Show RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES it io 18 stated that in 1828 there were but three miles milea of railway in the united states in 1829 it in n creased to 28 miles in 1830 to 41 miles in 1810 18 10 to 1197 miles and now in 1856 it reaches miles we have in addition probably 2000 miles of bf double track J makin making t all more mor e than miles of iron way or a length more than sufficient to encircle the globe at the equator within ten years the length has bag been quadrupled and since 1830 1850 alone trebled there there thare are now at least miles in process of construction that will be in use before the eni end of 1857 1837 valuing tha the completed railroads at per mile the capital now new invested in this interest amounts to 0 honesty and interest like virtue and heaven can never bo be separately pursued honcan we expect others to keep our secrets if we do not keep them ourselves 0 the jealous man poisons his own banquet and then eats it |