Connecticut western news., 1920-12-09
C. N. E. INSPECTION BY
 P. U. COMMISSION
Curtailznent of Service Will
 Be Considered .' Later

There will be no suspension, or curtailment, of service on the Gen. tral New England Railway Co.'s line before the state public utilities com mission discusses the transportation situation with officials of the road, as the result of the commissions de- sre that service on the only rail line between Hartford and Millerton, N. r., be uninterrupted, if possible. To this end the members of the commis- sion and officials of the c. N. E. made an inspection of the rail line We'd nesday. se #T'.. .3
 Acting only on rumors to the effect that service was to be sus- pended or eurtailed on the c. N. E.. Chairman Richard T. Higgins of the utilities commission communicated with President c. L. Bardo, request ing that official that nothing be done until a conference could be arranged.
 "This conference was begun We'd nesday," Chairman Higgins said, 'twhen some of the members of the public utilities commission will &C., company c. N. E. officials on an in- spection trip" .. a-.a ...s.
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 "Mr, Bardo has assured the com mission," added Chairman Higgins, 'tthat the road would take no action before the situation has been offici- ally placed before the commission and it's members have an opportunity to make complete survey of the matter.o ta 1L st
 From New Haven sources it was learned that certain officials" of the road were contemplating various curtailments of service. but that these proposals did emanuate from President Bardo. aht hss nj
 It is understood that the public utilities commission is anxious to haverC c. N. E. servce continued with as little let-up as possible, as the lines of this company are the only ones in the northwest section of the state, there being no parallel lines, either steam road or trolley lines. Complete suspension, or even ma terial curtailment, of traffic on the c. N. D. would work decided hard ship on the towns and territory served by the rail line. HEs<
 Milk Transportation Important Thousands of quarters of milk are annually transported on the c. N. K. into Hartford. So large is this milk transportation by the road that dur ing the severe snow storms of last ixrtvn+ax %ha ,,s1Ir g,.wryxy c0,,o,,,<. 3x. &<~ Hartford was cut nearly in -half Dur mig several weeks of successivassnew storms milk trains were stalled for hours in drifts far from Hartford with the result that the city's milk normal supply was greatly affected.
 Unfair Freight Rates For East
 Railroads in New England" said Chairman Higgins, fare not getting their fair share of the freight rates because of the expensive terminals and junction points here. New Eng land is big freight yard for the railroads of the great west"
 Officials of the Central New Eng land Railway Company will probably embark at New Haven for their. in- spection trip and it is expected that the members of the public utilities commission, who are to go on in the trip and take charge of the discus sion,' will meet the railroad party in Hartford
 Road Losing Money a
 That the c. N. E. is not financially prosperous is evident from the latest financial statement which is for the calendar year 1919 and embodied in the annual report of the public utili- ties commission which was issued creased S694,253.15 and the operat- ing expenses increased $747,S18.96, which was an excess of $53, ,565.S1 in expenses over operating revenues. There was a total operating income of $398,429.S2. Non-operating in- come totaled $416,604.82, making a gross income of $815, 5,034.64.
 Net Loss of $91,900.43
 'Hire of equipment" says the public utilities commissions report
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