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...sign of giving up. "Our customers are sticking with us," it announced, "[we have] a valid franchise in Guntersville which has many years to run." Guntersville was just as set on its course. Although the city's rates are average for systems supplied by TVA (75? for 25 kilowatt-hours a month), 30% lower than Alabama Power's, Mayor Couch was sure that profits from the new plant would be sufficient to retire the bond issue. He claimed about 95% of the company's 800 customers were switching over -everybody except its stockholders and employes...
...plant. He pointed out to the City Council that T. P. S. had spent $800,000 improving its property since his original offer, and the city's savings (from lower rates, etc.) would amount to $1,000,000. He will charge regular TVA rates: 75? for 25 kilowatt hours a month for residential use (T. P. S. rates: $1 for 15 kilowatt hours). City poles and wires already strung can be used to replace worn out poles and wires in the T. P. S. system when Mr. Mynatt takes it over...
...candidate, but do have 2,200 "Who Cares" members. Our few Negroes are fine citizens. As for churches, we have Mormon, Episcopal, Baptist, Community, Catholic, and Church of God, but none are too well attended. Our water system is municipally owned and we pay 10? per kilowatt for electricity. The birth rate is too low, there being 3.1 children to a Thermopolis family. We have many professional women but none of Dr. Thorndike's suggested doctors or clergy. We have four card parlors, eight saloons, and the world's largest hot springs in addition to other cities...
...meters but the men felt so sick from oil fumes that they did not feel like eating anything. Mr. Beamish's engineers stood around, not helping. A little less than three days after Lawyer Kelley delivered Mr. Beamish's ultimatum, the plant was finally producing 24,000 kilowatt hours out of its capacity of 37,000. Lawyer Kelley then relented, told the men the test was over and they could go home and get some sleep...
Ontario's power is priced on a sliding scale but most consumers pay about .9? per kilowatt hour...