Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-14
new COMPANY
TO TAKE OVER
MANY UTILITIES
Valley Electric & Ice Com
pany Granted Charter. Is
Subsidiary Of Central Pow
er & Light Company

Tho Valley Electric & Zee Company. a
subsidiary company OF the Central
Power 8 Light Company. was recently
granted charter by the secretary ~
state and will take over the recently
acquired holdings OF the Morrison Nc
Cell in a number of Valley towns. ac-
night by Carl Mallot of Brownsville.
The officers Of the new company are
X. w. Morrison Of San Antoaio, presi-
dent and, A. c. Prucha. also Of San
Antonio. secretary and treasurer.
Among the utilities 70 be taken over
by the new company are the ice. water
aud electric plants at McAlicn. at one
time owned by the Rio Grandc Public
Service Company. which were recently
purchased by the Morrison Nee all
Syndicate: the lharr Ice. Light aud
Power Company. which supplies rharr.
San Juan and Alamo. the Donna Light
and Ice Co. plant. supplying Donna and
Mcslaco. and the Mercedes Electric a.
Water Company. The company will al
10 take over the Rio Grande Zee Co
plants Mt San Bcnito. Harlingen and
Houston. which were purchased from
the trustees Of the Hamilton estate by
the Morrison Mccall Syndicate on Dec
ember /. The San Bcnito Light plant.
purchased some time ago BY the Central
Power Company IL still under the di-
rect supervision OF that company. bat
will be included In the list Of plants to
be. taken over by the new company.
Have Railroad Icing Contract
A contract with the Gulf Coast Lines
makes the company responsible for the
icing Of cars leaving the Valley. and
in brder TO give the shippers the most
efficient service. J. 5. Marshall Of
Houston will BE- in charge Of All i-r
plants and icing operations. In add
tion 20 the plants in the Valley and a,
Houston. the company has plants at
kiugsville. Corpus Christi and Victoria.
and has also acquired the Lone Star
Ice Co. plant at San Antonio. The
plant at Harlingcn has an ice storage
capacity Of 900 tons. the greatest Of
any one ice plant in South Texas. and
the San Berito plant has a storage ca-'
paeity OF xsooe tons. with these plants
and excellent storage facilities the com
pany IL in position To give highly ef-
prove of great value TO Valley shippers
Many improvements Contemplated
The company now has engineers in
the Valley making an exhaustive sur
vey Of the various plants. and b full
report Of all needed repairs and poxSi-
BILE extensions and improvements will
he rendered In few weeks Several OF
the plants are In poor shape at present.
Mr. Msisot stated. but the company will
gradually rebuild all plants. assuring
their patrons Of the most efficient SER
vice possible. The Morrison Met all
Syndicate purchased the plant in Mat
amoros q few months ago. and the en-
tire plant and system has hccn practi-
caily rebuilt. The improvements con
tempiated in Valley plants will be an
nounced as soon ss the survey Of the
engineers Is completed and the COM
psny has complete data upon which to
base its Improvement plans.
1T will take some time 10 work out
All of The plans Of the company" Nr.
MaIlot stated. "The Valley II develop
ing rapidly. and il Is extremely diff
cult 10 foresec what the demand for
power and other utilities will be. but
we propose to keep pace with develop
mcnt. and are In a position to assure
efficient service"
Fred p. Brien. who has managed the
plat st McAllen the past two wears.
viii be manager Of all the holdings OF
the new company in Hidalgo county.
and will be assisted in the management
~ the plants mt Mercedes and Donna by
II. II. Onstott Of Donna