The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-03
RAILROADS SHOW Big
LOSSES IN REVENUES
Reports From SO Systems Indi-
cate Decrease Of Millions
in Ten Months.
EXPENSES CUT Sl,OOO,OOO
Condition Of Eastern Carriers
\bOut as Alleged at the
Rate Hearing.
EXPENSES CUT Sl,OOO,OOO

vAsmNGroN. June c-The financial,
state vtnt Of the r'ilro'ds of the United
states for April. issued by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. shows that there
was a decrease in operating revenues of
more No si.000.000, az comp red with
trrl. 1918, and a retrcnchment in ex-
pens. o. mo than $4,000. 900 There
MS a loss Of revenue on Eastern rail-
road. &. Arr.'. 1914. as compared with
u same month in 1918 of ,iore than
100000
Tho statement shows the results of tho
h.roic economies practised by the car
riers recently. but 1t indicates too that
the carriers are still greatly In need OF
revenue Thu statement shows that the
cond ton of the Eastern carriers remains
practically as 1t was alleged by them In
the recent adyanc a rate case ana IN
some Instances is worse. II Is importan.
because considerable significance had been
attach, d in some quarters to the more IA
wrable ,howing made by some roads in
the month Of March.
The figures given out to-day cover the
operations for April. 1918. and April,
1914 and also TO- the ten months end I'd
April 1914. They are based on the re-
t'irus from sixty eight Of TIL largest car
riers.
This is a summary OF the figures:
For the United States for April. 1914.
operating revenues, s9l,9s7.159. AZ
against t93,574.21s In April, 1913: op.rat.
Ing expenses. ss793s.4 50. as against ST.
sii37s in April 1918. The net operating
revenue Of the railroads In the United
states for April 1914, was s24,O27,7O3
as against S2i.7l9.S96 In 1913.
Eastern District-Operat ting revenue.
sSi,'24.9l7. as against s3s.O45.532 In
April 1913 operating expenses, s29.72s,-
s?2, as against s32.21s.35i in April. 1913
net operating revenue. s7,s9S,09 az
against Ss,S27l7S in 1918.
Southern Dstrict--Operating revenue
N:.?69,GSs, as against s11,Sl2,O26 In
April 1913; operating expenses. S9.355,-
$50 as against ss.19II73 in April. 1918
ne. operating revenue. s29l3.3O0, as
against S2,Gl4,553 in April. 1919.
Western District-operatnG revenue
tn97j.jj6. as against, si2,7lG.7i4 In
April 1913; operating expenses. s2s.S56.-
:ie as against $40. 43S.549: net operating
revenue. si3.li6,31i, as against sl2,27s,.
1913 In April 1913.
Por the ten months ended with April
the operating revenue OF the railroads IL
the United States was s9a9.227.4ss. a,
against sl,0l6,059.ssi for the ten month.
ended with April, 1913. Operating ex
penses were s7l0.7i6,2l9 as against 1901,
s53sO3. and net operating revenue. sass
g6l270. as against s3li.i26,2sl. .
Eastern District-Operating revenue
Sill,l06,l63, as against $423.694.996
operating expenses. s3I+zI2,b01. as com
pared with s305. 416,5s0; net operatinr
revenue. s96,s93.662, as compared with
tl1S.27sil6.
Southern Distrlct-Operatlng revenue
tis0,050,2iP. as compared with sl2i.s36.-
$50 operating expenses. S9i.36s.3SS. as
compared with S9l.352,3 1871 net operating
revenue. s35.6Sl.S3l. as compared with
hs33is4,3O1.
Western DIstrict-Operatlng revenue
3, st5s.06i, lO7, az compared with Si67,
62s256; operating expenses. S2O2,077, $3.50
- compared with s30i.s64.692; ne
operating revenue. s155. 9s3,17T, as com
pared with si62 .5G4.