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Los Angeles and San Francisco at the other end, an average of 4,700 

 kilometers. It will be noted that while the toll business as a whole 

 has increased as noted above, 67 per cent in this period, the New 

 York-Boston business has increased 62 per cent, the New York- 



60 



50 



40 



30 



30 



10 



Fig. 34 — Toll board messages per year in thousands, New York and Chicago to 



Los Angeles and San Francisco. 



Chicago business 194 per cent and the transcontinental business 430 

 per cent. 



In the attached statistical summary is given the basis used for 

 determining long distance toll rates, including the practices in the 



