Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-19
4 BIG STOCK INCREASE.
The Allegheny Light Company 70 be q
MIIlIon-DoIIar Concern-A Special Meet.
ing Has Been Called

The Allegheny Light Company 20 be 4
NIIIlIon.DolIaF Concern-A Special Meet.
ing Has Been Called.
The growth OF the electric light burners in
this city has become so great that the Ale
gheny County Light Company find it is neces-
sary to increase their facilities in order to keep
up with the times, A special meeting of the
stockholders of the company has been called
for Saturday. January 4.
At that meeting proposition will be made to
increase the capital stock of the company to
81, ,0O0,0O0 or more. It viii be necessary to make
the change if the company expect to maintain
their grip on the business in this county.
In speaking to q DISPATCH reporter yester-
day Secretary R. D. McGonnigle of the COM
pany, gave o number Of figures which show
the extent of the business The company
started in 1881 with few arc lights. They did
not put in their first incandescent lamps until
March 1856 When the first arc lights were put
up the people were astonished and the lights
were an innovation in this city. From be-
ginning of l5O incandescent lamps the business
has grown to q system Of 5000 incandescent
lights and 500 arc lamps. The orders for lights
are coming in so rapidly that the company can
not supply the demand and are away behind.
They have come to the point where it is
necessary to increase their facilities or else
The 28000 incandescent lights are equal to
44g 600 candles Each light is Of 16-candle power.
Each arc lamp is equal to 900 candles, and the
500 lights would give the same illumination as
l600000 candles. This, added TO the candle
power of the incandescent lamps, gives total
of 204S,000 candles in the two cities. Each arc
lamp is equal to one horse power, ana the aggre-
gate horse power necessary to run all the lights
IS 5000 horses In addition tothis the company
has rented out over 200 electric motors for rum
ming sewing machines, printing presses, etc.
Eight Thousand of the Is. 900 lamps
are being burned by meter. The others are
running on contract. There is but one other
company doing business in the city. This is the
East End Electric Company.
The Westinghouse Electric Company, of.this
city, yesterday received contract for a cen
tral station plant at Mckinney, Tex. This is
the fifteenth central station plant they have
contracted for in the Lone Star State.
An application for charter has been made
by Percy F. Smith. ]. ]. Mccormick, William
Macrum, George Glass and W. A. Zahn for
company to be known as the CHARTERS Valley
Electric Light Company. They will put in
up all the towns in the valley. Mr.. Zahn will
probably be the president of the company.
It is rumored that the Central District and
Printing Telegraph Company, or the Bell Tele-
phone Company will bring suit against the
Allegheny, County Light Company for
damages. Very often the electric wires cross
the telephone circuits, and the high power
burns the latter out. General Manager Metz
gar Of the telephone company, says they have
stood it as long as they propose to. and will
make the light company reduce their current
charged electric wires with telephone lines has
set houses on fire. The telephone box stzzles
to a crisp and then drops to the floor, setting
fire to the carpet or woodwork.