Rural Elecfrification 



1 t"!Uii:U(c! lii'in puiri l"»i 

 i';iyrii>-i.l nf i\- ••Miuatim;- !.• KKA w h. • 

 •ht\ Kill line. 



■|"lii> i- ::■■ ru-.Hi . iiml i... li--. than \IV'. \ 

 1 .11-1 ii-iiuilc .iT cMMV iitlui a-jfiicv u;ti-. 

 which it ii"f.-- liiisii;t'<-. 



\Vi- ;.|i- riady tc^ <xti-i..l t.. i [■tia- 



ti\f- uin r.'irii Mt' -pci-ial SI i\ir>' a'!\ ii->- 

 a.- t" •iiuaiiizatioi; ami iiu'tlin.i-, 



A .-tat'l' iiM itih.i'. u 1 ll-ai'iuaiiiti-.| uitl; 

 i-iiopc'-atn I.- iiK'thi'ii-. lia.- I'-'ci; a--i;;i;i'.l 

 to ciitir inti. piv'iiiiiiiai > ■l:-(U---ii d.-. an.! 

 t.i advi-i r..ii|n-iati\ >■> a- !■■ uhai i» '..i-v- 

 I'-^aiy Tii -alfiriiaiii l;KA"» l(Mii>. 



Oiii »ay ..t' hclpihv t" -!ait a powiT 

 aiiii 1:i;)h proji-i-t tor- y.nir ii-itrhh. ili.i.>.i 

 i~ to ili-i-u~> j>la!i- with yi.'.ii (■•'Utity au- 

 •ii-liltural au't-iit. He may kn^.w i>t' I'tfu-f 

 pi'MiK- \vh«> al.-i> want fleet licit y. aiul 

 wli.. ea'. unite thell' et't'oit- with y. ai-. 

 He iiia\ al-o krji'W ui ..tlu-i- who pro. 

 poe lo hiiilil cleetrie lines in yuur ooUf- 

 ly. -.. that Vour lirie eai he e..|iihine.i 

 ■>. ith ■ thef lines to make up a project. 



Klectiicity on the t'aini niu*t lio nioie 

 'hai. liuht the hou-e ami pump the wa- 

 •er. ii: oi-.|,-r that fuial )ioWef an.i liuht 

 pr.iiecl- nia\ I.e estahli-he.i ari'i opecate.i 

 -ucce--)'ii|!y. Klei-|ri4-il> fur liuhtini: 

 alone »ill lint \ ield a -tittleient return 

 I" warrant litiililinu a project. 



'!'■■ make a proj.-ct econvMncally sounii 

 an.i -iit'—(lpporiiri<; it will he tieces-afy 

 that a- a 'general rule ai electric le- 

 t'liueiatoi . kitchen lanue. oi water heat- 

 er he useii ii; each hou-ehoM. ..r el>e "hat 

 a piei-e <•{ electrical farm e.|uipmelit. 



-uch a- a tiiilk I ler ■ r a feeil iiiimler. 



or a utilit\ motor. Ik u.-e<l on the farm. 



The ofeater the extent to which the 

 farmer make.- u-e of hi> electric supply 

 to <.perate farm maehitMiy oi hou.-e- 

 holil appliances, thi- trrealei the contri- 

 hiiti. Ii he will make to the -uccc-^ful at.ii 

 -ouii'l operation of the ,-y-tem. On the 

 other haml. a- the farmet's con-umption 

 of electricity jnc>ea-e- with the u-e of 

 such e«iuipm<-nT. the price per unit at 

 which that electricity will he -ol.l tr. 

 him will (lecrea.-e. I.ouer unit prices, a- 

 Ka- i.eet; ampiy ilemon-trate'l. <p.iii-kly 

 leaii to Ia|o<r u-e 



Kural electrtficatitin i- heinu utniel ■ 

 taken with the as-uraiice of the Whoii- 

 hearte.i looperation of the .America' 

 Farm Bureau FeiN-iation an.l other farm 

 i'roup-. the puhlic utility inf.iu-tr.\, tlie 

 nanufai-turers of electrical anil plumh 

 itiir i-'UiipiiK'iit. the .\Ia-ier I'lumher- .A-- 

 -ocialion. ami \ariou> othi-r a^'encie-. 

