Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-06-02
A SAD CASE OF CONVENIENCE
AND NECESSITY

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Since our state Utilities Commissio
is 80 welded to it's pet slogan; Con
venience and Necessity. II is under
stood by all Shoshone citizens that al
application 70 the Commission for
permit TO build a really serviceabis
electric line into Shoshonc would meet
with the disapprovai Of that august
body who would find that our Con
venieDce and Necessity requires but
an average service Of two or three
DAYS a week We are wondering IL
81 Is asking too great favor OF the
commfssion to al least designate GER
tain aensii days on which it will re.
azure the Idshe Power company to
furnish electric service. We might
= fairly happy and contented II we
could absolutely count on two or three
definite days each week The facts
are. Mr. Commissioners. that we of
shoshone have so placed our faith in
the Idaho Power company being able
20 supply US with reasonable con-
tinuous service that we have Installed
electrical apparatus fer lights. heat
and power and in so doing we dis
pensed with all other means Of obtain
ing these necessities. It is a further |
fact that. although the Idaho Power
company employees In Shoshone ex- |
eft themselves 10 the limit Of their !
abilities. and far beyond the amount OF |
service the Power company should /
reasonably expect from It's employees
yet these faithful and efficient en-
ployees are compelled to work with
a LOT OF old junk in the shape Of ma
chinery and power lines that the SER
vice actually delivered is so broken
and irregular as 10 practically destroy
is's usefulness TO the users. There
has not been a month the past year
that that defective service has not |
damaged every user In Shoshone more
than the amount OF his monthly bill I
for service. The past week the dam
age 10 the Journal alone would more
than pay It's bills 70 the Power COM
pany for an entire year The journal |
IS not the only user thus damaged |
Many families depend upon this SER
vice for their cooking. their washing |
machines. their irons and other DOM
estic uses. The city depends upon it
Tor rs water supply.
The Journal IS not much given TO |
complaining OF Inconvenience and |
losses OF this kind. II exrects such /
things as occasional from unexpected
emergencies and so does every clti-
zen Of Shoshone. But the continued |
interruptions OF our electrical service, /
and these Interruptions growing more I
md more frequent. demonstrates that |
the fault IS not due 20 emergencies |
which could not be reasonably ex-
pected but to a broken down and in /
adequat equipment II has also been I
demonstrated that we may expect no
relief from these conditions unless the |
Utilities Commission shan. under It's 4
rule ~ Necessity and Convenience. 4
require thn Power company 10 replace (
SIS present equipment with new and
adequate apparatus. poles wires and
and ~ other Of it's present disrepu-
table OUTFIT The citizens ~ shoshons
fho0ld unite as body 10 demanding 4
fhsi the Idaho Power company either
iosfoii such equipment as viii Fuar-
anfee reruiar service ~ get out of the
territory ana 81, someone IN uho win
gpefantes regular service. or SET oui
~ use ieuiiory aud D. somsone 81
a. ~.