Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-10

1 for heat, light and power, of which 1 four are incorporating companies. The amount invested by all companies in plant and equipment is $15,S06, 1S5.81. representing an increase for the year of $994, ,400.96. The total amount of divi- dends paid by electric companies de- creased $31,35S. Eleven operating com panies did not declare dividends. The ' total amount paid was $61S,14S-
 Express Companies.
 The Adams Express company and 1 the American Express company are the l only public service companies operat- ing an express business reporting to the commission. There was net loss from the operations of the Adams E2x-
 press company of $316,997.66. The company pays to the New York, New
 Haven and Hartford Railroad company 45 per cent. of its gross receipts on merchandise, and this, for the year un- der consideration, amounted to $2, ,465, 702.50. The company paid to the state of Connecticut during the year taxes to the amount of 16,626.30 and paid in dividends $453,7S0. The amount of div idends paid the previous year was
 SCOT, 560. The American Express com pany showed a net gain from opera tions for the year of $5S3,S12.3S. paid taxes to the state of Connecticut to the amount of $2,056.73, and also paid in dividends $699, ,560 a decrease from that of the previous year of $7O1, ,240. For it's express privileges the company pays to the Central Vermont Railway company 40 per cent. of it's gross re- | ceipts, which for the year amounted to $74,568.29-
 Gas Companies.
 There are 12 companies engaged solely in the manufacture and sale of gas for illumination and heat. The | total amount invested in plant and equipment was $14, TAT, ,203.06. The net increase for the year was S381, ,67692. The total operating revenue of such companies was $3,589,253.10, an in crease of $65,897.53 for the year. The total operating expense was $2.397, 909.- 62. a decrease of $22, ,3S679 from that reported a year ago. The total amount paid in dividends by gas companies was $945, 3S0. exceeding the dividends l paid the previous year by $39,180 Gas and Electric Companies.
 There are 16 companies engaged in 1 the production and sale of both gas anu electrical current. The total amount of investment in plant and i equipment was 13,466, ,056.33 The i gross revenue of all companies for the sale of gas was s943, 3,91697, and for the 1 sale of electrical current was $2,614,- i 710.29. The total expense of opera ! tions of gas properties was S741,792.l2 and the operating expense of furnish l ing electrical current was S1,543, ,027.56. 1 These companies paid in dividends l $456,028 or 51,449.75 more than was 1 disbursed on this account during the 1 preceding year.
 Railroad Companies
 | There are eight steam railroad com-
 panies. Five are operating companies 1 and three are opera ting companies, ] The total investment in road and equipment of all such railroads was 1 S247, PTS 999.9S, and there was invested ] by such companies in improvements on railroad properties leased $4,@13,- 1 638.61 There has been no increase in i the capital stock issued and outstand- 1 ing of railroads. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company, l which held in it's treasury capital stock l to the amount of $22, 899, 100. has retired 1 and cancelled this stock issue
 | The total amount of rail line trans 1 portation revenue was $70, ,613, ,47620. a i decrease from that Of last year of S1- 1 32,431.64 With the decreased inci- ] dental revenue the total railway oper- l ating revenue showed a decrease from i last year of S2,051, ,576.17. The only ] operating railroad which paid a divi- | dend was the Central New England l Railway company. The total revenue | from rail line transportation of this
 road was $4,037,010.54, and it's total l operatng expense was 72,653.63. 1 The total operating revenue of the New l York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- 1 road company was S65,379, ,263.71. a de-
 crease from that reported at the close 1 of the previous year of $2073,328 30 1 There was a decrease in freight reve-
 nue Of S1,297,320.54, and in passenger revenue of $633,03726 The only reve- nue showing an increase was that from the transportation of milk The total railroad operating expenses were S44.- 126,623.76, a decrease as compared l with the previous year of $5,1O6, ,386. 20 l The expense incident to the mainte-
 nance of roadway and railroad struc-
 lures decreased $1,101, ,823.6O The ex- pense of maintaining equipment de- ! creased $611 ,948.08. Traffic expense 1 decreased $2S,651.59. The expense of | transportation, which includes the
 great expense of station employees trainmen and other employees connect
 ed with transportation, decreased s3.- | 020, 169.46. 4 decrease in operatine
 revenue of $2073,32 8.30 was offset by a
 decrease in operating expense of $5,- l 06,3S6.20.
 Street Railways.
 On October r, 1914, a decree was
 entered in the district court of the
 United States, for the southern dis
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