The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-17
MEASUREMENTS
CORRECTED"
The Truth About the Electric Light and
Power Situation in Fredericksburg
An Editorial Leader from The Fredericksburg
DAILY Star" of June 6, 1912
MEASUREMENTS CORRECTED.

MEASUREMENTS CORRECTED
application Richmond nrico Railway Company for
competition Richmond Railway Company.
We concerned with this fight But in the
find reference Fredericksburg which
with the facts and feel that should not be doing
Justice LET these statements nnchalenged-
These statements probably sufficient
formation the of those who made them and do injustice
Fredericksburg One of these statements as follows
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result that they have put her cut of business
Prior 1900 small plant Fredericksburg
under with the light the of the
and purchased by Charles skles of New York and
1901 this last foreeosed and Mrs Fkn became the
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Company which conducted the electric business The built
ITS plant to light the streets.
The Rappaannock Electric Power Company
It's business from time time moderate This
has had franchise from the of Fredericksburg and
although application for franchise
pending before the City Council Its rights limited and
any great plant development impossible unless by addition Of
auxiliary steam plant
About 1905 Mr. Joseph Swift of Wilmington Del bought the
FredercksbuTg
the entire flow of the above fredericksburg
power owned by the lrdgewate Flour Mills and Mr. Swift
ganized the fredericksburg Power
but development In 1907 the stock
burg then Mr. acquired not
by the Richmond Railway Power Company by the
mond and Chesapeake Bay Railway Company the
applied the Council of fredericksburg for charter and
charter general heat light business in the
The Fredericksburg Power Company purchased additional
Fredericksburg by and 100 feet
long 1t has constructed within the city Of Fredericksburg
crete aume and completing modern upoate house
second Virginia stability and its appointments
and has just distributed through the city poles be erected and
will shortly complete its system.
It has this large
Yet has received expenditure
sold fixed has
public therefore impossible that the
quoted from the esteemed Times Dispatch could be
Again, seeking franchise neither
for received privileges poles
Company has 1t entered competition with the
Older company which has been operating without franchise
The Fredericksburg Power Company permits
to do general light heat and business
entire city serving within the who desires
and concuenty with its franchise the Council approved pole
and wire plan which practically the entire city
The both and built
view of building up the industrial life of the city bringing
o n motive for
electric railroad and policy company
Fredericksburg Virginia second
the State indeed second Atlantic
Seaboard,
The people of this looking completion
of this work the realization the cys the
OF Fredercksburgs with
its superior climate its fine intelligent native labor its
cheap and unraled transportation
enjoying does its location the splendid lines Of railroads
through the and location the Rappahannock
River with its water transportation and connection with all the
cities of the Atlantic Seaboard.