The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-26
POWER COMPANY
 ANTICIPATES r 'GAT.
Georgia Railway and Pow or Company's Plans Ex-
 pected to Mature

i Atlanta. October 25.-(Sncciall l-rhe Georgia Railway and Power company, he 7,ooo. .noO concern which has
 arought together practically all the waterpowers of any value In the north ern section of the state, 1t Is said, an- ticipates hard fight before its plans are finally matured.
 It is not unlikely that this contest will make it's appearance before the hearing by the state railroad commis- ion on November [.
 In acquiring the properties which 1t has brought together and capitalized n this gigantic corporation, the com- pany ran counter to the plans of simi- lar organizations in other states. South Carolina power companies were trying to gobble up the waterpowers on the Savannah river, with the result that their product would have been diverted to south Carolina. Tennessee com- panies were after certain powers in the northern section of the state, and expected to supply power largely to Georgia consumers.
 The Georgia Railway and Power company got in ahead of both of these interests. and is said to have defeated other considerable interests which were trying to secure control of the Geor- gia Railway and Electric company. Thus the Georgia Railway and Power company has become master of the hy- rlro- electric situation throughout the northern section of the state, subject only to approval of the railroad com mission.
 The railroad commission will, Of
 rff ,,I., very carefully to see whether they are in accord with the state laws, and whether 1t is proposed to kill all com petition in the matter of supply of elec- tric power in this section.
 It is reported that the coming fight against the company will be made upon the ground of the defeat of competi- tiOn. While the company will control the supply of electric power through out North Georgia, it points to the fact in its petition that there are com peting companies all around 1t, one in Tennessee. another in South Carolina, lone in Columbus and then there is the always possible competition from steam power to which attention is called. But by it's lease and control of the Georgia Railway and Electric company the company gets the biggest customer and at the same time removes the most
 
 section of the state
 That it is in position to make T splendid showing before the commits sion cannot Ye questioned; but there is little doubt that its enemies-interest ts which were not, perhaps, let in on the ground floor" or those whom it bested in the struggle to acquire important properties-will contest it's effort to se- cure the franchise rights which il seeks from the railroad commission.
 In fact it is said the Georgia Rail- way and Power company officials are rather expecting this, and are prepared for it. But whatever the source of at- tack, it's strength will lie in the fact that it is to be a Georgia company, subject to control of the Georgia au- thorities.
 As the biggest thing of its kind which has ever been organized in Geor- gia or this 1section of the south. it's progress toward the perfection of it's organizat ton and plans will be watched with no small interest.