proportional return to labor from the soil, have, however, another effect, which is practically equivalent. What they do not prevent, they yet, in some degree, compensate for.136
Chart VII.
Ratio of Miles of Railroad to the Areas of States and Countries—United States and Europe. The relative proportion is 1 Mile Railroad to 4 Square Miles of Area.
| No. | Name. | Rank in Size. | Relative. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 67 | 98 |
| 2 | Belgium | 62 | 96 |
| 3 | England and Wales | 29 | 88 |
| 4 | New Jersey | 62 | 81 |
| 5 | Connecticut | 68 | 80 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 71 | 65 |
| 7 | Ohio | 44 | 60 |
| 8 | Illinois | 32 | 59 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | 40 | 55 |
| 10 | Delaware | 69 | 53 |
| 11 | Indiana | 50 | 52 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | 65 | 45 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 59 | 44 |
| 14 | New York | 39 | 41 |
| 15 | Iowa | 33 | 39 |
| 16 | German Empire | 4 | 38 |
| 17 | Scotland | 52 | 37 |
| 18 | Maryland | 63 | 36 |
| 19 | Vermont | 64 | 35 |