The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 13, 1925, Page 16

The Age of Electricity WHE Puget Sound Power & Light Company is, this Ue year, celebrating its Silver Anniversary — twenty- i eA)i| five years of furnishing light, power and transpor- tation under the same continuous management. Remarkable as has been the growth of this district, the company has kept pace with its tremendous progress and no community which it serves has ever lost an industry through lack of adequate, cheap power. To accomplish this, the company now has in operation eleven hydro-electric and eight steam generating plants which, by the close of the present year, will bring its power resources to 248,000 horsepower. In extending its service to all parts of this territory, the company has built over 5,200 miles of transmission and distribution lines until it now serves in excess of 300 com- munities and more than: 102,000 customers. Over 8,000 citizens of Washington have invested their savings with this PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT COMPANY 407 Electric Building MA in-5000 = Our Silver Anniversary <= company until they now own over $9,000,000 of its secur- ities—customer ownership, which is true public ownership. It is one of the strong, established business enterprises of this community, distributing over $10,000,000 annually here at home in its pay-roll and purchase of materials and contributing as its share of the tax burden, in excess of $1,000,000 a year. As the years go on, this company, in partner- ship with the people of this state pledges itself: 1. To extend its service wherever justified. 2, Io continue the development of electric energy, keep- ing well ahead of requirements, so that an ample supply of power will always be available to attract new industries and new_pay- rolls throughout the entire district. , Fo take advantage of every successful invention for reducing costs or jngcensing efficiency so that the rates to consumers may be as low as possible, 4. To continue offering its securities locally so that every customer may become a part owner in this organization. =i SEATTLE