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 INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS

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The following t*ble gives a summary by porta of tha (hipping entered and cleared in 1918 and 1919 :—

Entered

Cltapad

Atlantic porta Gulf j>orU. Mexican Border ports Pacific ports. Jfortheru Lake ports

Total.

Tonaaci

1918

19,804,008

- ..: «

5,884,887

18,965,54*

Tonnage

1919

■Jo. s- 1.441 52,230

io,soMm

43.911,63'. 46,7.

51,256,651

According to nationality the vessels entered and cleared at United States ports in year ended June 31, 1920, were as follows : —

Flag

American.

Argentinian

Austrian

Belgian

Brazil

British

Chile.

Cuban

Danish

Dutch.

French

Bntered

Tons

21,98-2,662

Cleared

Tons

Flag

Entered

14,978

9,841

54

80

341,128

1

136,780

15,8s!

17.154

93,631

."■34,425

601,

908,500


 * ,397

Tons

Tons

Ita.ian

Japanese

Norwegian.

Portuguese

Spanish

Swedish

-J. 502 118,400

1,131,7*6

Uruguayan Total of all

18.X8C

813,59]

Foreign

American and Foreign

24,769,012 26,584,575

4o,701,674 51,256,651

Internal Communications.

According to Poor's Railway Manual, the extent of railways in operation iu 1830 was 23 miles ; it rose to 52,922 miles in 1870; to 167,191 miles in 1890. According to the Interstate Commerce Commission's corresponding mileage, it was (vear ended on June 30) in 1900, 198,964 ; in 1910, 249,992 : in 1914,263,547 ; in 1915, 264,378 ; in 1916 (year ended December 31 „ 265,381 ; in 1917, 266,059 ; in 1918, 264,233. The ordinary gauge is 4 ft. 84 in.

The following table, based on the figures of the Interstate Commerce Commission, shows some railway statistics for 4 years : —

Mileage

viiac «/ i,-n. Railways having annual operating mues oi line revenues above 1,000,000 dollars

Tear

per 100 square miles of territory

Pe of 1 the 00 1 timber of Weight of freights population ! Passengers in tons

1911 1

1916 '-' 19178 19183

.251

253.

25-03

24.30 54-02

1,005, - 43,388

1,039,012,308

l,0o6,63S,474 35,053

i For year ended June 30. - For year ended December 31. The Interstate ComMieree Commission changed its year from the fiscal to the calendar.