[PRCo] Re: Power Company fights government in 1935

[Derrick Brashear]

On Sep 22, 2010, at 9:35 PM, Jim Keener <jimktrains at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.

City Paper actually does pretty well for a once a week rag.

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> On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Dwight Long <dwightlong at verizon.net>wrote:
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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?
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> 
>> This item is priceless because it shows two things....
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
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>> http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AXEbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kUsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5725%2C3425979
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