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Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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n the operation of the severaldepartments. This feature was original with Mr. Hogarth,and he varies the nature of contents from month to month ashe sees fit. Some of the letters examined contain accounts ofthe chartered car and banner business, important new track and Balance Sheet 190 Metropolitan Railway GoDenver City Tramway Co..Dtoror Consolidated Train* Jan. I, 1910.Jun 1,1911,Apr 1,191B. *CCRUED INTERESTDouvcr Tramway Co. andDenver Consolidated Tra. t F«*. iConJuct icdu.k Ticket* (Ticket FIG. 14.—DAILY BALANCE SHEET the total earnings for the day for the current month and cor-responding period of the previous year. The daily balance sheet with different accounts, assets andliabilities is shown in Fig. 14. For the month the sheet, Fig. line work completed or begun during the month, data concern-ing power house operation, analysis of increase or decrease ofpassenger earnings on certain lines and on the whole system,discussion of special days of large traffic, recommendations as
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6i6 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. (Vol. XXII. No. 13. to what extensions or improvements seem advisable from theauditors point of view for an increase in net earnings, dis-cussion of results produced by opening up some new line,making an improvement or introducing any reform or benefitfor the employees, standing of the hospital and sick benefitfunds, report on the legal expenses for the month, etc. Oneof the most important parts of the letter each month is a pagedevoted to miscellaneous statistics containing data as to pas-senger earnings, operating expenses, car mileage, power houseoperation, etc. A sample page for last May is shown herewith: May, 1903. Miscellaneous Statistics: May, 1903 May, 1902 Passengers per car per day Per cent passengers riding on transfers Average passengers carried per trip Gross earnings per motor-mile, cents Operating expense per motor-mile, including constructionend extraordinary items, cents Operating expense per motor-mile, not including con-struction and ext

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