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Agents Wanted Miscellaneous ANTED NOW-q-SA SMEN FOR JNO. ALFRED MACDONALD, unrepresented Prlnc Edward Is- Land Surveyor, I-ierlnanville, P. land counties. ‘P, Weekly. ex- E. I. 5-18-1 mo. elusive stock and be y. Rep-

_.a six hundﬁed acre modern‘

Nu ry growing choicest varieties]

I best StOClt. EQI-lbllfihkd thlIty ysqrs. Our agencies are valuable. Writog-Pelham Nursery Co., Tor- onto, Ont, A. W. tl. ADI. l5.

' Articles For Sale...

CAR FOR. SALE -—_ DIG l OVER- iand ill splelldid running order. J. A. Webster 8t Co., 156 Rich-

mond Street. ‘ - 5085-0- l4-3i.

‘LFJGIIORN CHICKS, $16.00 per 100. Everett i-lowatt, Carleton. 5095-6-15-4i.

ooolnnc oesophagus-sate.- Apply 80 Rochford St. ' 5080-6-14-21

iiolt SALE-NEWLY, FRESHEN- ed cow. W. W. Owen, French Fort. 5084-6-14-21

ioa SALE-AMERICAN RUBBER‘

hall price. C. l). Morrison, Fred- ericton, P. E. I. 5080-fi-14-3i

a.__i.___________ m. SALE-FABER SULKY. Al‘- Stly Willard Kelly, Bunbury. 5036-8-13-3i

mar can. I-‘OR nsax CIIICIKSI

‘Eiarred Rocks) hatched 20th.

.1 une. from high producing straill. .' ice is cents each. James Stav-

_ Ert, R. R. 3 Summerside, P. E. I. i 50Dn43~I5-'3i.

t . ' ‘ ﬁll SALE -'~ MOGUL- ".1

,, II. P. Jmrine. in good conditio may be T. n at A. l-Iorne

a Co. show 6004-6-15-2i

t CTION sans: or can 0N THE 1 srket Square to-day at . l2 - Tlofk. also one set harness. Ben]. t arter. Auctioneer. ' 8001

l, i .

i a SALE _ A six-iodine» Wife with bood outbuildi s and flour acres of land, situi d one illlile from Montague. For further 1particulars apply to D. J.. Mc- lﬂn. Montague ' or George ‘Tweedy, Atiorney-at-law. Char-

Wilticgown. _ . wn-s-ls-al.» ____,_.___ aie_ Help Wanted .

l _. ._ _

ANTED- A MAID CAPABLE OF M"! plain cooking, also s house- mlid- Apply Mrs. Arthur Peake.

iii North River Road. ~ - 6009-64541.

fIIHT/zvr COOK warn-so roll Charlottetown Summer Resorts. owmi’ Bsed preferred. Writs Robert Cotton, Charlottetown. solc-s-ls-sl.

Li»

VANIro COOK-ALSO DINING . Mm lnrl for McMillan howl. Ap- Pl! Mrs. warren, 19o Richmond ‘i » _ w-lo-s-la-sl

t

illilioi f " ‘ ,-. to slur their plsqp or. Ins-

t Illll on W start-

Illlifl m» . , m“ '° ‘tiilftfitlii.

ms

ri-"alt-rlserr-ro'

7Belting any length and width atmIG EARNING.

"TF4 ‘ “r1002 t‘ o-t-Ralye-t =-

IJLLHEADS AND STATEMENTS neatly printed. Guardian Job Printcry.

ﬁsuonlam AN MOURNINO cards at shortest notice. Guard- iail Job Printery.

SHIPPING TAGS, EXPEDITIOUS- ly supplied. Guardian Job Print- ery. tr

CORRESPONDENCE CARDS AND envelopes with address printed. Just the tiling for acknowledge- ment, intimations, etc.,~Guardinn Job Printery. ti.

BEFORE ORDERING YOUR SUIT see S. F. Tarbushs samples, from 818.00 to $45.75, made to your mea- sure, in any style. Also raincoats. tailored-to-measurs in any style. at $6.75 up. Made to fit and well tailored. S. F. Tarbush. Special

i Representative, 172 Prince St,

Charlottetown.

