The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-30
Big Decrease in Operating Rev.
enues Shown by Reports.
Transportation Expense Ac-
counts Increase Is Per Cent.
THE RATIO IN KANSAS.
Santa Fe 63.O1; Rock Island
71.22; Union Pacific 52.1O.
Other Items of General Inter-
est in Traffic World.

J. F.. farrell, publicity agent of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, is ssuu-
ent of railroad statistics. When the
harmony" trains are not running
when the dear pee-pul are well salts
fled with the attitude of the railroads
and when the officials are not demand-
ing his attention with routine work ol
the office, Mr.. FARRELL will pull out an
immense sheet of paper about three
yards square containing millions OF
closely printed figures, and with tiils
binding myriad of figures before nm mn
he will proceed to figure moral anu
q s1esson'' from the tables.
Frank FARRELL has studied these gov.
eminent reports so closely that ne eau
pluck a STORY out of them any ia!
in the week-and make d1herehI
STORY each time he looks at them. =
Below is an example of the type OF
meat that Publicity Agent Jarre-i
CLEANS from these government ana III
terstate commerce commission reports
Plain straight from the-shouider Iacls
are contained in the valuable ln1orIna-
ton contained below-facts that are IA.
valuable in the office of the railroau
men and the business man and SHIPPER
The bureau of railway economies
washington, D. c., has just issued q
summary of revenues and expenses VI
steam roads in the United States for the
month of September, and for the n ain
months preceding September 80, lSlo.
Il
revenues for all roads over 500 mllss
long show an Increase OF only 4,z 1nt
Operating expenses increased S.fo Oo0
over the corresponding month OF lSuS'
with the result that net operating reVe-
nue. shows decrease from the previous
year of 410eo. A decrease of u.io30 III
outside operations and increase I'D
taxes of S7095 occasioned decrease
in operating income of $3.50. VI tn7
expense accounts, transportation snoMs
:. ,xyars
as compared with an increase OF 1o'lzH
in August.
shows an increase over the correspond
ing period of 1909 of 1890 in operating
revenues an increase of 15.3oTo IN oper-
ating expenses and an increase of only
1862 in net operating expenses. Wnsn
the Increase of 1920 in taxes IS IN
cluded, an increase doubtless que III
part to the operation of the corporation
tax law, the operating income TOT el..
nine months shows an increase OF oAiS
1907 over the same period OF l9O9.
1.-THE small increases in operating
revenues for September, 1910, over sep
TENDER 1909, as compared with the m
creasess for the snfleeInonths, are strfk-
inglv shown. particularly in the East
ern and Western groups. The Eastern
group shows an increase in operating
revenues of 1850 as compared with
Il 47%5 for the nine months. Freight
revenue increased Z.0zTo anu pdSSSH5Si
revenue $3.50. In the Western group
there was an increase in operating
revenues of 1910 as compared with
1O.T796 for the nine months, freight
revenue showing an increase of 3.6I9o
and passenger revenue an increase CT
only 1870. Operating expenses in
creased 1O.809o in the Eastern group for
September, but the increase was only
694e5 in the Western group. The re-
suit is that although both groups show
decreases in net operating revenue, the
decrease in the Eastern group is 1859
while that in the Western group is only
234g6. Both show decreases in outside
operations, both have increases in
taxes amounting to nearly go.
1.-THE final result is a decrease in
operating income in the Eastern group
of 91S1o and in the western group If
1857. The Southern group has a
larger increase in operating revenue
than either of the other groups, with
the result that although operating ex-
penses have increased more than in the
others, it closes the month with a
slight increase in net operating reve-
nue. amounting to 1880 and an in
crease in operating income of 1870. The