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Show BIG POWER COMPANIES ARE TO CONSOLIDATE i LOS ANGELES, Cab, Dec. 1. Negotiations Nego-tiations for the consolidation of the Southern California Edison company ami the Pacific Light and Power corporation cor-poration were completed today, according accord-ing to the officials of the companies, and ratification of the merger will be asked tomorrow of the California railroad rail-road commission, which has jurisdiction over public utilities. The consolidated companies, whose combined value is approximately ap-proximately $7o ,000,000, will operate under un-der the name of the Southern California Edison company. The two companies supply lo0 cities and towns iu southern California. |