WOODEN TRESTLE REPLACED WITH STONE, IRON AND SEWER PIPE. Amount of timber used in renewal of wooden bridges during the year (B. M.). Lineal feet of trestle replaced with earth during the year.. Timber culverts replaced with stone Timber culverts replaced with sewer pipe. Timber culverts replaced with iron pipe BRIDGES, CULVERTS, CATTLE GUARDS, ETC., IN IOWA. 9,030,683 14,668 76 47 243 Iron and steel truss bridges less than 100 feet in length... Iron trestle. 13 6,029 Arch culverts and viaducts, with 20 feet opening or more. 18 266 The maximum net weight of freight in a train is reported as 250 tons, which would be about fourteen loaded cars. It has been the generally received opinion that a maximum should be at least equal to twenty loaded Highest average rate of speed reported for passenger trains is 32 miles. This table has no report from the C., B. & Q. and its proprietary lines, all information being refused. It is in error by the amount of tonnage of that system. The above table is incomplete by the amount of the tonnage of the C., B. & Q. and its proprietary roads, they having refused to furnish any information with regard to the division of tonnage, or in fact anything bearing upon the tonnage of the line. 32,803 47,705 37,673 165,368 137,357 72,587 45,805 103,690 99,029 785,979 585,123 15,936,906 72,213,171 1.95 2.50 2.00 Number of miles run Average cost of coal per ton....... Average cost of hard wood per cord.. Average cost of soft wood per cord The Ames & College makes no report. The C., B & Q., the C., B. & K. C., K. C., St. J. & C. B., St. L., K. & N. W. and the Wabash do not separate their fuel for Iowa, but report for their entire lines east of Missouri river. This report will be in excess by that amount, but will give a reasonable approximation. It shows that a ton of coal will move a train in Iowa an average of about twenty-five miles, which is one element in determining the cost of service. CONGRESSIONAL LAND GRANTS Section four of chapter 77 of the laws of 1878 requires the commissioners, in their report to the governor, to give the number of acres of land granted in aid of construction of roads by the United States or the State of Iowa. Also the number of acres of such land remaining unsold. In the report for 1893 the commissioners gave a full statement of the amount of grants and the money realized from them and all matters pertaining to them; as the lands are closed out this statement will not be repeated. Any information may be obtained by a reference to the report |