Baylor County, TX - History - Light Plant History

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The first Light Plant was installed by the Seymour Milling Company with 50 customers.
Customers were flat rate. The company was known as C.C. Milling Company and milling was
its main business. The first operaton was in 1901 and was for lights at night only. The plant
shut down at 11:00 pm but would give a warning blink 15 minutes prior to shut down so people
would have opportunity to go to bed. Shutdown time was later moved to midnight and later to 6:00 am.

M.R. Fuller purchased the Milling business in 1907 and expanded the light business to most of
Seymour. He changed the name to Seymour MIll, Elevator and Light company. Mr. Fuller ran the
Mill and Mr. S. Gorman ran the Light plant.

1914 - the Plant was sold to Mr. Price. He kept the mill for a year and sold to Mr. H.M. Wilson.

1917 - The Farmers National Bank took the mill over and employed George Burkhalter to operate the
plant.

1923 - The Light Plant was sold to The Texas Power and Light Company.