The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-12-01
WEST PENN ELECTRIC COMPA-
NY ABSORBS w. VA. & MD. co.

! rover company, which sought to
| purchase the municipal electric light
ing and power plant in Oakland sew
eral weeks ago, has been purchased
by the West Penn Railways and Flee
trio Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. At
meeting held in New York on No
vember 18th, the organization was
transferred to the West Penn inter-
ests, A. NJ Lynn, president of the
West Penn Companies, being presi-
dent of the company acquired.
The transfer of this company car
ries with it the sale of the Grafton
electric plant and other municipal
lighting plants in Taylor and Preston
counties, West Va.
The West Penn Power COMPANY
operates over extensive territory in
Pennsylvania and through affiliated
companies in Brooke and Hancock
counties in West Virginia. The COM
panies controlled by the West Penn
corporation own large power plants
at Windsor, West Va, on the Ohio
river, and at Springdale, Pa, on the
Allegheny river; also at Connells-
vile, Pa, which is located on the
Youghiogheny river. The total ca
pacity of these three plants is in ex-
cess of 100000 horse power.
Monday afternoon when The Re-
publican brought Mayor Gonder's at
tention to the sale of the West Vir-
glnla and Maryland company's hold
lngs to the West Penn Company he
stated that he had been made ac-
quainted with the facts concerning
the transfer and also gave the infor-
nation that West Penn people had
become interested in the local condi-
lions and that the company would
make survey of this section taking
INTO consideration the municipal and
mining possibilities of not only here
but also at and beyond Crellin and
other points where there could be a
likelihood of mines opening now or
at some future date, and in this event
If the conditions should warrant the
| taking over of the local electric plant
proposition looking to this end
would be made to the town officials
and the citizens who are interested in
the use of electric current for indus
trial and domestic purposes.
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municipal plant and its operation thus
far, Mayor Gender stated that the
receipts from current furnished for
the month of September was approx
lmately $3.50; October showed a gain.
the receipts being $3.50, while
for the month of November the me-
ter readings amount to approximate
ly $1,000. These amounts, of course,
do not include the street lighting cur
rent, for which the municipality paid
under the contract with the former
electric light company 1925 per
month. The expenses of operating
the plant, exclusive of interest paw
ments on the bonds, is in the neigh
borhood of $3.50 per month.
Thus, it will be seen, the municipal
plant in Oakland has been almost
entirely self-sustaining each of the
three months it has been in opera
ton.
1T is now contemplated" Mayor
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current from IS cents to Is cents per
kilowatt hour. With this reduction
IN force it will necessary reduce the
income from consumers 16 per cent.
but 1t is the opinion that if the rate
be reduced the number of consumers
Will become larger and in that event
the revenue will grow. Another
thing of prime Importance to the
householders, especially those who
have their homes equipped with cleo
trical appliances is that beginning
on Monday next and upon each sue.
ceeding Thursday and Monday, the
current will be supplied until the hour
of eleven o'clock a. m. of each of
these two days
The fact that the town will be sun.
piled with current Mondays and
Thursdays of each week will be a
boon.
Work has already been started on
a substantial power transmission line
connecting with the present system
of the West Penn Power Company
and extending through the Cheat
River basin to Kingwood, Albright,
Tunnelton, Rowlesburg and Newburg.
By this means an adequate power
supply from large power. stations OF
the most modern design will be avail
able for those towns within a few
months and they will operate on a
24-hour basis daily. 1t is expected
by the cooperation of the communi
ties to be served and the West Penn
interests that there will be a great
development throughout the entire
section touched by the power COM
| pany.