Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1928-12-14
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REDUCES RATES


within the limits of the city OF
Seattle, the Puget Sound Power
4 Light Company, through its
president, A. w. Leonard, today
announced substantial reduction
III lighting rates together with the
establishment of combined rate
for electric cooking and lighting
whereby all electric service in the
home and on the farm may be fur
nishe3 through single meter.
The present rate reduction,
which, as a matter of fact, has
been under contemplation for sev,
eral months past, follows closely
along the lines of the rate reduc-
tion declared Ivy the company in
the fall of 1925 and which also
covered all territory served ex-
cept within the city limits of Sc
attic. Suburban residents of Seat
tie, just beyond the city limits,
viii benefit by the new lower rates
as they did in 1925,
Generally speaking, the reduc,
tion in residence and commercial
lighting rates ranges from one
half cent to one cent a kilowatt
hour in the primary rate and, in
certain cases, the secondary rate
is also reduced, while the total
saving made available to com
pany customers as result of
these reductions is estimated at
more than $220,000.00 year.
Even before the reduction, y
Mr. Leonard said this morning,
"our rates both for cities and run
al territory were among the very
lowest in the entire United States.
This reduction is in the line with
the eompany's established policy
of reducing rates throughout its
territory just as fast as conditions
will permit
at is made possible largely
through the increased use OF elec-
trio energy by our customers and
the addition of many new custo-
ncrs upon our existing lines. The
use of the electric range, refri-
gerator and the many other house
hold appliances in use in the aver
age home, together with the rapid
extension of electric service upon
the farm have given the company a
broader market for its output and,
silice the new reduction, like the
former reduction, is in the pri-
mary rate all our customers will
receive the benefit of it.
Sin addition to this general re-
duetion, we have also established
a new combined rate whereby all
electric service in the home and
on the farm may be furnished
through single meter. II is based
upon a primary charge ranging
from $l.25 to $l75 per month
plus three cents per kilowatt hour
for the first $50 kilowatt hours
and two cents per kilowatt hour
for all current used in excess
thereof.
"This rate is specially designed
for those customers who have clec-
tric ranges or other electrical
cooking devices and whose bills
under the combined rate will be
less than they are now paying
"The prime purpose of the rate
is 10 place the farm, as nearly as
may be done at this time, upon
the same plane as the factory in
sofar as electric service is con-
cerned. II permits the unlimited
use of electric power to perform
the farm work at cost far less
than the work can be accomplished
by any other means. Between six
ty and seventy per cent of the far
mers located within the territory
which we serve are now using
electric service and, under this
new rate, all Of them can make
more money by the intelligent use
of electric power than they can
without it. Neither man power nor
animal power can compete with
this new rate in the matter of
economy
I'm spite of the increased cost
of living, the rates for electric
service of this company have been
constantly decreased and we take
great pride in the fact that during
the thirty years which we have
been serving the people Of West
ern Washington there never has
been rate increase
"The combined rate viii be-
come effective on all consunp-