New-York tribune., 1902-12-14
CONNECTICUT TOPICS,
Inauguration Of Gouernor Cham
beriain---His Sfqf--TTo
ley Operations.

Hartford. Dec. 13 (SpeciaD.-The Inauguration OF
Governor Abiram Chamberlain and the State Of
fcers elected in November will have all the mill
tary pomp that the winter season allows. the four
companies of the Governors Guard being the
escort. and possibly the local battalion of Ma
tonal Guard being in line The day will be
Wednesday. January :. and the legislature will
meet at the time. As there is no question
whatever Of a speedy organiza ton of the lower
house. the exercises will of time and will
be over at comparatively early hour of the day.
There has been no indication of the tenor of Gov
ernor ChamberIain's message. but it may be taken
for granted that it will be short He is naturally
a of few words and there is not great deal
of State business that rises TO the Importance of
being incorporated in q message The State is
nearly of debt. its income is rapidly increasing
a the corporations grow more numerous and the
call for heavy expenditures on the part of the
State will be small. compare lively. The inaUgura
ton day will be brought to close by a reception
TO the Governor by the First Company Governors
Guard. Major Louis r. Cheney comma ndinG- This
will be given in the armory. and. usual. will be
the social event of the winter Ella borate prepara
tions in decoration and ceremony nave already
been arranged for. and the evening will be one of
much brlianCy.
Governor-elect Chamberlain has selected his son.
Albert r. Chamberlain. for his executive secre-
tary. He is a lawyer in practice in the courts at
Meriden. the home of the family, and is said 10 be
a competent and straightforward young man The
Governor has announced the important MEM
bers of his military staff. follows: Quarter
master general, Colonel Watson J. Miller. of Shell
ton: surgeon general. Colonel Charles c God
frey. of Bridgeport; commissary general Colonel
Mathewsou w Potter. OF Deep River; paynaster
general. Colonel Matthew H Rogers, of Bridge
port judge advocate. Colonel Wellington B. Smith.
of Winsted Three of the members were of the
staff of Governor McLean-Colonels Miller. Potter
ard Rogers The others we'll known men in
their parts of the State. and some of them we'll
known throughout the State Colonel Smith. of
Winsted is one of the LitchieId County politicians
who have had much influence He was known as
strong Fessenden man. and his recognition shows
that party is getting its factonal troubles
ard is more united than ever before There may
be some criticism because of the appointment by
the Governor of his executive secretary,
but such an appointment is not without precedent
in the State. Governor Richard D Hubbard ap-
pointed his the position and in other States
such appointments are common 1t IS wholly
personal matter with the Governor. at all events.
Governor Mclean has returned to his desk in the
executive office at the Capitol after an absence
since early in July His health. which was very
much broken down by the strenuous campaign
for the nomination for Governor. and made worse
nv the campaign for election in 1900, did not allow
him to carry through his term and give personal
ttartion 10 the business of the office 1t became
imperative that he should rest. and he passed the
summer and early fall on the eastern coast ana
was much benefited. He came home in October TO
simsb1ry practically well. but not in strength
He has been in North Carolina since, and now re-
turns to work a well man. 1t is TO be said Of him
that no Governor of the State Of recent years has
had so firm hold on the confidence of the people
nor been so popular throughout the State. ire
spective of party The executive business has been
transacted during the Governors absence by
Edwin o. keeier. and he
proved himself 10 be a capable and efficient man
and has won many friends for his able and hon
orable conduct OF the office
The advance slips of the statistics of the street
RAILWAYS of the State show that there now i55
miles of trolley track in the State. and that during
the past year there 70 miles of new track
laid mostly to provide connections between lines
The amount of capital invested is $.57 24S and the
bonded Indebtedness S1,fSS 600 The gross earn
ings were S3937. III and the net earnings S5oi9Sit
Tfia diyidends paid amounted S2y7, $50 and the
int account sIs2,OSe- Ihe hnancial snow
ing is thought be good. considering the tact tnat
ali of the roads forced into much larger
than they have yet had TO accommodate
the increasing traffic long lines The total
mum of passengers earned Was yl-JS4uZS, OF
which the Fair Haven & Vestvllle line, the big
New Haven system carried over -9OOo.Vo the Con-
uect Railway and Lighting Company carried
all its combined lines, reaching from
New Britain the southernmost part of the State
Tba Hartford Street Railway Company carried
49, 100 26. and of the other lines carried into
the eight figure column The street railways give
employment 2.SGS men in the State. The acct-
dents figure up 29l in all. of which IA fatal
TIE outlook for the addition during the coming
,dning by the applications that already booked
10 come before the General Assembly These lines
include an entirely new one from Norwich TO this