Cents

Miles

Per cent

I90«'

83 171

130 073

974 654

1.937

.754

32,86

143. 83

69.75

1*7

3 6%

123 259

I 052 119

2.014

.759

31.72

131,71

67.53

iao6

3 548

114 529

982 401

2.003

.748

31. 64

132,33

66.08

iins

109 949

861396

1.962

.766

32,21

130,60

66.78

HI 14

2 998

104 198

829 476

2,006

.780

30,64

133,23

67.79

3 133

103 291

855 442

2.006

.763

30,10

132,80

66.16

3 048

99 314

793 351

1.986

.757

30.30

131.04

64.66

m\

2 854

89 721

760 414

2.013

.750

28,58

135.03

64.86

m»

2 729

83 290

735 352

2.003

27,80

130.87

64.65

\m'i

2 435

77 821

659 565

1.978

.724

27.89

131.04

65.24

imt

2 325

72 462

617 810

1.973

.753

26.70

132.09

65.58

Courtesy of ''Data," Chicago

Fig. 46. Average Raihroad Revenues from Passengers and from Freight in the United States

Here again the earliest year has been shown at the bottom instead of at the top. In tabulations of this sort there is less danger of erroneous reading if the earliest year is shown at the top. Years are usually grouped in fives, including in one group years ending from one to five inclusive, and in the next group years ending from six to ten inclusive

In Fig. 46 also,

the latest year has been placed at the top of the column instead of at the bottom of the column. Though some precedent could probably be found for such an arrangement, the arrangement nevertheless seems