Review of reviews and world's work . the rates have pre- vented certain kinds of commodities fromreaching certain kinds of markets; a factwhich has been the cause of fully as inuchconcern to the railways as to the communi-ties served. The seven States, Idaho, Ne-vada, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington,and California, are populated at the rate persons per square mile, as comparedwith persons in Massachusetts and 43persons in Wisconsin, not long ago an agri-cultural outpost State. The railway build-ers have in their control the only availablemeans of bringing up the population densit
Review of reviews and world's work . the rates have pre- vented certain kinds of commodities fromreaching certain kinds of markets; a factwhich has been the cause of fully as inuchconcern to the railways as to the communi-ties served. The seven States, Idaho, Ne-vada, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington,and California, are populated at the rate persons per square mile, as comparedwith persons in Massachusetts and 43persons in Wisconsin, not long ago an agri-cultural outpost State. The railway build-ers have in their control the only availablemeans of bringing up the population densityof the West to some figure approximatingthat of the East; the problem has been toaccomplish this and to remain solvent whilethe process was going on. INDICATIONS OF PROSPERITY. The record to date shows that the railwayshave partially succeeded and partially failedin this endeavor. At the present time cer-tain great distributing points in the Westhave been developed to a point where theyare capable of supporting very well the roads. .LAKES IN THE CLOUDS. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILV, AY. 74 THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF RE^IEIVS. that supplied them, although this is not true heavy, although of less importance than those of the entire Western country; but few of of the Northern States. Washington, Ore- the roads accomplishing this have remained gon, and California together produce well solvent during the process. The Union over one hundred million dollars worth of Pacific emerged from receivership and fore- lumber every year, and are tending to in- closure in November, 1897; the Northern crease this production very rapidly. Pacific went into receivers hands in 1893, But lumber is a very bulky commodity; it and the reorganized company filed its articles moves long distances for its market, and the of incorporation in 1896; the Atchison, To- Pacific forests are in competition with the peka & Santa Fe was sold under foreclosure lumber from Wisconsin, Michigan, Louisi- in 1895. But, solvent or i
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