The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-07
Unaed Saies FoJfeHs Place
at Head Of Railroad Builders
10 Anoiher Country in 1914

For the arsi Inns IN the history OF
railrnadinK N the Uniteo States some
uther country has exceeded thu a
Try IN che mileage OF new railroad
o0iit turing fka year. according ~
tiAftstlca complied ~ the Railway Aac
Gasefse and puhnnlied In ~ annuai
review issue. Ia ~accordanoe with ~
esnnt ctitloni. 10 show the cxtcnt OF
faliway proEreas durlns abe year. This
condition was nearly approached mi
iqtS. when the railways Of Canada
pont almost nv many miles AZ we're
taIt 81 this countFt. In 1914 the
total mllenec ~ the rev railroad con-
atrneted n the United states was
'15ai, AZ compared with s.07i IN 1913.
while the CANADIAN. foada built i.e71'
nilies. AZ compared with s.of0 IN 1913.
NOT only Il the total for the United
&tAtas oAiy about hair o. that for the
year before, but d h The lowest for
any years since 1895. and only about
= ger cent Of that for 1893, the high
record year In addition 20 the new
ike built. there was constructed s6s.
miles Of new second track and 40
miles Of third track. In 1913 Lees
miles Of second track was built.
The new mileage In sho United
states was built by ie5 companies, as
compared with 23s companies build
ing IN 1914. No new mileage was re-
ported from Mexico. While In pre-
rious years the greatest mileage OF
new line has hcen built IN the west.
In 1914 the state Of Florida heads the
list with gg0 miles. The other states
with ever I0D miles OF now limo are
Washington, Idaho and California AZ
the close OF tho year i,oi5 miles OF
new nrBt track waa under construc-
ton and uncompleted. The total for
1874 was i,s23 miles.
After new mileage built. one OF the
best indications of the progrees OF the
railways during a yea IL the extent
TO which they have added to their
equipment, and the Railway Age
Gazette has also complied statistics
| showing the number OF freight and
passenger cars and locomotives order
ed from The manufacturers during the
! year. and also OF those built during
the year. This latter figure Is likely
10 reflect tho conditions existing In
the previous year when much Of the
equipment actually built during 1914
was ordered.
Freight cars ordered. s0.2st ife.132
Passenger cars
ordered .......... 2.002 3,i79
locomotives ordered Lees 3.i6I
| Freight cars built. 1854 20I,6si
| Passenger carx built. S.ssi sass
Locomotives built. 2,3a5 $3.50
The number OF cars ordered is low
| or than for n ear since 1901, ex-
| ce9t 1905. when only eases freisht
| cars and i,S1a passenger cars were
| ordered. The number OF locomotives
ordered was also less than for any
| year since 1905.
on December 81. 1914. according TO
| the Railway Age Iazette's compiia-
| ton. 2i.Ots miles Of road, with a to-
tai funded debt OF sS5O.72s.59o and a
/ total capital stock Of 34.5s3.7 5S,
were in the hands OF receivers. In
no year since 1896 has there been 70
! great a mileage IN the hands OF re-
| ceivers.
For the purpose Of obtaining an IN
| dlcatlon OF the amount OF unemploy-
ment that has resulted from the IN
| satisfactory condition Of the railroad
| business. with it's consequent effects
on the railroad supply business whieh
has been one OF the chief causes OF
I the general business depression. the
/ Railway Age Gazetse has also obtain
| ed statements from the railroads en-
| terlng Chicago showing h number OF
men in their employment on August
1. and June 80. 1914, AS compared
with the number employed on those
/ dates In 1918. II also asked the