"c           VAR 0776      02097 TLGRPH     867-962               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0776         LOC 1906 WIDTH  9             DK  31 COL 26-34  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  2                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              INCREASES IN WIRE MILEAGE OF WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY  "
"c              ------------------------------------------------------------  "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES: 02097                                            "
"c              AREA COVERED: U.S.                                            "
"c              UNITS: THOUSAND MILES                                         "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1867-62 (SEE NOTE)                           "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE                                      "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE                                        "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE                                     "
"c              SOURCE:"STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE UNITED STATES," BUREAU    "
"c              OF CENSUS, ISSUES OF 1913, 1920, 1935, 1943, 1947, 1952,      "
"c              1957, 1963.                                                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES: DATA ON WIRE MILEAGE, PUBLISHED IN THE ABOVE SOURCE,   "
"c              ARE BASED ON ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH    "
"c              COMPANY. INCREASES WERE COMPUTED BY SUBTRACTING THE PREVIOUS  "
"c              YEAR'S MILEAGE FROM THE MILEAGE IN THE YEAR REPORTED.         "
"c              INCREASES FOR 1867-1913 ARE FOR YEARS ENDING JUNE 30; DATA    "
"c              FOR 1914-1962 ARE  FOR CALENDAR YEARS. ALASKA AND HAWAII ARE  "
"c              EXCLUDED. THE LARGE INCREASE IN MILEAGE IN 1943 REFLECTS THE  "
"c              ACQUISITION OF POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.                    "
"c                                                                            "
"c              ORIGINALS MISSING; NOT PROOFREAD.                             "
"c           ...............................................................  "