Show Utah Power Light Co I W Wins National Award a a A F aF a a pa A 1 p pa pt t 1 V j i ro 4 r 3 g f N ec i y yi e k kI x I 4 t S r rr rA r A h t Y Yh a at aw w t A of the EdISon Electric ApplIance company of presents the Ife Hughes a larJ to 10 P M AI Party Parry vice lIce pr n-d n commercial c manager and IV A Huc sate sale manager of the Utah POD er 6 at II tie e con of the Edison Edlon Electra in an Chicago LeIlIa LeU to n rill ll Mr Ir Hughes Hughe Mr Party Parry and Mr w v x a ar t P r Tha hI annual 0 George Ceorge orge A A Hughes Hughen I award for consisting ot of a sit allTer ver trophy and a check for tor or 1000 1 was presented to the Utah Power R I lIght fight Ight Company June at the Electric Institute conven I lion Uon In Chicago P II n Parry vice president re and commercial manager and W A A Huckins sales manager I of f the local power company were preSent to receive the award I A similar award Is la given each year by George A Hughes president dent ol of the Edison General Electric Appliance company ot of Chicago ina Ina In a nation wide competition to the power company achieving the bEst results In developing the use of electric cooking among its custo customers mere mers Competing for tor or the 1936 award was wag a large number of ot power companies throughout the country About were eligible to enter the content The basis of judging the winner comprises three factors first the highest percentage of oC electric ranges connected during the y year ar in proportion to the total number of at wired homes not using electric ranges at the tho beginning ot at the year second creative cre sales and advertis advertising advertising Ing plans third method of ot pre presenting the report ot of the year s 8 activities In making the presentation Mr Ir Hughes congratulated ttA th coU t pany for lor the Increase it has scored lc in electric range sales during the year 1936 In proportion to the total num number number her ber ot of residential customers not already having electric ranges The winning by our company of othis this national recognition Is indeed gratifying to all of ot us It Is la also a splendid tribute to the M a ness nesa ot of o the people we serve said George M Gadsby president and general manager of ot the Utah Power Light company com ny Only twenty five years ago Og electric cooking was wa an entirely new and experimental process and the Utah Power Light Light company was a pioneer In Inthe inthe lathe the development of ot Its use Some of the first electric ranges ever placed in operation were connected to this company s lines Through Increased facilities the Inter con Inter con of oC power plants and trans trans- transmission trans transmission mission lines to provide expansion and Improvement of ot service the publicizing of this method of oC cook cooking ing log and making it easily available to the average household tremendous tremendous tremendous ous strides were taken in creating a public acceptance of ot it In la 1913 there were 38 electric ranges on our lines Today we have approximately 25 of ot which 4 were added during 1936 The Utah Power Light com company company pany s 8 aggressive sales and adver adver- advertising advertising advertising program its activities In co- co cooperating cooperating co cooperating operating with dealers and the work of ot its ita home service ors advisors lu in making personal contacts with homo home dwellers are ore important tac lac tors said Mr Gadsby In establishing lishing and maintaining this record in the electric cooking field It ft is isan isan isan an outstanding example too of loyal and efficient employees in all departments co their efforts et ef efforts forts In bringing to the public alow a alow low cost coat and dependable service Mr Hughes donor of ot the award Is widely known In the electrical Industry aa BI the father of ot the tha oleo aleo trio range as a result of his in invention more than 25 35 years ago ngo ot of the first practical electric range ranee r- r for tor domestic use |