The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-17
NEW COMPANY IN
ELECTRIC INTERESTS OF SAvAN-
NAH CONSOLIDATED.
STREET RAILWAYS CHANGE.
BALDWIN NAMES THE OFFICERS
OF NEW CORPORATION.

Deeds From Four Old Companies
so the New Filed for RecOrd-MOrt-
gage Covering All of COmpany's
Property and Securing a Bond Is
sue of Three Millions and a Halt
Also FiIed-SOme of the New Conn
pany's Plans.
The Savannah Electric Company has
assumed charge of the trolley and
electric light and power interests of
the city. The deeds from all the old
companies to the new were signed yes
terday the purchase price has been
paid, and the operation Of the trolley
lines will be hereafter in new hands.
For two days the attorneys for the
various interests represented and
others active in the work of CONSOLE
dalton have been busily engaged in
the preparations of deeds, mortgages
and other papers connected with the
transfer The end came at last and
at 5 O'Clock in the afternoon Mr..
George J. Baldwin, president OF the
new company. and his associates as
stunned control of the consolidated
properties.
BY the terms of the consolidation
and by virtue of the deeds filed in the
office of the clerk of the Superior Court
for record the Savannah Electric Com
pany becomes the owner of the real
and personal property, rights and
franchises Of the Savannah, Thunder
bolt and Isle of Hope Railway Com
L. T-Ia -
Railway Company, the City and Su-
burban Railway Company, and the
Edison Electric Illuminating Company.
All the street railway companies had
been operated by the Savannah, Thun-
derbolt and Isle of Hope Railway
Company prior to the new consolida-
ton.
The first circular of President Bald
win was issued yesterday afternoon.
1t is addressed to the old employees of
the Edison Electric Illuminating Com
pany and the Savannah, Thunderbolt
and Isle of Hope Railway Company,
and begins with the statement that
Grated by the Savannah Electric Com
pany. The circular continues:
The CompanY's Officers.
Mr.. G. o. Maggie has been appointed
manager of the Savannah Electric Com
pany, with jurisdiction over all depart
ments.
Mr., c. B. Kidder has been an
pointed assistant manager, with juris-
diction over the lighting department.
He will also assume the duties of the
manager in his absence. Mr.. Kidder
Will report to the manager.
Officers and employees of the lighting
department will report to Mr.. Kidder
AS heretofore with the exceptions noted
below.
Mr.. It. P. Keck has been appointed
superintendent of power stations and
transmission lines, and will have full
charge of them, including the opera
ton, construction and maintenance of
all inside and outside wire work Mr..
keck Will report to the assistant man.
ager on all matters concerning the
lighting department. and direct to the
manager on all other matters. En-
ployes in the department assigned to
Mr.. keck Will report to him.
Mr.. i. A. Bowers has been appointed
assistant treasurer. with jurisdiction
over the accounting and treasurers de-
partments. Mr.. Bowers will report to
the manager, and all employees in the
accounting and treasurer's departments
will report TO Mr.. Bowers"
Mr.. Maggie. the manager of the com
pany, also issued notice to its en-
ployes, which was posted at the power
houses. barns and offices of the COM
l.any. He says:
ut being the policy of the manage
n'ent to retain, as far as practicable,
all employees Of the Edison Electric H.
Illuminating Company and the Savan-
nah. Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope
Railway Company who prove them
selves loyal. trustworthy and efficient
in the performance of their duties, all
officers and employees will continue for
the present to perform their respective
duties with the Savannah Electric
Company.
IAN present rules and regulations
governing employees of the Edison
Electric Illuminating Company, and
the Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of
Hope Railway Company in the per-
Torrance of their duties will continue
10 be the rules required to be observed
by the Savannah Electric Company,
until notice shall be given of any
change to be made"
President George Parsons, Vice Pres
1dents j. II. Fall and Henry Parsons.
anu benerdl manager Lucien H. Nc
1ntire, of the Savannah, Thunderbolt
and Isle of Hope Railway. all rendered
their designations yesterday, and Mr..
Baldwin was made president of the
corporation. Although all of its prop
erty has been decided away IL will be
kept alive, for purposes of convenience.
and Will maintain its corporate ex-
istence.
No Present Changes.
AS indicated in the circular of Mr.
Maggie, there will be no present change
in the personnel of the inferior ON
GERS and employees of the old comma
MES, other than as announced. Thev
viii continue to perform their duties
though they will not be designated
probably as they have been formerly
The appointment of officers is along
the lines of prediction made in the
Morning News, the selection of Mr.
Maggie having been a foregone concIu-
sion for some weeks. Mr. Kidder has
been manager OF the Edison Electric
Illuminating Company and Mr.. Keck
has also occupied with that company
a similar position to that he will have
with the new. though of course under
the consolidation the scope of his du-
ties has been very considerably en-
larged. Mr.. Bowers, the assistant
treasurer is from Boston. The treas
urer Of the new company will be named
shortly, and viii have his Office in
Boston. from which the financial pol
fey OF the company will be directed
only nominal considerations are
named in the deeds to the new com
many and from the intricacy Of tho