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OSTATISTICAL HISTORY OF RAILROAD OPERATION IN TEXAS 283
Texas Railroad Traffic.-(Continued.)
Animals and Products: Box, crate and cooperage material...... 233.194
attle and calves ..................... 877,078 Wood for fuel . . . ......... . 84,821
heep and goats ...................... 143,670 Veneer and built-up wood ........... 68.09%
ogs ....................... 91,468 Other products of torests.............. .288193
orses and mules 49,353 Other products of forests ............. 288193
eats and uncanned packinghouse edibles 417,612
ool a .. ...u e..n . 190080 Total products of forests ..........6,588,427
oultry and dairy products............. 98,118 Manufactures and Miscellaneous
ides and leather . ................. 83.994 Refined petroleum oils; all other gasoline 9,064.307
sh or sea-animal oil ............... 48,205 Iron, steel, excl. pipe, fittings and scrap 3,707.798
ther animals and products............ 221,469 Portland cement .. .. . 2,856,003
Fuel, road, lub. oils, other petroleum
Total animals and products......... 2,221,047 products .......... ............. 2,631.608
Products of Mines. Fertilizers .... . ............... 1,884,568Gratel and sand ...................... 8,343,007 Metal pipe and fittmngs... .. ..... 1,779,506
Sulphur ................... 4,230,804 Autos, trucks, tractors, parts and tires.. 1,597,157
Stone (broken, rough or finished) ...... 2,607,987 Canned food products . ............ 1,565,717
Ores and concentrates ................. 1,136,771 Sugar 1,377,66S
Crude petroleum ...................... 1,135,030 Paper, paper products, excl building and
Coal and coke .. 1,089,345 roofing ............. ............ 1,030.676
Asphalt (nat'1, byproduct or petroleum). 493,110 Beverages ..... 861,577
Salt ................................ 469.315 Brick, mfd. stone, building and drain tile 805.708
Other products of mines......... ....... 2,685,016 Scrap iron and steel .. 655,546
Other manufactures and miscellaneous 12,249,284
Total products of mines ...........22,190,385
Products of Forests: Total manufactures, miscellaneous. 42,067,123
Lumber, shingles and lath ............ 3,273,188 Grand total carload traffic ............90,454,885
Logs, posts, poles and pilinmg............ 1,187,845 All less-than-carload traffic ........... 1,325.947
Pulpwood ....................... . 1,174,663
Railroad ties .......................... 278.427 Grand total all traffic ............91,780,832
Statistical History of Railroad Operation in Texas, I 891-1940.
Figures below show trends of railroad development in Texas from 1891, date of establishment of
the Railroad Commission of Texas, to Dec 31, 1940, latest available record
1 I Amounts per mile of
road operated
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1891 8.484 46 10,944,195 $35,666,4981$28,762,836 80 64 $6,903.662 $2,956 581.$1,082 71 $791 83 14 03
1892 8,643 35 12,742,656 36,212,192 29.434.833 81 28 6,777,359 2,973 17 1,040,09 761 14 13 65
1893 8,91001 15,162,630 38,417,670 29,454.067 76 67 8,963.603 3.151 57 1,041 52 990 72 12 12
1894 8.974 12 13,285,477 34,197,222 27,008,927 78 98 7,188.295 2,700 80 982 87 783 83 12 32
1895 9,108 53 15,591,262 39,387,869 28,864,994 73 28 10,522,875 3.206 80 1,001 07 1,124 98 12 77
1896 9,252 66 14,510,919 35,318,630 28.047,083 79 41 7,271,547 2,744 05 992 91 778 43 11 58
1897. 9,446 32 16.342,30,Q3 37,340,227 29,173,938 78 12 8,166,289 2,968 62 907 19 864 50; 10 91
1898.. 9,470 12 18,590,046 41,102,587 30,293,749 73 70 10,808,838 3,291 47 957 85 1,135 841 10 44
1899 9,613 48 20,924,890 45,334,192 32,518,118 71.73 12,816,074 3,553 12 1,025 47 1,333 14 10 73
1900 9,791 21 22,380,607 47,062,868 35,626,922 75.70 11,435,946 3,537 81 1,106.78 1,167 98 9 42
1901 9,925 33 25,238.983 58.296,879 41,054,732 70 42 17,242,147 4,310.44 1,379.74 1,737 28 10 21