5-14-tf

I

STEADY EM- ployment for Barbers. Become ex- pert in 8 weeks. Write Molar Barber College, Department "F", Halifax. 3-1-22-ttstf

Wanted -

GENTUSMEN DESIRING COM- fortable rooms with board at reasonable rates. Apply Guardian.

5059-6-13-31

,___._____._.___.._.__ DIRECT SALESMEN —'l‘III-I TWO "Speedo" Labor Saving Machines are needed in every home. At pre- sent we are in need of a good man for‘ the city of Charlottetown. One with experience preferred. Write stating age. experience. married or single. A. A. MacDon- ald Jr., New Glasgow, N. S. iDlstrict Manager.)

507l-6-14-3l

‘id-ii

__,_._ To Let

T0 LET HOUSE AND STORE. 19 Cumberland St. Apply 202 Sydney 5t", 5054-6-13-31

_.._________-_--_--- T0 LET-MOUSE I-‘OR SUMMER. furnished. Apply Guardian Office.

" 5065-8-13-41

. appear on behalf of the defendant.

ff neighboring districts were there to

'“ wnlnock-At New York City,

Central Guardian

STEADY IMPROVEMENT -1-1el' that Mrs. W. H. V_, unbar is pro- greasing favorably a ter undergoing

l" °i1eration for appendicitis in the Prince Edward Island Hospital.

SERVICE 0F IIAZELBROOK Circuit for June_ 17th as follows, Cross Roads. 1i a. m.. Mr. C. L. MﬂcKay. President of Ipllnd Con- vention will speak. Alexandra 3 p. m. Haaelbrook, 7 p. m. An illustrat- ed sermon the Topic. Special music.

RECITAI. AND DANCE - Last ei/enlns at Brighton Club, Mr. Ben Wagner entertained his pupils, their Parents and friends. at a delightful recital, dance and banquet. There were over 175 present, the children performing very nicely to the large and appreciative audiencee. The sliver cup. presented by Mr. Wagner. to his most proficient, pupil was awarded to Miss Evelyn Block. It was a most enjoyable occasion lo both young and old and was voted by all to be a great success.

EXCHEQUEB COURT-The Do- minion Echequer Court sits this morning at 10.30 in the Law Courts. Judge O'ditte and Judge MacLean, Mwmpanied by Mr. Arnold w. Duvclos arrived in the city on Wed- nﬂiday night and are registered at the Victoria. The only case on the docket is an intricate legal action. the King vs. Alexander Joseph Mac- donald. Mr. C. G. Duffy, K. C., ap- pears for the Crown, while Messrs| Mackinnon and McNeil are solicit- ors. Mr. Donald Mackinnon will

SITE FOR PROPOSED NEW HOSPITAL — At a meeting last night of the Trustees of the PI E. 1. Hospital together with the special committee appointed to act with them it was decided to erect the proposed new hospital on the grounds of the present hospital. This decision will come before a special meeting of the subscribers to the hospital to be held later. The meeting was presided over by the chairman of the Trustees, Mr. W. K. Rogers.

LAID T0 REST - The remains oi‘ the late Thomas MacLellall, Eldon, were laid to rest yesterday in tho historic burial grounds of Belfast. The people from all the

pay their last respects to a man of whom it was truly said, “He was one of Nature's real gentlemen." Tile late Mr. MacLellan was a man with many friends, known and respect- ed by all people with whom he came in contact either in a business or s. social way. The funeral services were conducted at the home and grave by the Rev. Mr. Rodger wllo spoke most fittingly of life and death. To the bereaved widow, one son Alexander in Calgary, now on his way home, and three daughters in the West, The Guardian extends sincerest sympathy. PERSONALS

Mrs. Ernest McTague and infant daughter Joyce, are visiting Mrs. McTaguets parents, Mr. and’ Mrs. John McCarthy.

EASTERN STARS

A meeting of the Eastern Stars lottery Committee will be held ut L. O. C. Hall tonight at 7 o'clock.

BIRTHS PIJRSEY-In this City, on June 2. i928, to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Pur- sey. a son.

DEATHS

IIODGSON — Died in tho city, June i4, 1928, Helen Katherine, infant daughter of Clarence H. and Mrs I-Iodgson, aged i0 days.

