The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-16

net operating revenue shows de- crease over the previous year of $SS.- 490.02 All companies but one show ed an operating profit. This com panys maintains a small acetylene gas plant and derives it's support from 8 very few customers. gS Three eompanfes showed an aggre- gate increase of $T1.O00.O0, while three coIdpanies showed an aggregate decrease of $52, ,760. % in the amount paid on account Of dividends, result ing in an increase in the amount Of dividends paid during the year of SIS, ,250. %. The average rate per cent. of dividends paid was IT.
 Total surplus of all companies was $2, All. .912.91 4an increase of $4S5s- 64s.83 over the amount at June 30, H41913, ten companies sh0wtng an irl-' crease of s496s7sA4S. while two com pandes show a decrease in surplus for the year of $10.145.65.
 Gas and Electric Companies.
 There are seventeen companies in, K this classification which are engaged in the manufacture and sale of both gas and electrical current. One com pany produces acety1ene. gas, while the remaining companies produce
 
 not yet begun service operations.
 A summary of the fixed capital Of all such companies at June 30, 1914l shows an investment of $12,922.111.- s IS.
 There has been an increase in the capital stock of four of the compa- nIesi .aggre gatfng $z14, 4,10O.00.
 The bonded indebtedness of all comranies at June. 3o,s 1914 was -$4,- SIP, ,9O0.0O a
 The total operating revenue from the sale of both gas and electrical current was $3, $40, ,735.23, q decrease of $164,5s5.63 from that reported a year. ago. The total operating ex- pense incident to the manufacture and distribution of both gas. and electrical current was $2, 229. 396 s08 reg sn1ting in an operating profit of $1.- 111,35s.15,s a decrease of $S2,17O.6z for the year
 The total amount of dividends paid was $4o4,57s,25, an average rate Of 6.S1 pes cent. Four companies did not pay dividends This amount Of dividends paid was SPA, 4,oaO.75 less than the amount paid at June 80, 191s
 The surplus of all companies at the close Of the year was $1.314. sos. 26 showing an increase for the period of -s411.58s.64.
 The surplus of all companies at the close of the year was $1,314. .6O3.2s. showing an increase for the period of $411, ,5s9.64.
 The total sales of electrical current by all Companies engaged in the pro- ductfon of electrical current amounted to $5,634919 The total operat- ing cost of such sales was $3,6O9,4 - 69s an increase Or $322.414.50 over the cost for the year previous. This increase in the sales of electrical energy was principally for commer- cial and residential use and for power. These sales aggregated for the year z$4 371 D3B 40. the balance be- ing. for sales to street railways for power, public street lights and for other purposes. Total gas sales for the period of all companies engaged tn the manufacture of gas Of all kinds amounted to $4.1B1. a59.95, an in crease Of s1ss,677.s2 over the amount received the year previous. Of this total gas revenues $12,130.7O was for the. sale of acetyIene gas. There was a decrease in the amount received by companies engaged in the rnanufac- tnre and sale of this product of $2,- S4e. II. The total cost Of the pro- duction Of gas was $s.191,s76. an increase of $s1o, os7.90 over the man. ufacturing cost for the previous year. Of this total cost $14,650.44 was for acetyIene gas. The manufacturing profit based on the total reported sales of coal and water gas and the production expense of gas sold was s9e2,e03.5e.
 s Railroad Companies.
 Two intra-state and six interstate railroad companies report to the com mission. Four are operating and four are nom operating companies. The average mileage operated dur- ing the year was as follows:
 Miles Central New England Rail-
 way company 29s.73 Central Vermont Railway
 company (1essee of the New London Northern R.
 R., company 123.bo New York, New Haven 6 Hartford R. R. company 2,o46.49 South Manchester R. R. conn
 pany s.15
 The property investment compris- ing the road and equipment of all re- porting railroads at June 30, 1914 was $22s, 4.18o.s1, an increase of $S.- 159.055.21 over that reported year ago.
 There has been no change in the amount. o11tstan ding of capital stock of railroads during the year. The to- tai amount outstanding sof both com mon and preferred at the date of this report was $215, ,487.50.
 The funded debt of all roads was increased 8s6, sos 100000. Of this fn- crease the bonded mortzaged and se-