CROSSTIES PURCHASED AND TREATED IN 1915. 
4) 
and 8,200 miles respectively. The total mileage of, the reporting 
railroads in these three classes is 201,280 miles, or 78.46 per cent of 
the total mileage of the steam railroads in the United States. The 
mileage of the reporting railroads in Class I constitutes over 71 per 
cent of the entire mileage of the country. It is also over 80 per cent 
of the mileage of Class I roads. 
TaBLE 4.— Number of crossties reported purchased in 1915 by steam railroads, representing 
78.46 per cent of total mileage im all regions by classes and kinds of wood. 
Class I.— | Class II.— | Class IIT.— 
a Operating | Operating | Operating 
Kind of wood. Total. revenues, | revenues, | revenues, 
over $100,000- under 
$1,000,000. | $1,000,000. | $100,000. 
JAN Meti Gish APS Se os ao cap sea Sees sone Mae SOS Hes 88, 498,655 | 81,362,505 | 3,641,978 3,494, 172 
ViVi OBR 6 5 Goo Scasdacetel s26d5heccoeaseusssaedaSrcoue 30, 160,316 | 27,557,928 | 1,321,443 1, 280, 945 
RYN GNI Cie a Se oie OS ae ek NU eee Un a ne ae 15, 989, 605 | 15, 495, 614 166, 023 327, 968 
Southern pine....-..--------+--+-++++++-+++2+-2-+22-+--- 13, 226, 654 | 11,697,745 | 877, 836 651,073 
IDNR Sitti A566 Oo Reo pse ace oas sees a Seen ae oes aee 6,308,685 | 5,964,527 212, 991 131, 167 
OR SIGSSS = ee Bead esQeor ceaosdeae es paed a> taceeeeeo ses se 4,375,012 | 3,934, 789 256, 282 183, 941 
CRO Rr od See eeshocbaGEnoeESas comes heenooe sna Sanaarae 4,121,570 | 3,672,564 202, 126 246, 880 
@hesinubs. 225 .25- chases Ses sues seca bs adsees SeoncooRenes= 2,666,402 | 2,323,586 117, 722 225, 094 
IDAGUIGHN TAM Soke seco be ececnemeuogaczepoe ssesce> 2,520,475 | 2,390, 333 91,79 38, 343 
Lodgepole pine.......-----------+------+++++++-2-+2---- 1, 254,420 | 1, 201,347 23, 340 99° 733 
Wresternilarch== 2225 = 2< 292 ee = 2 te cn 1,196,415 | 1,136,944 36, 874 22,597 
Weesterm yellow pime-].------------2 4-2 ---- =~ === = 8- 1,183,535 | 1,057, 841 10,010 115, 684 
IR GAG GY Ha aban hoe Seo Soa anedee Sse ss eneoe sense 1,139,457 | -1,096, 095 15, 884 27,478 
Maple. .--..--.--------------+22-+2 22222 sree rs enero 1, 062,086 | 1,021, 603 13,719 26,764 
Hemlock... ..--..---------- +--+ 20+ 22-222 eteeeec ees ceo 839,924 | 650,774 | 128, 475 60,675 
Gift. = sdoacsobucioos sees asaacokenecs He ondadeccssanaden 485, 466 475, 263 904 9, 299 
Ti es eee Sn cee eA an Seeks A eee. 462, 462 455, 881 Gu5Sits | see eta 
TEYAO NY (OLNG La ae eee So Gb Se SSL (ei SOR eee enema ace cas 270, 694 162, 184 67, 212 41, 298 
INU GNIS ss56cbesoccGasaaces 550560 cepoossdocosesesacce 1,235,477 | 1,067,487 92,757 75, 233 
Tables 5, 6, and 7 show the number of crossties purchased by the 
steam railroads in the western, eastern, and southern regions of the 
country. They are tabulated according to the three classes of roads 
and the species are arranged in the order of number of ties purchased. 
TABLE 5.— Number of crossties reported purchased in 1915 by steam railroads representing 
86.54 per cent of the mileage in the western region, by classes of railroads and kinds of 
wood. 
Class I.— | Class II.— } Class Ili.— 
3 Operating | Operating | Operating 
Kind of wood. Total. revenues, | revenues, | revenues, 
over $100,000- under 
$1,000,000. | $1,000,000..| $100,000. 
TELS as ai, ee ah eas ee 
INIT os Se ee ee eres aa aa cee 40, 650, 424 | 37,425,087 | 1,775,397 1, 449, 940 
NAMIC es Se ee a OS SA Ssnec coe 11, 227, 462 | 10,027,038 602, 737 597, 687 
TRG c Opie weet Sasso 56 IOS DOe See BSE aa See Ee COU or Desa e 5, 680, 237 | 5,516, 065 62,178 101, 994 
MOO ASHI ees ee ee ea ke dare so cisee teins - ome 6,306,194 | 5,964,527 210, 500 131, 167 
Sobibenmep tienes = tes es ee Rt cee oie 4,692,350 | 4,345,555 176, 836 169, 959 
(CHIDIOSS as ocuc seis 5 Se sae see pote eee aes eea esos rece 2,467,158 | 2,303,909 148, 352 14, 897 
PinSenlelatHM AraC Kenmas © sors ee a ieee ae siee 2,408,642 | 2,334,141 46, 346 28, 155 
CCasaire, a Poi Sr 0 eS Ss NE ee er a et Co iar ee ee 2,004,822 | 1,716,987 191, 099 96, 736 
han Seqaalenpin@s- eens ass oo eee cee 1, 254,420 | 1,201,347 23,340 29,733 
BM ESIMTSHIIATOHIEN ets ces fe ak eR ie eh e 1,196,415 | 1,136,944 36, 874 22,597 
Wiesteriayollowgplena == sees sa eee ee ee 1,145,371 | 1,057,841 10, 010 77, 520 
Ae rity ciomeeestes Gle yf OOS Se Aaa 811, 822 633, 277 121, 686 56, 859 
CATED. oe hs ee aE a nde ae a 275, 741 267, 563 704 7, 474 
TRANG Har DYCK LE eae eats eg RR rn lle ed 270, 694 162, 184 67, 212 41, 298 
viele gS Rt ry Sipe Vet 194, 801 AOLUROT Me teeveece Wot as ke ate eee 
TBXEE Chie es CY a ce ca Pa ae ee ea he 118, 363 IRAE Pee noose 6, 000 
TUT Fae 2A > So a ae gn ag ea ee oe gre 111, 400 103, 417 1, 137 6, 846 
CCU AYES TDHF LC a Ea era yn eer a 96, 443 92, 4a nesses. oS 3,499 
PAU Glance eye Ga Src aicie wc ies is rate cia lasineie etna 388, 089 354, 184 76,386 57,519 
