Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-01-17
RAILROAD AND INDUSTRIAL
 NOTES.

The Illinois Central and southern railways have combined for the cs,ab. lishment of new freight route be. tween St. Louis and Knoxville, Tenn. The new arrangement will increase the 1 railroad facilities through western Kentucky and central Tennessee, and 1t will also give St. Louis more di. rect route to North and South Caro-. | lima.
 der beet sugar cultivation, and the va. Tue of the production in that state last year amounted to more than $7,000 000. There are over thousand paper mills in the United States, and their total product amounts to about $500 900 tons annually, valued at over sl50,- 900. .0OO.
 During the year 1905 the Baldwin locomotive works of Philadelphia, built and shipped 2,250 locomotives. Of this number the greater part were built for railroads in the United States, for nearly 20 per cent were shipped to foreign ports. To build these locomo. tives an average of li,sll men were were employed each week, working day and night.
 The extensive railway development in Canada during the last few years is having its natural effect upon the indust rial enterprise of the country. This Is especially true of the iron and steel industry, which has received a remarkable impetus since the intro duction of the bounty system, and the imposition of new duties on steel rails.
 The Southern railway mas recently placed orders for SIPS freight cars, involving an utlay of more than s5,. 100000. The delivery is to begin in March in 800 ear lots, and will be in creased each month until all shall have been received.
 Forty million dollars worth of cop. per was produced in 1905 by the mines and smelters of Arizona, tho top notch of the territory's output. Dur. ing the year the bullion product close. ly approximated 2il 100000 pounds.
 The Grand Trunk railway has placed an order for sl locomotives to cost sl ,sss, 900. All but 10 are to he built by Canadian firms.
 The Carnegie Steel company plans to build during the present year two additional blast furnaces, 10 open hearth furnaces, and to improve the plants at an aggregate cost of s7,O0O,- 900.
 lt is estimated that Montana's out put or precious minerals during 1905 aPprcSimated s75,oOO,OOO, an increase of 25 per cent, over the preceding year, when the figures reached k6O,. 100000. the largest previous produc. ton. The operations in the Butte dis, trict are largely responsible for the splendid showing the past year.
 The opening up of the Houston, Sa. bine and Red river railroad into the forests of East Texas, which will take place before the end of the present year, will add very much to Houston B importance as n lumber market. During the year 1905 the Camp Bird mine at Ouray, Colo, yielded its own CTS profit of si,75o,00O. Thomas F. Walsh received in royalties during the year s36s,tT5.
 During the year just begun 600 miles of Rock Island track on various di. visions will be reballasted with rock. and 300 miles renewed with s5 pound steel rails. It is planned to spend nearly s,ooo,0o0 in improvements dur. ing the year, exclusive of new equip. ment.
 There are now In process of construc. ton by tho Great Northern road 1000 miles of extensions in addition to 800 miles of spurs and short lines just completed or nearing completion The