LEDWICII-At the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Duncan, 46 Edward Street, on Thursday. June 14th, 192B. Mrs. George H. Ledwich. aged 75 years. Funeral Friday at 2.30 p. m.

WILLIAMS-At Everett, Mesa. on June 7th. Miss Genevieve Williams, formerly of Charlottetown.

Thursday. June 14th William Char- les Whitlock, formerly of this City, aged 74 years. Funeral from the residence‘ of his son. Mentoh A., 48 Brighton Ave., Sunday at 3 p. m. under the auspices of the Oddfel- lows.

Anchors Lose ; To R o v e r s‘

The Rovers ran their winning streak to five straight when tnﬂy, defeated the Anchors in a seven inning fixture last evening. Getting two runs across the plate after two Anchor errors in the first inning. the northenders were never headed. The score was 5-1. ( Tbs game was an excellent ex- hibition in spite of a few scattered e s. The Anchors showed a d"- cﬁ; improvement in their entire line-up and behind the steady him‘ m3,“ Tom Mclarianc who made his first appearance of the season. put-up a hard fight for the hon- ou ‘. Although the work of the R0 rs’ hurlers was slilhll! NIP- crf , Maclliarlaile turned in a bril- exhibition and had his team- ma batted mm campus-iv "'4 fielded more consiltfntly i! WW1‘: have been anybody: Ilml- A! l

many friends will be glid to learn ,

THE CHARIIOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

Prayer Book

. Again Rejected '~. oiita-Sa l ‘v’

i IliF.r.il.\"l'\Hlil-ll t (Canadian Prose) omrmr m lmr OllALi l l) LONDON, June la-Thosocblld row llollr. AND lllvrus

revision of the prayer book was r6-

jected in the House ct Commons t0-

day by a vote of 200 to I20. ———-—{-l

>i_ year ccntract, and felt that, if 5t

. entered into a new contract, we

should-enter into a contract for a term of years.

_RESERVE Friday June n“ Councillor Kennedy said, in re-

gard to rates for small consumers, the breaking point was nine kilo- watt hours. If a small consumer (one with less than i200 feet of ﬂoor area) used less than 9 K.W. hours, he would pay more under the‘ new -rates than under the old; if he used more than 9 k.w. hours, he would pay less under the new rates.

Mr. MzcKce said that while the Company would like to have the privilege of renewing their contract after ﬁve years, they would be per- 790th’ Willing to lake a ﬁve years contract.‘

This ended the discussion, and the fﬂllowllli; resolution was passed:

Resolv ’:_That the report of the lisht committee be adopted, and an agreement be entered into with the Maritime Electric Co., embodying ' the new rate as mentioned therein. The same agreement to run for’ a term of ﬁve years from this date and same approved by the City Council before being signed, ,

Moved by Councillor Kennedy.

Seconded by Councillor M. W. Reardon.

The following communication from the Maritime Electric Co., was read at the special meeting of the council held on the night of Tuesday, June _5th:

teenth for the play "Safety ﬁrst" in St. Eleanor’: l-Iail. See posters for particulars. 5090-6-14-21

| —THE LADIES AID of Keir Me- morial Presbyterian Church intend holding a picnic and bazaar at Breakwater Shore. Lower Malpeque. on Wednesday, July 4th. 6012-6-15-21

--CIIIEF DEYOKAII — (Charm A. Cock) Canada's -- Indian basso and entertainer will give an enfor- tainment in the King George Hail, Kensington, on Friday evening. June 15th, at 8 o'clock. Chief Deyokah will be assisted by local talentzPro- coeds for Ladies Aid cf United Church." Admission 35 and 25 cent!- Ssie of candy. 6015

CITY COUNCIL

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_________. said was Fredericton. In Truro th rates were somwhat smaller than ours. The cost of production was 4.7c per kilowatt hour. Their rato was 51-2 cents per K. W. Hour and service charge 90c. be far as the street lighting is concerned. these new rates will be 3-8c per k.w. hour as against 9.30 per K. W. hour und-

er the old rate. ' Councillor Holman after expres- sing his appreciation of the excel- lent work done by Councillor Ken- nedy and the Light Committee, gave it as his opinion the matter should not be rushed through hastily, but meeting your honorable body to dis- be consgqel-ed from every angle_ng cuss the rate situation in Charlotte- matter if it took several meettings WW"- WB mﬂke this request as we o; the (my Comm" m clear the-have been unable to come to n com- matter up He was not’ for imtancepplete understanding with your Com- anogether elem. on the matter oflmittee. Many features of -this rate street “shunt though he hm m_ situation have been discussed and caved information on the matwrlyour Committee and ourselves have iagreed on several matters. There

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slit? of ‘the glllnimume chvlllllsgefuis kiitilgtéedftl" ogw" lmmts which 5mm‘! L _ seusse .

