Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-27
Bangor and Calais Street
Railroads File Reports.
Game wardens Looking After
Enforcement Of the Laws.
highland Buckeye Mines Co. In.
creases Capital Stock.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR,
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 10 A. M.

Railway and Electric Co, which was
filed at the office of the State board of
railroad commissioners Saturday
shows that the gross earnings from op-
Grafton during the past year were
$274,219.30 against $272,06S12 for the
preceding year, an increase of $2151 IS;
operating expenses, $165, 4O0.61 against
$165,058.12 for the preceding year, an
increase of $342.49; interest on funded
debt, 13,575.29; surplus at the close of
the year. s60,S2S.04; passenger car
earnings. $247,043.55; freight car earn
ings, s22,3S6.79; other car earnings,
$500.
The operating expenses are divided
as follows: Maintenance of track and
roadbed, s15,464.61; maintenance of
electric car line. $313O.65: maintenance
of buildings and fixtures, $620.O4; main
tenance of steam plant, $4O962; main
tenance of electric plant, $6O46 As:
maintenance of water plant, $3157 80;
maintenance of cars, sS927.74; main
tenance of electric equipment of cars.
$759775; maintenance of miscellaneous
equipment, $56l.06; miscellaneous shop
expenses, $1077.77; power plant wages,
$3922.99; fuel for power, $2194.34; lubr-
cants and waste for power plant, 1884,
OF; miscellaneous supplies and ex-
penses of power plant, $242.61; hired
power, $S115.26; superintendent of
transportation, $292783; wages of con-
ductors, $21 399.03; wages of motormen,
$23, O35.96; wages of miscellaneous car
service employees, $4693S1; wages of
car house employees, s1315.66; car ser
vice supplies, s1313.36 miscellaneous
car service expenses, $3343.99; cleaning
and sanding track, $1430.63; removal of
snow and ice, s4OO7.27; salaries of gen.
eral officers, SS123.56; salaries of clerks,
$5040.07; miscellaneous office expenses,
$21564S; advertising and attractions
$5203.59 miscellaneous general ex-
penses, s3SO3.74; damages, s62O9.27; mis-
cellaneous legal expenses, $2S3402; rent
of land and buildings, $2056.62; insur-
ance s36O7.OS.
Other items in the report are as fol-
lows: Passenger car mileage, 1.103 1879;
freight, mail and express car mileage,
31,472; total car mileage, 1,134,661; pas
senger car hours, 114,270; freight,
mail and express car hours $500; fare
passengers carried, 4,956,103; transfer
passengers carried, 4,46.25S; operating
expenses per cent. of gross earnings,
$3.50: operating expenses and taxes
per cent. of gross earnings, 6410; ag
gregate amount of salaries and Wa1e IS
paid, s143, 1855.
The annual report of the Calais
Street Railway Co, which was also
filed at the office OF the State board. of
railroad commissioners Saturday shows
that the gross earnings from operation
during the past year were $29,649.3O
against $28,29330 for the preceding
year, an increase of $1356 operating
expenses, $26,4S0.11; net income from
operation, $3169.19; interest on funded
debt, $4,000; passenger car earnings.
$29,49330: maintenance of way and
structures, $3349.79; maintenance OF
equipment. $33O6.O5; operation of pow
err plant, $6946.23; operation of cars,
$SS15.25; general expenses, $l362.79;
passenger car mileage, 1890; fare
passengers carried, 590,717; transfer
passengers carried. 23,3S9; total pas
sengers carried, 614,1O6 operating eX-
penses per cent. of gross earnings, S9h
per cent; operating expenses and taxes
per cent. of gross earnings, 81 per
cent; average number of employees, IN
GLIDING officials, during the year, u:
wages paid, $12,944.35.
Notice has been received by Chair
man Carleton of the Commission of In
land Fisheries and Game of the prose-
cution, by Game Warden Ross ST. Ger
main at Greenville Sept. 26, of Edgar
Russell for the illegal possession Of Il
deer. Russell was arraigned before
the Greenville municipal court and on
being held guilty was given a sentence
of $40 and costs or 80 days in Jail The
fine was paid and the money forward
ed to the office of the commission.
A notice which has been filed at the
office of the secretary of State certifie3
that at a special meeting of the stock
holders of the Highland Buckeye Mines
Co., corporation duly organized un-
der the laws of the State of Maine ami
having its principal office at Augusta,
which meeting was held at Augusta or
friday, Sept. "a it was voted to IN
crease the capital stock of the corpor>
alton from S1.oo0.000 to $3.000,000; to
increase the number of directors from
five to seven and to change the name
of the corporation from Highland
Buckeye Mines Co" to Highland Unit
ed Mines Co."
In anticipation of the work of i'm
proVement which is to be commenced
within a few months on the State
House and which will call for some de-
cided changes in the grounds around
the building. Col. Keefe'S men have
been removing some of the shrubbery
from the grounds at the north side of
the building to the southeast side.
where it has been reset along by the
fence.
The following corporations have fill
ed their certificates of organization d.
the office of the secretary of State:
Aroostook Auto Co. organized a
Fort Fairfield, for the purpose of con-
Quoting an automobile garage, with
$4,000 capital stock, of which nothing
is paid in. Officers: President, Leigh
NJ. Goodrich of Fort Fairfield: treas
urer, George H. Churchill of Fort Fair
field. Certificate filed Sept. 25. 1909.
The Ambursere Co. organized at