The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-16
". ]. Grambs to Be Manager OF
Steam Heat and Power Go.
ELECTION TAKES PLACE TO-DAY.
pra,t VIII Probably De D~oeheA II
c..artty 1t Cost - uDwarA 81
nzTo. LoesteA ee4
n view . Profitable Concern
6;ossap II Rife Regar1ssg the
Recent street RAILWAY Oeea'

1-oAav III, plan, OF the Seattle steam
u~s ana power Company viii pass under
nsw MANAGEMENT. W. J. CRAMPS assuH's
charge A. manager. The plant ~ toeAssa
on Post street. just north OF fesier way.
The sale OF the controlling inssress 10 the
..c~.r az the Company was exclusively re-
porsed n the Posi-InteiiigsneeF several
weeks ago.
The men who have secured the majority
~ the stock In the company are: = L.
Mitchell. Northwestern agent OF the zen
eral Electric Company. OF Boston. d
Gramhs, manager OF the Consumers Eisc-
tic Company. e. G. kiibourne. o. the
Union Electro Company. ard ID. u.
Young. of the Union Trunk Line
The plans Of the purchasers Of the plan.
are wrapped tn some mystery. IL has been
announced by Mr. Grau,bs and MI. AHcnea
that a considerable sum il to be spent IL
Charging the plant, yAriou&'y esuinaie9
from a2SD00 10 10000. Mr.. CRAMPS, VINO
In to take charge Of the plant. said yes,e'
day that this plans for the extension VI
the system had not yet been fully COM
pisted
In rs issue Of April u the Post -Inseili-
geneer hrst told OF the sale OF the con-
trolling interest In the power company ana
called attention 10 the fact that the prom
inence Of DIR. kiibourre and Mr. Mi,ehel
In the deal was significant and indicative
electric lighting and power and street rail-
way systems Of the city. Mr.. Aitchelfs
promlnence In the deal for the con=olida-
ton OF six OF the principal lines OF me
city which was accomplished Last week. Is
evidence that the accomplishment OF the
scheme referred 10 by the Post-Inteliigen-
Ger 10 not very far In the future
Under present circumstances. the plant
OF the Steam Heat and Power Company Is
. very profitable investment. IL Ii cen
iraily located and supplies heat and power
for elevator service for several Of the prin-
cipaI business blocks on FRS. avenue
Among these are the Starr Boyd building,
the Northern hotel. MacDougaii & South
wick building. Sullivan block. Dexter Hor-
ton bank building and others
In addition thu company operates six eiec-
trio power machines. which furnish the eur
rent for the Consumers Electric Company.
The plant now has q steam horse power
OF ~ There are six modern engines and
eight large boilers Il is proposed to In
crease the plant ny the instailment Of new
electric machinery and steafn engines. SO
a. 70 practically double It's capacity.
whether this enterprise Is carried
through or NOT viii. Il In said. depend upon
the progress OF the operations OF the
Washington Power Transmission Company.
which has set out 10 bring In 24eoo horse
power In electric current from Cedar lake.
Tho Steam Heat and Power Company was
organized by a. A. Denny, j. r. Mac
Dougaii. J. y. Lowman. w. E. Bailey. w.
y. Boyd and the Schwabachers the year
after the great fire. Mr.. MacDougaii has
been secretary and manager. The per
sonnet OF the new board OF trustees, which
10 To b. selected today, has not yet been
made public.