S 00 or 75c f_0r the small consum I wish to bring to your attention

er? r-o-o- mono n::..l."v.:;"".'::z2zi innate 3'35;

‘clharge for the small consumer is Study However it occurs to me 5°~ tha ' - coo-op»- ntoooo- no motl- t...itil,“5§t5lZ°t2s¥T’“§tt3?;“¥‘J$. mum (ihﬂrke l8 $1.00. vince of Canada that I know of Mr- MM-‘Kie who was present. cor- has established Public Utility Com- roborated Councillor Foster's state- missions, composed of technically ment in the matter. trained experts to deal with rate Councillor Foster, continuing readﬂuestions. The experts composing a letter from Mr. Doull to himself the different Utility Commissions on the subject. Mr, Doull gave 1t, aydevote their entire time to rate his opinion that electricity shouldlllllestlﬂns and BYE Qﬁmllen-Sﬂiﬂd by be contracted rm- by watts and not the procedure we find in Charlotte- by candle powm town,‘ you will recognize that the He thought m View o; this ma“, three gentlemen which you have ap- it might_be better to have some ex- Ymmted as ym" (mmmntee t‘? 5mm’ planamm o; this question of wamithe questions of rates. are confront- c-oe-w-t innit.“.32.‘;‘3fi££.t“;£‘....$..":£5; Mr’ Mum’ of‘ being asked mslother duties and occupations which opinion on the matter, said that, the must ursue In m d, ,_ with the present efficiency of street‘ ﬂedyexpe ‘e369 I ﬁave Seldlgm ﬁssile‘ | . lamps a 250 c. p. lamp would use I55 a comm tee appointed by a comb watts. But lamps for street lighting c" as painstaking and as thorough were still rated by candle power and‘ as you, Commmm - the term had not disappeared. 1t must be realized that there are Councillor Holman thought them-e always two 511195 to every ques. council should have the advice of tion. Your Committee of necessity an electrical expert, and that it is principally interested in the rate would be best to enter into a eon- questions as it will effect citizens of tract with the company for only oneﬁharlottetown. We. however. 1'9- year on the new rates as a trial,— quest the Privilege 0f laying bﬂfofe something which, 1g the compgny you our side of this rate question werg sjncgrg 1n me msutm he felt and thereby relieve your Committee they would be perfectly Mums m of the task o! explaining both sides d°_ ~ of the situation. councmo, Kmmdy m - With your permission, I wish to explain with examples, the saving draw certain matters to your atten-

ttion. When my principals took ov- which could be made under the newhar the operation of the Charlotte-

rates by different firms whose on- sumptlon had been computed. gev-l21K“‘Egg?rgildsyssrrgékthirecglifrail; en consumers. out of ten. he clainl-‘whjch had some years ‘to run This ed wmnd make “ great “Vi”? thelContract covered the street lighting other three would be about the samefw be funﬂshed the cm, and also He; °I pmilbly a “we "13""- |forth certain electric rates which Churches 511d 1105113818. 1V - MM- the electric company should and Kie explained, paid only 50 per ccntlcould chgfgg of the connected load. , We also found a generating plant Councillor MaeLeod thought there that was very much run down and were certain aspects of the questionlwhich was rendering poor service. which might well be discussed. ButiAiter studying the situation. we it would be useless, he. thought tolcame to the conclusion that the el- enter into a one year contract. It eﬂ-flc Sefyiﬁe Supplied Unlimite- wculd put us at the company's mer- cy. Five years contract would be the least that should be taken up. He thought the contract, on the whole was very fair, and would be satis-i factory to the greater number of

Halifax, N. 5., May 28th, 1928.

