The entire earnings of the roads in Iowa are reported : The passenger are 27.3 per cent of the entire earnings. The decrease from the earnings of the previous year was $30,480.91 for Iowa; for the entire lines the increase was $327,563.82. Why the Iowa lines should have earned less than the previous year we do not understand. The increase on the entire lines is probably due to increased mileage. : F MAILS. The railways have received for carrying the mails in Iowa $834,190.39. This compensation will be reduced by the amount paid for delivering and receiving them. Only $7,280.10 is reported paid for this service. As several of the larger lines do not report the cost of this service, the presumption is that this amount is too small. INCREASE AND DECREASE OF EARNINGS. EARNINGS PER TRAIN MILE AND PER MILE OF ROAD. COMPARATIVE TABLE OF EARNINGS PER TRAIN MILE FOR THE YEARS The gross earnings for Iowa for the year ending June 30, 1885, were......$36,123,587.45 The operating expenses were.. The net earnings were.... 23,093,581.04 ...$13,030,006.41 or $1,742.41 per mile of road. The mileage reported in 1885 was 7,478.43. The gross earnings for Iowa for the year ending June 30, 1886, were......$36,018,106.54 .. .. 22,931,555.10 The net earnings were. ...$13,086,551.44 or $1,730.00 per mile of road. The mileage reported was 7,564.47. The operating expenses for the year were a decrease from the former year of $162,025.94. The earnings were a decrease of $105,480.91; or the increase of the net earnings for Iowa over the previous year was $56,545.03. The earnings in Iowa of the Burlington, Cedar • |