Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 245, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1917 — RAIL CASH BREAKS RECORDS [ARTICLE]

RAIL CASH BREAKS RECORDS

Figures for April Show Increase of Moris Than $500,000 on Net Earnings for 1917. Complete figures of railroad revenues and expenses for April, announced by the interstate commerce commission, show an Increase of more than $500,000 on net earnings for 1917 over 1916. A new record for railroad operating revenues was set during the first four months of this year, the tothl being $1,202,606,000. For the same period in 1916, the previous banner year in railroad revenues, the figure was $1,095,816,000.