COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of deductions from the abstracts of the reports of steam roads from 1858 to 1875 inclusive.
DEDUCTIONS
FROM THE
REPORTS OF SEVERAL OF THE PRINCIPAL COMPANIES FOR FOURTEEN YEARS, SHOWING: 1. AVERAGE SUM RECEIVED PER TON PER MILE FOR FREIGHT; 2. AVERAGE COST PER TON PER MILE TRANSPORTING FREIGHT; 3. PER CENTAGE OF TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES TO GROSS EARNINGS.