. The Railway library . Mo., Colo., 21,173 93 2 1 3,111 24,380 Tex.,andN. M IX La., TeK. (except Pan-handle) and parts [1914 17,169 40 4,489 21,598 1890 7 988 936 8,924 935 9 9 7,112 X. Wash., Cal, 32,600 Nev Utah Ariz \ 1890 10 135 45 1,387 and parts United States , ( 245,894 27,644 97,852 ( 156,404 760 561 33,711 199,875 It v^ill be perceived that the group which includes Texas—thatimperium in imperio in the matter of railway regulation—worriesalong without a single mile of third or fourth track. Conditio
. The Railway library . Mo., Colo., 21,173 93 2 1 3,111 24,380 Tex.,andN. M IX La., TeK. (except Pan-handle) and parts [1914 17,169 40 4,489 21,598 1890 7 988 936 8,924 935 9 9 7,112 X. Wash., Cal, 32,600 Nev Utah Ariz \ 1890 10 135 45 1,387 and parts United States , ( 245,894 27,644 97,852 ( 156,404 760 561 33,711 199,875 It v^ill be perceived that the group which includes Texas—thatimperium in imperio in the matter of railway regulation—worriesalong without a single mile of third or fourth track. Conditions in the United States and Europe. Railway conditions relative to area and population in the UnitedStates and Europe may be studied in the acompanying map of theCommissions groupings compared with the European states whoseareas they most closely aproximate. The map should be studiedin connection with the following summary giving the population andrailway mileage of the respective divisions: 352 The Railway Library. Statistics of American Railways 353 Summary Showing Population and Railway Mileage of theAmerican Groups and European Countries Shown on theAccompanying Map. United States Europe Division Population1914 Miles ofRailway 1914 Population Miles ofRailway I II , , ,579 8,532,36311,892,056 7,82222,60425,98915,36431,08055,82612,73032,77541,704 ,,768,7977,995,974 106,,148,18233,735,416 122,550,700 14,30723,441 Ill IV V VI 10,8003,82710,77053,054 VII 42,590 VIII IX and X 17,58136,271 Total *98,781,324 245,894 455,547,673 *U. S. Census Estimate. July 1, 1914, 98,903,081. Here, it will be perceived, the disparity in ratio of mileage topopulation is over 5 to 1 in favor of the American citizen, the ratiothere being one mile of railway to every 2,142 European, while hereit is one mile to every 404 Americans. Railway Mileage in Foreign Countries. While returns for cert
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