Hi8 Worship the Mayor. and Gen- tlemen of the Council, CHARLOTTETOWN. P. E. I.

Gentlemen: We have requested the privilege of

town was not commensurate with ‘the electric rates set forth in the above mentioned Contract. We therefore determined to rectify the poor service and to install proper equipment in our plant and in our consumers’ [distribution lines, which would ren

Councillor Foster thought the; mnwr h“ been we“ dmcuued byloo-o-o-o-eo-e-ooooooooo-o-oooo»

in Memorial»- In lovlnl_% of my

dear Father, Joscph Stewart, who departed this llfc Juno

was not in favour of a one year's’

now, and that the report might well; be adopted. Then the contract could} be discussed clause by clause. He

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contract. The people of Charlotte- town were not large users of elec- tricity. Once they are educated up to the use of it, there was to be a

filth, mo.

Sadly missed but not

forgetful.

Inserted By Bdrm.

In Memoriam

In fond memory of Gertrude Emily Cameron who died June 14th, 1927. aged l5 years.

A light ls from our household gone. A voice we loved instill,

place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled badly missed in the home.

Inserted by her family.

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was, Alifcbcan and arboneli held

h“, ‘ml the hard hittlml

I u an and Mcllachern did the

urgeon biamond admired "i"

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once heavy-hitt n8 champlm" i° ‘

JaillacDonaio and Bill Ryan on i

i N. D. Mid-u" llndertaliel‘ EMBAIMER

. new contract . thought.

provision inserted in the contract, by which, if the c mpahyk profits exceeded 8 per c t they would lower the rate from 7c to 51-2 or} 8c per kilowatt hour. He could not| see wh the city was going to lose; it ould gain at every point! I-Ie was also of the opinion that ‘ money could be saved if the wafer-

AND

CAMERA I SUPPLIES

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works would use electrical power w‘ do-its pumpilg. ' . l Councillor oinlnn enquired how —--- .

much more the street lighting was

til".égtfﬁzit.t“itf‘liil‘titi“iéiii COMPLETE OI‘ 6 l‘. glint Kennedy l

"By candle o r." _ |

COIHOIIIOP Holman, though not prmsing municipal ownership, if the was satisfactory“ nevertheless. that there would be a saving if the city ran its own plant. He was not yet quite clear on the street lighting. i

Mr. Mackee on request explained this question. i

Ills Worship while considering

TIIE PROMPT DRUGGIBTS

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that the light committee were sn- >

titled to great credit, nevertheless < - - s.

nt that it would have been well if _ g _ . E l!" '- they had called in an expert to as- ,~ , ' list them. fie did not favour a one ‘WW "t eeeeeneeeneeee.

der a service commensurate with the electric rates charged.

To nuke this comparison between the former and present service ren- dered by rny Company, I wish to turn over to your Worship, several voltage charts. In each case, the Chart no. 1 shows the type of volt- iug issuing out of our generating

the plant. Chart No. 2 shows the» voltage since improvemen‘ were made. The present steady, uniform voltage is in marked contrast tothe ﬂuctuating. varying voltage which formerly maintained at our plant. To render a better service to our customers in Charlottetown. we have expended since July 31, i926, $152,- 201.22. Of this. $125,508.01 has been expended in our power plant and the remainder in our distribution lines.

I wish to bring to your attention that during the past two years, we have spent a large sum oi money in Charlottetown to render better ser- vice. This large expenditure was based on a valid Contract between the City of Charlottetown and our Company. I wish to ask a question:

Can it be considered entirely fair to demand of us a lower rate than that set forth in the Contract. af- ter we spent a large sunl oi money under the protection given us by the Contract?

If the Charlottetown Company were earning excessive profits on ex- isting rates, it might be reasonable for both our customers and for your honorable body to demand a reduc- tion in rates, irrespective of a valid Contract. I wish to put myself on record as to the actual earnings of the Charlottetown Company for the year i927. In that year, the Char- lotteiown Company earned $iB.601-- 48, before any allowance for bond interest. The deprecated value of our power plant and distribution system is $471,834.05. The profit on the reproduction cost was therefore 3.9%. Throughout the English speaking world, the governing bod- ies permit a public utility to earn a fair return on- the asset value of plant and equipment used to serve the public. It is to be assumed that your honorable body. constituting as it does the governing authority in Charlottetown. will follow the usual procedure and will permit the elec- tric public utility in this City to earn a fair return on the capital in- vested in tile electric system.

