Show arnom cm CITY OWNERSHIP records of wisconsin state slate railroad commission indicate a trend front from municipal operation of lighting plants to operation by privately owned utility companies prom 1915 to date dale 17 municipally owned plants were sold to private companies during that period seven new municipal plants were set up anil and 16 taken over by but of these 15 buy electric current front from private utilities records also show that municipalities are scrapping their own onn generating plants and purchasing electric current ironi from private comp companies antes because it can be obtained at less expense in 1915 79 municipalities generated their own electricity while at present only 30 do so in 1921 28 municipal plants purchased their energy from private companies while at present 68 do |