Show A MilLION INCREASE I What Oregon Short Line Gross will Show f t GREAT YEARS BUSINESS 0 The Increase on June 30th Last Year was Big but This Year will bo In I f Hummer Difference in Five Years l Engine 63 on the Western Makes a Record on the Desert Division Rio Grande Western Announces Bates on Machinery Railroad Notes I If traffic keeps up and there Is nOf reason to doubt it the gross earnings of the Oregon Short Line for the fiscal year ending June 30th will show an increase in-crease of 1000000 over last years figures i fig-ures or a total close to 8500000 These figures arc estimated by The Tribune and arc not ofllcial Tho official statement given out Is up to April 30th only For the ten months ending then the gross was i 02191031 nn Increase 1 of 340001301 I For the month of April the gross reached 71773139 an Increase of 0080015 The years showing when the reports are made public will be a fine one for the property which five years ago showed gross receipts of less than 5 f 000000 A 3500000 increase in five years Is a mighty big sum As the Sft Anthony branch is I the only addition to the mileage the result today can only be credited to the growth of Idaho and Utah and the reorganization of the road r |