Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-29
POVer Heads Try
to Avert Famine

director of conservation for the fuel ad-
ministration
AS a result. Mr.. Potter called a con-
ference. the outcome of which was the
issuance of the following statement:
After conference which was attend
ed by the following. Ernest l.. Trigg.
president of the Philadelphia Chamber
of Commerce w. II. johnson. Philadei-
ph'a Electric Company j. c. Jones, dis
( trict chief. ordnance bureau; Major NJ
McClaren. representing the war indus
tries board and members of the state
fuel administration IT was decided tina,
| the electric power situation Is as fol.
! lows:
so far as the Ph 'ladelphia Electric
Company is concerned, II will be able
TO take care of its existing contracts.
provided. however, there are no serious
accidents to its machinery or any Of it's
apparatus or transmission lines
AT the present time the Philadelphia
Electric Company is able to supply the
power called for by the contracts which
it has made. which include the power re-
quired by the Government and the Gov
ernment's contracts, as we'll as its regu.
lar commercial load. The power pos
sibilities of Philadelphia are in accord
ance with her manufacturing pre-emi-
nence, and taking irto account the
power developed by the isolated (pri-
yate) plants as well as by her central
station power plants, the former rep
resenting one-third and the latter rem
resenting two-thirds of the total. are
adequate at the present time for the
work which Philadelphia has under
taken.
Statements made above apply to the
present consumption of power, and
should hold for the coming winter.
In my opinion. after discussion
with power experts. / feel that if the
users Of electric light and power will
observe due economy. part cularly be-
tween O'Clock p. m. and D. m.
Philadelphia will be able to handle the
peak load without inconvenience to any,
body"
Investigation q Surprise
Mr.. Piez made his statement rega rd-
ing the loan while discussing a further
investigation of the war Industries in
the Philadelphia district affected by the
new plant the Philadelphia Electric
Company contemplates erecting TO sup
ply war industries. The plant would be
located ut Beach and Palmer streets
and would he built with money TO, .
warded by the Government.
This new survey" said Mr. Piex
came surprise. There have been
Investigations for many months, but they
have not resulted In any more power
What we need is power rather than in
vest!gations and surveys"
Mr.. Piez then touched on the price
that the Philadelphia Electric Compa y
has set for the construction OF the
plant in question.
They came to us at first" he said
with a demand for 3ll ZOO. 900. Their
next demand was for $50, ,008. 900 Then
we got together and the estimate was
cut TO $4,000, 900. We have hoped that
this may be brought to a lower figure
This latest investigation Is for the pur.
pose. az ! understand IT. of finding ou,
II the needs of the district are as large
as those named by the Philadelphia Elec.
tric Company.
Thai company. 1t would seem, ha,
acted much the same as many other in.
dustries when they have found that IN,
Government viii provide plenty o.
money at low rates of interest ana OF
easy terms. Their vision immediate eli,
! becomes broader and they see things ii
an entirely different light than IL the
had to finance the thing themselves.