CROSSTIES PURCHASED AND TREATED IN 1915, | 3 
ern pine furnished the greater part of these, although Douglas fir and 
cedar were reported in large quantities. 
The number of ties purchased by the electric railways and light, 
heat, and power companies amounted to 8.87 per cent of the total, a 
decrease of 281,000 ties in comparison with the number purchased 
by these companies in 1911. The greater part of those reported were 
white oak, cedar, and chestnut. Southern pine and red-oak ties were 
purchased in nearly the same quantities, while fewer birch ties than 
any other were separately reported. 
TABLE 2.—Number of crossties reported purchased in 1915, by classes of purchasers and 
kinds of wood. 
Steam rail- 
roads rep- | Electric 
resenting |railways, 
78.46 per jand light, 
Kind of wood. Total. cent of en- |heat, and 
tire mileage} power 
in the compa- 
United nies. 
States. 
IAAT Ss au ARR a MRE Ln Rae R. rete c MA ets ACV EI eRe 97, 106,651 | 88,498,655 | 8,607,996 
SWE 102 eps ee a ge RRM Rl ete s A leet en es Sopa eos ear See 32,461,555 | 30,160,316 | 2,301, 239 
ECR Oe eerpeeg a ee coe S Permceatna elte Ooe SNe I) Fycea ayn Seay WO art eN 16, 872,326 | 15,989, 605 882, 721 
SS OUGEIC TETAS POETIC percta sys e e k  ererst  aae ey tas iate ee R ee 14,115, 681 | 13, 226, 654 889, 027 
DD OU STAG HIT PERE eed iy ol ey OS Ne ee enone On Sada cnn ape aera 6,950,910 | 6,308,685 642, 225 
COG ar See pie Rae A eee a ST ONS SS SRI eos oh Ren sete hard ae aes se 5, 122,103 | 4,121,570 | 1,000,533 
OPNSS RMU RGS SARS Seok OG I EI rts aa es sie aie ae, or Seana eile gee 4,548,352 | 2,666,402 | 1,881,950 
OVTOR ESSER Aes rene Pr Speraret EN aN AR ee ae Oe Nee ah are yo ee ae 4,478,612 | 4,375,012 103, 600 
IAS Ce TMub alana kos ns yates we sles Sy fe ce baa wee wpe Hay eS Oe Sy tA 2,606,794 | 2,520,475 86,319 
iWesterniyellowApINe eee ease. eats Set ee Sole ae le ae eens a 1,402,836 | 1,183,535 219,301 
odsepolewpine meal ae = ee esc earner ea Se ecinate cer ited Se 1,316,819 | 1,254,420 62, 399 
Wrestermlarchue see stash aren a) Sane ote eed ohare Sees See ces 1,251,304 | 1,196,415 54, 889 
IES COC Hea RR eye ena nig bel Gut Oya ee ee ONE TR eM SOON ase i 1,173,490 |- 1,139, 457 34, 033 
Ma ple Were rata ee mee ets Uke have ets ane eee ate Lr, Ms Se Na A te 1,069,547 | 1,062,086 7,461 
STOTT OG Kean es eae Cee ee cee cers set asia Snare Sonne eee ee ae ees aoe 859, 662. 839, 924 19, 738 
UCU WiOOG emote set ee SoS ote ale oe iE oso loos Sears meee artes ch ya aA 563, 685 270, 694 292,991 
Gra ees een EMS SIS Vets Vora Re WET oe ES he 485, 466 AGECAGEH| 45S ee 
IRVIRO Re maes @ SRG MA MS MEA Sar Dy eh mb Aya arc Ra SNR ea rg 465,815 462, 462 3,353 
PMR Gta ee oa true ree Ce ie ae Mag la gett Red EP ar Bee in 1,361,694 | 1,235,477 | 126,217 
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Table 3 shows the number of crossties reported purchased by the 
steam railroads, representing 78.46 per cent of the total mileage of 
the country, classified by regions which are the same as those used 
by the Interstate Commerce Commission. 
The eastern region comprises that portion of the United States 
bounded on the west by the northern and western shores of Lake 
Michigan to Chicago, thence by a line to Peoria, thence to East St. 
Louis, and down the Mississippi River to the mouth of the Ohio 
River. It is bounded on the south by the Ohio River from its 
mouth to Parkersburg, W. Va.; thence down the Potomac River to 
its mouth. This region is second im size of the three regions and has 
a total of 64,491 miles of railroad. The actual mileage of the report- 
ing railroads is 43,018 mules, or 66 per cent of the total mileage of the 
region. 
The southern region is that portion of the United States bounded 
on the north by the eastern region and on the west by the Mississippi 
River. It is the smallest of the three regions and has a total of 
