Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-05-06 | Page 1 | U. S. Losses in Railroading

0. S. LOSSES IN RAILROADING First Three Months of This Year $130,000,000 Accord-ing Accord-ing to Class One Figures. WASHINGTON, May 6 The gov ernment's lor? In operating the railroads rail-roads foi the first three, months of this year wa ?,mii o according to earning figures of the so-called class on, or the larger roads. This ,'waa reported to the interstate com- inerce rommlssion and compiled bv the bureau of railway economies Purine Pur-ine this per.od the railroads earned foi the government $40,000,000, while the government was obligated under the railroad conlrol act to pay ihe ! companies $170,000,000. no