Show 0 RD R. G. G sHows SHOW ARNING r Operating Revenues Increase Increase In- In crease e se for First Half of This Year r j d Increases Increases Increases' in in operating revenues let flet revenues and surplus available for rr outstanding stock is shown In he report for the first six months ending June June 30 30 20 by the Denver R Rio Gru Grande de Western estern railroad The Thet sport t port disclosed that the operating expenses were here heavily reduced Operating revenues increased ased above those of June 1925 tb to while operating ex ex- ex senses dropped to ThIs left a net revenue of an firl increase of above that of f fJ tune J ne last year ear according to the re re- re port rt ft The rhe roads road's operating revenues in inCreased increased in- in creased the first six months of 1926 Of f. f 1926 above those of the corresponding corre- corre 1925 period being and operating expenses were reduced to leav- leav ti g net revenues an Inase Incase in- in case ase of Interest and sinking sl king fund requirements were higher than In the preceding June being Despite this he surplus was an increase tot if Th The Interest and sinking fund absorbed ab- ab t orbed In n the six month I ab-I an increase of over he same same period of 1925 Notwithstanding standing this heavier drain the sur- sur available for the outstanding 9 Mock toek WAS an increase of The growth in n operating revenues cording to the report is due part part- to the increased mining output in IDY he territory served by the D. D Rj R. R j W. W The agricultural improvement improve Improve- ment in the San Luis valley and the western stern slope contributed materially 0 o these revenues Improved equip equip- ent particularly in motive power t is said had much to do with the thet t operating expenses Im Im- in the roadbeds which 1 j ave ve made the he new new mountain- mountain locomotives possible and their t economic operations have helped the report said |