DEVELOPMENT OF STREET RAILWAYS 
The figures cover the year ending Sept. 30, 1898. 
COST PER MILE OF TRACK. 
Group. Construction. | B nie ete. Equipment. Total. 
$22,537 $11,735 $8,957 43,229 
32,692 40,552 25,357 99,601 
x 30,422 7,180 8,248 45,850 
17,133 2,140 2,952 22,225 
24,495 9,566 8,262 42,323 
TRAFFIC STATISTICS. 
Group, Miles of Track. BerMikof frack: | Per Mile of Track. 
Ley > 1,590.95 207,982 $3,295.30 
H., : s 278.35 651,410 9,385.64 
Hl., = 134.23 207,323 3,441.87 
IV. 115.27 51,346 1,325.07 
. 345.03 166,176 3,310.13 
A a N NEN cr 
; 330,889,629 68,206,418 6,887,976 9.90 42,877 
En 181,321,295 32,209,150 3,141,061 10.25 115,713 
nn 27,829,224 5,664,862 868,060 6.52 41,457 
4 5,918,701 1,999,577 65,211 30.66 17,346 
Vo, 57,335:315 12,613,405 1,284,215 9.79 36,568 
These tables show distinctly many of the most marked 
differences in the various types of roads. The density of 
travel — that is, the number of passengers per car mile, 
shows to what an extent the urban roads receive their income 
from short distance travel, and the figures for cost of construc- 
tion show how large a capital burden is imposed on a road 
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