Show NEW RAILROADS Statement of Mileage Laid During This Year Chicago June ZOThe Railway Age will say tomorrow The actual amount of new track laid in 1893 up to date is 111860 miles This Is more than has been laid In the first six months of any year since 1S92 In 1S32 the last year of prosperity before be-fore the panicthe construction up to June 30 was 1367 miles Slightly more than half the new track has been laid west of the Mississippi river Of the remainder laid east of the Mississippi 158 miles only are north of the Ohio river and 357 miles south of the same I lineEight states show over 60 miles viz Alabama 140 Missouri 81 Arkansas 7S Louisiana 78 California and New Mexico 72 South Carolina 69 Oklahoma I Okla-homa 60 The total spent in new construction this year will probably reach 60000 r 000 |