. S9l .SS
While the figures for the southwestern
States seatop are sbeSd be boTne in mind that
there are more states with far greater
area in that group than IN any other: The
group are located in the six states of Min
nesota. Nebraska, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. Iowa Is
the. only state west of New England, in
which no new mileage is reported
been in sections which already were we'll
supplied with railways is Indicative OF the
are enjoying. Not only have new roads
been built TO share In the abundant trafhc
offered; but the work OF improving existing
lines by constructing additional tracks,
erecting stronger bridges, putting down
heavier rails and eliminating grades and
{hs money so invested doubtless equals
that spent in the construction OF new lines.
The work Of reeSnstr9 ad is Rros prose-
sight of In the consideration given TO the
construction and projection OF distinctly
true during the last six months. when
there has been so much discussion OF the
pEo1a OF tne he ese building Of Of
miles Of extensions including many COM
peting lines.
Most Noteworthy Work.
The most noteworthy piece of construc-
ton during the last year was the extern
sion of the 500 line from Thief River
Falls, Mimi. 10 Kenmare, n d, dis
were not let until March and track laying
was not begun until July, yet the road
was completed ready for operation the
also built two branches in North Dakota.
each nineteen miles in length. making a
company. The extension in North Dakota
penetrates the rich wheat belt Of the
northern part of the state, and to tap the
same region the Great Northern has built
i've branches, aggregating ISL miles
north from it's main line. Altogether the
Great Northern laid 2tS miles Of track on
Nebraska. and Washington. The second
longest line built was by the st: Louis
HrOMnSNllfc x NeAlCo, WHICH competed III
miles of it's extension from Robstown to
Houston, Tex. Other companies have laid
track as follows;
in Texas, Louisiana, Indian Territory.
colorado. New Mexico Arizona and Cali
fornia: Louisville & Nashville, 1875 miles in
Georgia. Tennessee, Alabama and Ken
lucky: Oregon Short Line, IL miles in
Idaho and Utah; Kansas City, Mexico &
Orient, ~ miles in Oklahoma and Texas
and 1Ol miles in Mexico; Chicago North
western, ll2 miles in Wisconsin and Wyo-
ming; Missouri Pacific, 100 miles in Mis-
souri, and Arkansas; Northern Pacific, 102
uiles i'm Minnesota. North Dakota and
Washington; Indiana Harbor, l04 miles
Southern Indiana, 70 miles; Chicago Mil
waukee & St. Paul, "A miles Mobile, Jack
son & Kansas City, "A miles; Midland Val
ley, 70 miles; Denver & Rio Grande, 72
miles; illinois Central, 72 miles; Chess-
hona & Gulf 50 miles; Chicago, Burling-
and Navigation company, 81 miles; Illinois.
Iowa 4 Minnesota, 60 miles.
Little In New England.
The only construction OF any importance
i'm New England was branch built by the
Bangor q Aroostook to the sea coast In
Maine, "a miles. Tho Central Vermont built
q smile branch in Vermont and the Boston
& Maine a connecting link one mile long in
shire Rhode Island. Connecticut and Della
ware. well as one state In the west
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