The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-23
ELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT
ALONG COLUMBIA RIVER
President Eares States That Transmission Lines Will
Be Run From Priest Rapids North and Cover Every
Important Point in Eastern Washington - Largest
Merger Ever Known in Northwest Completed


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+ Seattle, Sept. 23.-Michael =
+ Earles, president of the Han =
+ ford Irrigation & Power COM =
+ pany, authorized the statement =
+ that transmission lines, carry =
+ ing electric power, generated on +
+ the Columbia river at Priest =
+ rapids and at the Little Falls =
+ of the Spokane river, would be =
+ constructed, connecting Wenat- =
+ chez on the north with Pasco; +
+ Kennewick and Walla Walla on =
+ the south, together with the Z
+ The plan is to build one inn =
+ mense electric system, covering =
+ every important point in east +
+ ern Washington and to furnish =
+ electric power for manufactur- z
+ ing and irrigation purposes as =
+ fast as required. +
Seattle. Sept. 23.-Completing the
details of the largest merger of cleo
trio power and traction corporations
in the history of the northwest, in
volving upwards of $4,000, 900. the
stockholders of the Hanford Irriga-
ton & Power company last night
elected a new board of directors, in
Guiding representatives of the Amer
lean Power & Light company of New
terest in the stock passing out of the
hands of the old company, which
was organized and financed by Seat
tie capitalists.
Four months ago an option on
majority of the stock in the Hanford
company was obtained by the So
called Mitchell interests of New York,
which are closely allied to the Stand
ard Oil, ]. P. Morgan and General
Electric company financial interests.
S. 2. Mitchell, president of the Amer
lean Power e Light company and
president of the Electric Bond and
Shares company of New York, hav-
ing holdings of hydro-electric power
and electric traction concerns esti-
mated to be worth $10O,0O0.0OO.
closed the deal with Michael Earles,
president of the Hanford Irrigation
& Power company, for the option on
his majority interest.
Officers Elected.
September 10 the papers were
signed providing for the immediate
transfer Of the Earles stock, and last
night the controlling interest in the
big electric power and irrigation con-
Germ passed to the new owners.
The meeting of the stockholders
was held in the Office Of President
Earles in the American Bank build
ing. w. E. Weathers. an attorney
from New York, representing Mr..
Mitchell, addressed the stockholders
and said that while large improve
ments involving the expenditure of
vast sums of money were contem-
plated, plans for the work had not
been perfected sufficiently to war
rant him in announcing all the de-
tails. The new board of directors
was then elected, including the fol-
lowing who represent the Mitchell
interests:
Guy w. Talbot, of Portland. Ore.
manager of the Pacific Power &
Light Co., subsidiary corporation
of the American Power & Light Co.;
William Jones, of Tacoma. and
Henry Carstens, of Seattle. The
other directors include Michael
Earles. Judge c. Fl. Hanford, Gerald
Frink, H. NJ. Walthew and E. s. Nc
Cord.
Mr.. Earles was elected president.
Judge Hanford. vice president. and
H. NJ. Walthew, secretary. The COR
porate identity of the Hanford COM
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