Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-22

ton easily offsets the Increased rev
cuue." Re gave tne fpthl deficit. since
the seven cent fares went mo affec-.
as So 6S0
And 1aa. was abou. a.l-bpsIaess-
ike but surprisingly brief and con-
vnnuuEai. in view IF the E-s1- in
1UrtGnce IF the ISSUE. Judge Newell
answered. a few questions. and -he
aummisEiun took the ratter under
atvisenert-
Prior rC bHis hearing. Representa-
Tsa.s-s OF the aear1 of Name Packing
.0Rranv at South Monmouth asked
Der-nlssIBn ID purchase electric poEnr
III he I. a Ii " instead of the
Monmouth Electric Company A -tl
InE ny ne cuT1TnIssien is necessary.
as the sale Of pcwAr by ne /. Il. d
" would constitute & technical IN
raslon Of the Monmouth comparys
s.rriLorv.
Judge Maase- appearing ~nr the
petitioners. explained that the Heart
nf Maine corupnuy conducts can
nlng business and lumber saving
plant. Both are now run by steam
out the cSrnpnr- would like 70 IN
sta 30 4. p. motor and gpera,e
rnen Sv ELECTRICITY.
The Monmouth Electric Con, aanv
when asked Tor terms set a price IF
five cents per kilowat- hour and q
MINIMUM charge of S4si a van- The
h4saI-t OF Maine COMPANY made no
critlclsm-it reuli8ed that Officials Of
The Monmouth cumpanv probably
could charge no less. IN view Of What
they themselves pay for current and
the further fact that II would he
necessary 10 run a wire six miles
: ON Monmouth village 10 the Fear,
o. Name compGnys plant; but II SO
AappeneC thnt the L.. 4. d " skirt
J.lE the edge of South Monmouth.
would sell power Tor two and one
naE cents per kiIowa1t hour and
lake no minimum charge al all.
resident Mccarthy and Manager
kI,nDall Of the COMPANY testified
briefly along this line They said
that the cunpary's business Is in
creRsing N leaps and bounds. A
y"ar age I re packing plant had be
tween S"n.nv0 and $4,000 worth Of
orders: this venr II has between
$."1u. ZOE and s3Oa 900. II wants cleo
the current. but feels that the price
Charge by The Monmouth Electric
Company Is pronibirive.
I'VE would like 70 buy our power
Of the Monmouth COMPANY" said
Mr Mccarthy. and there IS only
the most friendly feeling between us.
But il Is a pure and simple business
proposition. If we are tn compete
with other packing companies. We
must purchase II something like the
same Gust"
Attorney Webber spoke for the
Monmouth compary Although dis
putting none Of the above. Il was
plain thai he didn't wholly favor this
INVASION II his company's territory
by the l.. A & W. He drew at
tentlon to the fact that the company
gets it's power from the Winthrop
and Wayne Light and Power COM
Dany, whHh gets its power, II turn.
from the Contra! Maine Power Com
pnuy So DOES the l.. A. & W
the original source Is the same. He
implied that he Thought II hardly
fair for the Central Maine Company.
in the last analysis. 10 sell To the L..
4. & W. COMPANY power at d rate
so much chsaper that il can success
fully invade his (the Monmouth
Company's) territory,
He suggested. without gazing into
specific details. that the contract be-
tween the Central Maine Power
Company and the Monmouth Elec-
trio Company be 80 adjusted by the
commission that the Monmouth Com
pany win be able To compete. in its
own territory, with the L. A. 4 W.
Chairman Cleaves strongly implied
that the l.. A. 4 ". might b grant,
ed temporary permission to supply
the Heart Of Maine coYupany-it be-
ing expressing UNDERWOOD that this
PERMISSION should coase whenever
the Monmouth Company was able
to offer equally satisfactory terms.
However the entire uAxtar was Ink
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