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West Salem High Tension Switching Station
Pepco Customers
Enjoy Low
Rates l
The domestic light and
power rates of the Pepco
are among j the lowest in
the United States:
The present average rate
for "Home Service" of all
kinds for Pepco customers
is 3.17 CENTS PER KILO
WATT HOUR.
As compared with this,
the general average rate
for the whole United States
is 6.05 cents per kwh., or
nearly twice the average
rate paid by oar customers.
It is also well known
that Pepco industrial pow
er rates are the lowest in
the country, with only two
exceptions Buffalo and
Tdcoma,
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Pepco's Part
of Salem and Vicinity,
Por 24 vears. tK Prirrlan rl C Fl
pany and its predecessors ' have played the; jpsrt of
good citizenship promoting development of bettpr in
dustrial commercial and domestic business conditions
in Salem and this section of the Willamette valley.
What is now the Pepco entered this progressive
and prosperous territory , in J 907 by the purchkse of
the street railway system, gas plant and lighting plants
ai oaiem ana onverton.
It immediately began - an extensive program of
construction and improvements with the traditional
desire of providing equipment and facilities jo be
ready to meet every public service requirement !as de
manded. This policy has been continued throlfgh all
these years and will be continued. ; : j , (:
From 1 907 to 1 930 the number of light anc pow
er customers has been increased from 350 ltd nearly
12,000. M " f i
The Willamette Valley Division, witn" Headquar
ters at Salem, operates 'property devoted to public
service with a value of approximately $2,000,000.
The number of employes is 98, with a mfanthly
payroll of about $ 1 3,000.;
This division now serves Salem, West Salem j Sil
verton, Mt. Angel, Woodburn, Gervais, TurnerjiPrat
um, Monitor and Brooks, and their surrounding terri
tory. Power is also sold to the Molalla Electrid; Com
pany, which serves the towns between Woodburn
and Canby. . 1 !
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
SALEM, OREGON
SERVING MANY THRIVING TOWNS IN!! THE
WILLAMETTE VALLEY
Steam Power Ptont and Sub-Slatlon. Mill and Libert SUreeU
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Line Department
in the Growth
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and ' Warehouse Building
Let's A 11 Boost
For Old
Oregon!
There is no better time
than the present for .every
individual , and institution
in Salem and ' the Willam
ette Valley to unite in one
great organized effort to
promote: the best interests
of all Oregon. f j j
Conditions are right for
backing sack a meritorious
movement and keeping ev
erlastingly in mind ike fact
that, by such mean only,
is it possible for Oregon to
reach her proper place in
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The entire Pepco organ
ization is pledged to work
along such lines and will
gladly lend its best help to
any forward-looking enter
prise that will make our
state a better place in
which to live and prosper.
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