Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-26
Gain of Seventy Six Per
cent For American Rail
roads in Decade

appears in The recorded output of
cereals. coal. iron. cement. sugar
cotton and a long list O. other .om.
modities.
For Instance there was q rau o'
about p .oo0.p0 tons in i:cn orc
production and large part OF tho
supply VAS carried by rail for the
whole or part % the journey from
mine 10 shelter. other factions o.
the tonnage gain In transportation
are 10 be found in the carr.age Of
PIX iron from smel'er 10 foundry or
10 mill. and from thlse establish
ments. as finished or partly finished
products. 10 other points The yari-
Gus destinations 20 final consumers
account Tor other fractions OF the
lRaln.
The Increase IN raw cotton was
approximately 500. 900 tons. Part o,
this was carried by rail 10 ports TO-
shipment abroad. The remainder WITS
shipped 10 Hericau mills. from
which u was again shipped by ran MS
Wholesale distribution for dispatch In
smaller parcels TO retailers Thus an
orieIn1l million tons OF given COM
modify may in Dos various movements
represent several million tons OF
cain IN me- total Of iounaeo trans
Iporlation.
lh" AVERAGE charge FOR rarryps
ono ton ono mile in 1000 was ~,
lot % cent AMI in 1910 1853. aui .li.
increase covers only portion of
The greater operative cost dine 10
higher WAGES paid 10 employees. ,o
greater cost of materials and sun.
Ties ana 20 heavier taxation
Economics o. operation have hcor
elected by the use OF mere povor-
inl locomotives ana Of cars of sro,t-
'r capacity The tractiye power of
locomotives In 1900 Is not reported
b1t 300 100. it was 1.t.5re779 "a
eprlarod with I.sSSNslflo IN
1910.
m 1909 there were 1.;G1oi
freight cars with an average capacity
ot rs tons. In 1910 there were , .
rs III cars with capacity averag,
I"I 30 tons There we're In 1900 lbou,
seven freight cars for Every mile of
line In the country, and IN 1910
h''IIN nine ears OF learly so per
cent Greater carving rapudty. Pass.
'n''r cars increased in number from
y FOB o li.ups. but The firur,s on
average eating capacity are not re-.
ported
The record shows that the Ameri.
can peorlc travel more Frequently
Than they lid ten years ago and TIA.
they make longer Iodracys. The num-
ner oi revenues passengers carried I'm
1000 WIS t5G.NaLg5l and IN IollI
u was 9'I6N".l't. This statement
includes some duplication. but proc
ABLY rot enough To- affect results ma.
lcrlllly The average nunbo, of
trips, long or short and Includin
commuters, has increased fem $50
- lo.'t for each OF us. man. won.
IN and child.
On Oh" aatIe bass the average
numb'" u miles Travelled 'n d yea
has risen from gll In 400 70 351.G|
IA l'lo, while the average l.n-t1 Of I
Journey has extended from 2s.N 10
800 miles The avcrl-e train car.
rlos only 5G passengers. but that is ,
a Gain from the : o. ten years aga. /
The passenger revenue for tho en- .
100" country averages sl2htv le,s F.
Than Two cents mile. small rcduc. /
lion since 1900 The much hetter .
service 'odly IN 10th freight ana /
passenger departments costs no NOR, /
fhan The service a. ton Years aso
" hen comparison is made on a basis
oi AMT averafcs There are oo-
'bori 100000 employees. an in
crease of 5oo.coo IN ten years
Better Than in Early pays.
Not since the great railroad build |
ing era u the early SOS. II Is re-. /
ported have there been such extern /
sive plans foi railway construction
IN Texas as AZ present. In every |
section o. the state there Is talk Of |
railroad building both by old sys.
TENS and new companies The Hous- |
ton a Central Texas los graded q |
OF the 80 miles on It's Stone CITY.
Gi1dinss cutoff Contracts have been
LEI Tor grading on the western end -
ne stanford d Eastern Grading L.
IN progress on the S.n Antonio
waldo & Gulf. and work OF layins
ties and rails will begin within thirty
days on that line. Contracts for tho
construction OF 90 miles OF the San
Antonio. RockDort & Mexican raj
road have been executed. in addition
10 q contract for the erection OF docks
az Harder Island by ;he same com.
nany.
Reports from the Kansas CITY
Mexico & Orient officials indicate n,
early resumption Of work on the San