EMPLOYEES AND WAGES. STEAM RAILROADS. The total number of persons in Maine employed by railroads operated by steam for the year ending June 30, 1914, including general officers was 10,183 or 630 less than in 1913. The total number excluding general officers was 10,148 a decrease of 631. The total number of days worked, excluding general officers, were 3,356,158 against 3,360,022 in 1913. The total amount of wages paid, excluding general officers, was $8,001,835.18 and including general officers $8,156,248.62. The average daily wages, excluding general officers were $2.38+ an increase of six cents per day over wages paid in 1913. STREET RAILWAYS. The number of persons, excluding general officers, employed upon the street railways for the year ending June 30, 1914, was 2,004 as against 1,781 in 1913. These employees received wages amounting to $1,325,300.17. The number of persons, including general officers, was 2,048 as against 1,825 in 1913, and they were paid wages to the amount of $1,397, 715.46. The number of general officers reported by the railway companies was 44. They received $72,415.29 in wages. MILEAGE OF STREET RAILWAYS. Mileage of Street Railways and where Operated. NAME. Miles. Aroostook Valley Railroad. Presque Isle to Washburn and Presque Isle Atlantic Shore Railway. Biddefold to Kennebunk, Springvale, Sanford, Benton & Fairfield Railway. Fairfield to pulp mills in Benton... Biddeford & Saco Railroad. City of Biddeford and to Old Orchard... 31.99 90.41 57.72 4.12 7.61 Calais Street Railway. In city of Calais and to St. Stephen, N. B. 7.00 Cumberland County P. & L. Co. (Lessce, Portland R. R.) City of Portland to 82.86 Fairfield & Shawmut Railway. Fairfield to Shawmut. 3.10 Fryeburg Horse Railroad. Maine Central Railroad, Fryeburg to West Oxford Agricultural Fair Grounds and Chatauquan grounds.. Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville Street Railway. Cities of Lewiston and Auburn; Lewiston, Topsham, Brunswick, Bath and Turner, also Augusta to Gardiner, Gardiner to Lewistor Augusta to Togus, Augus ta to Winthrop via Lake Cobbosseecontee and Augusta to Waterville.. Norway & Paris £treet Railway. From Norway to South Paris 3.00 155.14 2.13 Rockland, South Thomaston & Et. George Railway. From Rockland to 5.32 Rockland, Thomaston & Camden Street Railway. City of Rockland to 21.17 Somerset Traction Company. From Skowhegan to Madison... 12.20 Waterville, Fairfield & Oakland Railway. In Waterville, to Fairfield, to 10.50 Total. 494.27 *Included in Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville St. Ry. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. STREET RAILWAY CORPORATIONS. The gross assets of the several companies on June 30, 1914, were $33,661,037.40. The several classes of assets and the increase in each class as compared with the same companies in 1913 are shown in the following table. The gross liabilities on the same date, including capital stock were $32,869,742.02. The several kinds of liabilities, and the amount of each compared with the same companies in 1913 are shown in the following table. It will be seen by comparing the last two tables that there was an increase in the gross assets of $927,186.28, and the increase in gross liabilities of $919,961.58. The gross assets, the gross liabilities, the surplus, with the percentage of surplus to capital stock for the years 1913 and 1914 are shown in the table following: The aggregate capital stock of the street railway companies on June 30, 1914, was $14,408,968.00, an increase of $156,800.00 over the preceding year. DIVIDENDS. The total amount of dividends declared this year was $341,599.59, an increase of $113,121.83. Seven of the companies paid dividends varying from onehalf of one per cent to seven per cent, and eight companies paid no dividends. One company paid one-half of one per cent on common stock and seven per cent on preferred stock; one paid four per cent; one paid four and fifty-two hundredths per cent; one paid five per cent, and three paid six per cent. The amount of capital stock of the seven dividend paying companies was $12,599,968.00, on which the average rate of dividend was 2.71+ per cent. The following table gives the total capital stock, net income, dividends declared, and the average per cent of dividends to total capital stock for the years 1913-1914. CAPITAL STOCK, NET INCOME AND DIVIDENDS, 1913-1914. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT. The following Table gives the Mileage, Gross Earnings from Operation, Operating Expenses, Per Cent of Expenses to Income, Net Earnings from Operation Per Mile of Road Operated to June 30, 1913 and 1914, of the Street Railways doing business in Maine. Aroostook Valley Railroad Co. Atlantic Shore Railway. Bangor Railway & Electric Co. Benton & Fairfield Ry. Co. Biddeford & Saco Railroad Co.. *Brunswick & Yarmouth St. Ry Calais St. Ry. Cumberland Co. P. & L. Fairfield & Shawmut Ry. Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville St. Ry. Rockland, So. Thomaston & St. George Ry. Rockland, Thomaston & Camden St Ry. Somerset Traction Co. Waterville, Fairfield & Oakland Street Ry. *See appendix for period operated. |