"c           VAR 0290      03019 RAT RAP 3R 920-942               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0290         LOC 2571 WIDTH  9             DK  41 COL 53-61  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  2                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES, WESTERN UNION AND POSTAL TELEGRAPH  "
"c              COMPANIES                                                     "
"c              ------------------------------------------------------------  "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  03019                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  MILLIONS OF DOLLARS                                   "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1920-12/1942                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  DATA FOR 1920-MAY 1934:  INTERSTATE COMMERCE         "
"c              COMMISSION FILES.  DATA FOR JUNE 1934-1942:  FEDERAL          "
"c              COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION,"OPERATING DATA FROM MONTHLY        "
"c              REPORTS OF TELEGRAPH CARRIERS".                               "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SERIES 03019 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO                 "
"c              VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942  (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, "
"c              1942-1956.                                                    "
"c                   THIS VARIABLE WAS COMPUTED BY NBER BY ADDING WESTERN     "
"c              UNION AND POSTAL TELEGRAPH DATA.                              "
"c                   THIS VARIABLE ENDS IN 1942, AS A NEW ACCOUNTING          "
"c              CLASSIFICATION WAS INTRODUCED IN 1943 WHICH MAKE THE EARLIER  "
"c              FIGURES NOT COMPARABLE.                                       "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "