Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-11

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electrical week. was a success in
Boise. The week closed Saturday. |
With hydro electric power companies, |
dealers in electrical supplies and mer-
chants together with many consumers
of electrical energy, the week brought
the use of electricity into unusual
prominence. Aside from calling pub
lie attention to the use of electricity,
to the fact that 1t is ideal for cooking,
heating, light and power, it proved a
medium of disposing of many varieties
of electrical appliances. Special cleo
trio window displays and numerous
demonstrations of how the Juice" may
be put to beneficial use held the at
tenton OF hundreds of people during
the week.
The Society Of Electrical Develop
ment which is made up Of central sta
ton power companies Of which there
are 503S scattered over the United
States, inaugurated Electrical Week"
Boise, therefore, was not the only city
to observe the six days set aside for the
display and demonstration of electro
city. In the vast industry of general
ing and distributing electricity in the
United States five millions Of people
derive their living, directly or indirect
ly: $22 a year is spent on an average
by every person in the United States
for electrical material and service; "a
of this goes to the central stations;
| $7,999,S62,157 is invested In the cleo
trical industry including railroads,
telephone and telegraph; $2,09S,613,122
is invested in privately owned central
station electric light and power plants.
LOCAL FIRMS ACTIVE.
The gross earnings of these central
stations for the first six months Of the
present year was 203.50o.o0o, a gain
OF 1916 per cent over the first half of
1876 the output of energy for the first
half of 1915 was 1886. 900, 900 lSilowatt
hours, a gain of "a per cent over the
first half OF 1915. There Is developed
in this country today 100000 hydro
electric horsepower with q consequent
enormous saving of coal resources.
In Boise the Idaho Power company,
! the Idaho Electric Supply company. the
/ Lloyd Donaldson firm, B. J. Hether
| ington e. Co, the Western Supply COM
pany, Sweet-Teller Hardware COM
pany and other firms either prepared
special window decorations or gave
electrical demonsti atoms during the
week.
1t was learned from these firms that
40 out of every 1000 people in Boise are
cooking with an electric range and that
500 out of every 1000 population are US
ing some kind of electric cooking de-
vice while no less than three carloads
of electric washing machines were sold
here during the season.
The following companies and firms
were inspected and interviewed re-
garding demonstrations and displays
during Electrical Week.:
IDAHO POWER COMPANY.
Investigations OF the electric ser
want in the house were m de by sever
al thousand people last week at the
big offices of the Idaho Power COM
pany, which offered special induce
ments to purchasers by giving a 10
per cent reduction on all electric fix
lures. ranges. washing machines and
other appliances. Demonstrations in
electrical cooking on ranges were CIV
en- daily by Mrs. Mary Briggs and their
interest was shown by the daily at
tendance. The demonstrations of the
Universal appliances conducted by
Mrs. Estelle Hancock was another
SiOoI oteioStAoh anu DClh6 val
led brought interested spectators from
all walks in life. Monday and Tues
day an interesting feature in connec-
ton with the demonstrations was the
candy making in electric chatting
dishes by Mrs. Olive Ravens, who re-
presents the sugar industry Of Idaho
and Utah.
Taking It all in all, Electrical week
nv far qqfuI this
year than in previous years, stated MIR
Critics. a representative of the COM
pany. In addition to the coasters
chatting dishes. percolators, and the
more generally known appliances, wo-
men were greatly interested in the
little motor devise for operating a sew
ing machine and the four-heat port
able range, q small affair which IL
placed in the table and In which two
loaves of bread can be baked, a chick
en- roasted or a small meal cooked
within q very short time. Mrs. Han
cock conducted demonstrations with
this small range. Explanations were
also made at the offices of the new
element for ranges developed at the
factories which extends the life of
range elecent to longer period. TIL,
claim Is made that the tests giver
have shown that the element will burr
for 10 years without having to be re
placed.
Another new invention of the mer:
velous Edison, which was explained, Il
the new Mazda lamp.
So successful was Electrical Week
with this company that plans are al
ready under way for an even create
observance and demonstrations anothe
year.
IDAHO ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO.
Manager Walker of the Idaho Elec