The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-29
WILL ALSO cur or LIGHTS.
TIE 5-u&h Electric L1Sht Company z
EAvs 4 Conretfecr

Lns 5-zsh Electric L5SEt Company %
Have = Competitor.
There i y y nez tzctor x t1e Ezht
between Szvznnzh's strses FzLrozdx.
This sine is wiz zos BE- coZpetls5oz b.
tweeu ne street t-znsportstsoa llses. -;
viii cone IN The shape q cozpesitsoz D.
tTsea the City and S151roza Railway
Company I'D Eae Brush Electric L1gnt
aud Power Cc1Dz1T. n Which shs EIec-
frie RanEsy Company . > large stock
hol5er.
Froz the Bolton street power bozse
along al u rs divergent wires connaction
viii sOon y E.zde with private houses
and pablo holdings, for incz1deseeut
lighting az . charge much below the
preseut rate. TIE connection. 4 course.
will Be made with the feed wires. through
which Il i said great deal q surplus
power car Be carried
Il Is understood that Mr. J. y. Harri-
r1An- VINO represents the City and Suo-
Urban railroad has brought the project
% the attention Of = number q people
who Use incanoescs1t lights OF course
u has been boxed Upon fzTora5ly by
scLle Of tie cons Eners Of electro power
for Lighting as they are iutereste5 10 get
/ ting their lights as cheaUly as possible.
WILL FEoBABLT BIZ DOxz-
Sfr Hartman. when asked about the
matter. said there was very little for pub
Z lication Just - present, bat thai such q
I plan mad been under consideration, and
( would probably D. carried into effect.
W E nave large surplus Of power az
/ the Bolton street power house Mr.. Har-
I riman said, and there Is 10 reason Why
E u should nos be used IN this way. With
Z very little additional outlay, we are as
capable d going into the inczndesceut
1 lighting business IS any concern IN town.
I and / may say 1t IS among the pro oabil-
tiles Of the very near future that IL viii
I be done
The City and Suburban Railway Com
I pzny's power house eau furnish power
| for lighting and other purposes az a good
/ deal less cost than Is now being done
/ The project can readily be accomplished
with the equipment we already have
Z The plant Is ali here the street equip
I nnent and surplus power above that used
/ b. the cars Is az hand, and I know Of
Z nothing that viii prevent the pro Jet be-
/ ing carried out Connections can readily
Z Be made from the feed wires 70 houses
I that are already equipped with ali the
| appliances for incsndescent lighting.
| Il have talked 70 several parties about
I the matter, and they seem 70 be willing
= Z
/ a reduced cost. They own their equip
/ ment for lighting, and would only have 70
/ change their counectionsf
Mr.. Hartman says he can light the De
/ Soto hotel al saving over the present
1 cost.
AZ OUTCOME OF TIE YfoHT.
| The project contemplated is undoubt-
I eddy an outcome Of the hght between the
street railroads. As IS well known, the
| Electric Railroad Company owns about
one-tnird Of the capital stock Of the
| Brush Electric Light and Power Com
/ panys plant, or about sl25, 900, and il has
been talked that the Electric Railway
Company has been contemplating a com
binatiOn Of its power house with the
Brush company's plant.
President j. S. Collins Of the Electric
Railway Company Is at Tybee and could
not be seen about the matter.
The project Of lighting from the Bolton
street power house has evidently been
under consideration for some time, but
up 70 the present time has been kept
quiet until IL was learned from one Of the
gentlemen who was approached on the
subject, and with whom the proposition
was discussed. How much lower the
rates will be reduced below those charged
/ 40 present Is not known, but Mr.. Harri-
man says he can furnish the lights az o
much lower rate than is now charged.
Mr. Hartman says the City and sub
urban Raj way Company is fully satisfied
with the business II is doing az the re-
duced rates, lie says the lines are carry