"c VAR 0065 09004 OP INC 3R 920-942 MD= 1E-37 " "c REF 0065 LOC 546 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 44-52 " "c EXP DEC= 3 " "c " "c NET OPERATING INCOME, WESTERN UNION AND POSTAL TELEGRAPH " "c COMPANIES " "c -------------------------------------------------------- " "c " "c NBER SERIES: 09004 " "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: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, FOR 1920-1922; SURVEY " "c OF CURRENT BUSINESS SUPPLEMENTS 1932 AND 1936 AND FOLLOWING " "c MONTHLY ISSUES FOR 1923-1934 DATA; THEREAFTER, DATA " "c FURNISHED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, " "c OPERATING DATA FROM MONTHLY REPORTS OF TELEGRAPH CARRIERS. " "c " "c NOTES: SERIES 09004 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO " "c VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, " "c 1942-1955. " "c DATA FOR 1935 THROUGH JANUARY, 1943 WERE COMPUTED BY " "c ADDING DATA ON THE WESTERN UNION AND POSTAL TELEGRAPH " "c COMPANIES. PRIOR TO 1934, DATA ARE FROM THE MACKAY " "c COMPANIES. " "c 1920-1942 DATA REFER TO NET OPERATING INCOME; " "c THEREAFTER, DATA REFER TO NET OPERATING REVENUES. " "c SEE THE SECOND SEGMENT FOR NET OPERATING REVENUES " "c BEGINNING JANUARY, 1943 (BACK DATA FROM 1942); NET OPERATING " "c INCOME DISCONTINUED FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING " "c METHODS. " "c " "c CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY. " "c " "c ............................................................... "