The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-09-30
THE CONSOLIDATED ROAD
THE FINE SHOOTING MADE IN THE
COMP4NY'S ANNUAL REPORT.

Steady Increase of Earnings-Tho Vast
improvements Made and Wonderful In
crease Of the Roads Facilities for Hand
ling It's Big Business.
The complete report OF the New York.
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
company for the year ending June &c.
1896 issued yesterday is Of general
public interest, as we'll as OF special in
terest to the roads stockholders. The
Importance of the prosperity of this big
corporation to our city is well known
and self evident, and the facts in the
report indicate a healthy growth of the
company's business, which is most
gratifying in tn face of hard times.
The report reflects much credit upon
the board of directors, President Clark
and his corps Of efficient assistants.
The gross earnings from operation of
the road amounted to $50, 345, 650.10. The
total operating expenses amounted TO
$21, 1877, 22659, leaving a net income from
operation of $9,208, 403 81.
The net income of earnings is $2,443,
Ss4, or 8A per cent.
Items in the table of operating eX-
penses show that s3,S69, 241.3S was ex-
pended in the maintenance of way and
structur For the maintenance of
equipment So, 796, 90567 was expended
The repairs and removals OF locomo-
tives cost $917,714.91. Repairs and re-
newals Of passenger cars was $l,2Sl.-
1882. SO. The total cost of conducting
transportation was S12, ,3S470, of
which amount S3oo2 was paid for SUI
perintendents.
Engine and round house men received
81, 704, 600 Fuel for locomotives cost
50, $50 554 Water supply for locomo-
tives, $14O,5O1; oil, tallow, and waste
for locomotives, s77371
Switchmen, fiagnen and watchmen
received $1,249S22; $1SS,S went for tele-
graph expenses; station service cost ST.
COS, $50
Prisons injured received 1857 ,052
| 1t cost $1S974 for clearing wrecks;
$2S7, 729 were paid for rental of tracks,
yards and terminals.
| Stationery and printing cost S112,S16;
general expenses of the road amounted
| to $744,694, which included the follow
| ing: Salaries of general officers Sl2s,-
| 327; salaries of clerks and attendants,
| s261, 526; general Office, expenses and
supplies, s27, 1926; insurance, $31, 500; law
expenses, $137,475.
l 1fI Cfn re
have been received in exchange for
| New York New Haven and Hartford
| railroad stock is as follows: Old Col
ony railroad, s1,76s, 06575; New Haven
and Northampton company, 1921, 94125;
Housa tonic railroad, $177,75s; Manga
i tuck railroad, 100000; Boston and New
York Air Line railroad, s144,720; New
Haven and Derby railroad s91,1S0;
Danbury and Norwalk railroad, $63,5o0;
Shore Line railroad, 100000.
During the year 43,970.9 1882 passengers
We're carried. Passenger earnings per
mile Of road amounted to s1,154S9. The
number of tons of freight carried
amounted to 1896, 909. The number
of miles rum by passenger trains was
10,112,655.
| Number of miles run by the freight
trains, 5.551 ,OS1; miles run by mixed
! trains, 195,95S
The equipment includes the follow
ing: Locomotives, 6S1; 1.5Ss cars for
| passenger service, 12,557 cars for
freight service, 432 cars for company's
service.
The marvellous increase in the re-
ceipts of the road in period of ten
years Is shown by a glance at the
comparative table.
The total receipts for year ending
| September &c. 1886, amounted to $780,
! 800 of which amount s4,506,450 was re-
ceived from passengers.
| The total receipts for year ending
September 30, 1887, wes IS, 214577; for
the year ending September 30, SO, S10,-
| 307121; for the year ending September
80, 'S9, $10,673977; for, the nine months
ending June 30, 1890, 1926, 8ss: for year
ending June 3d. 81, 1903 107; for year
ending June 30, '92, $12.497,737; for year
ending June 30, '93, SIS, 1877, 1855; for year
ending June 80. "a, SIG, 0SS OO6; for year
ending June go '95, $2S, 539, 199; for year
ending June 80, '96, s31, 094