Show T A GREAT FALLING OFF IN RAILROAD BUILDING j hallway railway building in tho the united state states during the atrat tat six so ec r loot shows it falling failing off lit with the correspond corre spon aluir periods ot of 1003 aud and increased operating expenses and graffte resulting lu in mailer smaller not earnings together with the continued stringency it in th the money motley market supply tho the oil of the decline in construction operating expenses were materially increased during tho the ali at it quarter by tho the severity of 0 the winter and aprial found many ol 01 the railroads borrowing money for present necessities and constrained to retrenchment both im current expense expenses and in their projects for the immediate f many plans for improvement and extensions slona aror posed by some of f tho the areat all systems consequently were suspended and still ars ar held hold lu abeyance from atti official cial reports received by the railway ago age it appeal that 1037 milea miles of track was completed during durins the first six months oc of tho the year on 13 lines in thirty three states and ter I 1 torlea in the first six months of laet boar 2221 miles of track was laid while for the entire year of 0 1903 it it amounted to blits |