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Show Railway Earnings Announced Washington. Combined earnings of Amerlnin wllroads for January, nn tho basis of railroad compilation of tln interstate commerce commission reports re-ports Issued Sunday, amounted to $2C-001,000. $2C-001,000. This total was estimated tx represent 2.00 per cent return on the capital vnluo of railroad Investment compared with an earning rate of 3.4 per cent shown during Hocomber. During Dur-ing tho month sevently-four railroads, twenty-six In tho east, oleven In Hie south, and thlrty-sovcn In Uw west, foiled to earn their operating expenses. |