Records, 1923-1932.

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Records, 1923-1932.

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The EBASCO records in the PP&L archive consist primarily of accounting materials. The records document EBASCO's relationship with Pennsylvania Power & Light, Conestoga Traction, Valley Railways and other companies controlled by Lehigh Power Securities Corp. Instructions to travelling auditors and the audit reports they prepared describe the ways in which EBASCO exercised financial control over its client companies and provided them with engineering and service contracts. Charts prepared by EBASCO's statistical department give information on nearly 50 street railway lines supervised by the company.

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Electric Bond and Share Company

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Electric Bond and Share Co. was the largest utility holding company in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. It controlled about 10% of the electricity generated in the country. The company had its origins in the 1890s when General Electric Co. organized the Electrical Securities Co. of Boston to assist small utilities who wanted to buy generating equipment. Electrical Securities bought the stocks and bonds that were being issued by these electric companies and u...

American Gas and Electric Company

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Pennsylvania Power & Light Company.

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Lehigh Power Securities Corporation.

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