▁protect ing ▁its ▁interests . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁R or ab ack ▁had ▁taken ▁over ▁and ▁cons olid ated ▁several ▁small ▁power ▁companies ▁serving ▁C ana an ▁and ▁nearby ▁areas ▁into ▁the ▁Ber k shire ▁Power ▁Company ▁with ▁himself ▁as ▁president . ▁He ▁obtained ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁a ▁char ter ▁for ▁the ▁Rock y ▁River ▁Power ▁Company ▁to ▁develop ▁hydro ▁power ▁on ▁the ▁H ous at onic ▁River , ▁rights ▁which ▁finally ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Light ▁and ▁Power ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁( with ▁R or ab ack ▁as ▁president ) ▁and ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Cand le wood ▁Lake ▁to ▁store ▁water ▁and ▁produce ▁hydro elect ric ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 - 8 . ▁R or ab ack ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁related ▁power ▁and ▁utility ▁concerns , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁many ▁Connecticut ▁business es . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁R or ab ack ▁organized ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁L ime ▁Company , ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁area ▁l ime ▁kil ns . ▁ ▁Family ▁and ▁death ▁R or ab ack ▁married ▁Mary ▁L . ▁Par s ons ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁tw ins ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁but ▁one ▁child ▁died ▁an ▁infant ; ▁his ▁son ▁Lewis ▁surv ived ▁and ▁on ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0