Ogden Daily Standard | 1913-11-05 | Page 2 | Railroad Revenue Drops $96 a Mile

RAILROAD REVENUE DROPS $96 A MILE Wasliiugion. Nov 5. Net revenues per mile of 125 railroads throughout the United Sta's during July, Aug-list Aug-list and September were $SS ls this year than in the same mouths last year, according to statistics prepared bv the Interstate commerce commlc-sion commlc-sion Last ypar thes revenues amounted to 51 224 a mll thpre a th's year they were only $1128. The loss wa? most conspicuous in the eastern district, where the decrease de-crease In the three, months was from ?21 60 to $1865. a decrease of $29f. a mile Tho roads In tho western district dis-trict showed a loss of $42 In the southern district there was a slight gain, an advance of $8 pet mile in net revenue being noted. oo