The San Francisco call., 1910-05-23
Sierra Water TO Be Used for
Heating and Lighting Down
town Buildings
Alfred SutrO Connected With
Corporation Formed for
Conducting Business
Frederick q. Cartwright Admits
That Sl,OOO,OOO Company
Has Entered Field


J Il the Incorporation of the United
ught and power company and the
southside light and power company,
steps have been taken toward merging
several Of the more important COM
psHies supplying light. heat and power
to san Francisco's big office and busi-
ness buildings. with capitalization
that viii make possible the generation
and distribution Of electricity on a large
scale
Alfred Sutro is named as a director of
The S6.Ooo.oOo United light and power
company. and Frederick c. Cartwright.
president of the Consumers light and
power company, is named in the di-
rectorate Of the s1.ooo.OOO southside
company, but. prominently connected
with the whole enterprise, ii is stated.
are interests associated with william S.
Tevis, who owns or controls some of the
best water power sites within easy
reach Of this city.
Subsidiary Companies
One or the subsidiary companies. the
central Oakland light and power com
pany, is near the operating stage. The
Southside light and power company,
-l-f -f,.f,
street, in the downtown district ex-
clusively, has just been incorporated.
The Consumers light and power COM
psny and the Equitable light and power
company. said 10 be interested in the
new alliance have been in successful
operation for some time
a number of local -capisaiists. -Fod by
Frederick c. Cartwright, have been en-
ssged for three years laying the found
alton for the great enterprise now all
but consolidated. Plants have been in
operation I'm the Easements of several
downtown buildings and contracts en-
lered into for term OF wears. The
6nanciers interested win not say
whether the advent of the greater cor
poration means that the steam plants
VIII be aided by a hydro-electric power
developed in the Sierra and brought
into san Francisco by pole lines.
Steam Plants Too Costly
Though the generation Of steam for
heat is an important part Of the work
done by the present companies, the
chief product is electricity. Sufficient
steam TO heat almost the whole down
town district win be supplied by the
enlarged plants. and there win be q
call for more power than they can sup
ply. Therefore, color is lent to the
report that Tevis' water power holdings
Twill be utilized to supply electricity.
The generating of electricity by steam
power when the steam made in the
process is but waste product. is so
expensive that companies using water
power easily capture the trade.
Plants Already Operating
AT present the Consumers light and
power company, Of which Cartwright is
president. has steam plant of 1900
horsepower beneath the whitney build
The Equitable light and power
y mpsny has q 500 horsepower plant
in the Phelan building. but this is to
be@ihcreased to $500 horsepower The
CenkraI Oakland light and power COM
psnv has all the underground conduits
laid. and by autumn the plant viii be
operating.
The whitney and the Westbank
g buildings and . dozen others are heated
and supplied with light and power from
eiese plants. The Phelan building is
supplied with light by the City electric
company, and the Equitable furnishes
onsy the heat. When the contract with
the city electric runs out. however, the
q Equitable viii supply the building COM
pIetely.
These small companies, it is under
stood. viii be absorbed by or connected
with the United light and power COM
pany.
improvements Intended
j have been working on this propo-
sition FOR three years" Frederick G.
cartwright said yesterday, but 1t has
not yet arrived at the stage where
can discuss the matter fully. ] viii
admit. however, that q big corporation
has entered the field here. Extensive
improvements are to be made in the
plants we already have and a wider
territory reached.
Tho directors of the United light and
power company are Alfred sutro, San
Francisco; f. d. Madison, San Rafael:
William T. Bartnett Berkeley; Edgar
r. zook san Rafael. Charles c. Sulli-
Esan. Versno. Sonoma county.
TIE directors OF the Southside light
Rnd power company are Frederick G.
Cartwright. san Francisco: James
Fisher. Berkeley; T. r. Sullivan. San
Francisco; Z. 4 Hough. Kentneld; c.
n Real