Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-29


panIes reporting, 10000. $40. IS
Total fuuded debt. hill. UGl Oh
Total current liabilities. 1899 9l5 81
Total miles OF road, 1886. 9S
Gross EARNINGS, 324iI3I3 IS
LtrnInGs from passengers, 10. 296, 16I Ii
Earnings from freight. l4l52365 10
miscellaneous earnings, 1895 lo7.l4
Number of passengers
carried, 53.775. 9I5
IOL.s OF freight carried. 1872. 55u
Operating expenses. 23,315. 500 So
Net earnings. 9.l2S. 1872 81
Amount OF dividends paid, Asp 573 So
Amount OF taxes paid. 1,733, 53S SIS
Taxes uaid Connecticut, 733.4i7 80
Miles run by passenger
trains. 1873 .679
Miles run by freight trains. 7.6Ul .45I
Miles run by other trains. 6,335, Sg3
Expended for mninten-
ance OF way and structure. 3.9Sl, 1lS.G
Expended for mainten-
ance of equipments. 2.7Ss. SGO71
Expended tor new equip
ment. 4i5,764 A
Number OF new ties laid. 1914 .346
Tons of new steel rails
laid, 1888
Number vi employees. 2i,47i
CCmpens alton OF same, SlI, Sl3, PSF As
with interest is that in regard to accidents,
especially those to employees; and this
Year it has particular interest from the
TACT OF the comparatively small number OF
accidents to this class. the total number
rel ort,d AS injured having been 1874 as
against 5U4 the previous year. The COM
nIssloners attribute this pleasing condi-
tiun II part to the reduction OF trans, but
more particularly to the relief which the
lighter freight traffic has given from the
rXLuustIug demand on the time and
strength OF the employ $ always attending
a rush of business. The percentage OF
employees Injured in coupling or uL-
coupling was AZ. or l per cent more than
last year. Automatic couplers do not yet
srcm to have accomplished the immunity
from accidents of this character which was
hoped for. More tr-spassers than ever
were injured. amounting to l75. probably
owing TO the largely increased number OF
the unemploy ed who make the railroads
their highways On the other hand. the
number Injured at highway CROSSINGS was
only -. or 9 less than the previous year
md 26 less than the year before; a fact
the commissioners attributed to the elimi
nation of the most Travelled and dangerous
crossings. There were only IL passengers
who received injuries in any way. the in.
lulltS III wv CaSrH proving ihlhls anu III HI
tut two of the remainder having been re-
c-Ivrd through c4relessness on the part OF
the passenger. The number of highway
crossings eliminated was twenty seven.
The only operating company which paid
any dividends was the New York, New
Haven d Hartford. and seven non
'p-rating companies paid dividends out
+ rentals received from 1t.
Next season champion Corhctt VIII cap
tar IN in;lcpcnhcnt baseball nine
Pitcher Jack Easton Is now a motnrman
n an electric line at oil City. Pa.
E b TaIco,: wants John NJ Ward TO
succeed hin, rs managing director NJ thu
New York club
Arson has made 500 bet with Pitts.
burg crank that his Chicago Colts will
heat oui Pitshurg
Yale Murphy is working in u Wall
street cflicc ana = also studying fr~dicine
Huyler WFstervslt Is also In business In
Wa! street
Tom PARROT. the cratic pitcher, Is max
ing a weekly stipend Blowing tho kinks
out Of n cOrnet In one Of the concert hail
orchestras In Portland. Or.
The more salary" campaign has opened.
Pitcher Amos Rusie says that unless he
receives IS. 600 salary from tho New York
club next season he will not play ball at