Arizona republican., 1908-02-03

more than 15 per cent within what would be termed tropical and sub tropical areas. The greatest length of railway lines in any tropical country Is that oi India Gncluding Burma), 30,0O0 miles; while tropical and sub tropical South America has 15.000 miles, tropical and subtropical Africa
 4,000 miles. Mexico and Central America 13.500 miles, the West Indian Islands 2,500 miles, the Dutch and French possessions in the tropical Or tent about 1,50O miles each, tropical and subtropical Australia about 1000 miles. Siam 800 miles, the Philippines about 200 miles, and the Hawaiian Islands about 100 miles. Taking. the grand divisions, North America. has speaking in round terms. 260,000 miles of railway, of which 225,00O are found in the United States. Europe as a whole has, still speaking in round terms, 190,000 miles, or 35,000 miles less than those in the United States alone. Asia has 5000 miles, Africa 17,00O, and Australia and the adjacent islands of Oceania 17,500. The estimated cost of construction, or capital cost of prin- NAt'ftl 2elAA way io 6iNtn HUI I@uiOpC dL 21 billion dollars for 176.OOO miles for which statistics are available; and for the remainder of the world, r biYion dollars for 30S,OOO miles for which sta tistics are available. the figures with reference to the United States bsing cost, as given by Poor's Manual. r. billion dollars for 213,OOO miles for which figures are available.
 Many interesting facts are disclosed by the distance figures accompanying the map. One fact of especial interest at the present moment is that the sail
 ing distance from New York to Punta Arenas at the southern end Of South America, via the Panama canal. is ST miles less than by the route which ships passing between those two points must now follow. The tables show distances from our own ports via the Tehuantepec Railway and the Panama railway or canal, as well as via the Suez canal and the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn routes and via the rail- way lines across the North American continent. The distance between New York and Yokohama is shown to be via Suez canal. 13,040 miles; via the Panama canal. 10,O93 miles; via the Tehuantepec railway, 9,243 miles; via San Francisco Qand and water), 7.727 miles, and via Port Townsend Qand and water), 7.439 miles From New York to Shanghai the distance is given via SueZ, 12,360 miles, and via Panama. 10S55 miles. To HongkOng the dis tance via Suez is 11.61O miles and via Panama, 11,410 miles: and to Manila the distance is shown to be II ,556 miles via Suez and 1.j46 miles via Panama. From Chicago the distance to Hong kong is. via New York and Suez. 12.522 miles: via san Francisco, S,365 miles: via New Orleans and Panama, 11.742 miles. and via Tehuantepec. 1O.229 miles.
 From New York to San Francisco the distances shown are. by rail across the continent. S.191 miles: via Tehuan- tepec, 4,415 miles; via Panama, 5,305 miles, via Punta Arenas, 13,0S9 miles, and via Suez and Singapore. 17.672 miles. From New York to Nome. Alas ka, the distance via Port Townsend is 5555 miles: via San Francisco, 5,S96 miles; via Tehuantepec. 7.13O miles; via Panama. S.010 miles, and via Ma gellan Straits. 15,SiO miles The length of route from Vladivostok. Asiatic Russia, to New Orleans via Magellan Straits, is 17.445 miles. while the dis tance from Vladivostok to New Or leans via San Francisco and thence by rail is but 71SS miles. The distance around the world via the TransSiber- ian and our own tTanscontinental rail- sway lines is shown to be 17.997 miles, being: from New York to St. Peters burg. 4.632 miles; from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok. 5.S09 miles; from Vlad ivOstOk to Port Townsend. 4357 miles, and from Port Townsend to New York 3.199 miles. The sailing distance around the world from New York via Suez, Singapore, Manila. Guam, the Hawaiian Islands. and Panama canal to New York again would be- 23.092 miles: being in detail. from New York to Singapore, 1017O miles: thence to Manila. 1886 miles; thence to Guam, 1 5O6 miles: thence to Hawaii. 3,337 miles; thence to Panama, 4665, and thence to New York 2,0S2 miles.