The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-13
Encouraging Features
In Monthly Survey Of
Chamber of Commerce
5000 More People Working Here April Than During
Corresponding Period Of lo39-Business Indices
Higher AlsO-SIight Drop in Factories

573.74 as compared with the month
Of March, 1899.
Bank Savings
During the month Of March, there
was a net gain of 1924, 1924, as Of
the last day Of the month. The to-
tai bank savings amounted to $47,-
1853, 1896, an increase Of 1924, 962.84
as compared with the month Of
February, and an increase Of 81, 49,
654.85 as compared with the month
Of March, 1889.
Electricity
During the month Of March there
were 15,572, 222 XVIII Of electric cur
rent consumed, decrease Of 1,572,-
348 XVIII as compared with the
month Of February, and a decrease
Of 166,367 XVIII as compared with
the month of March, 1889.
Employment
During the month of March there
were 35,204 persons employed in
manufacturing concerns, retail es-
adjustments and public utilities
showing an increase of 106 persons
as compared with the month OF
February, and an increase Of 5000
persons as compared with the
month of March, 1889.
In eight of the largest factories
a total of 1891 persons were en-
ployed, showing a decrease of 7s
persons as compared with the
month February, and an increase Of
2,427 persons as compared with the
month of March, 1889.
Freight Tonnage
The freight tonnage for the city
received and forwarded during the
month of March, amounted to: l.
C.L. Cars received, 2,699 tons; car
load cars received, 55,787 tons; L. G
L. cars forwarded, 4,146 tons, ano
carload cars forwarded, 1881 tons;
showing decrease in L. G. L. cars
received, 100 tons; an increase In
carload cars received, 1921 tons; q
decrease in L. G. L. cars forwarded
2O3 tons, and a decrease in carload
cars forwarded, go tons as compared
with the month of February, and
decrease in L. G. L. cars received
428 tons; an increase in carload
cars received, 2,749 tons; de-
crease in l.. G. L. cars forwarded, l.
OPS tons, and an increase in car.
load cars forwarded, SIT tons a:
compared with the month of March
1899.
During the month of Marcel
there were 96,728,0oO Gu. #. of ga!
consumed, showing a decrease o.
3466,0 900 Gu. #. as compared witt
the month of February, and an in
crease of 10,334,000 Gu. # as com
pared with the month Of March
1899.
Marriages
During the month of March Their
were % marriages, 112 deaths, ant
174 births, showing a decrease Of I
marriages, an increase Of 4 deaths
and a decrease Of 13 births as com
pared with the month Of February
and an increase Of 8 marriages, {
decrease of is deaths, and an in
crease of births as compared witt
the month of March, 1899.
New Families
There were II new families who
came to take up their residence IL
Waterbury during the month o.
March.
Postal Receipts
The post Office receipts for thu
month of March amounted to $49,'
o93.77, showing an increase of &c.
331l4 as compared with the month
of February, and an increase Of $2,
52363 as compared with the month
of March, 1889.
There were 1876 telephones IL
use at the end of the month, show
ing an increase of SO telephones a
compared with the month of Feb
ruary, and an increase of 1856 tele
phones as compared with the month
of March, 1889.