Show iD i e In n G. G e SUSTAINS 2 MilliON LOSS lOSSI I rom rom- H W I DC DECREASE A I Im IN m RAND REVENUES Figures Disclose Huge Loss t to Road During 1918 Net Income U U. P. P Is Thirty-six Thirty Million s ET income of the Denver N NET Rio Grande railroad for 1918 I was a decrease of f as compared with 1917 according to the annual report of ot the federal operations of ot the railroad co company pany with the public utilities utilities utilities I ties commission of ot Utah These figures figures fig tig- ures may be compared with the net Income of ot the Union Pacific railroad over whose lines traffic traffic trat- trat fic tic was diverted from the Rio Grande at the expense of ot the Rio Grande The Union Pacific Railroad company received from the tho United States railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road administration for tor forthe forthe the lease of ot miles of ot railroad for tor the year 1918 while the Rio Grande received from the government for tor the I ease of ot miles of ot railroad the sum of ot In a word the I Union Pacific with 1000 miles more mora of ot otI I railroad than the Denver Rio Grande received fro from the government I for tor the lease of ot its lines lines approximately I more than the Rio Grande I received t I OPERATING REVENUES Railway operating revenues o of the tho Rio Grando Granda for tor 1918 were an n increase of ot over 1917 Railway operating revenues of ot the Union Pacific were an increase of ot over 1917 Railway operating expenses of ot the Rio Grande were an increase of ot more than while operating expenses of ot the Union Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- were nearly an increase In Increase Increase In- In crease of ot nearly Revenues from freight carried re received received received re- re by the Rio Illo Grande totaled 24 an increase of ot and revenue from passengers carried was an increase of ot These figures may be compared cow corn pared with the revenue from freight carried carrle 1 received by the I Union Pacific an increase of ot over the previous year and the i I passenger revenue rf of ot an increase ap of ot over 1917 |