THE CUBA REVIEW 



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TRAFFIC RECEIPTS OF CUBAN RAILROADS 



EARNINGS OF THE CUBA RAILROAD CO.. THE HAVANA ELECTRIC. ETC. 



Earnings of the Cuba Railroad 



The report of the Cuba Railroad for the month of February and for eight months ended 

 February 28th compares as follows: 



1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 



February gross .. . $522,586 $488,121 $465,147 $367,375 $315,921 $254,598: 



Expenses 234,742 239,121 235,673 183,097 166,647 132,259 



February net $287,843 $249,000 $229,473 $183,468 $149,273 $122,33^ 



Charges 72,308 66,791 66,791 65,125 59,625 36,666 



February surplus.. 215,535 182,208 $162,681 $118,343 .$89,648 $85,672 



Eight mos. gross. . 3,073,936 3,139,875 2,874,421 2,318,512 1,893,640 1,530,657 



Net profits 1,472,173 1,468,384 1,304,675 1,060,035 818,369 596,629 



Fixed charges 564,622 534,333 ,534,0.55 491,000 339,250 288,543 



Eight mos. surplus $907,.551 $934,051 $770,620 $.569,035 $479,119 $308,085 



Earnings of the United Railways of Havana 



Earnings of the Cuban Central Railways 



Weekendinq: 1915 1914 



March 6th. . ." £23,168 £20,818 



March 13th 23,412 20,104 



March 20th 23,343 22,103 



March 27th 20,791 21,721 



Earnings of the Western Railway 



Weekending: 1915 1914 



March 6th £5,740 £5,414 



March 13th 5,703 5,487 



March 20th 5,704 5,273 



March 27th 5,223 5,280 



EARNINGS SANTIAGO ELECTRIC LIGHT & 

 TRACTION CO. 



1915 1914 



February gross $36,073 $35,638 



February net 17,226 17,754 



January gross 40,180 37,501 



January net 19,205 17,812 



HAVANA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 



The members of this exchange, and the- 

 public in general, are informed that in accord- 

 ance with an agreement taken on the 10th of 

 the present month, all sales made at this ex- 

 change, after the 1st of April, 1915, must be- 

 made exclusiyely in official gold coinage. 



ENRIQUE R. MARGARIT. 



President.. 



