Tramways.
In Montevideo there are nine tramway lines: 1st Union and Maronas Tramway; 2nd Paso del Molino and Cerro Tramway; 3rd Eastern Tramway; 4th Buceo and Union Tramway; 5th North Tramway; 6th Oriental Tramway; 7th Reducto Tramway; 8th Montevideo Tramway; 9th Central Tramway. In nearly all the streets of Montevideo there is a tramway line and with such a shortening of the distances life and activity are a great deal increased.
In the centre of the town the tramway ticket costs 4 cents, and from one extremity of the line to the other it costs 10 cents.
During the year 1891 all these tramways made 916,798 journeys, which represent 9,285,940 kilometres, they conveyed 18,000,000 passengers. They possess 507 coaches and 3,622 horses. The number of men employed by the tramway companies is 1029. They have 14 stations.
In the town of Paysandu there is also a tramway line.
Telegraph.
The telegraph, as it may be seen on the map, is established all over the Republic and in communication with all the towns of Europe and America. The different telegraph companies are:
| Telegraph | Cable. | ||
| The National Telegraph Co | kilom. | 951 | 15 |
| The Platino Brasilero | " | 829 | ... |
| Rio de la Plata | " | 233 | 160 |
| The Western and Brazilian Co., Oriental Line | " | ... | 694 |
| Telefonica del Plata | " | 180 | 45 |
| The Oriental | " | 1,362 | ... |
| The Platense, Brasilero, United States direct | " | 250 | ... |
| —— | — | ||
| 3,805 | 914 | ||
| Telegraph of the railway lines | " | 1,568 | |
| —— | — | ||
| " | 5,373 | 914 |
There are two telegraph companies more between Salto and Concordia and between Paysandu and Concepcion del Uruguay (Argentine Republic). But they are of little importance.