1902 10.574 77 26,426,412 58,890,496 45,802,763 77 78 13,087.733 3,991 27 1,390 47 1,237 64 9 58
1903 10,925 341 29,959,203 62,750,577 51,767,3811 82.48 10,993,197 4,128.56 1,357 74 1,006.21 9 44
1904 . 11,378 791 30,492,944 65,209,2161 51,715,8551 79.311 13,493,361 4,038.01 1,398.21 1,186 80 9.47
1905 11,670.65 30,653,070 68,145,132 52,411,748 76 91 15,733,384 4,044.88 1,493.65 1,348.12 10 67
1906 12,213 17 34,998,754 75,510,388 56,914,670 75.37 18,595.718 4,291.14 1,580 39 1,522 59 9 87
1907 12.864 02 41,620,395 96,074,293 70,778,465 73 67 25,295,827 5,116 66 1,937 03 1,966 40 10 39
1908 13,372 28 38,233,863 81,776,691 68,105,049 83 28 13,671,642 4,230,85 1,873.27 1,022.39 9.64
1909 13,786 80 42,061,619 90,429,450 68,045.388 75 25 22,384,062 4,609 07 1,925.70 1,623 59 10 62
1910.. 14,339 21 47,084,835 94,731,430 72,524,020 76.,56 22,207,410 4,586 38 1,900.19 1,548 22 10 20
1911 14,916 31 48,411,807 98,931,674 76,306,409 77 13 22,625,265 4.493 74 2,070 78 1,505 62 10 51
1912 15,562 52 49,693,884 102,781,531 81,718,122 19 51 21,063,409 4,551 94 1,989.60 1,349 85 10.93
1913 15,891 66 57,241,529 116,460,37 90.991,944 78 13 25,468,432 5,086 42 2,160 81 1,602 6 10 65
1914. 16,366.32 54,463,364 109,313.37 90,063,394 82 39 19,249,976 4,451 87 1.747 85 1,174.1 10 60
1915 16,294.10 54,354,684 107,414,011 85,900,985 79.971 21,513,026 4,596.83 1,814 07 1,320 2 9.95
1916 16,518 18 62,351,993 127,140,394 91 225,726 71.75 35,914,668 5,421 34 2.084 78 2,174 25 9 74
1917. 16,580 05 67,465,446 144,019,848 99,415,941 69.03 44,603,907 6,014 38 2,491 76 2,690 21 9 80
1918 16,426.63 64,159,579 158,575,355 131.630,349 83 01 26.945,006 6,501 81 2.975 02 1,643 45 11 32
1919 16,177.83 65,794,895 187, 222, 437 165,721,846 88 52 21,500,591 7,815 911 3, 529. 351 1,329 02 13.18
1920 16,382 99 77,803,926 235,353,895 234,718,643 99 73 635.252 9.886 96 4,326 29 38 77 13 87
1921 16,472 25 68,982,850 222,274,401 184.489.974 83 00 37,784.427110,139 891 3,243 08 2,293 82 16 42
1922 16,503 31 66,430,824 194,284,690 159,024,234 81 851 35,260.456 8,663 071 2,848.341 2,136 56 15 62
1923 16,651 92 77,242,518 207,446,865 164,155,034 79 13 43.291.831 9.200 52 2.967 241 2,599 811 14 85
1924 16,644 58 87,382,811 228,086,350 168.330.384 73 59 59,755,966 10,482 15 2.903 32 3,590.12 14 50
1925 16,646 53 89,578,749 227,252,064 169.382,692 74 54 57,869,372110.653 42 2.673 33 3,476 361 14 24
1926 16,73 52 95,756.563 244,736,007 179,988,825 73 45 64.774,182111,600 02 2,684 87 3,869 54 13 61
1927. 16,949 05 95,461,247 245,162.3951186,531,926 76 09 58,630,469111.591 64 2.525 14 3,459 22 12 81
1928 17,273 74 94,419,8221243,192,1131176414,514 72 54 66,777.59911,423 91 2.309 83 3,865 85 12.69
1929 . 17,358 40 98,808.402 245,502,7441177,606,479 72 34 67,896.265111,482 65 2,273 42 3,911 44 12 65
1930 17,569 02 86.292,225 204,371,6671152,169,952 74 46 52,201,7151 9,557 06 1,739 55 2,971 24 11 37
1931 17,752 63 72,603,409 162,014.9471122,492.495 75 61 39,522.452 7.542 08 1,229 02 2,226 29 12 06
1932, 17,771 89 49,049,348 114.350,458 90.571.376 79 21 23,779.082 5,304 69 837.82 1,338 02 12.36
1933. 17,614.86 49,311,224 108,355,529 83.944 929 77 47 24.410.600 5.186 621 688 10 1,385 80 11 55
1934. 17,411 32 54,324,877 114,454,019 90,189.009 78 801 24,265,0101 5.472 40 749 51 1,393 63 11 19
1935 17.295 66 54,500,484 117,611.1461 93,681,0881 79 761 23,930 0581 5,579 271 801 71 1,383 58 11 20
1936 17,262 93 65,978,974 139,122,3961122 421 8031 88 00 16,700 593 6.838 491 958 67 967 43 11 28
1937 17,393 96 77,630,892 158,425,6751146.805 790 92 671 11,6198851 7.732 841 1,01428 675 16 10.70
1938 17,242 47 66.745.799 141.190,956112q 086,6491 77 131 12,104.3091 6.941 61! 938 66 702 01 11 06
1939 17,101 691 66,929,9451142,054,5911127 206 6181 74 521 14.847.9731 7.070 441 922 601 868 22 11 13
1940 17,057 381 68,208,0791141,015.970r127,165 474' 76 761 13 850,496' 7.084 081 944 721 811 99 10 65
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