Show OF INDUSTRY apropos ot of the starting kb this in week of the railway west went frond from this city la is the SAs I 1 kestion from Brade bradstreets that there ther memo eema to tio be every prospect that th the year 1896 will be marked by a tangible increase in the amount of railroad coo con faction to be ad abed ed to the og of the united slates for the hot two years the effect of herd hares time boon on this abr branch ot of industry was waa very embarked in 1895 less leei aban 1800 ailee cf vow new track was bult built and in 1894 the amount was wae only 1950 miles mile in 1898 the she aggregate footed up only 2600 latles against over miles in 1891 and 1892 respectively there has haa been a steady decrease dec reee since 1887 when 12 miles of new track wab built I 1 discussing this branch of the sea eon oral eral outlook of the country the rall bal way age says this decrease decre aae does not that asne demand for railway railways rail waya is ie nearly supplied and that construction will continue to decrease for there Is room and will be need for far greater than the entire present mileage of the he country it if we ond bad as aa many miles as 88 great oj eat tsin in our ratio of railway ual mileage leage to square miles of territory instead of we would have a total of nearly miles it if all the country were as well supplied as illinois we would have miles and if massachusetts were taken as aa the basis there would be miles of lines the age makes a list of roads upon which construction has been commenced or which give promise 0 early commencement there are between and miles uncompleted or projected and of lines lying in 47 states and territories there to is prospect of building this year miles this is a pretty well distributed over the entire cou coutry country try utah being signed 55 toilets miles nevada 60 50 idaho idabo 63 and arizona Ar izna 60 it will be seen that even this list liet does not include alt all that to Is in prospect in utah before lh fab year closes cloots it is in argued and with good reason that this revival in the railroad building industry indicates a great relief from the pressure of hard bard alm which have prevailed with the revival in hat bat line there must be a vanoe in other br an obee ikea aal ja t aaion of utah to Is such as to givel give every assurance that she will be iti in toe the front rank of the prosperity attending attend ift these encouraging developments |