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Show INCREASE SHOWN IN RAILWAYS' REVENUE WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. Net revenues reve-nues from operations of $1,176,804,001 for the vear ended June 30, compared with $860,402,433 during 1915, for all railroads having revenues of $1,000,000 a year or over, are shown today In the interstate commerce commission's report. The net revenue per mile was $5134 for the current cur-rent year, compared with $3763 for last year. Railways' operating revenues for the year aggregated S3.31fi.S0S,234 ; operating expenses. $2,220,004,233; tax accruals, 146, 7o 4, 4 77; uncollec table revenues, $807,-720, $807,-720, and operating income. $1,029,241,304. For the month f June only, the net railway operation was $103,451,443. The figures for the year bIiow the railroads' rail-roads' gross revenue from freight was $2.409.303.0n9; from passenger service. $673,472,110; mails, $60,057,967; express, $S1.014.6S4, and other transportation, over $97,000,000. Of the year's net revenue from operatns, $516,061,320 was in the eastern district, $165. $22, 562 in tlie southern south-ern district and $494,920,119 in the western west-ern distrl :t. |