An attempt to trace the convolutions of America's street railway and public lighting finance would involve a puzzling array of statistics and an inextricable complexity of stocks, bonds, leases, holding companies, operating companies, construction companies, reorganizations, and the like.

试图追踪美国街道铁路和公共照明金融的盘旋将涉及一系列令人费解的统计数据以及股票、债券、租赁、控股公司、运营公司、建筑公司、重组等不可分割的复杂性。