I beg leave to summarize the sit- uation as follows:

l. We have spent a large sum of money in Charlottetown to render good service on the belief that our Contract with the constituted auth- orities of Charlottetown, was valid. 2. The return we are making on our invested capital does not war- rant any reduction in rates.

The facts of the electric situation as they actually exist in Charlotte- town, do not warrant any reduction in rates whatsoever. It would seem therefore, that it. would be impos- sible for the electric Company t0 meet your honorable body on any common ground as to electric rates. However, we have proposed t0 Y0!" committee,‘ a. procedure which we believe will accomplish the desired result of securing eq able and low- er rates for our cus omers and at the same time permit the electric system in Charlottetown to continue to grow and to continue to render adequate service to this community. At the present time our sales to our residential customers in Char- lottetown are lower than in any other City we know of in Canada or in the United States. Furthermore our sales to the City of Charlotte- town for street lighting are ex- tremely low and the present inad- equate street lighting clearly dem- orlstrates this fact. Brieﬂy. we have proposed to your Committee that the existing Contract be voided by mutual consent of the City and our- selves and a new Contract entered into under which Charlottetown will secure a modem street lighting system at but a small increase in cost to the City and that the citiz- ens of Charlottetown shall receive a rate which will permit the citizens to buy electricity for lighting. c001‘!!- ing, heating and other uses at .03 ..t cents per kilowatt hour. To be more explicit, we have suﬂﬂstkd W Y0"? Committee that we will furnish the City of Charlottetown with 109 pf" cent increase in street lighting for 65 per cent incresae in cost of 118M- ing. We further pr0l>°5°d 118N108 rates for Charlottetown which-will effect a reduction to the citizens of Charlottetown of $7,300.00. You will note that this reduction of $7.300 thirty nine percent of the net re- turn which we made last yea]- which was SIBﬁO1-43-

The rate which we have proposed for residential consumers. is as fol- lows:

Service Charger-UM DEF mill":- Energy Charge-First 30 kw. r- per month at .070. per kw. hr. 6a‘, Over 30 kw. hr. per month at - -

pcr kw. hr.

1 ask your honorable body to notice at for all bills over $3.10 e in?“ t the additional energy is It -°3 *- P" kw. hr. This is in cornpﬂﬁm" w

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1 QUEEN HOTEL

cverthil

Bill!!! hlVO 890D‘ MID,

i! I51 I0 ° m]; OI d0“!!! m

tbousa repairs and improvements. It

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Bates ISM In 045° per day.

’ Charlottetown . Hotel Co., Ltd.

plant before the improvements in‘

friends something (‘Xiffl lillc Pale Dry.

illc main delicacy of ﬂay

tzlin spring wafer tapped rock.

WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS

special ill Evange-

l ' _ - .. , hot strlttly speaking n gmgr-r up“ fhcre ls .l touch 0f ginger ln lt, frilly enough, bur

0r ‘belongs to fruit

juices deftly blended with bracing lllolln.

385 {PM down ill A

7 CIIARLOTTETOWN, P. B. I.

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the existing rate of 13c per kw. hr. The rate which we have proposed for commercial lighting is of the same character and also gives our commercial customers the opportu- nity of securing three and one-half cent (.03 1-2c) electricity. This com- mercial rate need not be discussed as I‘ understand that such rate is satisfactory to your Committee.

I understand that your Commit- tee objects to this residential form of rate for the reason that it in- creases the small consumer. I fur- ther understnnd that your Commit- tee desires n rate which gives the small consumer a service charge of .750. and permits the small consum- er to get electricity at .03 I-2c. for all electricity used in excess of 17 kw. hr. per month.

In an effort to meet the wishes of your Committee, I have stated that we would favorably consider a rate having a service charge of 75c. for consumers occupying residences with s. ﬂoor area of 1000 sq. ft. or less. I understand that this service charge based on the ‘area of the residence is unsatisfactory to your Commit- tee. I wish to bring to your atten- tion that this is exactly the deﬁni- tion llsed in Yarmouth, Nova. Sco- tia, as approved by the Utility Board of Nova Scqtia. ‘I also wish to point out that this area basis is used in Amherst, Nova Scotia.

