Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-03-23
FiftyThOuSand Dollars
TO Be Spent at
Salem
In Enlarging the Power Sta.
tiOn and Reconstruction
and Extension Of the
Lines

The property known as the lighting
and power plant Of The Capital City is
one Of The largest public service con.
Germs In the state. It supplies electric
power and gas for heating purposes to
the people Of the Capital City. and to
the city. county and state institutions.
The local plant, in addition, furnishes
power 30 an extensive street car sys.
tenn. All Of this property has gone un.
der the management Of new owner.
ship. nj the head Of which stands II. W.
Coodc, as president He Is one Of The
most prominent capitalists 10 tho state
aud has 20 hls credit the successful
management Of the Lewis aud Clark
fair ne is also president Of the Port
land General Electric Company, and
has now become president Of the Citi.
zons' Light a Traction Company Of
salem.
D. q. sykes is the new vice president
and y. q. Reed is secretary and treas.
ufcr both Of Portland.
Tho new manager at Salem Of these
properties Be- Rolliu X. Page. a we'll.
known aud popular Oregon lawyer. s1u
Of Judge w. ". Page. TO has for a
number Of years been prominent as
manager of che union Light a Power
Company ai silverion. which has been
purchased By tho present owners Of che
Citizens Light a Traction Company
which remains tho owner and holder of
that valuable water power at silyeftou.
which furnishes light and power 90 a
number of citizens Ia Marion county
Mr Page has taken charge of tho Citr
sens Light a Traction Company's of.
Geo AZ salem, whore no will be GLAD 10
meet and talk with tho patrons u the
company az an times. lie oiiee door
swings wide open, and there il nothing
or un.dcmocatic about the
new manager. There have been no
changes 30 faF la the personnel of the
working force, except some Of the Of.
Zee people who preferred 90 continue in
iho employ of Messrs A. and Russell
Welch. who have no further connection
with che salem properties. ". R Mon
iague. formerly OF Albauy remains tho
bead man iu che oniee He k popular
with salem people and liked by theI
employees generally,
lt eau be stated 10 behalf of tho new
ownership of the Citizens Light al
Traction Company that they have not
purchased tho property foF speculation.
Their investment Is for business rsa-
sons, and che salem plants may DO 10.
garded AS having passed into hnal own.
ership, whose business it Is 90 make
electric current, and fuFuish 10 90 Gus.
toners az reasonable prices that will
make the business profitable 20 an par
tics concerned To a reporter ~ The
Journal Mr. Page stated that ht was
making "a careful Investigation of an
che conditions. hrromiug familiar with
ever, detail of che present plant and
che service that was being rendered che
people. Do said their ouIy ambition
was 90 give "a hrst-elass service alike
and the same % au ne said be- had
proceeded FAR enough Co realize that
the hrsi necessity Was 90 build mp the
power end OF che plant. The service
conditions would be looked after aud
perfected next There will have 20 be
a great deal n line reconstruction. as
soon AS the season is right for that
kind of work Line work aud exten.
s'ous will cost $4,000. The corporation
will rXPend another $4,000 on in,reas.