New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-25
GREAT REDUCyION N TIE PRICE or
ELECTRIC LIGHT.

Tho United Electric Light and Po~"- company
.,rouuces a reduction in rates. which. u J.
claimed makes electricity the cheapes- form %
,,i,,r,i,a,,or nov. offered IN Ncw-York CITY.
r.ho connection between the electric light com
,,'ies in %ov.-York city has recently resulted In
enc ver,- interesting developments. Last winter
a hill was introduced IN the Legislature proVidihE
Nv he reduction Of the rates OF electric HshUhg 10
,hroe-f ourihs Of cent per hour Tor ei'h sIN''en
oandlo uovor inrandescent electric lamp. This bill
r.oe GENEROUSLY opposed by the electric Esht COM
o,,es and dd not become a law. \ few weeks
80, q, y.as announced that strong syndicate was
,o, 90 ontor the electric lighting field in TINS Guy,
r,cb for some years had been practically dNlue"
,,,ron the Edison Company ana the 'hl'ed E'''
.1 t,,, ard Power Company. Shortly after. the
1,d,so, COMPANY put into operation ne" sch'""'r
- rates which. although somewhat comPAC"'''
,,ecri, for the ordinary man 10 unh'rS'ahu'
, tanned 10 greatly reduce the rates previously
,,ie,trq This company's new rare. "hl'h went mo
a., an october l.. made one cent per amp "o"'
enc, -. rate but provided for large discounts
for long-hour burners so 'ndt Il r.'
~ - his lamps for sufficient number OF hou'S
az a.. nis rate would 80 considerably beo" one
- :. -, an hour The rate Of one cent per lamp
49, bour was however. retained TOT sha" Gu
,o,,ers which Of course. are mu'h more numerous
Than she large consumer - ,,,,.
w. I-,ited Electric Light ana Power 'oinpf"!
-" - ont with its new schedule OF rdleS.
ny ~ officers claim is cohslH'I my ,"i,nd
- he
nc" IH.ec9 ,okas threc-fourthS OF a cent per amp
'oinlnS maximum rate. This rate d"ci "hStS Il.
houI "a, demanding on the quantity 81 cur ~.
INrn and Inc number o. hours per "a! M
con- 'cend4scent lamp in the customer ihs'd,ia-
cach 'nssd so that the minimum rat' Z" III, Cu9
ION IS usoer~,ting his lamps under the most favor
tVQIil ' onditous IL about one-thlrd o. q cent pc
lamp hour .,,.,.,, ,.,turo Of the United Com
~. ,eu schedule l. that lis ma AWum 10
pdaft miles 10 the smallest toners J. nH ,v''
.Lc rtduced from cent per lamp -put; VIZ
- r., Tho rate for years. TO tHr''-lobi rs %
H"H IA while tho reduction 10 laIS' tuH'o'I'i
siierahle the propor icnat" reduction !" ~
80 ~ small consumers Is Wi'h eItd''r' -
49, Conanauv claims that under us n" Sch'i,
~ y, orers electric lighting al lO"tI It", tH Hl
n car be obtained - any JIM ''' W 49,
states OF any other couHi!. -. .t-.-,. ,,,. ,,tfon
- an rc,S ne interesting 70 observe thr d-i,i,
~ isdison company and OF Inc new. mNs'' i'us
~ Iebtfnr enterprise recently lnrYipoIdl'u -,
- stfn a nominal capital OF S-t"p"", -
Ai,'.'' ~ seems certain that as M" lrsul. ut
nlS ,rndtng connection the people OF N"" -1olSS
tn' -. r. receive their electric HShtlns az a Wu"
"ir - ,han heretofore - 10 inc tHttt on ~
;oHS,iry companies ihcmsclvc.. opinion Is dl'il,t
-, ~ th. most iute cent men IN the hus,,
-. rIa in, that the present reduction in rates W..
~ hessinc iu disguise. H. view 81 thr '1rIn.t,e
NJ lover rates viii popular1e oI,cttlc ns.t,ns
and greatly extend the operations OF LIE s~i'"s
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