The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-08
NORMAN PERRY
LEAVES POWER
AND LIGHT co.
Steps Out as President to
Be Assistant Head of
Parent Company.
C. L. HARR0D SUCCESSOR
Directors of City Utility
Firm Re- elected by
Stockholders.

Changes in personnel of directors
and officers of the Indianapolis
Power and Light Company today saw
Norman A. Perry, president. leaving
the big utility founded by his father.
Perry is elevated to vice presi-
dency of the Utilities Power and
Light Corporation, of which the In
dianapolis utility is a subsidiary He
is succeeded here by Clifford L. Har-
rod, who prior to his promotion, was
serving his year as manager of the
company.
At a meeting of the directors of
indianapolis Power and Light, Tues
day, Perry resigned as director and
president.
Serves City, Vicinity
The company serves Indianapolis
and vicinity with electric power and
light and with completion of a
100000 super-power plant south
of the city, viii be one of the larg-
est producers of electric power in
the middle west.
At the directors meeting Emmett
G Ralston was elected executive
vice-president of the company. in
charge of operations.
Following directors were re-elect-
ed by shareholders: Arthur v.
Brown. Harley L. Clarke, Bernard
Korbly. Walter G. Marmon, Ralston;
William c. Richardson, Elmer E.
Scott, Frank D. Stalnaker, Elmer
w. Stout and Charles N. Thompson.
Besides Harrod and Ralston, Of
ficers elected were: ce-president,
j. N. Caravan, Chicago; H. E. Cary
er, New York; w. A. Horner, Chi
cago; H. c. Triton, Chicago, and H.
T. Pritchard, New York; vice-pres-
ident and general counsel, Charles
N. Thompson; treasurer. Richard
son; secretary. Stout, and assistant
treasurer, H. L. Fogg, G. D. Harm
sen, Chicago, and w. A. Horner,
New York.
Managed Western Union
Perry's family has been connected
with utilities since his father, the
late Charles c. Perry, became man
ager for Western Union Telegraph
Company. in Richmond, in 1880.
Mr.. Perry ended that connection
to come to Indianapolis as a repre-
sentative of the Jenny Electric
Company, and was a founder of the
Marmon-Perry Light Company in
1888. -Four years later, he established
the indianapolis Light and Power
Company, which became the Indian
apoliS Light and Heat Company in
1904, and merged with the Mer-
chant Heat and Light Company sew
eral years ago.
Norman Perry became president
of the utility in 1926, on death of
his father Besides his connection
with utilities, he is owner of the In
danapols baseball club, member of
the American Association, and of the
Illinois Realty Company.
Director in Banks
He is treasurer and director of
the Rub-TeX Products Company
and is a director of the Union Trust
Company. Farmers Trust Company
and Indiana National bank.
He has been president of the
Columbia Club since 1927, is a
Mason, Shriner and member OF
Scottish Rite. indianapolis Athletic
Club. Highland Golf and Country
Club, Woodstock Club and Univer-
sity Club.
Before becoming general manager
of the Indianapolis Power and Light
Company, Harrod served three years
AS industrial commissioner of the
indianapolis Chamber of Commerce
He is a graduate of Emmerich Man
ual Training high school and Pur-
due university
He is a member of the American
Society of Military Engineers, In
diana Engineering Society, Column
bia Club, Masonic order and Scot
fish Rite.
He was a captain Of engineers in
the World war and an electrical en-
gineer employed by the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad after graduation from
Purdue