Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-17
436: Wiscasset, Waterville & Farm
tngton Railway, 1921.

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A total of s4,210.621 tons Of freight
were carried over the steam roads
curing the past year against 37,761 es2
Tor the preceding year. a decrease Of
o'a4o,641. OF this amount 34.O3.. 00s
tons Of freight were transported bv the
standard gauge roads and 1868 tons
ny the narrow gauge roads.
Inc Following shows the number Of
tons OF freight carried by the standard
gauge steam roads during the past
year: Bangor & Aroostook Railroad,
l,So',412: Boston & Maine Railroad,
22,S'S.4so; Canadian Pacific Railway,
1851; Grand Trunk Railway, L.
es6,345; Lime Rock Railway, 174.275;
Maine Central Railroad. 6,96304e;
York Harbor & Beach Railroad, 22,313.
The following shows the number Of
tons Of freight carried over the narrow
gauge roads Of the State for the past
year: Bridgton & Saco River Railroad,
31,551; Kennebec Central Railroad,
$3.50; Monson Railroad, 1885; Sandy
River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad, &c.
o94; Wiscasset, Waterville & Farm
ington Railway. 31,493
| The average passenger rate per mile
on all standard gauge railroads doing
business in Maine for the past year
was 1920 cents and the average pas
senger rate on the five narrow gauge
roads for the year was 3.S11 cents.
The average rate per ton mile 70:
the transportation of merchandise on
all standard gauge railroads for the
past year was 1.0S6 cents and the aver
age freight rate per ton mile upon the
five narrow gauge railroads for the
past year was 6.404 cents.
Assets and Liabilities.
The gross assets of the steam rail-
roads doing business in the State are
$225, 1868, 463.31. divided as follows:
Property investment, 1928, 40530:
security investment. s21, 145. 9S690:
current assets, s1s,745.524.17: deferred
assets, $1.59o,964.5s; unadjusted debts
s2,647.5S2.62.
The liabilities Of the steam railroad
Capital stock, sS1,45E 1000: premium
on capital stock, s6,524.S06.14: long
term debit, ss3.231 .621.a1; current liza
bilities, $35,332. 6o9.S7; unadjusted
credits, s11,974,924.2S.
Revenues and Expenses.
The total operating revenue OF the
steam railroads for the past year was
$65,343,435.36 against s66.o42,602.l1 TOT
the preceding year. a decrease OF
sl,2O0,22675. The operating revenue Is
divided as follows: Freight revenue
s39.611,639.S4: passenger revenue, SO
143,349.10; other passenger train reve-
nue.. s3,355s1S.26; total passenger tram
service revenue, S23.499, 1875: switch
ing revenue, etc, $547. 9OS.39; revenue
other than transportation. Sl,6S4,1 2o.4o
The total operating expenses OF the
railroad companies for the past yeal
we're s49,293,650.90 against So, 449,46o.o;
for the preceding year, decrease o.
s315s915.65. The report shows a dencl'
Of s141s37.O4 for the past year aealns'
, balance for the preceding year OF
s116.199.S6. 49,
Tive total number Of employees on the
steam roads during the past year Wa
35.547 of which number s13 were Oil.
| vision officers: the employees WORKED
a total Of 109, 3O9509 hours; the tota
amount of wages paid general and di'
vision officers was 1872, 4O3.3s, the tota
amount of wages paid other employees
was s2e,292, 027.6S and the average PEI
hour paid employees was s.2al.
Accidents.
During the past year 4" persons We're
killed and 612 were injured on th'
steam roads of the state. or TINS mum
Der no passengers were killed but lo'
Messengers were injured; nine employees
were killed and 424 injured. "a posta
clerks. express managers, Pullman en-
ploves. etc. were injured and "a Other
nersons we're killed and "A other per
sons were injured.
Street Railways.
The total operating revenues or I'M
is street railways in the state Tor th'
mast year were SO, 066 923.S9 against 81,
s95.1eo.7l for the preceding year. al
increase of 71,731.1s. The operating
revenues were divided as follows: Pas
senger revenue, s2,754,45611; mail rev
enue. S11,79246: express and frelgh
revenue, $22S, 934.22; revenue IRON
other railway operations. s49,0'7.G3. Tht
total operating expenses for the pas
year were S1,945000 against S1,9o6.l2o9
for the preceding year. decrease o
s10.2O6.57. The operating expenses Wer
divided as follows: Maintenance o
way and structures, 1922 .o69.03; main
tenance of equipment. s242, pow
err s321, O39. 80: conducting transporta
ton, s749, o69.73: traffic, s41.1'6.42; gen
eral and miscellaneous expenses, S3OS,
o51.26. The surplus for the year wa
s629,44s.7s against $7S9,31700 for til
preceding year, decrease of $159,S6S.
q cents.
Passengers Carried.
The total number of fare passenger
carried during the past year was 81.
Gi9,S30 against 81 ,0ai,110 for the pre-
ceding year. an increase of 625720: tn
total number of transfer passenger
carried during the year was 5,ll2.90
against 5,S13.5CS for the preceding year
decrease of 1859; the total numbe
Of passengers carried during the pas
year was 81. 422.739 against Sc S31 ,61S f.
the preceding year, an increase Of 5s5,
121.
The passenger car mileage OF tn
> street railways operated in Maine 10
the past year was 11,445.So9; the freight
mail and express car mileage wa
703,S13: the total car mileage was II,
149,622: the total passenger car hour
was 1895, 1923: the freight, mail and ex
uraSS oar bo,IrS were 81 120. and fh