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Excerpt from Census of Electrical Industries, 1917: Electric Railways In addition to the electric railways it included the cable roads, the animal traction or horse roads, and those operated with gasoline-engine cars. In 1917 there were 17 companies operating 45. 32 miles of cable trackage, 5 in California, 5 in Pennsylvania, 2 in Washington, and 1 each in Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Virginia; 8 companies operating miles with animal traction, located 1 each in Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Ohio, and Texas; and 5 companies operating miles of track with gasoline-engine cars, located 1 each in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania. One company in Pennsylvania using electric power operated miles of track, of which miles were by gravity. Steam trackage in conjunction with electric was reported by 8 companies, 1 each in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia. The steam-operated track aggregated miles. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
This is a comprehensive survey of the state of the electric railway industry in the United States in 1917. It provides detailed information on the number and types of electric railways in operation, as well as statistics on ridership and financial performance. This book is a valuable resource for transportation historians and anyone interested in the history of American industry. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Excerpt from Census of Electrical Industries, 1917: Telephones The distinction between the systems having ex changes and the independent farmer or rural telephone lines, which had been unsatisfactorily maintained in 1902 and partially abandoned in 1907, was definitely discarded in 1912. Detailed statistics were required at the censuses of 1912 and 1917. Only from companies having an annual gross income of or more. Any company, line, or system having an annual income of less than that amount is now required to make only a very brief report. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.