Show EXPENSES FOR RAIL OPERA OPERATION TIO BREAK I Revenues Also Run High but 1111 Not in Proportion to Cost Increase J Washington ton Feb 17 The TIie The effect of ot x ar r on railroad expenses revenues and net r eL t earnings was shown today toddy by 11 th the Interstate commerce commission final report on earnings o of oC principal roads load those whose revenues amount amounted d to or more more In 1918 S Operating r revenues amounted to tI the highest In history and more than the 1050 IO lOO O. O o of the previous year car Operating r ing expenses rose 1080 proportionately mor inor however to or 1148 moro than the tile vt oJ t the income income- previous 1 year ar Operating Operating- which Is 15 the difference between rc revenues reve nue and expense with deductions for ordinary I taxes amounted to but because oC of other othe adjustments adjust ments on account of oC car and facility rent the thc net income to the tho administration adminis tra on from operations mounted amounted to Sonly only These figures arc somewhat different from tho those reported b by tho th 11 administration ad ad- d ministration which reported federal derai income a as Revenues were placed laced at S and expenses at b by tho railroad The rho net Income in 1917 was 1 or greater than last lait year The Tho result of oC increased freight rei ht and anil anili i passenger rates was wa shown b by tho inI in- in I commerce commissions commission's report that freight revenues In 1918 amounted to 10 as compared with in 1917 and passenger revenues to as compared with In 1917 5 marl marked Increase in In- In All expense e items showed sho ed creases crease Transportation expenses nero sero as ns compared with 1534 the year before beCore Maintenance o of equipment cost as comi com com- i pared Dred with and maintenance maintenance ance Anco of oC ways waS and structures as compared WIth The average ora o number o of miles operated operated oper oper- ted I dunn durin during th the tho year was 3 or 1328 moro more than In 1917 For the eastern district operating revenues revenue were expenses and net Income for tho the government io For the western district revenues were 1899 expenses expense and net nett federal t doral income For the southern district revenues wore expenses and net federal fe eral Income 5 |