Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-22
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Present Annual Report-The Most
 Prosperous Year Known.

Hartford, Conn, Dec 22.-The forty eighth annual report of the railroad commissioners of Connecticut was submitted to Governor Lounsbury to- day. The report says: The year has been the most prosperous of any in the history of the railroads of the state and the nation. The gross earnings of the roads reporting to us have been S42, 024 ,9Il.36, as compared with S3S, GG5, 1927 for the previous year. The revenue derived from the trans portation of passengers was ST, ,1oS, o61 .96. and that derived from trans portation of freight was &eO, $50. .O51 .G;'. The number of passengers carried was 33 .::}322 417, an increase over the pre- vious years of 3,US2.949. The number of tons of freight carried was 17.39:55, 459 an increase of ,5O1 ,31I tonS.'
 The text of the report then rehearscS at length the proceedings ill the con- tIoyersy in which the Hartford and Connecticut Western railroad has been involved in connection with the Tarits- vile branch and the SO-cailed "MOnta- que land contest The report also cites it's order providing for safety guard rails on railroad bridges.
 The number of passengers injured by the steam roads during the year is 21. 13 more than for the previous year. One person was killed. The number of employees injured was 19l, of whom :}2 were killed. During the previous year 1SJ employees were in- lured. The injuries to trespassers upon the track numbered 13S, compar- ed with 11T for the previous year. Seventy of the 13S were killed. eX- l ceeding. as usual the number of fla tilities resulting from all other sources ,,f 1on gerous practice for the past eight years reached Il total of 1.:.1S injured and 6C9 killed. The number injured at highway crossings has been .5S. be- | ing 21 mere than last year, and 12 of the 3S were injured fatally. The total number of highway crossings at grace 1 within the state is 99T, one less than | last year.
 | The financial conditions of all the companies reporting to the commission CTS are given as follows: Total capf- | tai stock, &1O3 345. .26S. 3S; the total funded debt $50 444.0OO. The total | current liabilities. $S.4O9, ,949.:4 The sum of S1 32O, ,315.33 has been paid fol. | taxes The amount of taxes paid to | the state of Connecticut was $9IJ,- 143.4S
 | The mileage in detail of the four | steam roads operating in this state is | given as follows: New York. New | Haven and Hartford railroad, I ,O24 .35 the Central New England railway, 22S, ,37; New London Northern railroad, operated by the Central Vermont rail- way, 16O.O2; the South Manchester l railroad. 4G6.
 Treating of the street railways the report says: The steady growth of the street railway systems of the state | and the increasing number of people 1 who are availing themselves of this l frequent and cheap service are un- misrakaDle evidence that they are | meeting the demands which no other mode of transportation supplies. The I street railways system is bringing 1he business. educational, and social ad- 1 vantageS of the larger cities within the reach and enjoyment of the ad 1 jacent towns. It is making country homes for city residents possible and furnishing city advantages for country residents. We note the tendency tC l a concentration of ownership in the
 hands of few companies similar tC
 the consolidation of steam railroads which, thus far, we think. has beer
 conducive to the public benefit.
 The total length of the street rail
 ways in operation is 409. .166 miles, in | cludings sidings. This shows an in | crease QuflnS the year or o1.Ioi miles
 in the length of main tracks. The
 finances of the street railroads are
 summarized as follows: Total amount
 of capital stock authorized. S21, ,467 OOO
 Amount issued, SIP, 145.4SS. Amour
 of stock issued for cash, $4,529. .940 l Total amount of bonds issued $1O.
 5a2. 800. Cash realized on amount is
 sued. S7 .5S4. S64.19. The amount o1
 floating indebtedness is SSH ,90S 64
 which is S499, ,405G1 less than las
 year. The gross earnings for the yea
 were $3297. .4O3 20: the operating eN
 penses $2,O31. .507.12: net earnings
 $1 ,265, 99S.0S Dividends were paid by
 ten out of the thirty-one companies
 reporting. amounting to S322, 800. IS
 upon ST.325, ,00OO0 of capital stock
 while no dividends have been paid o1
 $4,S1S,44S of capital stock.