Show I ST r STATE ATE NEWS I 1 CAPITAL OF MONTANA COMPANY Merger of Power Concerns Controlling Water Rights of f Entire State Trenton N. N J. J Dec 13 Articles Articles of oC consolidation flied filed with the see see- rotary of or state b by the Butto Butte Electric Power company the Montana Power company Madison River Power company compau com corn pau pany Billings DUling's Eastern Montana Power Pow Pow- er company tho the Missouri River cr Electric Power company These companies companies com corn ha had a combined capital of oC ap approximately approximately ap- ap proximately Tho new company company com corn pany under tho the namo of or the thc Montana Power company compan has an authorized capItal capItal capital cap cap- ital of or divided Into shares The rhe stock of oC the tho now neW company consists consists con con- of oC shares of oC preferred cd stock bearing 7 per cent cumulative dividends and OOOO shares of ot common common cornmon com corn mon stock Officers for tor the new compan company com corn pany pan will bo be elected in Newark In April 1913 A A. too foo of oC was pai paid when the articles were tl filed ed S SERVES I POPULATION Helena Dec 13 The Tho Tho Montana Power company Incorporated at nt Trenton Tren ton toda today has absorbed power companies companies com corn In Montana owning 96 per cent of oC tho the total developed water power In Inthe Inthe inthe the state and serving more than half halt tho the population of the lie state The principal plants are aro on the Missouri Mis MIs- river at Great Falls Palls and Helena on th the Madison river near the Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellow Yellow- stone park and on tho the Yellowstone river n near ar Billings g Installations now no are under wa way that will moro more than double tho the present output of oC h horsepower o rs e r. r Besl Besides s supplying Ing Helena Great Grat Fa Falls I I s flu Butte Butto t to Lew I s town A Anaconda ii a con d a. a Havre Billings Bozeman Dozeman Livingston an and other cities with electricity tho the company furnished power for the mines and antI smelters to for I the reclamation of oC arid lands through h pumping plants ant and for the tIre railroads It Tt Is reported it now has negotiations negotiations pending for tho the furnishing of or power to the Chicago Milwaukee Puget et Sound railroad for tor tho the electrification cation of oC Its Ils lines JInes through Montana |