Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-26

General Manager of Light and Power
Company and Commerce Chamber
President, who will go to New York.
changes. it is expected, will go into
effect about September 1 and the new
general manager of the Harrisburg
company will be here within a few
days to look over the plant and be-
come acquainted with the big force.
At 11.3O o'clock this morning the
board of directors met in special ses-
sion and discussed the details incident
to the coming of Mr.. Kaltwasser.
No Action by Commerce Chamber
Mr.. Tripp will continue to serve as
a director and vice-president of the
company, visiting Harrisburg from
time to time to review the operations
of the local concern, and in view of
the fact that he will not definitely
sever his connections with Harrisburg,
1t is unlikely that any action relative
to the presidency of the Chamber of
Commerce will be taken by the direc-
torate of the organization until after
the annual election of directors in Oc-
tober. Mr.. Tripp when elected in jan
uary was chosen to serve until the
annual meeting of the directors, and
this was set at the time for October.
Mr. Trips offices will be at 81
Broadway, New York. The United Gas
and Electric is one of the most eff
ciently operated utility organizations
in the country, and it has companies
in Altoona, Buffalo, Terre Haute, Ind,
New Orleans, Houston, Texas, Lancas-
ter, Little Rock, Ark, Memphis, Rich
mond. Ind, Birmingham, Ala, Colo
RADIO Springs, Elmira, n. Y. Hartford,
Conn.,, Knoxville, Tenn, Leavenworth,
Kan, Lockport. n. Y, Wilkes-Barre,
Bloomington, ILL.,, and Harrisburg.
Put Wires Underground
Mr.. Tripp came to Harrisburg a
little less than three years ago from
Colorado Springs, where he had su-
pervision over the big electric light
ing, gas and hydro electric companies
of that city. In October, 1911, he
assumed the general managership of
the Harrisburg company and in that
time he practically reorganized the
electric service system in this city and
vicinity.
For some years Harrisburg had dis
cussed underground wiring and with
the coming of the new head of the
electric light company the first steps
toward bringing about that hoped for
improvement were taken. Mr.. Tripp
was chosen vice-president and gen.
eral manager of the Harrisburg Light,
Heat and Power Company upon his
arrival here and soon afterward the
PaXtang Electric Company was pur-
chased and the merging of the two
companies was made possible by the
passage of an ordinance in Council
The merging of the companies was
brought about by the new head of
the electric light company.
Provided New white Way
The old Fourth street plant was va
Gated and the Ninth street plant was
reconstructed. The Paxtangs old es-
tablishment at Cedar street was re-
modelled and fitted up to assist in the
furnishing of the electric service for
the city. In time the Harrisburg
Steam Heat and Power Company in
Short street was taken over and the
Harrisburg Light and Power Company
was formally organized. The new
Ninth street plant was fitted up to
serve as a central station for the light
and power service.
Harrisburg's ornamental lighting
system-the system of cluster lights
and standards which converted the
city's business section into a modern
commercial white way-was suggested
by Mr. Trip, and the first steps to-
ward putting wires underground were
taken when this ordinance was passed.
Extensions in the interurban light
ing field were taken under the admin
istration of Mr.. Tripp, too, and to-
day the first unit of the proposed
nationwide interurban lighting sys-
tenn is in service in Dauphin. Plans
are under way for the extension into
Penbrook and Highspire
Steeltons streets, by the way, have
been lighted through the Harrisburg
company, the local concern having
purchased the Steelton Light and
Power Company more than a year
! ago.