Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-05-21

found sene e plants. hiring from Ie
% 200 men each. eng eyed q naaulae.
turing producas ranging from con
erets mixers ID pianos and candy. With
he kFd nIsHts j. lie sane line 8
manufacturing and 81 dependent up-
en- electricity Ter power. Al homes
IN the town nse electricity About
IS per cent Of these hsee "a aIeztxie
stove. and q this group IS per cent
have electric water heaters IN tie
bathrooms. Nearly every home hes a.
electric sweeper. zoaater. Hat iron
and ether electrical appliances.
Towns like Woodstock have thrie-
1 ing industriea. and yet are free from
the coal smoke and congestion a
living quarters Of larger cities Mrs.
Brusre said. tRenke ere cheaper. and
the people are nest contsnted beeause
cheap electricity makes living in q
small town much more convenient end
At the same time makes industrial
lplants available.
ElectEicity n TIE Home z
| On the farm al the modern con-
Iveniences and labor saving devices are
made available for home. and farm
work through electric transmission
lines. The farmers and their sons and
daughters may work part time IN in-
ldustry during the seasons when farm
work Is slack. Furthermore BY reduce
/ ing and minimizing the drudgery Of
the farm young people who would
otherwise drift to the city are find
ling It more attractive on the farm.
Through classification, wonen's
work in the home has been reduced
from q hardship to = pleasure said
| Mrs. Bruere. THE aII-day Monday
wash is only a few hours Of easy work
with the electric washing machine;
/ the electric iron has reduced work on
Tuesday by one-third and eliminated
the heat from coal or wood stoves;
cleaning on Friday means q saving Of
effort and shortening Of work by the
electric sweeper; and the electric
stove reduces cooking by one-half to
two thirds in time saved. Electricity
in the home has meant a reduction Of
work by at least four hours, thus re-
leasing women's creative energy for
work in industry"
| The legislation proposed in Pennsyl-
vania for the creation of state board
to control Giant Power was discussed
by Philip P. Wells, the commissions
! legal adviser.
To Take Over Coal
The board would charter Biant
Power companies to operate in the
coal fields, and to have power to CON
denim and take over enough coal and
to insure q supply Of fuel for so
years. The companies would be char
tered for 80 years, after which time
the state would operate them upon
payment Of net investment or could
renew charter. These companies
would be expected to erect huge sta
tons Of 1000 horse power and to
I deliver power to great trunk trans
5nission pool system for distribution.
The boaTd would also cIi4ffsF
transmission and distributing cons
i panies. The transmission companies
IwouId build large trunk lines from
i SO. 0e6sto SO2, 900 volt capacity scross
the state under the supervision Of the
board.
The distribution of electricity
Would be left 10 utilities divided into
systems having charter with juris-
i diction over 4 given region, These
i companies would Be expected to
serv eindustrial plants, small townss
and rural communities. They would
j buy electricity from any plant which
offered at a fair price and sell to any
purchaser willing to pay the standard
rate. The charter Of a utility COM
4 pany could be revoked if it failed to
serve its territory.