Mr. R. B. Adams has joined the accounting department. At the request of the National War Savings Committee, through the National Electric Light Association, we have placed on sale with our Cashier United States Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps. The recent cold snap which held the entire country in its grasp caused great hardship in Savannah. For some days both water and coal were at a premium. The "oldest inhabitant" does not recall a similar cold spell in the month of December. In common with every other seaport town of the South Atlantic Coast, Savannah has shown a great amount of interest in the report that Mr. Henry Ford is to build a shipping plant in the Southeast. Meetings were held almost daily, and the business men of the city put forth every effort to induce Mr. Ford to make Savannah the center of his activities. Seattle, Wash. Mr. W. H. McGrath, vice-president, has been appointed chairman for the State of Washington of the War Board of the American Electric Railway Association. Mr. G. A. Richardson, general superintendent of the railway department, has returned to Seattle after spending a month in eastern cities, including a visit to the Stone & Webster offices in Boston. Mr. F. S. Pratt, Chairman of the Board of the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company, was in Seattle recently, on his semi-annual tour of inspection of the Puget Sound properties. Mr. H. J. Gille, sales manager, returned to Seattle from a month's absence spent in New York and Boston on the night of December 31st. His trip to Seattle was nicely timed so as to avoid washouts, deep snow in the mountains and other conditions making for irregular train service. Record high water at all of the plants of this company, at Snoqualmie Falls, Electron and White River, marked the month of December. Even the Indians and sour-doughs had nothing to offer to discredit the statement that there was a lot of water released by soft weather in the mountains. Sydney, Nova Scotia On December 29th, 30th and 31st, Sydney and surrounding country was visited by a blizzard, said to have been the worst experienced for eleven years. The tram cars ceased operations Monday noon and full regular service was not possible until Friday morning. During this period the only feasible method of getting about town was on snowshoes. The fall of snow on the level was estimated at being three feet, but the high winds caused serious drifting. Miss Hughena Smith, formerly with the Maritime Telegraph & Telephone Co., Ltd., has entered our accounting department. Mr. W. S. Burlingame, power station clerk, and Miss Ethel L. Darling of Woonsocket, R. I., were married in that city on December 19th. Tampa, Fla. The operation of 11 Birney cars on the Michigan-Hyde Park Division and one car on Woodlawn Division was inaugurated on January 10th. A headway of 7 minutes will be maintained on the former division and service has been extended one half mile to the Howard avenue turnout on the Bayshore Boulevard. Messrs. C. O. Birney, superintendent of car construction of the Engineering division, Carl Beck and R. W. Williams of the Westinghouse Traction Brake Company, G. M. Woods and J. G. Simpson of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, have been in the city incident to the installation of these new cars. On January 9th a demonstration run of several cars was made for some 30 or 40 city officials and guests, including Mayor D. B. McKay of Tampa, Mayor Blas O'Halloran of West Tampa, and Mayor A. D. Rawls of Gary, after which the party was taken to the West Jackson Steam plant where the new 7500 Kw. turbo generator and other equipment was inspected. The party was then conducted to the boiler room, where a Cuban lunch was served. This company has placed on sale War Savings and Thrift Stamps, and is advertising these stamps in connection with newspaper advertising and on the back of envelopes containing customers' lighting bills. Post office receipts here passed the quarter million dollar stage during 1917 for the first time in history. Bank clearings show a gain of $8,260,454 in 1917 over 1916. Tampa is helping win the war in that local cigar manufacturers paid more than a million dollars taxes on the output of 357,408,602 cigars during the past year, which was the largest in the history of this city. More than 5,500,000 pounds of tobacco were imported from Havana. Local fire losses show a considerable decrease in 1917 with a larger number of runs. The proportion of runs and losses is a tribute to the efficient service of the Tampa Fire Department, whose effective work would be a credit to a city of much larger size. Three hundred Springfield rifles and bayonets, together with munitions, have been received from the government and distributed among the three companies of the Hillsborough County Guards. Mr. E. T. Smith, formerly master mechanic of the Columbus Railway Company, arrived in Tampa with his family on December 26th. Mr. Smith has assumed the duties of master mechanic. Mr. E. J. Seaborn, formerly assistant treasurer, has been appointed assistant treasurer of the Sierra-Pacific Electric Company at Reno, Nevada. Mr. F. D. Gwynn, formerly chief clerk, has been appointed assistant treasurer; Mr. A. M. Hewett has been promoted from head lighting bookkeeper to chief clerk; Mr. H. F. Fuller, formerly lighting department clerk, has been promoted to head lighting bookkeeper. Mrs. Myrtle Wright, formerly railway clerk, has returned from Los Angeles, California, where she has resided during the past year, and has re-entered the accounting department. Miss Lydian Crosby, railway analysis clerk, was married on December 9th to Mr. C. H. Plyer of Pittsburgh, who is an engineer in the Ordnance Division of the Government Service. Mr. Geo. H. Wygant, commercial agent, attended the Executive Committee meeting of the Southeastern section of the National Electric Light Association, held in Atlanta on January 14th. Feb. COUPONS AND DIVIDENDS DUE Per Cent. 1, Baton Rouge Electric Company, 5s, 1939. 22 2 Feb. 1, Everett Railway, Light and Water Company, 22 Feb. 1, *Fall River Gas Works Company, Capital 3 Feb. 1, Houston Electric Company, 5s, 1925 22 Key West Electric Company, The, 5s, 1956 22 22 Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Com- 3 Feb. 1, Railway & Light Securities Company, Preferred 3 Feb. 1, Railway & Light Securities Company, Com- 3 22 212 1, *Sierra Pacific Electric Company, Preferred Stock... Feb. 15, *Keokuk Electric Company, Preferred Stock, 6 11⁄2 1/2 Feb. 15, *Tampa Electric Company, Capital Stock Mar. 1, *Blackstone Valley Gas and Electric Co., Com 22 mon Stock. 2 Mar. 1, *Central Mississippi Valley Electric Properties, 11⁄2 Mar. 1, *Connecticut Power Company, The, Preferred 12 Mar. 1, Edison Elec. Ill. Co. of Brockton (Coupon Notes) 5s, 1921. 22 *Payable quarterly. Per Cent. Mar. 1, Hamilton Light and Power Company, The, 6s, Mar. 1, Jacksonville Traction Company 5s, 1931. Mar. 1, Northern Texas Electric Company Preferred Mar. 1, *Northern Texas Electric Company Common Stock. 3 22 3 3 1 Mar. 1, Pacific Coast Power Company 5s, 1940. 22 Mar. 1, People's Light, Power and Railway Company, 3 Mar. 1, Seattle Electric Company, The, Seattle- Mar. 15, *El Paso Electric Company Common Stock. ferred Stock, 6 per cent... *Payable quarterly. Dividend rates are based on the last declaration. 212 22 3 |