Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-17
Somerset Traction Co.
Files Annual Report.
Surplus al Close Of The
Year Is S11,683.82.
List Of Agricultural Fairs For
Balance Of the Season.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Sept. IS, at 10 A. NJ.

The annual report of the Somerset
Traction Co. for the year ending June
40 1908, which was filed with the
BOARD of Railroad Commissioners
Yesterday, gives the following details
NJ the company's business for the
year.
Gross earnings from operation, $780,
7s7ll; operating expenses, $l6,282.85;
net earnings from operation, $4454.26;
gross income less operating expenses.
s.5OO19 net income. s1s5.46; surplus
at close of year, 11,6S3,S2.
Passenger car mileage, 98,404;
freight mail and express car mileage,
asOO: total car mileage, 1O1, 904; pas
senger car hours. 8065; freight mail
and express car hours, 286; total car
hours, 8351; total passengers carried,
1883; average fare revenue pas
sengers, $0128; average fare all
passengers Gncluding transfer pas
sengers), $O128; car earnings per car
mile. $O208, miscellaneous earnings
per car mile, $0.0014 gross earnings
per car mile $0.2044: car earnings per
car hour, $O17; gross earnings per car
hour s2,477.
Operating expenses per car mile.
s159; operating expenses and taxes
per car mile, $3.50; operating expenses
per car hour, 81 "a; operating ex-
penses and taxes per car hour, $1.96;
operating expenses per cent. of gross
earnings 1875; operating expenses and
taxes per cent of gross earnings, rs;
average number OF employees, including
officials, during the year, IL; aggre-
gate amount of salaries and wages
paid, $1,000
According to the schedule of
agricultural exhibitions which is on
file at the department of agriculture
the fairs which will be held in Maine
within the next two weeks, together
with the dates and locations, are as
follows:
Cumberland Farmers Club, at West
Cumberland Sept %. 90. "a.
Bridgton Farmers Club, at Bridgton
Sept %, %, "a.
North Knox Agricultural Society, at
Union Sept. %, %, "a.
Riverside Park Association, at
Bethel Sept. %, 90, "a.
Androscoggin Valley. at Canton
Sept %. %, "a.
West Washington, at Cherryfield
Sept. 22. 90. "a.
Bristol Agricultural Society, at
Bristol Sept. 22. %, "a.
Somerset County, at Madison Sept.
%, "a
Pscataquis County, at Foxcroft
Sept 25. &c.
Eden Agricultural Society, at Eden
Sept 20, "a.
Richmond Farmers Club. at Rich
mond Sept. 20.
New Gloucester and Danville, at
Upper Gloucester Sept. 30. 30.
Northern Hancock, at Amherst Sept.
49, 80.
Unity Park Association, at Unity
Sept 20. 80
Franklin County. at Pennington
Sept. 30 30 and Oct. l.
South Kennebec. at South windsor
Sept 20. 80 and Oct. /.
West oxford, at Fryeburg. Sept. 20.
80 and Oct. l.
Northern oxford, at Andover Sept
80 and Oct. l.
West Penobscot, at Exeter Sept 20,
80 and Oct. l.
But three fairs in the list have their
dates wholly within the month OF
October, they being the Lincoln
County fair at Damariscotta Oct. 3,
and 8. the Shapleigh and Acton falr at
Acton on the same dates, and the
Sagadahoc County fair at Topsham
Oct 49, IA and Is, the latter being the
last fair to be held in Maine.
State Forestry Commissioner Rlns
has sent out circulars throughout the
State warning keepers of summer
hotels and property owners In general
TO be extremely careful of fires on ac-
count of the dry condition OF the
woods, and urging them all to use
great deal of care and caution. COM
missioner Ring says that from one
end of the State to the other Is as ory
as finder box and that the least
spark is liable to start a most serious
cOnfagration.
Among the many visitors at the
State House yesterday was a party vi
ladies' from Brunswick and Gardlher
and who registered at the fish ana
game department as follows: Mrs. y
E. Hacker, Mrs II. f. Emmons, MIS-.
F. c. Day, Mrs. II. J. Given. Mrs ~
n c Day Mrs H. J Given. Mrs. w.
H. Blackwell, Mrs F.. H. wins. MISS
Jennie Purington, Mrs. w. F.. Gordon
- and Mrs c. 0. Eaton OF Brunsw'oh'
and Mrs. s. G. Decker, Mrs. Georse
Reed and Mrs o 8. Clason Oh 'arui-