New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
PUBLIC UTILITY NOTES.

An increase in the capital stock OF the
Consumers Power Company. of Minnesota,
from $40. 100000 to s175o90oO comes by reason
of the taking over by that corporation OF
the Minneapolis General Electric COMPANY
which was sold to a Byllesby-Bonbright
syndicate recently by Stone g. Webster.
The purchase of the Minneapolis General
Electric was financed by the Northern
States Power Company, which owns all oil
the stocks of the Consumers Power Com
pany. All of the new issue will 20 TO me
Northern States Power Company With the
increase in the capital stock the headquar-
ters of the Consumers Power Company VIII
be removed to Minneapolis, where its prln-
cipal operating field will now centre.
II is reported that the high tension trans
mission line from the hydro-electric statloh
Of the Tennessee Railway. Light and Power
Company. on the oroce River. TO the Geor-
gia State line where the current Is deliN-
cred 10 the Rome (Ga) Railway and Light
Company, has been completed
The Rome company has installed a new
sub ton, and hereafter, except In very
dry weather. will use the power OF the Ten
nessee company. The Interstate Power
company, recently VI 6dilIbVO a.
with $4,000 capital stock, has the contract
with the Tennessee company for the ois'r'
button Of electric current to Northern Geor-
gia from the Ocoee River plants, wnicn W.
timately will be three In number. Inc con-
tract with the Rome company was maze
through the new organization. 1t is stated
that there is a market for an immense
amount of current in the North Georgia
territory,
The Federal Light and Traction Company
IL is said, will make many bettermehts 10
the properties OF the Springfield fail"dE
and Light Company, of Missouri. These IN
clude the street railway and the gas ana
electric light and power properties OF the
city. The railway lines will be largely re-
built. the light and power TRANSMISSION
distributing system will be remodelled ana
the distributing system Of the gas company
extended.
Next spring the Springfield companies VIII
get their electric current from the ne"
HYDRO electric station OF the ozark rover
and Water Company, on the WHITE River.
To prepare for this a new suo-stauoh VIII
he built. II is believed that with these I'M
movements and the use of the hydro-elec-
tric current this subsidiary Of the Feoera
will show good gains in earnings IN la''
One OF the large hydro-electric develop
ments now In process Of organization IN 'he
South is that Of the Little River Power
COMPANY, a subsidiary of the Electric Bonu
and Share Company.
The complete plan of development IN
cludes three power sites. with an ager'
gate capacity of 10000 horsepower Inc
initial deve, pment will be $4,000 horse
mower. Thir over site is near Fort Payhe'
Ala. The engineers reports are SAID "
have been completed. and contracts Tor con-
struction work and equipment VIII pe Ie'
this year. The high tension transmission
lines will carry current at 100000 VOLTS
The plant will be in easy Transmission as
lance Of Admission, Gadsden, HuntsVliie ana
other Northern Alabama towns.
The Northwestern Electric COMPANY
which was organized some months ago oy
San Francisco interests connected with the
Western Power Company. the Central Call
fornia Traction Company and the Nevada
Transit Company, 10 develop hydro-elec-
trio proposition on White Salmon RIVER
near Portland, ore, has let contracts TOT
construction.
A dam $50 feet high, to cost about $780,
900. will be built in the White salmon
River. Stone & Webster will do the eng'-
neering and construction work on THIS
while the equipment for the power station
will be furnished by the General Electric
COMPANY. Herbert Fleschhacker and Nor
timer Fleischhacker, William II. CROKER
O.,
behind the new project
The company has applied for franchise
TO do a power and lighting business IN
Portland, Ore, and thus will become com
petitor Of the Portland Railway, Light ana
Power Company should FRANCHISE De
granted. The franchise provides Tor
graduated scale of rates. with maximum
OF five cents. a percentage Of gross receipts
to the city and an option by which the city
may acquire the property at the end OF
twenty-five years. Franchises in other cues
and towns in the Pacific Northwest are TO
he