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UNLIMITED POWER SUPPLY . . , CAROLINA DIVISION VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER COMPANY *••— . \ - • kJmw'"" - • • ••••' • 'HI ' ' j ...; ■ • •• ivm .. • . t> ■ • Introducing Ourselves to the People of ; .=*- W illiamston, North Carolina . ' - c The Virginia Electric and Power Co. is a Vir- install meters and be ready to serve Williamston Explanation:—Assume a residence in William ginia corporation and licensed to do business in at any time. The Virginia Electric and Power Co. s f on uses an average of 40 kilowatt hours each North Carolina. The Company's system serves a will rebuild, from time to time, the power distri- month for a year. Under Williamston rates he Large portion of Tidewater Virginia and north- bution system in Williamston and construct same would pay $72 00 per year under Virginia Elec eastern North Carolina with electric liffht and -- under the standards of present-day electrical en- t i d Po ' wel '. Co rates h e wou i d pay $40.80 per power, does the electric railway and bus, and gas gmeermg. - , , . mi oft„ ftw , roo l r„ +u; Q business in a number of important communities q . ye.»r, an actual saving of $31.20 per yea . and an ice business in two smaller communities. , supei_ ! n J/1 11 J? d amount QffvQ _ f particular case, assumed at random, the reduc- The territory served includes Fredericksburg 1 , the lowest rate_m North Caiolina will att a - y on be forty-three (43) per cent. Under Richmond, Petersburg-, Hopewell, Suffolk, Ports- uustriesto V\ illiamston. the retail power rates of the Virginia Electric and mouth, Norfolk, Franklin, Boykins, and numer- The Virginia Electric and Power Co. offers to Power Co. a large majority of power users in Wil ous other places in Virginia. The territory now pav Williamston $50,000.00 in cash for its complete liarrmton would nav (43) ner cent less for their served in North Carolina includes Roanoke Rap- electric distribution system. Power plant site, X7?Ln thev^are nav n/now ids. Weldon, Halifax, Seaboard, Jackson, the Hart power plant buildings, and power generating and Fountain Cotton Mills in Tarboro, Elizabeth s equipment are to be retained by Williamston. _ ■« «> . „ City. Hertford,-and Edenton. Contracts have n , , 4 Small Motor Power been made with Scotland Neck, Severn, Pendle- *^eVirginia Electnc and Power Co. not only ton, Conway, Milwaukee, Potecasi, Woodland, offers to pay $50,000.00 in cash to Williamston, but A comparison between the present small power (ieorge Rich Square Roxobel Kelforcl Lewiston, the y Wlll also r> ut lnto effect in Williamston, as rate of Williamston and the Virginia Electric and Woodville, and Aulander'in North Carolina. Pow- soon as power is available from their power trans- Power Co small powe,- ra t e schedule No. 4 clear er transmission lines are being- built into these mission lines, their bIANDAKD KA lhb. Jhese indicates that on bills of $25.00 and under the oio'oOO The P, eßent "° ,,Ulation 861 ' Ved is ab ° Ut 6 >rimouth, Virpni. Electric and Power Co rates are a frac ' ... an( j Norfolk, Va., and Roanoke Rapids and Wei- higher than the piesent Williamston small With the new steam plant complete in Norfolk ,j on m r and are the lowest rates offered by thf» power rates. On all bills over $25.00 there is a the aggregate generating capacity of the steam Virginia Hwtric and Power Co material saving to be effected under the Virginia oil, and hydro-electric power plants of the Vir- Electric and Power Company's rates, gima Electric and Power Co. will be 196,200 horse ' power. In addition to the above the company lOlVll ARISUJN Ui KAIL& j owns water rights that will permit of an addition- Rates Now in E)Tect jn wi „i amgton Compared p!-,ndpaTsTaUonsroiiteS With Virginia Electric and Power (Vs General The Virginia Electric and of high-tension transmission lines in operation or Schedule No. 1-15 Rate. Service for Residences, ightmg and appliance rate for e (p under construction serving an area of about 10,- Stores and Small Users ' for electric lights, cooking, heating, and refrig -000 square miles. . • is eration, measured by one meter) is much less than The Virginia Electric and Power Co. is under || °-i ' IST** ==&; - the combination of the same rates now in effect in the executive management of the firm of Stone „ Williamston. and Webster, which firm has been . successful % * "gi'fi ®? "I 1 |> public utility operators for many years. || E|\, 6-31 $ llSl *' Power for Large Users _.. The Virginia Electric and Power Co. desires to 1 mL ... ..n, A n . . build its high-power transmission lines to Wil- ™ ll™" 11 "' $ } mln - $ -50 The V irgima Electric and Power Co. rate num liamston and thereby make available in William- \ "jj? er applicable to large power users, is the low ston an unlimited supply of power both for its 4.50 i.y& est advertised power rate in North Carolina, pi esent needs and the needs of Williamston's fu- ™ b.OU £4U z.bu A forty . three per cent reduction on light bills, ture industrial development gQ g qq 5 jq 3 qq to a vast majority of power users in Williamston, As soon as the Virginia Electric and Power Co. r 70 lo!50 5.95 4!55 is worthy of consideration. This is an actual sav constructs its power transmission lines to Wil- 80 12.00 6.80 5.20 ing on the cost of an every-day necessity, liamston, Williamston at once secures a new and 90 13.50 765 585 , „ r .„. , - large corpoi ation that will not only become a tax- 100 15.00 8.50 6!50 Payment to Williamston by Everetts for power payer but a "good citizen." The interests of Wil- HO 16 50 liamston will become the interests of the Virginia 120 18 00 * 8.30 the Virginia Electric and Power Co. as payment Electric and Power Co. 130 19.50 10.30 , 9.20 in full for Williamston's street light service, wa if negotiations are completed between William- 140 21.00 10.90 10.10 ter pumping needs (present and future) and ston and the Virginia Electric and Power Co., the 150 22 50 11.50 11.00 nower for resale to Everetts. Virginia Electric and Power Co. will establish a 160 24.00 12.10 11.90 «« . , », 7 . . .~ m , r>„„ rn „ bi anch office in Williamston, an efficient crew of 170 25.50 12.70 12 80 ! S j Virginia Electric and Power Co. men will be employed to maintain the distribution ' 180 27.00 13.30 13.70 W1 " oe glad to meet with the people of William system, make power connections promptly, ren- 190 28.50 13.90 14.60 ston and go into all the details concerning our der prompt service, read meters, make collections " 200 30.00 14.50 • 15.50 offer. ♦ »■' ' • ' . ' • A -.- 1 ' .. . • ' - * . ' . • , " ' v ,J* t ~ • « . ' ' •- . ' ■V. , ' v ;—^ - « i CAROUNA DIVISION , ~ • ■ v VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO. W.E. WOOD, President * J. T. CHASE, Manager THE ENTERPRISE WILUAMgTOWi^jCI
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