[PRCo] Re: Power Company fights government in 1935

[John Swindler]

In McMurray they seem to read the Post Gazette, Tribune Review, and Washington Observer.




> From: dwightlong at verizon.net
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Power Company fights government in 1935
> Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 22:32:10 -0400
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> 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?
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> Surely they don't all import the New York Times?
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> 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.  
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>   The rest of the story will follow in a few days including the fight to force Duquesne Light into a 30% rate reduction.
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>   http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AXEbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kUsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5725%2C3425979
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