The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-08-23
REDUCED
IMPROVEMENTS ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON WATER POWER co. ANNOUNCE
IMPORTANT CHANGE IN POLICY.
ABOLISH TEN DOLLAR DEPOSIT
Will Spend Thousands OF Dollars in Extending Sys-
tenn to Neighboring TOwns-Light and Power
For the Farm Will Soon be Possible.

/ A reduction in the minimum charge
on the monthly light rate in the res
idential district OF 20 per cent; the
abolition of the ten dollar deposit that
has heretofore been demanded from
consumers of light and power; exten-
sive Improvements in this vicinity in
voIving the expenditure of thousands
OF dollars including extension of lines
to serve Troy, Kendrick, Juliaetta,
Genesee and other sections with the
benefit Of its power lines; and most
important of all the Inauguration of
a plan for extending its power and
light into the rural farming district
with view of furnishing such light
and power to the farmers at low
cost.
| With relation to the cut in rate on
, light, the minimum charge has here
tofore been $1.25 per month but the
new rate yill not exceed 81. The
abolition CT the ten dollar deposit will
become effective at once and will be
extended to all persons who can es
tablish proper credit with the COM
pany 1t is possible that the compa-
ny may require a deposit not to ex
ceed the estimated bill of the deposit
tor for the first month.
| 1t is announced that G. r. Beckman
has been appointed district superin-
tendent, succeeding Fred Shields who
will leave shortly for Spokane to re-
side
| 1t is safe to say that there is not
one person in every hundred in Mos
COW who realizes the magnitude of the
huge corporation, the Washington Wa
ter Power company that has just re-
Gently taken over the properties of
the Idaho Washington Light and Pow
er company and is now extending its
lines throughout the entire Palouse
country and in fact all over the In
land Empire. Something of the ex-
tent of this company's influence can
be pictured when it is recalled that
there are 43 towns in a radius of 100
miles from Spokane which are sup
piled almost exclusively by this con-
cern with every bit of electricity that
they use for lighting, heating and mo-
tor power. Of these 43 towns, 27 are
controlled by the Washington Water
Power company and the remainder
are supplied with power by this con-
cern through operating companies. In
addition to this vast scope of influ
ence, the Spokane concern is supply
ing service amounting to more than
10000 horsepower to the mines in the
Coeur d'Alenes.
Tungsten Light System.
Since acquiring the properties of the
Idaho-W Washington Light and Power
company the Washington Water Pow
er company has closed negotiations for
power supply with the towns of Cakes
dale and Pennington for a series of
tungsten street lightings that are in
every way modern. The company is
now negotiating with Genesee, Cotton
and Uniontown for lighting systems
and expect to enter those towns in
the very near future. AS soon as this
is done Moscow, Troy, Pullman, Gen
esee and Cotton will be connected
through the Washington Washington
Water Power company's system and
will receive service from four hydro
electric plants and one 10000 auxiliary
steam plant with total of $4,000
horse power which guarantees con-
tinuity of service.
Extend to Nearby Towns.
1t is the intention of the company,
stated Mr.. NJ c. Osborn of Spokane,
commercial agent for the Washington
Water Power company, who has been
in Moscow for the past few days, to
build lines from Moscow to Troy and
a little later to Kendrick and Juliaetta
supplying from this source all of the
farmers on American Ridge with light
and power
The company is now engaged in
running lines bearing commercial
voltage to practically all of the small
in this section through
which they will supply the farmers
in the entire district.
Power on the Farm.
in the Introduction of
for light and power pur-
poses that has been made in recent
years." said Mr.. Osborn, Ito extend
lines into the farming communities
and reach the rural homes of the
country"
"Over the mountain road between