Show DEMAGOGIC AGITATORS the public service commission of the state of 0 washington says the great majority of people affected have realized that the utilities expenses like their own have expanded compelling increased revenues there are some however N lic ho cheerfully pay 12 tor for a pair of shoes for which they formerly paid and who complain bitterly if I the cost ot of a util itys commodity is increased 25 cents a month and accuse the commission of 0 favoritism towards the company if any increase whatever is allowed to meet growing wages and material prices they seem to forget that tile the bulk of the expense in operating most uti utilities liles is labor and that each member of the great army engaged in rendering public service is compelled to purchase the necessities of life at the same high cost that confronts us all we realize that it is not a popular thing to increase rates it would be easy to deny such application and pose dramatically as friends of the people standing between them and corporate greed we occupy a poil poi tion of great responsibility wo we have bao it in our ower to bring ruin and a nd jis aster abter to many hundreds of utilities and rend the financial fabric of the state it is difficult now to secure capital tor for public service enterprises and this commission IY by a rash stroke of the pen could make mahe it impossible in the state 0 of washington we have endeavored in these trying times to save legitimate investment in utility properties from ruin preserve the necessary public service for the people and at the same timo time be just and lair to the patrons who pay tho the price it e c should yield to the clamor politicians whose stock in trade is reckless denunciation of public ut illies and abuse or ties the commission for permitting them to live the results woid bov ld frighten eve even U those irresponsible agitators 0 |