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8 . : PANAMA RAIL ROAD COMPANY.

From Europe to corresponding points the following decreases are
shown, viz.:

ERO IR TUN ere ae ae BE aa eae Te aoe Ca ng SEE RS 10,370 tons.
os Centrale America and = NViCkICO sists ee ae Son Se eee a ee ga Be LVS
EEG a BATS ATI OISCO secre aes ea a apo OG eae Saree eee AQ. =

PROZSOUTN CE ACTH CAE OTES ac gese eases ieee eke or see aha ee eee oe oe oe 53,094. —*

In the opposite or northward direction the following increases and
decreases are shown, viz.:

Panama to New York and Gulf Ports...........0..... SDR OL tons Decrease.
Central America and Mexico to New York and Gulf Ports 1, 528
San Francisco to New York and Gulf Ports..... Bay bates 94,211 moe Ss
South Pacific to New York and Gulf Ports............ AD s
PAWS IA SbO UO Cree carr osic ose oc tees ee wae era ase 167820" =
Central America and Mexico to Europe...........++: 32,965 “* =
Han -MrancisCO- tO UrOpesrecae ahs 8 ew ess ee oes Vo we ee 372135 &
Southsbactuc- to Wuropes as ees JA 36855, a

= Central America and San Francisco to Colon........... 781 ‘' Increase.

~The following table shows the freight tonnage carried over the Rail
Road during the twelve months ending June 30, 1915, including Com-
pany freight, as compared with the twelve months ending June 30, 1914:

 

 

 

 

TWELVE Monrss ENDING JUNE 30. 1915. 1914. nS Pee Cant
Tons carried southbound (to Pane me) 798,218 1,046,364 — : 2332
Tons carried northbound (to Colon). . 291,730 587,365 — 50.33 >

Total south and northbound*..... 1,089,948 _ 1,633,729 — 33.28
* Tons of 2,000 pounds, or 40 cubic feet. .

REVENUE FROM TRANSPORTATION.

Freight Traffic.
The gross revenue per ton moved on the road compares as follows:

 

 

INCREASE. DECREASE

TWELVE Montus ENDING JUNE 30. 1915. 1914. DiseCunh. Pan Cun
Southbound (to Panama) Fees Ci cupeoteaae. $1 24 $1 90 — 34.74
Worthbound=(to; Colon) 3.262 secs ee - 1°34 1 73 — 22.54

ee South and Northbound... Gils. $1 84 — 30.98

Exhibit ““L”’ accompanying this report shows the origin and destina-
tion of the freight carried over the Rail Road.

The total revenue freight trafic of the Rail Road during the twelve
months ending June 30, 1915, including both merchandise and coal, was
1,009,743 tons, a decrease of 534,509 tons, or 34.61 per cent. ‘The total
revenue derived from this traffic was OL, 281,382.36, a decrease of
$1,564,720.68, or 54.98 per cent.

In addition to the above traffic 80,205 tons of Company freight,
2,015 tons of mail and baggage, and 2 088 tons of express were hauled.

Of the total freight tonnage carried, 73.238 per cent. was southbound
and 26.77 northbound. In the previous year the percentages were 64. 05
per cent. and 35.95, respectively.

The through traffic was 19.80 per cent. of the total tonnage hauled.
as against 39.37 per cent. for the twelve months ending June 30, 1914.

- Coal Gnecluding Company) comprised 24. 96 per cent. of the local
traffic southbound.