The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-26
POWER COMPANY
ORGANIZED In MONTGOMERY

secured and arrangements made for
railroad track to the plant.
1--WE have. made contracts with thu
Montgomery Street Railway and Mont
gomery Suburban Street Railway to fur
nish them power for fifteen years on q
profitable basis. We wills have capacity
enough to run all the street cars In Mont.
gomery and furnish over 5000 incandes
cent lights. OF course we do not expect
to need all this power at once, but SO
many have given us promises of business
that our success In assured"
THE purchase OF the Pollard or Nelson
property yesterday was made Jointly by
the Merchants Light and Power Com
pany and the Montgomery Street Rail-
wa 1t was purchased from the First
National Bank Of Montgomery. The prop
erty is on North Lawrence Street, run
ming from Jefferson to Columbus Streets.
and is 200 by 300 feet The south half
will be owned and used by the Street
Railway and the north half by the power
company, giving each $50 by 300 feet.
The Merchants Company has arranged
for a railroad track into the property.
Mr.. Abercrombie says the buildings will
be substantial brick structures.
The Montgomery Street Railway will
cover it's half of the property with a
handsome and commodious brick car
barn capable Of storing fifty cars. with
an Office. repair shop and waiting room
for motormen and conductors. 1t 10 pro-
posed to have the cars enter from Law
renee Street. the ONCE being on the corn
er, and other rooms back Of 1t on Jeffer-
son Street.
When asked when II was expected the
plant would be completed, Mr.. Abercroni-
bic said that contracts had been placed
six weeks ago for engines. boilers and
electric machinery calling for their cree
ton ready for steam by January Is, 1908.
Everything, he said. would be done to
assure the operation Of the plant by Feb
ruary !, 1908. The erection Of buildings
and foundation will begin within ten
days and will be pushed to the utmost
Rapid progress Is making on the en-
gines and boilers and new generator is
ready for 1t.
1.-THE policy of the company" said Mr.
Abercrombie, will be liberal and mutual
Being primarily for the benefit of the
merchants, they shall have fair treatment
and as low prices as are consistent with
reasonable return on the Investment"
Mr. Abercrombie called attention to the
enormous development of power In prog
ress near Atlanta, Ga, and said that pro-
gressive men agreed that there was am
pie room in Atlanta for this development
Just as there was room for such devel-
opment In Montgomery.
He called attention TO a recent pub
lished interview with George c. Smith,
Vice. President OF the Westinghouse COM
panies and formerly President of the
Western Railroad of Alabama. In this
interview Mr. Smith, In discussing the
development of power near Atlanta said:
This development is, of course. COM
petitive with existing power plants pro-
ducing electricity from coal, but not in
the way that either has to be pulled down
in order for the other to prosper. Each
will have its own field, and there will still
be need for more. Possibly the energy
developed from the water power Will find
it's best markets in large units to indus
tries established ana to be established
the morn centrally located power plants
supplying more diversified requirements.
Papers necessary for Incorporating the
new power company are In preparation
and will be filed within a few days.
Mr.. Abercrombie will personally man
age the new company and will continue
to direct his other interests.
The passing away of the old Pollard
place to make room for twentieth century
progress will be viewed with regret by
many of the older citizens of Montgom-
cry. Time was when 1t was the show
place of Alabamas Capital City and It is
today one of the fine residences of the
Northside.