While electric rates in one terri- tory are not comparable with elec- tric rates in another territory, it may be well for me to give you herewith the residential or domestic rate now in effect in Amherst: Service Charge—.03c per month per 100 sq. ft. of ﬂoor area.

Energy Charge —- In residences having a floor area of 1000 sq. ft. cr less:

First 20 kw. hr. used per month at 6 cents per kw. hr.

Over 20 kw. hr. used per month at 3 3-4 cents per kw. hr.

In residences having a floor area in excess of 1000 sq. ft.

First 30 kw. hr. used per month at 6 cents per kw. hr.

Over 30 kw. hr. used per month at 3 3-4 cents per kw. hr.

__Minimurn Bill: $1.00 per month. The costs of rendering service in Amherst are quite different than we experience here. The Electric sys- tern in Amherst and vicinity is many times larger. That Company sells tremendous quantities of elec- trteity for industrial purposes, thereby cutting down their overhead charges and permitting them to generate electricity at a much lower cost. Furthermore, their plant is located close to the mines and they use a refuse coal costing a mere fraction of our cost.

You will note, however. that the form of rate in Amherst is very si- milar to the form cf rate which we proposed to your Committee. The Amherst rate would have a service charge of .30c per month for a house of 1000 sq, ft. or less; the amended rate which we have tentatively ac- cepted would have a service charge to such consumer of .750. This is a difference of merely .45c. a month per consumer. Our costs of doing business in Charlottetown are greater than is represented by this small difference.

ﬁrst block is 20 kw. hrs. The rate which we will tentatively accept proposes a first block of 17 kw. hrs. per month. Our rate permits the small consumer to get into the low rate block with a smaller consump- tion.

We wish we might be able to sell electricity as cheaply as in Amherst

. and vicinity. It is physically im-

possible for any electric system op- erating in Charlottetown to accom- plish this desired result. The day may come when our load will scin- crease as to permit a lower rate. but in the rate which we are proposing we have discounted the future, to a considerable extent and contemplate receiving a very meager return on our investment for several years to

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50 per month. You will note that the organization in New Brunswick isoperated by the Government at no proﬁt, in fact for some years has been showing a deficit. If a Gov- ernment-owned electric system must charge a service charge of $1.00, it is not unreasonable for a private- owned utility to expect to collect a similar service charge. It is quite apparent that no organization can live that does not make some return on its investment.

I wish to call to the attention of your honorable body. that while we may have delayed on this question cf rates, yet in spite of a contract which assures us the existing rates for a few years, we are endeavoring to co-operate with your honorable body to give our customers in Char- lottetown fair priced electricity to- gether with high class service. I think you will agree with me that we might have replied to any rate investigation initiated by your hon- crable body that the rate question should not be taken up fordiscus- sion now as we had some years yet to run on our Contract. The organ- ization which I have the honor to represent has never taken that nar- row viewpoint, but has always and will always endeavor to co-opsrate with the constituted authorities in any movement which is conducive to goodwill and betterment to the territory in which we operate.

as to the City of Charlottetown building its own power plant and entering into ruinous competition with the existing utility. I know of no power on earth to prevent your honorable body from adopting this course. We can only show you the

nation in Charlottetown. and per- mit you to determine whether you are going to permit us to make a meager return on our investment or whether you will involve the City of Charlottetown to an expense of $400,000,000 or $500,000.00 in s. com- petitive electric system which may or may not ever return sufficient to pay the bond interest.

As stated previously, we are more than willing to divulge to you gen- tlemen any of the underlying figur- es which go to prove that during

our depreciated value. . In closing I wish to express my appreciation of the courtesy extend- ed to me by your Conunittse, also the courtesy extended me by your patience in listening to our side of the question. I see no reas- on why this entire rate situation cannot be worked out in a manner which will be beneﬁcial to the citi- zens of Charlottetown. I sincerely trust that you will study this mat- ter a. little further with us so that in a co-operative manner we may arrive at something which isfairiy satisfactory to both of us. I remain, Respectfully yours. RODERICK W. DONADDSTON Vice President

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