Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-25
LINES
 SPREAD IN TEXAS

urban railroads are building rapidly ] They do not come under the super vision of the Texas Railroad Com 1 mission and are not subject to the ! sock and bond laws
 The first line built was ten and one half miles long, between Denison and sherman and was in operation in 1900 In 1909 the Dallas & Fort Worth line was built a distance of thirty three miles and the Fort Worth and oak Cliff street car lines were built and made par: of the sys tenn
 Ohia capitalists organized these lines into the Northern Texas Trac tlon company. of eighty six. anu four tenths miles of track. capitalized at S2,900.00G with a bonded debt of S2 500.0o0 and S50o.000 in coupon notes, a total of S5.90.000
 The Texas Traction company own and operate sixty six miles between Dallas and sherman, built with Texas money, with S2.o00,O00 Of com mon and Sl,000,000 of preferred capital stock. The Sherman Denisoa line is taken over by this company and has ten miles of traekage.
 The Belton Temple Traction com any operates thirteen and four tenths miles between those cities,
 Bryan and the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College operates five and one half miles with gasoline motors.
 The Galveston Houston iuterurban line. through South Houston, Genoa. Webster, League City, Dickinson. and La Marque, under construction, is fifty and six tenths miles long. Prac tically To grade and highspeed ser vice will be maintained From vir sinia Point to a point near Houston is a forty mile taueen, This line passes orer the Galveston County oauseway or about ten miles and the line will be in operation clear through by September next Prelim inaries are complete for the Dallas @axahachie Ennis interurban line Of forty enc miles.
 The fort Worth Clebu-ne line of forty miles is ready for contractors and is to be extended as far south as Waco, an additional 5rackage of sixty miles.
 There are 1918 miles in operation. capitalized and bonded fer abou fS.o00o00, paying from 5 to 6 per cent in interest and dividends per annum There are 141.8 miles building upon 1he same basis and win make as good showing in earnings and interest and dividends.
 Thirty one cities operate street railways, twenty nine under electric systems. Dallas has three companies and 59.S miles. and capital and bonds of S3,960.0o0 or about s6G.0o0 per mile
 Fl Paso Electric Railway company does all the electric railway and ali the electric lighting business Of Fl Paso; 29-S miles. stock and bonds sI.775,G0o or about $5e.O00 per mile.
 San Antonio's trackage is sixty five miles, stock and bonds sl.se2, 800. or about S2S,654 per mile
 Fort Worths trackage is fifteen miles; stock and bonds, S1151 ,000, or about s10e.000 per mile.
 Austin's rackage is sixteen miles stock and bonds. S55o000. or sE0.000 per mile
 Laredo. 5.25 miles; capital s100.00q Corpus Christi, 6 miles: capital Sl0o.Ooo Abilene. miles: capital S20.00O. Amarillo. g miles; capital. S250,00o. Beaumont, l2 miles; capital s600,000 Bonham. 2.2J miles; capital S25.0O0 Corsicana. i miles; capital, s20.00o Denton. miles: Mineral Wells. c miles; capital S375.000. Paris miles; capital. S300.000 Seguin. 1.25 miles capital Sl0.000 Wichita Falls, 6.5 miles capital. S150,00O. Uvalde. { miles: capital s5O,O0. Marshall l. miles; capital. s25.O0O. Total, 7s.25 1 miles. with a capital of s2.120.00o ol S210o0 per mile
 These lines are comparatively cheap in the matter of financing. and 1 ray on an average of 10 per cent per annum 4er F2hey are constantly 1 growing better.
 The Lorgview ana. WaxahachI, lines are equipped with horse and mule cays. Texarkana, operates ir thres states about one thirG being in Texas and the rest in An-ansaa and Louisiana The Seguin cart ar,
 blood power" Greenville is plEtinf in an electric street car $, stem
 Texas City has purchased miteria and organized a company to bu Id ar electric system to connect up witt the Houston 6 Galveston iD.erarbaT line Cleburne is building a system also. Other cities and towns ar, making the necessary preparations for building and this will be tho best and greatest year for construC ton in street and in.erurban reads
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