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Show Railway Earnings For March and February Reported WASHINGTON. May G Railway earnings in March were about the same as in February, the reports in-irllcated in-irllcated Operating revenues were $376,845,000, or 2 r per cent better than in March last year and expenses were $346,770,000, or 22 per cent hicher than he March before. Net revenues were $29,571,000. of which only $10 '924,000 represented net operating income in-come which goes to oftset the govern raent's. payment as compensation. The 'average compensation for March Is calculated at about $G8,000,000 making mak-ing ihe government's loss in operating railroads in March approximately $57,-000.000. $57,-000.000. The $10,109,000 net income In March compares with $10,106,000 in February anil $18.7S3,000 in January. For January, February and March operating revenues were reported as1 $1,125,078,000, operating expenses as $1,031,756,000. net revenues as $93,-321,000, $93,-321,000, and net operalini: income $39.-S14.000. $39.-S14.000. Eastern railroads were the only ones to show an actual deficit in net operating oper-ating income ln March, tho deficit being be-ing $1,238,000 Western roads report- ed net operating income at $2,719,000, and southern roads a net operating lineome of $4,489.00ti. |