The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-03-28
MiIwaukee's Big Year.

The Chicago, Milwaukee x Stfl Paul
railway operates 1859 80 miles of rail-
way in the western states. 1t has more
than 1000 miles under construction.
The total earnings amount to more
than $50. 100000 annually.
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific is an
other road with branches into many
parts of the west. It's total mileage is
1888. Its gross earnings a year are
So, 600, O00
Colorado & Southern railway ope-
rates 1,055.74 miles of tracks and it's
gross earnings are nearly 100000
Colorado Midland operates over 1856
miles of rails and its gross earnings
were $2,000000.
Denver & Rio Grande has tracks
that total 1,S19.75 miles, and it's gross
earnings were nearly 10000, 900. This
includes the business of the Rio Grande
Western.
The Frisco system is largely a west
ern road, although it has lines in Hi
nois and Indiana. The western track
age foots UP SOS miles. It's gross earn
ings were $4,000, 000
Great Northern railroad is 5,957 miles
long and its gross earnings are past
the $40. 000,00 mark.
Houston & Texas railway has 1885, rs
miles of track. Its earnings are in
Guided in the Southern Pacific figures
Illinois Central operates 1000 miles of
track in the western states.
International & Great Northern ope-
rates 1885 miles of track. and its
gross earnings foot UP more than So
0,OOO
Kansas City Southern and the Tex
arkana & Fort Smith operates SS9
miles of tarck with a gross business
of nearly $8,00O,00O.
Missouri, Kansas G. Texas operates
SOP miles of railway, and had gross
earnings for the year of $21 900, 600
Missouri Pacific. with $3.50 miles.
piled up a gross business of nearly S45.-
900, 600.
Northern Pacific. with 5429 miles,
had q gross business of more than $685.
900. 00Q, substantial increase over 1906
This company also operates line of
trans-Pacific steamers.
Oregon Railway & Navigation COM
panS, also operating steamship lines. is
part of the Union Pacific system. Its
earnings are included in the Union Pa
ciffc.
San Antonio & Arkansas Pass rail-
way, with 1881 miles, did a gross bust
ness of 100000.
Southern Pacific operates S,313 miles
VI lIdCh anu tllu ID gross business OF
more than s9S,0OO, 900.
st. Joseph & Grand Island with 3i3
miles of track, did a gross business Of
more than s1,500,O0O
Texas & Pacific, operating principal
ly in the southwest, has a total track
age of 1,S4S miles. and did a gross bus
mess of $4,000, 1000.
The total trackage of the Union Pa
cific is 2,955.45 miles. and its gross bus
mess amounted TO SCI, 000, 000
Several thousand miles of lines have
been added since the beginning OF last
year, the trackage added to the steam
facilities of Spokane
alone amounting to more than 200
miles. OF the foregoing 1000 miles of
steam and electric lines are in opera
ton in the Spokane country. there are
1888 miles under construction and LIS
miles projected. In the Canadian
partly tributary to Spokane,
are several projects, including the
Grand Trunk Pacific, the Canadian Pa
eif1c and the Canadian Northern, which
will add almost 10000 miles to the
trackage of the country, which means
that in a few years the gross business
will be held beyond the $1,000, QUO ,O00
mark.