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Show .ENTERPRISE I NEW OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE MAJOR GROWTH AREA CENTER OF VALLEY NEW BANK BUILDING 500 TO 6000 SQUARE FEET PARKING UTILITIES PAID BEBR report claims Twice the power consumption is actually costing users less for 250 Average Electric Bills Construction is starting on the new main office of the HEFRI'EAgE WAHK & TRJJST at 4150 South Redwood Road (Carriage Squire). Call John Starley at for information. 966-658- 1 EdsGGXsxsmo tfl 66 VE VASH VINDOWS Electricity bill going up? Many Utah electricity consumers will be surprised that the cost as measured in real dollars was actually lower in 1977 than it was in 1960 or even 1969. That is according to a report published by the Utah Bureau of Economic and Business Research. Constant dollars are those stripped of the effects of inflation. Some consumers may be skeptical claiming that electric bills seem to be taking a bigger and bigger bite out of 'each paycheck. This may be due to a growing appetite for electric energy. National consumption of electricity on a per capita basis in 1977 was approximately twice the amount in 1960. the publicaNevertheless, tion noted, it is interesting to note that 500 kilowatt-hour- s purchased in 1977 claimed a smaller share of the average gross wage than 250 kilowatt-hour- s in the year 1960. The same can be said for 500 kilowatt-hour- s only the "degree of difference in percentage of average wage is even greater for 500 kilowatt-hour. s. Still view this disclosure with a jaundiced eye? Here is a sample instance: HEflDlDSHEtM In 1960 the average resi- OMPANY 328-938- 4 dential user paid $9.76 for 500 kilowatt-hour- s. By contrast, KWH in Utah and the United States, (In Current and Constant 1967 Dollars) 1960-197- 7 14.00 12.00 Utah, Currant Dollars Utah, Constant Dollars -- United States, Current Dollars United States, Constant Dollars 10.00 BJOO 6.00 4.00- - I960 I I,.,. i l I 1965 i i . 1970 in 1977 his average cost would have been $8.31 in terms of real dollars. In 1960 those 500 kilowatt-hour- s would have taken 2.35 percent of his wage of $368, in 1977 it took 1 .76 percent of his wage of $859. Moreover, the cost of electricity is less in Utah than the U.S. average. The average price for 500 kilowatt- U-t- ah U U&J HI l I 1975 hours was 80.8 percent of the U.S.- average. - The article further noted: All prices are relative to other prices and to incomes of people who pay the bills. From the 1930's to the 1970s, incomes and prices in general rose much faster than the prices of utilities such as electricity and gas.1 seemi&Y Since 1909, Bums has been providing the best trained and equipped security guards. Bums provides over 140,000 hours of guard service annually to Salt Lake clients alone. Why is Bums the choice of companies who demand the best w virra p SKYHAWKS PILOT FUGHT TRAINING protection? Because Bums guards receive training in crowd control, fire prevention, parking and traffic control, personal safety techniques and client relations and courtesy. Bums guards also receive training in special problems applicable to certain industries or events as well as proper use of, and qualification in firearms, where necessary. Wirite or call Skyhawk's charter flights can put you Businesspeople, doctors, lawyers, anywhere there is an airport and will engineers and students are all finding save you money. out the fun and value of flying. Flight Training can teach you to So for flight instruction, charters, rentfly. We are a part of Utah's oldest and als and sales, see Skyhawk. largest Cessna Pilot Center. We have flyover 40,000 hours of accident-fre- e We pride ing and instruction time. of ourselves on the quality pilot we SALT LAKE AIRPORT 2 train. WEST JORDAN, UTAH 84084 Sky-haw- k's (801)566-167- 5 (801)328-977-4 . to get the story on how Bums guards can save you thousands of dollars in control of theft, pilferage, vandalism, as well as provide expert security personnel without the personnel headache. Bums International Security Services, Inc 530 Judge Bldg SLC, Ut. 84111 Phone (801)328-892- 8 |