LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, OFFICE OF ROAD INQUIRY, Washington, D. C., April 2, 1894. SIR: The accompanying information has been supplied by officials of various railway companies in reply to a circular of inquiry sent out by this office, under date of October 16, 1893, asking railroad managers for information in regard to the supply of good road materials-accessibility, reduced rates of transportation, etc.-along their respective lines. Their letters contain valuable suggestions and details which will be of special interest to the sections from which they come, and their publication is respectfully recommended. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Map of the Lake Erie and Western Railway. Map of the Wabash Line.... Map of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Map of the Ohio Central Lines.... Map of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway. Map of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway... Map of the Pennsylvania Lines west of Pittsburg. Page 6 11 18 20 22 24 27 CONTENTS. Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company. Pittsburg, Akron and Western Railroad Company. Saginaw, Tuscola and Huron Railroad Company. Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railway Company. Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad Company. Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company. Chicago, Burlington and Northern Railroad Company.. The Salem Railroad... Page. 7 10 10 11 11 13 14 15 15 16 16 18 18 19 19 20 20 24 5 ROAD MATERIALS AND TRANSPORTATION RATES IN CERTAIN STATES NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER. LAKE ERIE AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY: (Furnished by T. H. Perry, chief engineer and purchasing agent, Indianapolis, Ind.) Complying with your request of the 3d instant, for information regarding the supply of good road materials along or near our lines-their location, character, accessibility, and cost of preparation and loading on cars-I would state that our resources are abundant, consisting chiefly of excellent quality of gravel, many beds of which, however, are as yet undeveloped. Of higher class of material used, more especially for streets in cities and towns, we have building and curb stone, crushed and broken stone for paving and concrete, hard paving brick, all of which are produced in unlimited quantities; also abundant quality of sand of various grades, suitable for road-making and other purposes, all of which are found at various stations along our lines, but more specifically as follows: At Sandusky, Ohio.-Broken or crushed stone, $1 per cubic yard; lake sand, 30 cents per cubic yard delivered on cars. At Castalia, Ohio.-Several gravel pits and shell-rock beds, from which country roads in vicinity are made; can be put on cars for 30 cents per cubic yard. At Fremont, Ohio.-Gravel or broken stone (spalls and gravel), any quantity on cars for 20 cents per cubic yard; limestone, $1.25 per cubic yard. At Kansas, Amsden, Fostoria, Findlay, Rawson, and Bluffton, Ohio.-Broken or crushed limestone and gravel, 25 to 50 cents per cubic yard; limestone, $1.25 per cubic yard; curbstone, 8 cents per linear foot. At St. Marys, Ohio.-Gravel, in limited quantities, 60 cents per cubic yard delivered on cars by wagons. At Fort Recovery, Ohio.-Good gravel pits which are developed and have track facilities. Gravel delivered on cars, 30 cents per cubic yard. At Portland, Ind.-Near Salimonia River good gravel beds are developed and gravel can be put on cars by wagons for 65 cents per cubic yard; also broken limestone for $1.25 per cubic yard; with track facilities, and in large quantities, can be produced for 30 cents and $1 per cubic yard, respectively. At Muncie, Ind.-A gravel bank of excellent quality, covering 25 acres, located 1 mile north from railroad, that can furnish 50,000 to 80,000 car loads of gravel, not developed; with track facilities, modern excavating appliances, and in larger quantities, can be put on cars at this station for 20 cents per yard; crushed stone for concrete, $1 per cubic yard; sand, 90 cents per cubic yard, delivered on cars. At Gilman, Alexandria, and Orestes, Ind.-Gravel, broken stone, sand, curbing and limestone in unlimited quantities. Gravel banks one-half mile from railroad. No track facilities. Large quarries with track facilities are developed. Gravel and sand delivered by wagon, 50 cents per cubic yard; curbing, 8 cents per linear foot; crushed and broken stone, 50 cents to $1 per cubic yard on cars. |