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Show m mm tiiis I'lali IHvlilon Dcmrr nml lllo (Irnnile N "(JoIiir Some." The Denver and lllo Ornnde on the t'lnh grand illvlnlon nnd the Oregon Short Line over thn entire nntcin nre the two tnoit economically conducted railroad In the United State. The Oregon Short Line ha tho lowent operating op-erating expense, of Bn) rnllroad In the t'nlted Stnte nnd the Utah grand dl-v dl-v It Ion of tho Denver nnd lllo Ornnde hn the nectind lowel operating ex-penre. The figure made public concerning the operating expense of tho Oregon Short I.lno how thnt for tho pAgt live )ear It ha operated on len thnn 40 per cent of It gron Income. Tho lowent record ever made by tho road vva three ear ngo. when It uncil only 33 per cent of It gron Income for operating expenne The pant- ear the rond operating expenne was 38 per cent of It groiw Income The Utah tllvlnlon of tho Denver nnd Itlu Ornnde hn established n world tecord In the past thrco enr In tutting down operating expense Ijint )cnr the road operated on 56 per cent of It gro Income nnd thl Jenr It operating expenne will be lesn thnn 4& per cent of It Income Plve jenr ngo the operating expense of tho dl-vlnlon dl-vlnlon wn OS per tent of It gro" In-tome In-tome While the lowering Of the grade nt Soldier Summit had oinethln( to do with the reducing of the expenne, the greatest wiving hn been made In the handling of train. |