. The street railway review . KIcclric Railway System of Glas-gow. (Pop. 735,90«). The above facts toll their own story as regards facilities andservice afforded the public. Now for a glimpse of results from operation, wliich may demon-strate the comparative ability shown by British street railway man-agers and those of the Empire Stale. .As is well known, the rates of salaries and wages paid on Britishnuniicipal tramways is not over one-half those paid in this state. In the fiscal year of 1904 the tramways in Great Britain earnedfrom operation $40,690,000 in round figures: the operating expen
. The street railway review . KIcclric Railway System of Glas-gow. (Pop. 735,90«). The above facts toll their own story as regards facilities andservice afforded the public. Now for a glimpse of results from operation, wliich may demon-strate the comparative ability shown by British street railway man-agers and those of the Empire Stale. .As is well known, the rates of salaries and wages paid on Britishnuniicipal tramways is not over one-half those paid in this state. In the fiscal year of 1904 the tramways in Great Britain earnedfrom operation $40,690,000 in round figures: the operating expenses,excluding taxes, were approximately $25,510,000. leaving net earn-ings from operation $15,180,000; from which it will be seen thatthe percentage of operating expenses to gross earnings was The street railways of New York earned from operation $51,964,-744, and their operating expenses were $31,397,623, leaving netearnings from operation $20,567,122, such operating expenses per cent of gross earnings from operation. vr ^1 1\ m ^^ ^^U| r f=^^ 1 ^c Electric Ra
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