The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
ALABAMA POWER
REPORT IS ISSUED
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crease was 26 per cent in the amount
of energy output and IS per cent in
demand. AT the close Of the year there
were S4,700 retail electric. customers
served directly by your companies sys-
tenn compared with 1851 at the be-
ginning of the year; approximately
81, 900 customers were served either
directly or indirectly. 5
New Industries
Throughout the year your company
has responded to every demand for adj
ditional power from existing plants,
and in addition has carried on an ag-
gressive policy of bringing new indus
tries to Alabama which has proven
successful. A summary shows your
company served IS new industries, rep.
resenting $4,000 horsepower. When il
is remembered that individual indus.
tries make demands for energy in GUAM
titles varying from 100 horsepower to
serve the comparatively small industry
to 1000 horsepower to serve plant
such as the Lehigh Portland Cement
company, which produces ], 800, 900 bar.
rels of cement every year, and which
is one of the industries beginning sery.
ice last year, some idea as to the prob
lem of financing and keeping available
the proper amount of reserve power
can be obtained Our commercial de.
partment has succeeded in bringing to
Alabama several cotton mills, an in.
teresting new plant for calcium ar
senate of the Gulf States. Chemical and
Refining company at Montgomery.
appliance Sales
Special interest was shown by til,
public in electric ranges and tota
of $50 were sold during the year, AND
this number will probably be treblee
the present year. ~
Rural Extensions
Problem Of furnishing electric serv.
ice to rural communities at q reason
able cost is difficult one for all pub.
lie service companies and to its solua
ton your company's staff has been and
is giving the most earnest and thought
full study. Your directors feel that
there should be cooperation between
agriculture and industry, for there is
complete interdependence of these
two great lines Of human endeavor.
Montgomery and Tuscaloosa
I'm February, 1923, your company
acquired the entire electric, gas and
street railway utility properties serving
Montgomery, thereby adding to opera.
tons S,791 retail electric customers
2,298 gas customers and "a miles Of
street railway, carrying 100000 pas
sengers annually. In November the
electric. gas and street railway utility
properties serving the city of Tlsca
loosa and its vicinity were also &C
quired, which added to your company'i
system 2,459 retail electric customers
S21 gas customers and Is miles Of
street and interurban railways.
Other Properties Acquired
During the year several additional
lighting systems were acquired or con.
structed, serving the cities and towns
of Dadeville, Warrior, Childersburg
Union Springs, Wetumpka, Waverly
RussellFille, Centerville, Brent, Pratt
vile, Albertville and Boar, making 81
cities and towns now served directly
or indirectly.
GOrgas Reserve Steam Plant
within the six months period fixet
in the contract the United States Sc
lected to sell its interest in the Cor
gas plant to your company at the price
of $3,472, 487. Shortly after the pur
chase was completed arrangements were