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Progress of telephones in Canada, by selected characteristics of the telephone industry, 1913 to 1916
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| 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ | ||||
| Capitalization | 59,847,004.83 | 70,291,884.15 | 74,284,991.51 | 76,020,314.37 |
| Cost | 69,214,971.45 | 80,258,356.00 | 83,792,583.06 | 88,520,020.22 |
| Revenue | 14,879,278.23 | 17,297,268.98 | 17,601,672.86 | 18,594,267.85 |
| Operating expenses | 11,175,689.47 | 12,882,402.32 | 12,836,715.12 | 11,147,200.86 |
| Remuneration | 6,839,308.85 | 8,250,253.19 | 8,357,029.27 | 7,852,719.41 |
| number | ||||
| Telephone companies | 1,075.0 | 1,136.0 | 1,396.0 | 1,592.0 |
| Wire mileage | 1,092,586.0 | 1,343,090.0 | 1,452,360.0 | 1,600,564.0 |
| Telephones | 463,671.0 | 521,144.0 | 533,090.0 | 548,421.0 |
| Employees | 12,867.0 | 16,799.0 | 15,072.0 | 15,247.0 |
| Persons per telephone | 16.2 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 14.6 |
| Persons per mile of wire | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | ||||
