The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-06
IMPORTATION.


During the year ended June 80. 1901, as
shown by the Interstate Commerce com
missions recent ieport the gross earn.
inSS oI an the railroads or the tnitcu
states We're SL5SS,'2'',Wii, u sam or SiUi.-
"o"" over the years lNH'-l"W. Operating
expenses were SI.OD'Ni2io an increase
ol onlE F0S''hS'o'. the net earnings
S.S,'2S. S.,d'--rcgistered, therefore, gam
Earnings have more Than kept pace Win
increase III mileage Tor thc average re
,uihS per mn" nave grown ilont s-''-' i''
iNs'-N"o To S2,@l In l'N'- VI. Yet nearly
Nv" mites ot new track were iaiu III
'h" perl,"i covered ny thc commission
report f"ssehRor frame showed re'a
tifeiN greater Increase than freight trat.
llc' me number oi passengers carried
was Oo''gSl2i' gain OF SoVW'ooo ON tne
record OF ,he year prtreaihg' rrelen'
lot'il"Se ie'i Oh NIUE lhe 'otai i,"N''-
10 Nv" bclng smaller ny l-'"""" 'nah
'nat t"r lNN'-'""'' itut the ton mileage
actually Increased indicating greater
u'hS''E o' lihih'' ana inc total revenue
rom fr,'sht service rose more thah so''-
o"'W" nhoNe the l"Nei OF thc pieceu,ns
Nrir' passenger revenue WIN greater
.Nin,ns,n'i ..,i, or business 'i'hue !, gun U,
f,'''''"-" il'n. i''rS'r l''icch''Ee ,n,'h %
M ,m'' SHOWN III 'he returns iioih i'ulSh',
'h' 'hoiH'ous s'ilIe on Whlch i"ii'o'u
operations III 'h's country are now cor
uuc'cu rs suggested ny ihe census tahcll
oI r"''"aN eihpi"Nes. Nearly i,ooooo
moh ,,n were on the failiond paNr"i's IN ''oo'
@ ,", 'he exact number being l'o'l'lo
@ nus Nus "'' increase vi '"''" oN'f we
p''''o'''s H'ur, "n'i IL - S"'e 10 say ,,at
~ @ ,'ua' '"','''''' nus o'tn ''''"t " w.
N@'H. @ "'n'H since 'he COMMISSION" 'at'S'
enumeration" WAS maze.
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,"'h S-.4o per "itE. III l'oi"oh sl.",'a per
u"a' m ~ !" N''''S" s-'o' per u"a' III 'hSso"
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j.. ".,s ~. Ni"n'',ss,'r S'''" . III , ,,','"t'"
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