New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 24, 1928, Page 3

R.R. OWNED BUSES PAYING OWN WAY Income Meets Expenses in 1937 for First Time Steadily increasing its operation of motor coaches, the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, through its subsidiary, the New | England Transportation company, now has 232 de luxe buses using the highways and is the largest railroad operator of rubber tired vehicles in the country, an announcement made through the Boston News Bureau discloses. It is learned that in 1927 the in- come from motor coach operation approximately equalled cost of oper- ation for the first time. The gross income last year doubled the in- come of the year before. In 1926 and 1926, the latter year seeing the beginning of the railroad’'s motor coach subsidiary, the deficits were | considerable. A substantial net profit from motor coach operation is an- ticipated from now on. The statement originating in Bos- ton is as follows: The New England Transportation Co., organized with $1,000,000 capi- tal in July, 1925, to operate motor coaches for the New Haven, now has capital stock of $1,500,000, all owned by the railroad, and has 232 motor coaches and five trucks and | 23 service cars. Nine new Yellow coaches have just been delivered, giving it 54 of this make. Other makes comprise chiefly Macks, Fa- geols, Whites and Pierce-Arrows, and also 18 new observation coaches made by the American Car & Foundry Co., and operating between Boston and New York, Springfisld and Hartford, Hartford and New London and Providence and Fl|l| River. ‘What Buses Earn In the portion of 1925 when New England Transportation Co. started operations, it earned gross of about $119,600 and showed a deficit after charges of $46,000 after liberal de- preciation charges. In 1926 gross increased to $1,460.000 and the deficit was a little over $77,000. For 1927 it. is understood gross was somewhat. over $2,200,000, an increase of more than 50 per cent over 1926, and the company at least broke even and may show a small profit after all charges. This is a good record for a new enterprise in a space of a little over 2 1-2 years and it must be borne in mind that it by no means tells the whole story. ‘The primary purpose of establish- ment of bus operaticns was to check diversion of passenger business from the New Haven and to cut losses of unprofitabla rail lines. It was also intended to supplement rail service | and develop new business. A Saving to Railroad { New England Transportation Co. has in a large measure fulfilled its purpose. Over and above what it may actually earn from operations it has meant a big saving to the| vailroad. This alope is already un- derstood to have fully justified the investment, in the Transportation Co., which probably exceeds tha $2,- 200,000, including bus terminals, ete. New England Transportation Co., with 50 lines last year operated a total of 6,682,355 coach miles and carried 4,248,000 passengers. It thus operated an average of 128,500 coach miles a week and carried &8.- | 620 passengers weekly. It operates | on 1,345 miles of highway and has a total of over 400 employes. When It began operations the ‘Transportation Co. figured cost of operation in its preliminary studies at 40 cents per bus mile, an admit- | tedly high figure, but it was felt that cost of 20 to 30 cents per mile fig- ured by some bus operators was too low and did not include proper de- + weciation. Actual experience has nonstrated for this company a . of operation of 30 cents or less © bus mile and - this, after very liberal depreciation charges. 1t is its practice to figure the life of a motor coach at five years and 10 depreciate it accordingly. The bus probably costs less than one-third as much to operate as a steam train on a unit-mileage basis, i. e., meas- uring cost per bus mile against cost | per passenger train mile. Connecticnt Company Busses The New England Tranaportation 0., with 232 motor coaches, by no means comprise the whole of New | Haven's interests in bus operation. Its subsidiary, the Connecticut Co., operating a fleet of 120 or more, while the Worcester Consolidated, Npringfield Street Railway and the “ounty Transportation Co., (the old Westchester Street Railway), all New Haven subsidiary bus opera- PLAY AT NATHAN HALE SCHOOL Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,” | a three act play, will be presented | tonight in the anditorium of the Nathan Hale Junior High school by a cast chosen from the Senior Dra- matic club of the &chool. This is one of the events to be held dur-! ing graduation week. About 95 pupils will be graduated from the school Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. B the efficiency of milk as a protection against rickets? A:kswev: Milk is deficient inrickets-preventing