NOTE.-These lines of road, with those enumerated on the previous page, make a total of 114,085 miles of railroad, connecting Chicago with every State in the Union, Canada and Mexico. NUMBER OF MILES OF RAILROADS IN OPERATION And the miles constructed each year in the U. S. since 1830. NUMBER OF MILES OF RAILROADS IN OPERATION (Obtained from Poor's Manual.) 1893. 1894. 1896. New Hampshire 467 661 736 1,015 1.142 25 1,155 88 1,170 38 1,178 44 Vermont 290 554 614 914 991 42 985 54 975 36 Massachusetts. 1,035 1,264 1,480 1,915 2,096 69 2,121 26 2,124 76 974 99 2,126 05 Rhode Island.. 68 108 136 210 217 43 227 46 225 95 226 37 Connecticut. 402 601 742 923 1.006 64 1,013 22 1.013 22 1,014 09 New England 7,131 05 7,224 65 New York New Jersey. 206 560 1,125 1,684 2,099 86 2,176 10 2,205 05 2,208 07 Pennsylvania 4,656 6,191 8.652 36 9,411 57 9,561 78 9,661 54 Delaware 39 127 197 275 314 95 315 44 315 44 Maryland 1.270 04 259 District of Columbia 1,304 30 1.292 67 315 44 1.291 54 20 66 20 66 22 66 22 88 Middle Atlantic.. 21,704 73 Ohio... 3,538 5.792 7.980 49 8,699 12 Michigan 342 779 1,638 3.938 7.108 48 7,413 88 7.487 51 7,561 89 Indiana 228 2.163 3,177 4,373 6.109 19 6,321 37 6.396 56 6,416 03 Illinois... 111 2,790 4,823 7,851 10.115 90 10,405 90 10.564 90 10,610 59 Wisconsin 1,525 3,155 5.612 62 5.981 16 6.042 57 6,105 89 Central Northern. 39,393 52 Virginia... 1,486 3,603 38 West Virginia. 97 352 288 691 1.433 30 1,895 05 1.976 99 2,075 16 North Carolina 1,178 1,486 3.128 17 3.353 31 3,350 25 3,397 45 South Carolina. 289 973 1,139 1,427 2.289 15 2.561 72 2,617 13 2,622 55 Georgia.. 643 1,420 1,845 2,459 4.600 80 5.103 02 5,140 68 5,210 04 Florida.. 21 402 446 518 2.489 52 2,840 26 2.986 33 3,059 05 South Atlantic. 19,967 63 Kentucky 3,056 28 Tennessee. 1,253 1,492 1,843 2.767 38 3,096 93 3.124 28 3,116 54 Alabama 1,157 1,843 3.422 20 3,627 87 3,633 56 3,664 45 Mississippi.. 75 862 990 1,127 2.470 85 2,459 22 2.487 55 2,497 78 Louisiana.. 80 335 1.739 85 1,992 84 2.065 35 2,107 08 Gulf and Miss. Valley.. 6,995 Missouri 817 2,000 6,464 30 Arkansas. 256 859 2.203 44 2,369 91 2,424 25 2,439 20 Texas... 8.709 85 9,154 11 9.230 96 9,434 12 Kansas 1,501 3,400 8.892 11 8.931 28 8.872 16 8,875 25 Colorado 157 1,570 4.291 11 4,488 22 4.538 86 4,503 19 New Mexico.. 758 1,388 77 1,432 50 1,510 36 1,505 03 Indian Territory Oklahoma Territory. 1,384 28 1,152 50 431 17 Southwestern 34,912 04 Iowa.. 8.416 13 8,513 44 8.508 27 8,523 13 Minnesota. 1,092 3,151 5.545 35 5,958 58 6.028 61 6,057 67 Nebraska.. 705 1,953 5.407 47 5,542 32 5.541 36 5,542 27 North Dakota South Dakota ( 2.116 49 2,517 20 2.528 16 2,534 71 2.610 41 2.792 29 2.797 41 2,800 80 Wyoming. 1,157 62 1.177 93 1,177 93 Montana... 106 2.195 58 2.721 63 2.824 61 2,828 55 Northwestern California.. 4,629 41 Oregon 159 508 1.439 97 Washington 1,512 09 1.514 60 1,513 66 2,809 67 2.812 55 2,820 05 Nevada 923 18 922 62 915 62 Arizona 349 1.094 81 1,412 20 Utah 1,364 08 1.394 87 1,404 29 Idaho. 206 946 11 1,090 04 1.089 49 1,087 79 Pacific. RECAPITULATION— Central Northern Group.. United States. OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF FLOUR AND GRAIN In the State of California on December 1, 1896, and corresponding Flour, San Francisco Warehouses and Mills, including Sacramento, Yuba, Sutter, Butte, Placer and Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. Totals Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Rye. 6,800 734.600 327,940 164,480 160,570 7.360 16,085 1,271,320 255,100 10.740 200 16.025 836,180 500 1,042,320 35,993 2,847,700 583.020 136.340 2.280 900 62.260 334.480 7.960 64.452 6.000 180.240 624.780 400 472.109 1.140 111.0787.495,380 3,008,980 189,360 700,963 81.340 Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Ctls. Ctls. 506,574 1,310,085 200,033 650,395 1,056,509 195,371 449,660 451,731 208,272 Ctls. 85,720 65,030 13,906 39,160 25,560 40,942 27.915 5,545 Corn. Rye. Potatoes Onions Bran. Mid'l's 12,869 10,137 198 3,164 1,306 4,671 April. 351,382 558,412 212,628 35.398 19,517 26.575 3,695 May 459,816 414,923 226.390 25,120 45.731 25.834 4,015 33,309 June 536,438 590.996 140,039 43.901 22,806 5,785 2.674 July... 629.047 574,426 490.797 41,815 18,563 13,493 3,125 August. 359,001 1,140.967 1,025,783 36,660 28,985 16,326 3.828 September. 528,884 2,012,490 837,109 61,796 58,431 4.675 3.283 October. 86,608 193,416 November 94,487 74,391 December 87.127 31,275 617,525 1,594,017 746,895 459.259 1,657,824 385,642 649,644 1,279,326 433,055 6.197,625 12,641,706 5,102,014 689,222 566,565 257,871 214.807 1,115,788 152,093 607,459 138,331 141,663 9.887 38.342 5,203,094 12,255,849 2,798,638 630.805 562,086 212.166 44,180 1,079,000 140,305 520.853 142.788 11,932 58,782 4,511,217 8,766,242 2,076,920 687,152 509,720 324,032 42,601 1,168,479 142,927 11,057 54,211 37,186 Totals 1893.. 4,481,950 12,667,224 4,237,893 606,584 515.226 330,149 73,600 1,313,270 Totals 1892. 10,435,610 2,746,878 593,398 648,909 262,042 72,999 1,259,151 Totals 1891.. 5,862,388 18,183,133 2,710,538 595,782 402,076 369,904 139.336 1,274,607 Totals 1890. 14,209,226 1,851,346 532,332 420,595 367,690 146,967 1,355,418 Totals 1889.. 5,597,109 13,246,621 2,255,560 586,484 368,135 213,712 51.273 1,351,897 Totals 1888. 4,354,420 12,917,228 2,792,631 609,529 269,057 221,098 28,543 1,239,430 Totals 1887.. 3,600,345 9,602,631 2,055,366 414,812 423.530 281,600 32.277 961,200 Totals 1886.. 4,885,772 16,527,5032,184,560 508,717 361,320 218,100 26,275 1,079,593 |