-----------------+--------------------------------------------------------- | CALENDAR YEAR. +--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------- | 1860. | 1872. | 1884. | 1896. | 1908. -----------------+--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------- RAILWAYS-- | | | | | | | | | | Miles Open | ... | 218 | 1,207 | 2,430 | 3,498 Passengers No.| ... | 40,539 | 1,025,552 | 2,462,020 | 6,538,411 Cost of | | | | | Construction L| ... | 2,345,385 | 8,631,835 | 17,248,678 | 23,102,158 Net Revenue L| ... | 18,213 | 273,096 | 424,862 | 806,797 | | | | | SHIPPING-- | | | | | | | | | | Inward Vessels | | | | | No.| 210 | 522 | 1,042 | 649 | 881 Tonnage| 45,736 | 148,630 | 572,124 | 562,759 | 1,601,107 | | | | | Outward Vessels| | | | | No.| 183 | 507 | 1,061 | 645 | 847 Tonnage | 39,503 | 143,380 | 579,988 | 531,289 | 1,563,911 -----------------+--------+-----------+-----------+------------+----------- CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES.