Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-03-29
ALL States In The union IN
new RAILWAYS.
The State of Washington on the Eve
of immense /. Railroad Develop.
mentS. The Possibilities of the
Pacific Northwest, and Awakening
of Asia Draws Them.

Railway Age, Washington leads all Of
the states of the Union in the amount of
mileage now under contract for railway
construction for the present year. The
figures prepared give mileage under
contract in this state at the present time
as 1000 miles out OF total Of 1904 for
the entire United States. Montana is
next with 43S miles.
In addition to the 13 ola miles under
contract the table of figures prepared by
the Railway Age gives 8,433 miles as live
projects, which will probably be under
contract within the next few months.
In commenting on the railroad situa.
ton the Railway Age takes the position
that the greatest activity in construction
Of new roads will be centered in the
Pacific Northwest during the next few
years and the scene Of tile many con.
flicts between the Hill and the Hartman
systems will be here. The article in
part follows:
"While there are many important
lines under construction in the Southern
and Southwestern states, which for
many years past have furnished a larger
percentage Of the new mileage than any
other group of states, the center Of inter
est for the next few years will be in the
West and extreme Northwest, where SO
many important extensions are being
built in the interests OF the large west.
ern systems. These include the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul extension from
Evarts, N. D., to Tacoma aud Seattle
Wash, approximately 1900 miles, oi
which 900 miles already are under con-
tract; the Western Pacific, on which
work is well advanced from Salt, Lake
City to San Francisco, 937 miles; the
Denver Northwestern & Pacific, from
Sulphur Springs. Colo, to Salt Lake City
Utah, 40 miles, and the various exten
sions being built by the Hill and Harri
man systems.
"The Hill lines, embracing the Grea
Northern, the Northern Pacific and the
Burlington, have 7S4 miles under con
tract in North Dakota, Nebraska, Mon
tana, Idaho and Washington, and the
Hartman lines, embracing the Southern
Pacific, the Union Pacific, the Oregon
Short Line and Oregon Railroad & Navi
CATION Company, have SAG miles actually
under construction.in Texas, Nebraska
Idaho, Montana, California and Wash
ington, with many other important ex
tensions surveyed or under survey, some
of which will be placed under contrac
this spring.
"In the states OF Washington, Oregon
Idaho, Montana and Wyoming over z ,6O(
miles are under contract, and while i
is impossible to say what percentage 0
this mileage will be completed during
the present year, the building operation
in these states will be very active ant
will be watched with great interest, fo
this section Of the country furnishes tn,
stage for the various conflicts between
the Hill and the Hartman interests.
1.-The mild weather has made possible
the continuation OF construction worl
throughout the winter in many portion
OF the country, and if the promise OF al
early spring is realized contractors viii
be enabled to get an earlier start thar
usual in the North and Northwest, wher
the work OF grading and where activ'
operations soon will be under way"