Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 176, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1920 — CANAL’S PROFITS IN YEAR NEARLY TWO MILLIONS [ARTICLE]

CANAL’S PROFITS IN YEAR NEARLY TWO MILLIONS

Preliminary figures issued at Balboa show that during the fiscal year ending June 30 the Panama canal conducted the greatest volume of traffic of any year since it was completed. During these twelve months 2,476 commercial vessels of 8,045;000 net tonnage* passed through the canal. They carried 9,876,000 tons ° for this period will reach approximately $3,500,000, exceeding the operating expenses by the r defiriS on’ Jma? previous yfars to 82,838,000. । 1 ” John Gallagher and Frank Potto nf dint tn Flint Wf inti , Fhurs<i&y fvnm nrlnasela Altar ttIDV TIIOJftSS CallfilWUl. &