The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-10-14

and the rated average lie OF a Do |
watt Gem lamp. now In very general |
use for domestic purposes. 10 TOO
houra Under actual service oondi- |
lions the com arison In still more ia
vorable 20 the Tungsten lamp. The
Gem lamp has an efficiency OF an
watts per candle power. while tho en-
cheney OF the Tungsten In ~ or less
per candle power. 90 thst the HIGHT
furnished by . %. watt Tungsten lamp
10 the same 90 that furnished by . So
wstt Gem lamp, and by the uss Of the
Tungsten the customer saves one
half OF his oonsumptlon OF current. y
Tho difference In the Wholesale
prices Of the rs watt Tungsten lamp
and ths so-watt Gem lamp n &c. with
out discounts. With the discounts the
difference IL probably much less. but
oven this difference IN the list price
does not Justify the additional pay
ment demanded by the Edison Com
pany for Tungsten lamps, which in
the case of the 2o-watt Tungsten is
IA cents more than for the b0-watt
Gem lamps. At the Same time the
Edison Company furnishes the larger
size Tungsten lamps from 90 watts
lup without extra charge. although the
actual cost Of these lamps IN consdd-
erably greater than the cost of the
smaller lamps. This Is evidently done
to discourage the use Of tho smaller
Tungsten lamp. which. as stated. would
cut In half the current bills Of the
consumers.
WOULD DO AWAY WITH USE OF
ANTioUATED LAMPS.
Il believe that some action should
be taken To do away entirely with the
use OF the antiQuated Gem lamp. and
! therefore propose that on and after
Jan. 1. 1916, the companies be forbid
den to furnish to their customers any
Gem lamps. and that all lamps fur
nished by them under their renewal
agreements must be Tungstens OF
standard efficiencies and ratings, or
other lamps Of Like or greater EN-
ciencies and ratings. The companies
should also file schedules showing
their lamp prices, which shan be
based on the actual difference In cost
to the companies Of tho lamps sup
piled.
"The Commission should prescribe
| clearly that the minimum rated effi-
cheney OF electric lamps furnished by
the companies shall be IN watts Per
candlepower, and should recommend
for general and domestic use TunE-
II a H..
Or than 20, and for the purpose Of in
should be required to print this re-
| quirement and this Recommendation
conspicuosisly on their customers'
billA"
Commissioners Hayward takes the
position that all consumers OF electric
light should be treated alike. On this
point he sdNs In his report TO the
Commission, which viii soon be called
UP for considerations:
~ had hoped, and believe each
OF the other Commissioners had
hoped. that IN addition to preventive
discrimination, we could eliminate
securing wholesale rates from thu
!. companies and then retailing the cur
rent 20 their tenants. II was desir
able for future determination o.
rates that either the companies o.
the actual consumers derive tn
benefit from the sale and purchase o
electric current, on the theory that
the consumer derived II. the benefi
was direct TO the public, and IL tn
companies derived It, 1t might swell
their revenue TO a point whore a fur
Their reduction. oven though slight
might be warranted.