The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-16
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 by all roads. with the exception of those reported by the Rhode Island company was 194,705, ,102. E addition to this number there were 34,502.789 transfer passengers making a total of i 9,207.s91 fare passengers The total average fare revenue from each passenger on lines charg | ing a five cent fare, not including 1 transfer passengers, was $.O466s. In- | cluding such transfer passengers it was $.04338.
 The total mileage operated by the | several companies at June 30, 1914 in the state. of Connecticut was 1 ,- o6s.6s6e.
 !. At June 80, 1914 there had been laid bye the several reporting conpa- nies in connection with their track age 7se.46 miles of various kinds of roadway construction. Of this total cileage 73.225 miles was laid and con- structed during the year under con- sideration and of this total mileage i 6o.19s miles was in the state of Con- 1, necticut..
 / There are 1O60.4o7s miles of all kinds of steel rails laid in the state of Connecticut of which 42.42S were laid during the past year.
 The entire equipment Of all report | ing companies consists of 3.075 cars with electric equipment and 455 with out electric equipment making a to- ] tai of 3,53o cars of all kinds. Of this :. total equipment 2.89s are cars used in I passenger service.
 i Telegraph Companies.
 Three telegraph companies submit reports to the commission. These three companies at June 30. 1914 have invested capital in plant and equip nent of $148,bo0 544.20.
 The capital stock of such compa- nies amounts to $103 ,775, ,475.00 and an aggregate funded debt of $s2,602.- 1 900. %.
 nies at June 80, 1914 was $s,767,- 446. .25 exclusive of reserve. The total telegraph and cable reye- nue was $4b.724.701.46. The total 1 operating expense of such companies was $Sss196. .s02.98, resulting in net operating revenue Of $7.ss2s s42s.14.ss
 The amount paid out in dividends was $S,492, ,346.61
 There was a decrease in operating revenue of $72.731.9s and a decrease in profits for the year Of $1sz02.S70.-
 Telephone Companies
 There are ten telephone companies coming within the Jurisdiction of the commission.
 The total amount of invested capi- tai in plant and equipment is $220.- 4S2, ,407.1O.
 The total operating revenue was $T1se74. .257.26 and the total operat- ing expens was s61, 624s19 T.82. re- sulttng in a net operating revenue of $20s3b0sO59.64.
 TeIephone Companies in Connecticut.
 Of the,ten reporting telephone conn panies seven may be particularly classed as Connecticut companies.
 Such companies have an invested capital in plant and equipment of 1 $1E12B, ,966.s1.
 The amount of capital stock issned and outstanding is $1o.1O5, 5,4e2.16 and the funded debt of all companies is $1s so0o 100000.
 During the year t19ere was expend- plant and equipment S9Sf, ,228.66, practically all of which was by the Southern New England Telephone company. This company increased it's. capital stock $1,207. 10000. bringing the amount of such capital stock up 10 s1e.n0o, ,oO0.00 the full amount au-. thorized
 The total operating revenue of these seven companies was $3.719,198.23 and the total operating expense was $2,94S ,5s2.71.
 The total amount paid by these companies in 2 dfV1deudS during the year was s660, ,485-50s an increase of $42,RB4.50 over the amount paid out the year before the average rate per cent, being 5.4.
 The total surplus of all companies at the close of the period under con-l sideratton was $417, ,368 .20.
 Water Companies.
 The total number Of water compa- nies reporting to the commission was eighty-six, three less than the nurp- ber reporting a year ago. Five conn panies have given notice of discon- tinuance of business as public service companies among which are the Bristol Water company which has been purchased by the city of Bristol and is to be operated as g municipal plant, and the Putnam Water com pany which has been taken over by the city of Putnam and is to be sinai-l Ie.c " '