New Britain herald., 1928-06-15
PUBLIC UTILITIES
 REPORT IS FILED
Shows Trend Toward Central.
 ilaiOn in This State

Hartford. June 1o tCT)-lhe trend toward standardization in public service companies apparent throughout the country is strongly evidenced in Connecticut, records of the state public utilities department showed today.
 Far-reaching changes in the states public utilities involving mill lions of dollars have been effected within recent months. Mergers sales. diseontinuances and loss of identity through change of name have concerned a score of concerns.
 Most recent activity has been in the light and power field. The ac- Quisition of the Union Light and Power Company of Unionville by the Connecticut Power Company. hold ing company for the Hartford Flee trio Light company. was closely fol- lowed by an announcement that the Greenwich Water and Gas Company had taken over Rhode Island con- cern, the Bristol and Warren Water Works.
 The Greenwich Company now serves 10 New England communi- ties and is affiliated with the Com munity Water Service which serves II Westchester County, N. Y., com munities out Of New Rochelle. Sub sidiaries Of the company serve Rhode Island through five light and power plants near Providence.
 Recently the Bristol and Plainville rramway Company was taken over by the Connecticut Light and Pow CT Company
 Beginning in 1925, railroad pur- chasea and mergers were made which resulted in virtual control Of all steam lines by the New York. New Haven and Hartford road. Through owernship of the Connecti- cut Company. this railroad controls the majority of trolley lines and through this subsidiary and the New England Transportation com- pany operates both local and long distance busses.
 The old Central New Englan1 railway company was merged with the "New Haven" in 1926.
 The same year saw the merger of the Danbury and Bethel street rail- way company merged with the East ern Connecticut Power company aft CT changing its name to the Danbury and Bethel Traction company. The Maple Hill Water company of New inxton was sold to the Maple Hill Fire District. The Meriden Electric Light company and the Meriden Gas Light company merged with the Connecticut Light and Power com- pany as did the New Milford Elec- tric Light company.
 The Northern Light and Power company merged with the Northern Connecticut Power company. The Riverside Water company merged with the Greenwich Water company. The eomers Electric company merg- ed with the Northern Connecticut Power which also acquired the Staff ford Spring Aqueduct company. the Thompsonville company and the Woodhury Electric company The Watertown Gas company joined with the Water Gas Light company.
 During last year there were many changes in both light and power and water supply concerns. The Daniel son and Plainfield Gas and Electric company tn" Lyme Electric Power company and the Putnam Light and Power company mn-"nd with the Eastern Connecticut Power company the Fountain Water company with the Ansonia Water company, the North Branford Light. Water and Power company with the New Ha- ven Water company and the shelton Water company and the Westport Water company with the Bridgeport Hydraulic company.
 The trend, utilities department of- fcials believe, seems definitely to be toward a few powerful service cor porations with ramifications in many communities. Whether this move ment would be carried out to its logical conclusion or be halted be- fore the system became too cum bersome, they refused to predict.