Evening star., 1938-06-16
CARRIERS REPORT
EARNINGS DROP
May Operating Revenues
22.2 Per Cent Below
Same 1887 Month.

Preliminary reports from 80 class
railroads, representing 8l.5 per cent
OF total operating revenues, Just re-
ceived and made public today by the
Association Of American Railroads,
show that those railroads in May,
1888, had estimated operating revenues
amounting to s223,5se,6 ,6s5, compared
with $287, 7,345.551 in the same month
Of 1887 and $376, 1872, OPS in the same
month Of 1880. Operating revenues Of
those roads in May, 1888, were 22.2
per cent below those for May. 1897,
and 40.7 per cent below May. 1890.
Freight revenues of the SO class I
railroads in May, 1898, amounted to
$l77.0l4.324. compared with S232,.
s69.8ls in May. 1887, and $500, ,106 1925
in May, 1880. Freight revenues in
May, 1888. were "a per cent below
the same month of 1897 and 80 per
cent below the same month in 1890.
Passenger revenues in May, 1898.
according to these preliminary re-
ports from SO class railroads, totaled
S25, 1885, ,6l4. compared with $28.677 .0O8
in May. 1887, and $50, 1877 in May,
1890. For the month OF May, 1898.
they were 81 per cent below the same
month in 1887 and 40 per cent below
the same month in 1890.
Eastern District.
Thirty-five Glass I railroads, rep
resenting S0.s per cent Of total operat-
ing revenues in the Eastern district,
in May. 1888, had estimated operat-
ing revenues of $ll7,964.736, COM
pared with l63,230,e24 in May, 1897,
and $2l5,319,3l5 in May, 1890. OPP
Grating revenues Of the 35 Glass !
railroads in the Eastern district in
May, 1888, were PIT per cent below
the same month OF 1887 and 45.2 per
cent below May, 1880. :
Freight revenues Of those railroads
in May, 1888, amounted to $91 ,399, ,s3s,
compared with 1880, ,469 in May,
1897. and sl63,321 ,o62 in May, 1880.
Freight revenues Of those railroads
in May. 1888. were 30.6 per cent be-
low the same month in 1897 and 440
per cent below the same period in
1880.
Passenger revenues OF those roads
in May, 1898, totaled s15,975,177,
compared with $l7.723. .406 in May,
1887. and $3l.34l.945 in May, 1880.
Passenger revenues in May, 1888.
showed a decrease of 90 per cent
compared with May, 1887, and de-
crease Of 400 per cent compared
with May, 1880.
Southern District.
Nineteen Glass I railroads, repre-
senting 655 per cent of total operat-
ing revenues in the Southern district,
had estimated operating revenues in
May, 1898, of $24,049,211, compared
with s2S.63s. .Os6 in May, 1887, and
$36.010,127 in May, 1890. Operating
revenues of the l9 Glass railroads
in the Southern district in May. 1898,
were 16.0 per cent below those for
the same month in 1887 and 332 per
cent below May, 1880.
Freight revenues of those railroads
in May, 1898, amounted to $780, :
22l, compared with $23,443 ,S08 in
May. 1887, and $2s,865 ,054 in May
1890. Freight revenues of those rail-
roads in May, 1898, were 15.2 per
cent below the same month in 1897
and 311 per cent below the same
month in 1890.
Passenger revenues of those roads in
May, 1898, totaled S2027,331, COM
pared with $2,41l,S37 in May, 1887,
and $4,248, 8,086 in May, 1890, being
15.s per cent below May, 1887, and
523 per cent below May, 1890.
Western District.
Thirty-five class railroads, rep
resenting 1879 per cent of total oper-
ating revenues in the Western dis
trict, had estimated operating reve-
nues in May, 1898, of sSl.585, ,73s,
compared with $95.476,S31 in MAY,
1897. and $l25.452, ,583 in May, 1890.
Operating revenues Of the 35 class /
railroads in the Western district in
May, 1888, were decrease of 14.5 per
cent compared with the same month
Of 1887 and reduction of $40 per
cent compared with May, 1880.
Freight revenues Of those railroads
in May, 1888, amounted to $65. 5.723,-
l65 compared with $77,S95,54l in
May, 1887, and s97,920,2l0 in May,
1880. Freight revenues of those rail-
roads in May, 1898, were 1876 per
cent below the same month in 1887
and 329 per cent below the same
month in 1890.
Passenger revenues of those roads
in May. 1888, totaled 1884, ,1o6 COM
pared with $s,54l,765 in May, 1897,
and $l5,197,700 in May, 1890. Pas
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