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Show MILESTONES IN MARCH OF PUBLIC OWNERSHIP Seattle gave three million dollars to tho consumers of electricity In eight years by building a municipal plant. In 1901 tho prlvato company chnrg-cd chnrg-cd 30 cents per k. w. A city plant was projocted and the prlco dropped to 12 cents. The city plant was begun in 1905, ond tho prlvato plant dropped Its price to 10 conts. ' The city plnnt, when comploted, mndo rates successively 8 conts, 7 cents nnd then G conts maximum. Itato during 1914 wns 0 to 4 cents for residences, 5 to 3 1-2 cents commercial, com-mercial, 4 cents to one half cent for power nnd 3 cents for eooklng. Tho private concern met each docllno in prlco. SInco tho municipal plant began operations, threo million dollars dol-lars has been saved to tho consumers. |