"Railroad companies are required to convey upon any train, without specific charge therefor, all mail bags, post office blanks, stationery, supplies, and all duly accredited agents of the Post Office Department and post office Inspectors upon the exhibition of their credentials." Section 1184. APPENDIX B. CLASSIFICATION OF OPERATING EXPENSES. (Data from Reports of the Interstate Commerce Commission.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average cost per mile of line. ------------------+-----------------+-------------------+------------------ | | | Monthly average | Fiscal year 1910| November, 1909 | for the other | | | eleven months of | | | the fiscal year +---------+-------+-------+-----------+-------+---------- | | | | Per cent.| |Per cent. | |Monthly| | of monthly| |of monthly Class. | Amount |average| Amount|average for| Amount|average for | | | | the fiscal| |the fiscal | | | | year. | | year. ------------------+---------+-------+-------+-----------+-------+---------- Maintenance of way| | | | | | and structures |$1,562.88|$130.24|$124.04| 95.24 |$130.80| 100.43 Maintenance of | | | | | | equipment | 1,746.00| 145.50| 148.44| 102.02 | 145.23| 99.82 Traffic expenses | 220.61| 18.38| 18.85| 102.56 | 18.34| 99.78 Transportation | | | | | | expenses | 2,893.71| 324.48| 327.78| 101.02 | 324.18| 99.91 General expenses | 287.71| 23.98| 23.10| 96.33 | 24.06| 100.33 ------------------+---------+-------+-------+-----------+-------+---------- Total |$7,710.91|$642.58|$642.21| 99.94 |$642.61| 100.00 ------------------+---------+-------+-------+-----------+-------+---------- APPENDIX C. RECEIPTS FROM PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAFFIC BY MONTHS. (Data from Reports of the Interstate Commerce Commission.)