Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-23

Ill the past year were the greatest in the history of the state. They amount eu. to SOU, 1oc. .go4.s7. showing an in- crease of $l,20O.z99.15 over the pre- vious year.
 Ills statement is made in the 52nd annual report of the railroad commis- sioners. based on the annual rephrtS of steam and street rallroads compan- les, TOT the year ending June 30, 19l4. anu submitted to 1oYernor Chamber lain today
 The increase occurred during inc first six months Or the year. r's pn January to June 80. there was mark ed decrease in earninAs. ,pl art. ...r- going amount S4S. .22S2. .OO9.2O was earn ed by. the New York. New Haven & Hartford railroad company: $1 ,O35- 62S.1O by the New LondonN Northern Railroad company; $S54, SHIT by the Central New England Railway com pany, and $15.62Y.SO by the South Manchester Railroad company, each company snoWlng an increase over the earnings of Ihe previous year. The passenger department contributed S28. 8.961. .9S3.11 and the freight depart
 nent $25, ,75O, ] ,643. 10 to this result, The net earnings were $13, ,442, 191.SB, being $023, 7SS.92 more than last year. There has being a decrease of 603,O98 in the number of passengers carried and on increase of 188, ,l95 in the tons of freight handled.
 The greatest portion of those killed in railroad accidentss was among tres passers, 101 Of the employees who were in accidents there were 39 killed and 40S injured. Of the passengers three were killed and 42 injured. The total injured was 657
 The number of persons injured at grade crossings of highways was 31, eight more than last year; and eight of the number were killed, one less than the previous year. The number of grade crossings in the state is 969. This is fifteen less than the number reported last year. eleven having been eliminated in Bridgeport, three In Derby, and one lessA reported in LitchdeId.
 The financial statement of the: steam railroads shows the capital stock issued by the companies to be, $123, 760,55O, and increase of $9, 1O2, 081.62. The, New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad company has is- ssIIel S9 aG2.700 of additional stock dnring the year, the Hartford & Con. necttcut Western Railroad company $1,20O, and the Rockville Raiiroad company, reporting this year, shows an Increase Of $1OS,75O The amount of stock issued per mile of road owned is $84,232.0S. The amount held in the state of Connecticut is $5S, ,775, and the number of stockholders in Connecticut Is 4.623.
 The number of passengers carried during the year were 64.315,374, which Ses T1 last year. The passenger revenue was S20.02O. .08. The amount paid for taxes was l$2 .524. S52.3S. The amount paid to the state of Connecti- cut has been U. .032. 173s36. The entire amount paid is slightly in excess of five per cent Of the gross earnings.
 Since the last report the Consolidat- ed Railway Go has been organized. This consolidation includes the Fair Haven & Westville railroad, the Win chester Avenue railroad, the West Shore railway. the Meriden Street railroad. the Worcester & Connecticut Eastern railway. the Danielson 6 Norwich Street railway, and the Peo- ple,s trarnway.
 Regarding street railways, the re port says:
 .The street railway situation in a Connecticut is peculiar Some of the companies are chartered solely to op- crate street railways. others not only for such purpose. but also to own and Operate gas, electric light. power and water plants in connection herewith The stock and bonds of the latter com panies are Issued upon the property so used as a whole and 1t is claimed that 1t 5cannot be determined how much Of this capital stock represents the street railway exclusively. The same uncertain condition exists in the operation of such plants. The same power plant. engines. engineer, fire man. and coal are producing power. and the same poles and feed wires are conveying 1t for each of the fore going purposes The difficulty Of de termining what proportion of the ex- pense Of such operation should be chargeable 10 the operation of the street railway Is apparent to those practically familiar with such mat ters. This combination Of purposes in one corporation plays havoc with accurate street railway statistics. but 1t was made to appear to the general assembly that the public interests could be better and more economically subserved by permitting 1t to De done"
 The gross earnings of the street railroads were $4.924. .151.46 hcRlg S420.hs0.17 more than for the preeed- ing year.
 The number of persons injured in the operation of the street railways during the past year was 3S3. of which number g were killed. The number of passengers Injured was PIP. of whom four were killed; the number of employees injured 20, of whom two were killed: and the number of other persons injured 151, of whom IT were killed.
 < NEW STEAMER ARRIVES.