Maine Central R. R. Report Nearly Same As That of Year Ago
The Maine Central Railroad's regular monthly report, made public in Portland, showed railway operating revenues for the eight months ending August 31 slightly above those of the same period a year earlier, while the surplus after charges was slightly smaller. Railroad officials held the changes to be negligible, and the report described a normal August business, with a slight gain in passenger revenue and a small loss in freight revenue compared with August 1925.
Portland, Sept. 24.—Conditions almost identical to last year were indicated by the regular monthly report of the Maine Central Railroad made public today by President Morris McDonald. For the eight month period ending August 31, President McDonald's report showed railway operating revenues of $13,443,065, an increase of nearly $65,000 over the same period a year ago. The surplus after charges, however, showed a $94,000 shrinkage for the same months from the figures of 1925. These changes are negligible railroad officials hold. President Mc-Donald's report showed a normal August business, with a slight gain in passenger revenue and a small loss in freight revenue from the corresponding month of 1925.
Detailed figures follow: MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD AUG-UST OPERATING RESULTS August August 1926 1925 Dec. Freight revenue $ 1,081,548 $ 1,107,527 $25,979 Passenger revenue 428,719 423,770 *4,949 Railway operating revenues 1,678,121 1,708,096 29,975 Surplus after charges 103,896 129,039 25,143 Period from January 1st to August 31st (eight months): Railway operating revenues $13,443,065 $13,378,304 *$64,761 Surplus after charges 591,537 685,570 94,033 *Increase.
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Maine Central R. R. Report Nearly Same As That of Year Ago
The Maine Central Railroad's regular monthly report, made public in Portland, showed railway operating revenues for the eight months ending August 31 slightly above those of the same period a year earlier, while the surplus after charges was slightly smaller. Railroad officials held the changes to be negligible, and the report described a normal August business, with a slight gain in passenger revenue and a small loss in freight revenue compared with August 1925.
Portland, Sept. 24.—Conditions almost identical to last year were indicated by the regular monthly report of the Maine Central Railroad made public today by President Morris McDonald. For the eight month period ending August 31, President McDonald's report showed railway operating revenues of $13,443,065, an increase of nearly $65,000 over the same period a year ago. The surplus after charges, however, showed a $94,000 shrinkage for the same months from the figures of 1925. These changes are negligible railroad officials hold. President Mc-Donald's report showed a normal August business, with a slight gain in passenger revenue and a small loss in freight revenue from the corresponding month of 1925.
Detailed figures follow: MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD AUG-UST OPERATING RESULTS August August 1926 1925 Dec. Freight revenue $ 1,081,548 $ 1,107,527 $25,979 Passenger revenue 428,719 423,770 *4,949 Railway operating revenues 1,678,121 1,708,096 29,975 Surplus after charges 103,896 129,039 25,143 Period from January 1st to August 31st (eight months): Railway operating revenues $13,443,065 $13,378,304 *$64,761 Surplus after charges 591,537 685,570 94,033 *Increase.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, September 25, 1926, page 1.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Maine Central R. R. Report Nearly Same As That of Year Ago
The Maine Central Railroad's regular monthly report, made public in Portland, showed railway operating revenues for the eight months ending August 31 slightly above those of the same period a year earlier, while the surplus after charges was slightly smaller. Railroad officials held the changes to be negligible, and the report described a normal August business, with a slight gain in passenger revenue and a small loss in freight revenue compared with August 1925.
Portland, Sept. 24.—Conditions almost identical to last year were indicated by the regular monthly report of the Maine Central Railroad made public today by President Morris McDonald. For the eight month period ending August 31, President McDonald's report showed railway operating revenues of $13,443,065, an increase of nearly $65,000 over the same period a year ago. The surplus after charges, however, showed a $94,000 shrinkage for the same months from the figures of 1925. These changes are negligible railroad officials hold. President Mc-Donald's report showed a normal August business, with a slight gain in passenger revenue and a small loss in freight revenue from the corresponding month of 1925.
Detailed figures follow: MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD AUG-UST OPERATING RESULTS August August 1926 1925 Dec. Freight revenue $ 1,081,548 $ 1,107,527 $25,979 Passenger revenue 428,719 423,770 *4,949 Railway operating revenues 1,678,121 1,708,096 29,975 Surplus after charges 103,896 129,039 25,143 Period from January 1st to August 31st (eight months): Railway operating revenues $13,443,065 $13,378,304 *$64,761 Surplus after charges 591,537 685,570 94,033 *Increase.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, September 25, 1926, page 1.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, September 25, 1926, page 1.
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Maine Central R. R. Report Nearly Same As That of Year Ago
The Maine Central Railroad's regular monthly report, made public in Portland, showed railway operating revenues for the eight months ending August 31 slightly above those of the same period a year earlier, while the surplus after charges was slightly smaller. Railroad officials held the changes to be negligible, and the report described a normal August business, with a slight gain in passenger revenue and a small loss in freight revenue compared with August 1925.
Portland, Sept. 24.—Conditions almost identical to last year were indicated by the regular monthly report of the Maine Central Railroad made public today by President Morris McDonald. For the eight month period ending August 31, President McDonald's report showed railway operating revenues of $13,443,065, an increase of nearly $65,000 over the same period a year ago. The surplus after charges, however, showed a $94,000 shrinkage for the same months from the figures of 1925. These changes are negligible railroad officials hold. President Mc-Donald's report showed a normal August business, with a slight gain in passenger revenue and a small loss in freight revenue from the corresponding month of 1925.
Detailed figures follow: MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD AUG-UST OPERATING RESULTS August August 1926 1925 Dec. Freight revenue $ 1,081,548 $ 1,107,527 $25,979 Passenger revenue 428,719 423,770 *4,949 Railway operating revenues 1,678,121 1,708,096 29,975 Surplus after charges 103,896 129,039 25,143 Period from January 1st to August 31st (eight months): Railway operating revenues $13,443,065 $13,378,304 *$64,761 Surplus after charges 591,537 685,570 94,033 *Increase.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, September 25, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, September 25, 1926, page 1.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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Maine Central R. R. Report Nearly Same As That of Year Ago
The Maine Central Railroad's regular monthly report, made public in Portland, showed railway operating revenues for the eight months ending August 31 slightly above those of the same period a year earlier, while the surplus after charges was slightly smaller. Railroad officials held the changes to be negligible, and the report described a normal August business, with a slight gain in passenger revenue and a small loss in freight revenue compared with August 1925.
Portland, Sept. 24.—Conditions almost identical to last year were indicated by the regular monthly report of the Maine Central Railroad made public today by President Morris McDonald. For the eight month period ending August 31, President McDonald's report showed railway operating revenues of $13,443,065, an increase of nearly $65,000 over the same period a year ago. The surplus after charges, however, showed a $94,000 shrinkage for the same months from the figures of 1925. These changes are negligible railroad officials hold. President Mc-Donald's report showed a normal August business, with a slight gain in passenger revenue and a small loss in freight revenue from the corresponding month of 1925.
Detailed figures follow: MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD AUG-UST OPERATING RESULTS August August 1926 1925 Dec. Freight revenue $ 1,081,548 $ 1,107,527 $25,979 Passenger revenue 428,719 423,770 *4,949 Railway operating revenues 1,678,121 1,708,096 29,975 Surplus after charges 103,896 129,039 25,143 Period from January 1st to August 31st (eight months): Railway operating revenues $13,443,065 $13,378,304 *$64,761 Surplus after charges 591,537 685,570 94,033 *Increase.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, September 25, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Daily Kennebec Journal, September 25, 1926, page 1.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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