The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-01
UTILITY WILL BE| UNIT INV WORLD'9
 BIG POWER GROUP
(Continued from Pafe ons)

city was entitled and that 1t was practically impossible to interest cap ital in any plans for rehabilitation of the local properties unless the people of Birmingham showed an in- cltnation to assist the company in getting back upon it's feet finan- cially{ With the result of the recent jitney election it is presumed that the objections he raised have now been removed
 The last published list of the board of directors of the Birmingham Rail- way light & Power company shows the following members: $. W. Lee, Robert Jemison, W. H. Kettig, H. l.. Badham, M. V. Joseph, H. w, Coffin, J.. s. Pevear, Hugh Morrow. oscar Wells, l.. L. Newman all of Birmins ham, Lee Moody, Bessemer, P. II. Saunders and J. K. Newman of New Orleans, F. T. Homer, New York and F. Warner of Nashville.
 The officers and directors of the Electric Bond 6 Share company which has offices at Fl Broadway, New. York are: S. z. Mltchell presi- dent Frederick A. Farrar, E. w. Hill. c. E. Groesbeck. H. c. Abell, l.. II. Parkhurst, Frank Silliman dr., F. B. Odom, vice presidents; directors: $. z. Mitchell, chairman, A. c. Bedford, $. R. Bertron, c. A. Coffin, Frederick A. VI o. D. Young, Felix T. Rosen, Fred eric6 Strauss. Edwin G. Merrill, Lewis E. Peirson, E. W. Rice Jr., A. w. Burchard, c. E. Groesbecll of New York and R. T. Paine 2nd, Boston. InteriocI<ing Directors
 In this connection it is interesting' to note that interlocSing directors indicate similarity of interest be- tween the General Electric company and Electric Bond & Share company and the Alabama Traction Light & Power company which owns the Ala bama Power company and the Ala bama Power company itself.
 The Alabama Traction Light & Power company which controls the Alabama Power company was ncor- porated in Canada January ,. 1912, to acquire and hold securities of companies operating hydroelectric power plants and supplying electri- city for light lower and heat to imAI portant towns and cities of Alabama The officers and board of director of the Alabama Traction Light 6 Power company are Thomas w Martin, president, Lawrence Macfar- lane, vice president, W. J. Tender son, secretary Montreal Quebec; directors: Sir b. M. Edgar Bart, London, England, chairmanl Lawrence Macfarlane, w. J. Hender son. J, G. Cartwright, Montreal, T. M Martin, w. H. Hasinger, Birminghan s. z. Mitchell, G. M. Dahl, J. B. WhiteN c. E. Groesbeck, N. A. Weathers, II s. Swan, New York.
 Of the Alabama Power company the last published list of the officer and board of directors is: T. W. Mar tin, president, R. A. Mitchell, vic7 president, W. N. Walmsley, vice pre- sident, E. o, Yates, vice preslden and general manager; directors; w. Martin, W. J. Henderson, W. Hasinger, J. NJ. Dahl, c. E. Groes beck, W. H. Weatherly, R. A. Mitche W. N. walmsley, S. z. Mitchell, Law renee Macfarlane, H. $. Swan, k. N Hobbie, F. M. Noodle.
 From these lists it will be notef that s. z. Mitchell who is president and chairman of the board of dl rectors of the Electric Bond X Shar2v company a subsidiary of the Gener Electric company is also a memp of the board of directors of the A bama Traction Light x Power co, pany and of the Alabama Power oq' panv. C. l.. Groesbeck, vice presl-Y dent Of the Electric Bond x snare ccaioany is also q director sef the Alabama IT. action Light & Power company and O: the Alabama Power( company.