[PRCo] Re: Power Company fights government in 1935

[Jim Keener]

There is the Tribune-Review.  The Tribune also puts out a (free, I think)
Trib PM edition. The City Paper is once-a-week, but good.  There is also a
couple of other free ones that get put out once a week I believe.
Jim

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Dwight Long <dwightlong at verizon.net>wrote:

> Fred
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> So what do residents of da Burgh read?  Since there is no more Press,  do
> the read the Cleveland Plain Dealer?
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> And, what other papers are there in Pgh other than the Post Gazette?  The
> Press and Sun Tele are gone.  I suppose there is the usual plethora of
> freebie sheets geared primarily to the entertainment industry, but what
> else?
>
> Surely they don't all import the New York Times?
>
> Dwight
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>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Fred Schneider
>  To: Pittsburgh-Railways at Dementia.Org
>  Cc: Ed Lybarger
>  Sent: Wednesday, 22 September, 2010 22:01
>  Subject: [PRCo] Power Company fights government in 1935
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>  This item is priceless because it shows two things....
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>  1)  It is a utility company fighting the government attempts in the
> Depression to break up utility holding companies and to take away their
> profits.   In this same week utility stock values crashed to an all-time
> low.
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>  2)  It's an advertisement against the government by Associated Gas and
> Electric holding company in the Pittsburgh Press.  Their nearest operations
> were in Johnstown and Altoona.  You don't advertise in Pittsburgh unless
> that paper is sold in your market area!   Imagine Johnstown and Altoona
> people reading the Pittsburgh papers.   Today Pittsburgh people don't even
> read Pittsburgh papers.
>
>  The rest of the story will follow in a few days including the fight to
> force Duquesne Light into a 30% rate reduction.
>
>
> http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AXEbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kUsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5725%2C3425979
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