Exhibit A shows that the entire space in all cars run on passenger trains on the Burlington in November was divided as follows:
| Passengers occupied | 80.8 % of the space. |
| 11.75% of the space. | |
| Express | 7.45% of the space. |
If each of these three classes of traffic had contributed earnings and paid expenses in proportion to the space occupied by it, the result in comparative profit or loss to the company would have been as follows:
Comparative Profit and Loss.
| Earnings. | Expenses. | Profit. | Loss. | |
| Passengers | $1,859,839 | $1,911,341 | $51,502 | |
| 194,435 | 277,949 | 83,514 | ||
| Express | 187,825 | 176,231 | $11,594 | |
| $2,242,099 | $2,365,521 |
If the Government had paid to the Burlington Company for carrying the mails 11.75% of the actual cost of doing the work, and a proportion of the taxes and interest on the funded debt, it would, for November, have paid $83,514 more than was paid, indicating that for the year the Government is paying $1,002,168 less than the actual fair cost of the service it is receiving.
[Form 2605.]
Statement of Mail Cars and Apartment Cars.
Postal Cars.