The St. Louis Republic., 1906-01-01
RAILROADS
BROWnSv|LL LINE
IS BIG PROJECT
Its Construction in Texas Showed
Second Largest Mileage for
1WS-Work Of Various Roads
Throughout Country.

The Railway Age. in i,s review of rail-
road construction In 1856. says that the
81. Louis. B!oInsvtlle and Mexico. which
| Is owne'i BY 81. Louis syndicate. made
road runs from Galveston and Houston To
Erownsviile. on the Rio Grandc. and in
Fehrilar. il will be completed for its whole
length The Railway Age offers the fol-
lowing reflections On constructions:
The fact that much of the track laid has
been in sections whics, already were we'll
supplied with railways is indicative Of the
ga Of unprecedented Prosperity which We
are enjoyins. No, only haze new roads
been built 10 share in the abundant tra:-
nc offered. but the work of improving ex-
i<,InS i'I,es by constructing additional
trAcks. erecting stronger bridges, putting
Gown heavier rails and eliminating grad. 5
and curves has continued on a large scale.
and the money 30 invested doubtless
new lines. The work Of reconstruction is
proceeding steadily but quietly. and IL al
most lost saShf Of in the consideration
gwen 70 the construction and projection Of
distinctly new mileage Particularly has
this beer true during ,:le past nix months.
wh'fi there has been So much discussion
OF the plans rf the large Western systems.
which p-oyid. for the building vi thou-
sands cf miles Of extensions. Including
;Eany competing lines.
The most noteworthy piece Of cons,ruc-
tion d.irin; the past year was the eNf.T-
sion OF the $50 Lin. from Thief River
Falls. Mimi. 10 keninar.. " J. Il dis
'aiac. II y: miles. Contracts for this work
were not let until March and tfack!ay.n< <
completed ready for operation the latter
part OF November. The 500 Line a,s1 bull;
two branches In North Dakota each ni,.e-
teen miles ;', length. making total VI :sss.
miles of road built by this company. The
extension in North Dakota p.ne:rasas the
'ich wheat belt OF the northern part III the
:iaf", and I" tap IN" same region the
Great Northern has bull; fiVe ira:chcs aS-
Sf'kAtt'lc .-Si- f1ltsN. nav:L - mi, i,f
line. Altogether ;h. Great Northern laid
~" miles Of tract. on extensions in sim
n"snta. North Dakota, Nebraska and
Washington.
Th. >.cou! longest Ian. buiIt Vas by the
- LOUIS. brownsville ard MeNi.-o. Whic.,
completed III miles Of ils extension from.
pahi.s 'iSc lad track as follows:
Aichis"n. Topeka and Santa Fe. cls miles
IN Texas Louisiana. Indian Territory. col
u:.iJo. New Mexico. Ar,xona and Cali
foTn!a: Louisville and Nas.vil!e. II. n:...s
IN Georgia. Tennessee. Alabama and Ken
IIcky: o'rg"n short Line. IL. miles IN
!dah" and Utah: Kansas Ci,y Mcxi,o
and Orient. 1T miles In Ok!,h"ma and
TEXAS. and !"i miles in Mexico: ChicaS.
a"i Northwestern. IL miles in Wisconsin
and NN"niirS. Missouri Pacific. Ia' miles
ia Missouri and Arkansas: No-,hrr, Pa
ciiir. i"- miles in Minnesota. North pa-
kct. and Washington: Indian, Harhor
let miles: Southern Indiana. miles: chi
,.G" Mil"auk.e and ST Paul. = miles
>
Midland Valley. :: miles: Denver and R;p
Grande. a. miles: iil,.ris Central. :. mites:
th.s;,.ak. and rnio. y miles: Missouri
Oklahoma ard Gulf - miles: chicago
Burlington and quincy. "a: miles. Or, scn
Railroad ard Navigation COMPANY ~
ff:ii.-: l!iircis. Iowa and Minnesota, y,
miles.
IN. only CONSTRUCTION cr any importance
IN New England was a branch h,i,it by !
Tho Bangor and Aroos''ok :" ;h. sear,sIst |
in Maine. - miles. The Central Vermont |
I,tNtt Nas... -
the Boston anL Maine u connecting link |
Dr" mile lOrS III Massachusetts. In the |
States "f New Hampshire. Rhode ISLAM l.
'unne. ticut and Delaware as Well ON. |
State IN THE w.st-Iowa. as above noted
10 additions ar. reported.
III. following table. giving the track 10y
years since 1856. shows that in only seven
,ut of eighteen years has the Lew con-
u iructinn .Nce...i.-l that for !Ss,: