The sun., 1916-12-06
GAINS ARE SHOWN
BY ELECTRIC ROADS
Western Districts Percentage
Did Not Keep Up Because
Of Jitncys.
OPERATING EXPENSES CUT
Reports for 6,667 Miles Of Line
Give 8,457,O28 900 Pas
sengcrs Carried.

Improvement IN tue earnings VI eiec-
trio railroads OF the country during 1916.
~p9rtlcularly In the eastern and southern
districts. is shown in the reports made
By 1856 lines which operate some 100
miles of road. In the western district.
iargsly because Of unrcgulated jitney
competition. earnings did not show so
gssat q gain as In the two other sections.
Gross earnings Of these railroads. ac-
eerdinS to figures compiled by the
American Electric Railway Association.
discounted to ,~sos.sAi.ooo. a gain Of 3.47
rsr cent. compared with 1915 earnings.
OF these 3iii.s5o.o00 was contributed
o. railroads In the eastern district.
S~i3,sI7,000 In the southern district and
oSS.oS%,o00 In the western district.
The net earnings IN all three districts
u 1919 we're s2.2s9,ooO. a gain OF 6.16
per cent. over 1915. The proportion OF
operating expenses to gross earnings
vas reduced from sI.19 per cent, In 1915
70, eo.5S per cent. In 1916, taxing an
ssAds In the aggregate. although the
n~soportion In the western district
SStuaily Increased from S3.0l in 1915 to
e<s18 per cent. in 1916. ,
franc statistics from companies
operating 6,6S7 miles OF line show thai
S,>S7,o2s,0 Dol vel passengers were
carried oyer the lines. an increase OF
ga DER cent. over 1915. Passengers car
ia FREQ numbered 31.001 900. an In
crease Of slightly under I per The
GeoraRe fare received per revenue pas
sanger was sos cents, an increase or
0.3S cent over the 1915 average rare.
while the average fare per passenger
i6cluding transfers, was 3D.? cents. an
licseAse Of 0.?5 cent on the 1915 hgurc.
BALTIMORE q ~oHIo-Ieased. space q 10
e.s s 9 i S% E ,.s 'sa n:., Tor "'A'' ''s !"
,BHysEMER / LAKE ERiE-Reports month
October srors ll.cg?.7 49,. dec. seo,ise: net Sias'
~; dec. N;e.s7e: ma,nt. way and strua.
Ssr ti.sss. "a. inc. sl,s,5oo: ne, S:,sst.sso. dee,
fM,.:s: maint. way and ''ruc'' S's''s' inc
session 4 MAINE-Tentative order Of
Seidsrs Who have been opposing the receiver.
sAtp TO present evidence euppor'lng their
VeSitiou on the :~olvency Of the road and
. the good faith Of the directors In as
seating IN the recaivership.
BUFFALO. ROCHESTER Z PlTTsBuR0-
Haports fourth week Nov. @2sS!@. Inc: Sss;Cn
is s.s,S SSvi ,n s%i'' \ ,.:i.. inc "'''"' ''0" July
iCHEsAPEAKE a OHio-R.pors fourth
vssk November 9 .is ,sS, Inc 800: 0,: month
Nsysnhsr sA.,sIse:; inc. 'is','s:; from July !
CHICAGO. BURLINGTON Z QUINCY
Missouri Public Serv,c~ Counission has
SSssd Is mile cu,.on between Monroe .C,,y:
No. and Moberly. which will sive II . direct
liHe from Kansas City to Chicago.
CINCINNATI. HAMILTON 4 DAYTON
Reports month Ocrober eroes Sstc.3's. dee.
Gst.sa: net .Si.iso: inc s.s.sI. -Four month.
eoosd Oco6er Sroas G:SS.isl. dec. N5s.o@:
~ N.nk.:l3. inc. ScS'.<0.
CLEVELAND. CINCINNATI. CHICAGO 4
u. LOUlS-Reports month OF October gross
e.;si:.7ii. inc. ssso.os. net 81 Isl; 81; inc; w.
~. -Four months ended Oct gross SIS
NO.sea. inc. S2.5ts.353: net. G..'o.3is. inc. 81
:v:,:; msin'' way and ''ruc'' n'7s''is' inc
DENVER 4 RIO GRANDE-Reports fourth
week November Sos. sO,. inc. $50. $40: month
November e.. 30. M. inc. SIS. so: from July |
oli.ss:.si9. inc. No'.s's.
GALVESTON, HARRISBURG Z sAN AN
saint. way and s,ruct. SIS. 7si, INC. .s,ses.
i SSur ,a %Ssiss s ns, So: Scs '.is' ir"'' ,I.sc.o:s
asint. way and siruct. Se,.5aa. Inc. Ss7.~s.
GRAND TRUNK--Reports fourth week No.
vemher 81 so. inc. His,ssj.
GULF. COLORADO / SANTA tE-Repor,,
ssss.oss. , Ss.0G e.. ss s;'' m an IN" way 'ss and "a. .,r me-
tvrcs j:ti.o dec. sss.B;i. For four months
eaded October gross s.ool.o4i. Inc. y7s,'ss:
~ e1.9<5,oA: inc. q, .2i0; maint. way and
Otyuct. ei.o:i. ?3s. dec. S2i1,5c
J.. C. C.-Advance figures compiled from r.
porte OF revenues and expenses OF is steam
Poads In U. 2. for Oct. show MILEAGE 5000,
sssinss sszi.sss: operating expenses iisa, iis.7iI,
against eI@. ~ .3<s: net revenue from opera
ttoas 500. 81. "a. against p7.ti3.30: revenues
Der mile N.<o. against sl;sS'; expenses per
nilA eAA2. aRainst S79t, and net revenue per
mile e<i. against N75.
MAINE CENTRAL-Reports fourth week
Eovember aro.s sai:7a inc s:tsi'; month
November 9i,0t5.?@ inc. ss1.sco.
Dsr N.iso. as. Inc 1.isssi NE, sssi .ols. Inc
o0.efN: four months aIa.oso, 10. inc. 81 .s5e..ss
net e:.'es.sS<. inc. NoS.e:s.
MISSOURI, KANsA 4 TExAs.Renor,.
6S.sss. inc i3,ssI.,s;'
ST. LOUIS. IRON MOUNTAIN 4 SOUTH
ss.H's;s; not, ,i't,s' .os oe' inc. ;HEcfc;c;.' f o"
months gross III: st. 500. inc. g.. t6S. $50; net
N.0s.s't. Inc, S,i?;.~S.
ST, LOUIS soUTHwEsTERN Report'
fourth week November $4,000. inc. SCI. cp
month November N.t3s.oc, inc. S?5i,co,
SUPREME COURT Denied authority OF
!. q. G. 10 enforce traffic exchange resula'
sions sssinst Louisville 4 Nashville and
10 force the two roads TO admit the Tcnne ssee
Central Railroad 10 a traffic arrangement nv
which competitive and non-competitive traf-
&c was distributed.
TEXAS 4 PACIFIC-Rrport fourth week
Nov. gross ss.i,T a. as az ainst s;f3, ~; mouth
Nov. e,0gi ,N3, rs AGAINST 81 ass from
July I SbIo,35e a. against Sslte ieo.
WHEELING 4 LAKE ERIE - Report
month October s?i3.,Os. inc. $685.. net SSH.
ass. dec. ~ ,ia5. Four months ended October
1ross glet.i,6. Inc. s9,s-2Gi: net N,sa9. ISL
Inc. s3u.&1.