New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-08
PUBLIC UTILITY NOTES.

poration is issuing an illustrated book
showing water power developments which
they have designed and built; also. some
OF those I'm progress Of construction, and
contains brief data regarding various
water power plants OF the twelve plants
described. six are for companies managed
by the Stone a Webster Management
Association. and six were constructed for
companies which are in no way affiliated
with the organization.
Lioht. Heat and Power Companies.
A. +. Weber, chief statistician TO the
Public Service Commission for the First
District submitted to the commission
Yesterday a report Of the assets and liza
bilitles of the light, heat and power COM
panies Of the district as of December 81.
1912.
The total fixed capital neO of the Con-
solidated Gas Company is $j2,694.Es, Of the
New Amsterdam Gas Company. Sails 45s;
OF the New York Mutual Gas Light
Company. $3.50 100: of the Standard Gas
Light Company. 81 S44.344; of the Central
Union Gas Company $l0.2S4,5sS: of the
Northern Union Gas Company. S.Si2.232;
OF Che Astoria Light, Heat < power Com
pany. S1i,292 CTS: Of the New York Edison
Company. $23.0l9 22i OF the United Elec-
trio Light and Power Company, $l5.9il,-
93l: of the Brush Electric Illuminating
Company, $l.9lq53l. and of the Ball Elec-
trical Illuminating Company. S249.950
The total holdings for each company.
including net fixed capital, other invest
ments cash. accounts receivable. other
current assets, material and supplies etc,
is as follows: Consolidated Gas Company.
Sl5o 204.595: New Amsterdam Gas Com
pany. Sl5.4 .425: New York Mutual Gas
Light Company &.4S5.1 10; Standard Gas
Light Company. S4O50,306: Central Union
Gas Company $l1.963. S26; Northern Union
Gas Company. $.263 ga; Astoria Light,
Heat & Power Company. $7SSI2O5: New
York Edison Company. Sl4s.6il.S97; United
Electric Light and Power Company. SIS
oo7,4S3: Brush Electric Illuminating Com
pany, Sl.567,365. and the Ball Electric IL
Eliminating Company $Soo5l6.
Substantial increases are shown in the
receipts of each company for 1872 over
those for 1911.
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Co.
Advices from Chicago state that Judge
Lands has granted Receiver Johnson. of
the Chicago q Milwaukee Electric Rail
way, permission to purchase the property
Of the Waukegan. Fox Lake q Western
for $1,000 This latter company has about
two miles OF electric railway, and has
rented its power from and been operated
in connection with the Chicago a Mil
waukee Electric Railway for some time.
Union Railway, Gas and Electric Co.
The Union Railway, Gas and Electric
Company, Of Evansville. Ind, Peoria,
Rockford and Springfield. H.. reports
gross earnings for the twelve months
ended March 81. 1918. of $3.50, S6S, a gain
of Sg2s.1s9 or 279 per cent over the same
period of last year; net earnings for the
same period were Sl.S0l,1l9, an increase Of
S397. S27. or 2S.2 per cent. as compared with
the preceding twelve months. The sur
plus for the twelve months amounted TO
S755.0G7. an increase of SllS,702, or 177 per
cent over the previous year. balance
OF Si4O037 remained after payment Of
$1,000 in preferred dividends. This bal
ancc is equal 10 7.3 per cent on the out
standing common stock 4 large part
Of these gains is due to the acquisition
of several competing properties the latter
part of last year in and around Evans
Vile. and also TO the greater amount OF
business being done on the Illinois trac-
ton lines and in the lighting and power
properties.
Mobile Electric Company.