The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-27
RAILROADSN SOUTH
RECORD or CoNsrRUcnoN DURiN0
Alabams Lev en the List With OnIy llS Miles to its Credit. While LOuisaane
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Baltimore, Nd. Dec. 2s: -vtspsciaI. ,--In h the south. ofiahoma and Missouri dur ine 1901: The MAnufacturerg Record says;
 The data thus gathered shows that dur tion of the country total of 1,s3i.i milse Of line, or only about 70 miles more theh Sss in lsSs + also shSws scs shst ins miles. or about 900 miles less than we're protected for the year just ended. Ths to the South for 1907, excluding Missouri amount to bs built sis in the South South next year innate for isos f.rnres for % nsw Corporations % which have not begun eonstruction are not included, sxcepsins in several instances instance Some of tho old companies also have work proposed that has been indefinitely postpon:: cd on account of financial conditions. and such construction is not noted.
 There is. indeed. much other work con- templated that has been obliged to wait for seen at present or which are in prospect for 1908. There was only . small amount of electric ra,iway construction ss , during the the tween Baltimore and Washington. is com pleted, and another. extensive enterprise Ss s opened % next % spring. There -sa sr. also SO some other important pieces of electric rail-
 T fin preparing the review The Manufac- turer's Record has made 2 canvass of all the railroad companies in the section cover ed. and in . majority of instances the fig road officials. In completing the Statistics other data which was collected during the used Sus in ss the sao. of struction only new lines were considered. no note being taken of second track or sidings
 1t is . notable fact that Louisiana leads the list Of States this year with the great est amosnt Of psy trasksss s,ssl milssTss Tar years now taking second place. her total be ing 46o miles. Florida comes third with miles. Virginia fifth with 254 niles Missis- 'sippi sixth with 242 miles, Georgia seventh with 2oti miles. Oklahoma eighth with 1ss Alabama tenth with t43 miles. There has been notable increase in construction in states east of the Aiieghenisss. nis., and gene s track among the States than was the case last year, when Texas was away in the lead
 500 miles ss. s,ons rns sute0s wasS i01 ss with s37 miles. Florida fourth with 500 Carolina sixth with 2so miles, Louisiana sey- enth with 222 miles, Virginia eighth With 20e miles, the other States proposing oyer 100 miles of line being Tennessee f62; Ok iahoma iss; South Carolina i57; Alabama l44; West Virginia 1s4.
 "thtil the panic the railroads sensraiiy s liberal Improvements. spending large sums for expanding terminals. adding second buildinEs, such as shops. new stations. ware houses, etc. Since the financial disturb ances began some of these betterments have been brought to standstiil, while other necessary work under way is being completed. but the attitude Of the compa- nies generally is to await further develop ments as to Legislative and financial mat ters, before resumipg work that has been discontinued or undertaking any new con
 .The following table shows the amount of new line built in 1907 and also shows the construction proposed for 1905 In each nrSd le rAyfANH. : :.