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COST Of UVI NOBottd on Irik* ©I M S Dtp* of IdbotAVERAGE PRICE OfiLCCYRICITYSupplitd lot Rt«id«nf»ol Uif by ComponyTaxes of A 11 1936«IN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS O*- DOiLARSMOST folks can’t evep remember the last time Reddy had to increase his rates back in 1917. Reddy is really proud that the price of electricity is one of the very few things that fiasn’t gone up and up in the past few years. While your .cost of living has gone up 90% Reddy’s wages have gone down 35%.Reddy's Cost of Living Up, tooThe cost of doing business, like your cost of living, has been climbing steadily since 1940 and appears to be headed even higher. At the same time your use of electricity has been, and will continue, growing year by year. Thus Reddy finds himself in the position of doing more and more, while getting less and less return from his work. As examples of how costs are up, Reddy pays 100% more for each ton of coal he burns, and as the chart at the right shows his taxes are up 200%. But by sound business management and by using morethealllow-;icaleldsring60);soireesitionitionfinecost the average residential customer about 10c per week. Rlcctricity is Still your Biggest Bargain 1ead, with aim-ark, itak-n to
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Mallard Leader
Mallard, Iowa, US
Thu, Jun 12, 1952
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