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Railroads in the United States.

--The length and cost of the railroads in the State of New York compare with those of some of the other States as follows:

States.Miles of Road.Cost of Roads and Equipments.
New York3,455$145,259,792
Six New England States4,18514,014,238
Pennsylvania3,972151,529,629
Virginia2,72369,680,696
Alabama1,43817,261,487
Missouri1,43035,398,093
Ohio4,133117,353,116
Illinois3,551106,975,581
Total in all the U. S.43,100$1,177,993,808

The aggregate banking capital of the United States does not exceed $450,000,000; while the capital invested in railroads amounts to the almost incredible sum of Eleven hundred Millions of dollars, or nearly three times as much as the banks.

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