Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-01-07

IL ferred to, We have tahlished
venth operating district wit
headquarters at Bremerton wher,
We have Just completed a fine two
story and basement concrete Office
ami service building. Two new
sub-stations have been built in
connection with the cables and
rmrd sub-statlon Is under consruc-
7uou at Breme-ton. During the
same time We nave Rebuilt bon
TRANSMISSION ana Distribution Sys-
Jens Ia conform to the standards
lc4ured ~ TINS company, mater
lany increased The volume oil bust
ness and slightly reduced rates toI
service.
In the extension OF rural electro
fieation We nave sci another new
reeold Tor the company. during
tie year We have built approx
n.ately 500 miles OF new rural lines
giving service 10 about 5000 farms
hitherto without the benefits Of
electricity. As a result oil this w
are today serving more than 80,
900 rural customers-a showing
which cannot be surpassed by any
company operating under similar
conditions IN the United States
and which eeiipses completely,
both in number of customers and
IN rates charged Tor service, tbs
achievements Of the government
owned hydio-electrie system oper-
ating in Ontario, Canada
Our agricultural extension ser
vice has not only dealt with imum-
cradle individual problems OF farm
identification. but has designea
and placed at the command OF our
customers a lumber OF electric app
plianees which are being adopted
IN dairy fruit aud poultry farms
in every part Of the state.
One OF the most remarkable de-
yelopments oI the year has been
the gigantic stride in the develop.
ment of electric cooking. In our
60-day spring campaign we set a
worlds record with the sale of
2043 electric ranges aud surpassed
this feat in ou G0-day fail cam.
paign with the sale Of 1863 ranges
As a result of this, at the close Of
1926 there are more electric range
actually in use oil our own system
than there were in the entire state
Of Washington at the close OF
1924,
Another marked advance has
been made during 1926 in OUT
stage transportation system. Dur
ing the year we acquired the Olym-
pia-Kelso and Kelso-Portland lines
which we are now in process Of
IMPLYING with our Seattle Tacoma
and Tacoma-0lympia lines so as
TO give through service between
Seattle and Portland and the elm
nation of transfers,
In addition to this we have ac-
CURED the stage line operating be-
tween Seattle, Auburn and Kent
and are now COO dinating it with
the seattle-Enumclaw service 50 as
to avoid Implications and improve
transportation.
North Of Seattle, we have put
INTO one system the two stage lines
Formerly operated between Seattle
and Everett and between Everett
aud Mt Vernon and have app led
to the Washington Department of
Public Works for an extension
ftom Mt Vernon to Bcllingham.
In addition 70 this, we have also
established q through service be-
tween Seattle and Vancouver. =
c. aud this, with the eoordination|
of tile 3horter hauls Just mention
ed, will unity SUSTAIN that cannot
fail TO play an important part in|
The development Of The area affect
ed.
Some OF the features Of file year
ii Seattle have been a material OK
tension OF our underground sys-
tem tie construction Of d new au-
tomato sub-Station in the limver-
sity District the completion of a
new service building at lhe corner.
of Eighth Avenue and Roy Street
and Che start Of construction work
on our new stage and iuterurban|
terminal depot
Another gratifying development
oil 1926 has been the great increase
IN thc number Of on local security
holiers Our stock sales increased
iitly per cent more llap during