Show Electric E Rates Go Down D Despite spit appreciable increases in n all phases of oC operating cost electrIc I rates now average 25 per pel cent below war prewar level The average l e prices are arenow arenow arenow now r 50 o per pc cent higher construction casts sl arc are 70 per pet cent higher her skilled labor wages more lnore than double union standards Ire are the highest in history Pa per capita state an and local taxes have increaser increased per cent Yet the cost or of electric service has hns declined declined ed eel since 1013 1913 The utilities strive to give ive the best I t possible service at the least possible c cyst t Last L l year the average profs prof of e companies was wa little i a over seVen per pel cent a halfor half 01 or a third the income enjoyed ed b by industry many lines of in- in in The reason for low electric costs is found foun in increased inci cased efficiency and economy in utility management and th the trend toward condo small units into great systems t ss Mass 1 c ms pro pro- pro production and distribution not only cut cu t Costs but provide a standard of ser ser- service ser service service vice not thou thought ht ofa of a few years a ago o More an and 1 more utilities are arc iv- iv giving ire ing rate reductions as im- im im ant improved proved conditions make them pos pas pos pos- sible sable possible othe Electricity is not only one of oC o f the most t rc necessary of present day agencies but one of or the cheapest |