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Summary statistics of all Canadian telegraphs, 1936 to 1945
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| Gross revenue | Operating expenses | Net operating revenue | Pole-line mileage | Wire mileage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ | miles | ||||
| 1936 | 10,378,873 | 8,710,349 | 1,668,524 | 52,907 | 363,180 |
| 1937 | 11,410,333 | 9,467,398 | 1,942,935 | 53,001 | 369,411 |
| 1938 | 10,611,207 | 9,399,631 | 1,211,576 | 52,408 | 373,283 |
| 1939 | 10,474,489 | 9,297,902 | 1,176,587 | 52,464 | 374,550 |
| 1940 | 10,922,674 | 9,625,035 | 1,297,639 | 52,396 | 380,318 |
| 1941 | 12,777,920 | 10,878,222 | 1,899,698 | 52,246 | 379,794 |
| 1942 | 14,826,431 | 11,925,417 | 2,901,014 | 52,418 | 381,953 |
| 1943 | 16,955,288 | 12,942,108 | 4,013,180 | 52,414 | 384,350 |
| 1944 | 16,986,491 | 14,404,835 | 2,581,656 | 52,414 | 387,677 |
| 1945 | 18,016,289 | 15,062,231 | 2,954,058 | 52,447 | 391,476 |
| Employees1 | Offices | Messages, land | Cablegrams2 | Money transferred | |
| number | $ | ||||
| 1936 | 6,064 | 4,121 | 12,735,186 | 1,391,903 | 4,296,738 |
| 1937 | 6,401 | 4,761 | 13,456,330 | 1,488,767 | 4,550,731 |
| 1938 | 6,347 | 4,900 | 12,814,234 | 1,404,244 | 4,103,690 |
| 1939 | 6,339 | 4,845 | 12,462,912 | 1,492,389 | 3,539,988 |
| 1940 | 6,588 | 4,781 | 12,732,082 | 1,657,148 | 3,118,166 |
| 1941 | 7,272 | 4,832 | 14,281,570 | 2,251,979 | 3,868,040 |
| 1942 | 7,544 | 4,979 | 15,422,131 | 2,831,549 | 5,439,880 |
| 1943 | 8,330 | 4,908 | 16,469,564 | 3,013,752 | 7,677,080 |
| 1944 | 8,050 | 4,834 | 16,445,450 | 2,324,863 | 8,242,926 |
| 1945 | 8,230 | 4,804 | 17,666,904 | 2,192,173 | 8,006,128 |
| Note: Figures for the years 1920 to 1930 can be found on p. 722 of the Canada Year Book, 1938 and figures for 1931 to 1935 on p. 637 of the Canada Year Book, 1943/1944. | |||||
| 1. Excludes commission operators. | |||||
| 2. Excludes messages relayed to the United States. | |||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947. | |||||
