The San Francisco call., 1913-07-26
ORO'S CHANCE TO
ENTER STOCKTON
Hearing in That City to. De
tern1ine Rival Company's
Efficiency
Great Western Power Ru-
NOR of Buying the Orc
Is Denied

In the long fight made by the Orc
Electric corporation to enter and
serve the city of Stockton another
turning point is in sight. It's original
application being denied by the Califor-
MIA state railroad commission the Orc
corporation. which is distinctly Cali
fornia organization, made strong
plea for a rehearing and argument
was heard before the commission, en-
banc several weeks ago.
The commission announced yester-
day a further hearing in stockton
Monday. August 4. This will be for
the Western States Gas and Electric
company has fulfilled to the satisfac-
tion of the commission all the require
ments which the commission laid down
Is necessary and which were specified
in the commissions original order.
The Orc Electric corporation was
denied permission to enter Stockton at
the first hearing, provided the Western
states company should bring its serv-
ice UP to the standard required by the
commission within go days That
period will expire the end Of this
Upon the result of the Stockton
hearing therefore will depend whether
the rehearing will be granted the Orc
corporation.
GREAT WESTERN POWER
Rumors that negotiations were in
progress by the Great Western Power
system for the requirement of the Orc
Electric corporation were set at rest
Yesterday by the simple statement of
Mortimer Fleishhacker, president Of
the power company that Great West
template the purchase of any other
company"
r. G. & E. CONTRACT RENEWED
verifcation was given yesterday by
an officer of the Great Western Power
system to the report printed in The
Call that the contract with the Pacific
Gas and Electric company to supply
that company with $4,000 horsepower
pending the completion of the latter
company's Bear river extension, has
been renewed for one year at the
same price as previous contract.
pires it is expected that the Pacific Gas
and Electric company will have power
sufficient for its own needs, and the
Western Power company can then sell
the %, 900 horsepower at a much better
price than it receives under the terms
of the present contract.
The Great Western Power system
owns and operates extensive electric
properties in central California, COM
prising generating stations with pres
ent installed capacity of $4,000 horse
hydro electric and $4,000 is steam. The
Great Western Power system COM
prises the Great Western Power COM
pany. California Electric Generating
company and the City Electric com
pany. These companies serve the cities
of San Francisco and Oakland and
large number of other cities and towns
situated in 10 counties of central Cali
fornia.
SHIPPERS BRING SUIT
Acting in behalf of shippers in the
San Joaquin valley, the California Ad-
ed cr-ffC In,
United States district court yesterday
10 recover approximately $4,000 In
overcharges from the Southern Pacific
and the Santa Fe. In two suits di-
rected against the Santa Fe the amount
claimed is s17,97S.0S. The sum involved
IN the action against the Southern Pa
cific is s29,96S.23.
The shippers allege that under the
interstate commerce act the railroad
companies are not entitled to charge
more for shipments from the east to
for shipments consigned to San Fran
cisco or Los Angeles.
UNION PACIFIC EARNINGS
Union Pacific earned nearly Is per
cent for It's common stock in the year
ended June 80. This compares with
1887 per cent the previous year. Net
earnings for June showed an increase
ton for the II months ended June go
1918. showed an actual increase of
SS'f52,o52 over the previous year.
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TRACTION SYSTEM PLANNED
A project is on foot In Fresno for
the establishment of a second streetcar
system. The promoters have outlined
routes covering practically every por-
ton Of the city and It is asserted that
the plan Is to make the new lines com
petitors Of the Fresno Traction COM
pany. Tt is said that the new system
will tap territory that is not now
touched by the Fresno Traction lines.
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CAPITAL OF RAILROADS
The interstate commerce commission
has made public its report OF statistics
of steam railways for the year ending
June 30. 1912. 1t says that June 80,
1912. the par value of the amount of
railway capital outstanding was s19,-
33.750.S02.
OF the total amount of such capital
outstanding there existed as stock
sS,469,560,6S7, Of which S6,SS2S13 0OS
was common and $1,586,747679 was
preferred The remaining s11,064, ,190.-
115 representing funded debt, consist
cd of mortgage bonds, 9,7O0SS6;
collateral trust bonds, s1,27912S266:
plain bonds debentures and notes. ST.
o67,567,3 income bonds, s263, i.054:
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