Records, 1912-1966 (bulk 1920-1950)

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Records, 1912-1966 (bulk 1920-1950)

The financial records of an electric utility in Maine. Included are daybooks, cashbooks, journals and ledgers. Also included are annual reports to the Maine Public Utilities Commission, property valuations, and property tax studies. Two volumes of records of the Farmington Falls Electric Company are also found in this series. Series II contains a small amount of material from the Franklin Light & Power Company and Wilton Light Company. Financial information from the Phillips Electric Light & Power Company is also included, as well as an account book from the Kingfield Line Company. Each of these companies also has a separate record in URSUS, the Library's on-line catalog; therefore its assigned manuscript number is included in its description.

20 linear feet of ledgers ; 25-36 cm.5 boxes (5.2 cubic feet).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7684172

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Maine Consolidated Power Company.

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In 1929 the Maine Public Utilities Commission gave approval for the consolidation of the Franklin Power Co., Inc.; Franklin Light & Power Co.; Franklin Power Co.; Strong Lighting & Improvement Co.; and Wilton Light Co., thus formally establishing the Maine Consolidated Power Company. Over the years more local power companies were bought It was acquired by the Central Maine Power Company in 1966. From the description of Records, 1912-1966 (bulk 1920-1950) (Unknown). WorldCat r...

Farmington Falls Electric Company (Me.).

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Central Maine Power Company

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Central Maine Power Company (CMP) was founded in 1899 when Harvey D. Eaton, an attorney from Waterville, Maine, and Walter S. Wyman, an engineer, bought the Oakland Electric Company. This company, organized in 1887, owned a hydroelectric generator which provided street lighting and electricity to the community of Oakland, Maine. Eaton and Wyman recognized early on the potential for generating electricity that Maine's rivers provided. The company acquired small hydroelectric companies and develop...