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Show COST OF THAWING PIPES. I Calling up over the telephone yes- i terday. a workman said his wife hadj engaged the electric service men who I 1haw pipes and after 20 minutes of I, thawing the bill was $7.50. j "I am a man of family and this ! -charge takes from me three days rev- ! enue. I call it a holdup. What is your I -definition?" Without more Information than is j -at hand, the Standard is not prepar- d to say whether the charge is rea- sonable. Equipment is an Important pari of the expense incurred by the I men who are doing this work. What j relation that bears to the bill they I present, we do not know. How much I thawing have they and what amount l cf current is employed? H The charges seem very high, but our j -opinion is not that of an expert. 1 Before home owners or renters call I cm the electric men to free their pipes X tfrom ice. they should inquire the cost. hlblt should be made to the district forester. This exhibit will be of Rreat ndurnMonnl Mlue to the vouur people who are attending school, and the otfer of the forest service should be appreciated. |