The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-20
PUBLIC UTILITIES.

The Edison Company Of Boston reported
for the year ended June 40, 1914. gross earn
ings Of s70os,2SS. an increase OF s42g,07c
Operating expenses were s3.l55.2Tl. an in
crease Of s429O72. and net was saS5J,olG
a gain Of t2O3.3l, over the preceding year
Total income for the year was S3.yl2.l5O Il
gain of 'l66. SIS The Anal surplus after
AL interest charges and dividends was s47s
sos az compared with a surplus Of 500
GlG for the preceding year, "a shrinkage OF
'l3Slls The company earned lS.S per
tai stock President Edgar views the year
~ very satisfactory. especially In regard
load Increased more than 10 per cent There
was no change made in the price ot cur
rent and gross earnings rose 10 per cent.
an American Power and Light Company sub
sidiary. reports for September gross earn
ings Of fl2S,iil, AN increase Of $3.50. or
per cent. Expenses and taxes rose per
cent, ana net earnings were S69.0lj, or
S3o2a more than for september. 1913. In
terest charges were - per cent. higher. 50
that the balance for the month reflected
decrease Of $500, or IL per cent.
months ended September 40. 1914. gross
earnings aggregatod sls5o,l2S. an expan-
and taxes were per cent lower and no,
earnings were s7OO,bs4, gain Of - per
ond diviaends ON Inc rrs, nnG second pye
ferred stock wRs ISL. 205. as compared with
balance Of $3.50 last year, gain OF
81 per cent.
The Portland Gas and Coke Company. "A
subsidiary of the American Power and Light
Company. reports gross earnings Of sos. $50.
an Increase Of per cent Net earnings I'm
proved ~ per cent, amounting 60 s5s,1IS.
and income after charges was sSS.7il. nm
Increase ~ soma, or 81 per cent over sep
TENDER. 1913. For the twelve months ended
septem9cr 80 1919 Eros,so enrn'nrs r D were
Expenses and taxes we're practically un-
changed. amounting to ss27s2G while net
sarings were Tb S2S ian gam St p
charges and dividends on tn" preferred
stock was sesi,t42, decrease Of '2iel75.
or per cent.
The returns Tor July operations OF N.
electric utility industry Of the PaGihc and
trial World. indicate u better aud hrmer
status than did the June figures. The June
turns from six large cities representing over
GO per cent. 81 tn" industry, showed &C
per cent increase compared Win o. Per
the increase was. lo.4 per cent, in July and
30 per cont, in June. SIX small companies.
representing less than per cent. Of the
Industry. showed a 35 per cent. growth IN
June aud so per cent. growth for May.
cent" June, 233 per cent, and May, IS
per cent Comparative returns from over
so per cent. Of the Pacific States industry
gave an income growth ot SO per cent. IN
both June and July, and an output growth Of
y
Comparative returns from so per cent Of the
Industry Of the Mountain states gave in
come growth Of II per cent. in July and IS
per cent In JuneA and output growth OF
is per cent In July and AS per cent In
June. The Electrical World received returns
from ~ per cent Of the industry Of the far
West for July and the combined figures
showed an income growth Of IS per cent.
and an output growth Of 10 per cent TAX
ing the returns received as u basis for the
entire industry 1t was seen that the income
growth would have been 900 In May
$4,000 I'm June and sS4O. 900 In July. The
output growth would have been 25. 600, 900
kllowntt hours In May 20, 900, 900 kilowatt
hours In June and i77OoOoO kilowatt hours
In July,
Gross earnings NJ the Dayton Power and
Light Company for September were s73, $50
ms compared with gross OF s62,92b last year
an Increase Of ~ per cent Operating ex-
pcnses amounted to s40.sl6. leaving net
earnings Of S33,l7i, an increase of eS.ss over
the corresponding month OF last year, There
was an Improvement In the operating ratio
this being reduced from 59.OG last year 10
b5l6 per cent. for last month. After In
torres. charges, sinking fund and dividends
or the preferred stock tho company had "A
surplus OF s6.S33, compared with a surplus
or ,eiS for September. 1919.