vitamin. A little emflfifi:;“cod-liver oiladdedto or taken withmilk | mabkes it a more perfect vita- | minfood. Give it as SCOTT'S EMULSION ,Lord Rothmeyer, American women | {a man with socks appeal lacks “it" | iof New York, vice-president of the |der tha Dyer act for transportation {1ave for Chicago where they will | | Orthodox church in Russia, swindled FLASHES OF LIFE: FOUND: WOMAN WHO IS EVEN ANXIOUS TO GIVE RIGHT AGE New York—Rosa Ponselle of the Metropolitan Opera always desires that her age be given correctly. Just Caruso was ready to cake at a surprise party, the diva counted candles. “Why!" she exclaimed, “there are only 30. I am 31" And another candle was added. London—\iss Joan Clarkson, bar- rister, i8 the first woman to be given | the freedom of the city of London, New York—American women of all ages impress J. J. 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Travia Waner, cousin of the Paul | 2nd Lloyd of Big Time baseball, is the greatest scorer in Oklahoma col- lege basketball. And he's going to join his cousins and the Pirates in the spring. Ormond Beach, Fla. — In the! words of John D. Rockefeller, it's| better to be a good golfer for six| holes than a double for eight. That's | one reason, in addition to his age, | why he has reduced his daily links rations. New York — Hot dog? The fn come from concessionaires at Mr.| Rickard's emporium of fistana is | tnough to pay the interest on a $2,- | 000,000 loan. Oklahoma City — An airplane by judicial interpretation 1s a self-pro- | pelled motor vehicla not running on rafls. Hence Federal Judge Cotteral holds there can ba prosecution un- | of a stolen plane. New York — The production of enough synthetic gold:in this gen- cration fo endanger the gold stan rd is foreseen as a possibility by Dr. Joseph Schumpeter, German | economist and exchange professor at | Harvard. New Haven—New Haven police attempt to identify the Rev. John| Dudikotf, held thera for local pehct‘l as the man who, representing him- self as high prelate of the Greek New Haven persons of $19,000, Hartford—Directors of Connecti- WEDNESDAY SPECIALS AT THE NEW MARKET CO. 318 MAIN ST. MORNING SPECIALS, 7 TO 12:30 fi:e:.'fi:;:T2|b. 25(! Lean Smoked 16 C Shoulders, 1b. Best Pure 27 | C | Lard, 2 Ibs. ALL DAY SPECIALS Roast Pork (not frozen) . Best Pork Chops ........ Fresh Killed Fowl ....... Fancy Roasting Chickens | for the death of Leonard Schmidt, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1928, cut Chamber of Commerce author- 1ze executive committee to create a special committee to cooperate with the state and assist in preventing d version to the Boston metropolitan district of waters of Connecticut riv- er tributaries. Hartford—Dr. Franklin 8. Wilcox submits verbal resignation as super- intendent of Norwich state hospital for insane to ,member of board of trustees. A written resignation will follow, he says, ‘“effective about April 1.” He declined to give any reason for his action. West Haven—Nathan Stone, of Boston, held criminally responsible of this city. Schmidt was fatally in- jured when struck by truck driven by Stone on January 13. Coroner Mix finds truck not in good running con- dition and without driver's control at the time. Naugatuck—Check up accounts for all occupants of four buildings| destroyed by fire in Union City on | Sunday. Bridgeport—Efforts to locate au- thor of three letters demanding $25,000 from Mrs. Walter B. Lash- er of Fairfield, wife of the American Machine company president, still un successful. Police declare, however. that they expect to arrest those re- sponsible for the nota signed by “The Iron Hand.” | Waterbury—Rev. Harry Baldwin Todd, rector of the Trinity Episco- pal church received a majority vote demanding his immediate resigna- tion. He defled them. 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Actors Strike Despite House of 1,500 People New York, Jan. 24.—UP—An actors’ strike on a salary issue re- sulted in a disappointment to 1500 persons who had gathered In a Brooklyn theater to witness the musical comedy, *Oh, Johnny.” The audience had patiently waited a bhalf hour after the scheduled ralsing of the curtain when they were told the performance would not be givea and their money would be refunded at the box office. Four policemen had been summoned in event of trouble, but the audience accepted the situ- ation calmly. Police said the players went on strike because they were unable to obtain a bond guarantee- ing a salary. The cast was headed by %l:;e:lelen Shipman and Lorin is & Prescription for TRIPLETS REACH 70 Cracoe, England, Jan. 24 (UP)— Faith, Hope and Charity, triplet Colds, Grippe, Flu, Bilious Fever and ulhrh.n-m —check your needs carefully—Come early! - Boys® and Girls’ Gloves Special For .... 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