 .Man.\ of tiie-e L'l•ollp^ -ee in HK.-\"s pro- 

 oram. tiot ■ nly a new starniarii of farm 

 I'le. hut an im-rejise in industrial activity 

 \vhi<-h will helji suhstaiitially to lift the 

 Xatii ii out of the (lepression. 



KK.A will leml the money to liuil<| rural 

 electric lines. .\(i grants m suh.-idies are 

 tontemplated. rural line- heiny expectei; 



■o pa.\ t'o tliem-el\e- I'iii' loans will 

 III niaile to tlio-e undei t.-ikinir 'o iniild 



.md • pel'.-iti thi' line-. 



\olinall.\. lioi|..uer- uill li, .illowed 

 :went,\ ,\eai- lo |.a.\ hack the lo:in-. The 

 normal mteie-t rate will he .piite low. 



oily ! Ill ei pi V . enl . 



KKA i« «ii conlideni nl the ahilily of 

 lhe»e priijeciv ((■ pay Iheir own w i\\ that 

 liiuler ^uitaide ciiii(litiiin>. it ulll lend the 

 entire rii«i ol luilltl'ni: the line». in .irias 

 ni>« uithiiiit electric «er\i<c. 



.\o faiinei will Ih ir.iuiie.l to moit- 

 i;aL;e hi- li'iin. I.<>an» to private utility 

 ninipanio »ill ii-iiall\ he -eciired 

 Ihrntii-h the general credit id the lior- 

 rower. li: ceita:; i-'ain-. a' d e-pe- 

 ciall,\ ii loan- to : o;,.).iofit aeeiu-ie-. tile 



l:Me il-elf uill p|o,i,ic the -ecllfit;.. 



riu erection ..1 :l;e hie- Will he di- 

 rected hy contracto!-. i,.:ilit\ comi'.-inie-. 

 state- and ,-uhdi\ i-ii.i - ■•( -he -latis. 

 farmer-, and iti certain instanci'-. hy the 

 Federal tioverniiu I t it -.-If. 



It I- intemle.i that piirdia-e- of luuise 

 wirini;. appliance- and -unitary e.|uip- 

 melt -hall he made on all ea-y |.aymeiit 

 plan.. In-tallmei:t- prohald;. uill he-nay- 

 alih- monthly. 



I'a.v iiio?;;> U'liiii proli,ild\ he -['read 

 o\ir tile M-efiil ]•(•■ ■■( tin appliances 

 and e'|iiipnu!,t. ami o\ |.r a loi,i; jieriinl 

 for tile wirini!. Tlie in'tic-t cliaioe 

 Would h.- kept d. u I. to -a.\ tiir-e per 

 cent. <'on-i-iiueii'l.\ . the nioiithlx pa\- 

 illeiits leijuired for inanv appliances 

 Would he fat le-. -hall ;lio-c now in 

 eft'.-ct. 



In appi'oa. hii.L: UK.V al.iuit a loan to 

 I'Uild rural line-, it i- extiiiiiely helpful 

 to fumi-h u- at t iie out,-et with cert.aii 

 specific informatii'n. I'articularly. we 

 need t'. know whether tlie |.rivate power 



compan.v iieaie-t to you i- uillmi; "' .■ • 

 operate, wliat other loc'al ui'oup miitiil 

 I'uild iht line, and ahout h. w his; the 

 pioieet prohahly Would he. We u ill do 

 nio-t '■( the fiiiuriiin' if you wili i;;\e 

 u- tin- 1"acts. 



To i;uiiie .\ou in i>ret>ari;iu' a i'lief 

 statement of vi.ur local situation. w< 

 present heieuith an . utliiie of tlie in- 

 formation which wi' wnuhi like to havi 

 .\ou s.iid 11-. .<iiiipl.\ write your anwei- 

 in thi' hlaiik spai-es provided. Then lei.i 

 off the paoe- conta ■ n i iii;- the ijUestion- 

 .•■nd answers, and mail tluni to Mollis I.. 

 Cooke. |;K.\ Admiiiistralor. L'niiii Ma--a 

 ihu-ett- .\\eniii-. \\'a-hiin;ton. \>. ( '. 



.Xh'ne with tlle-e aiisuei-. We Would 

 like ti. Iia\e you -i nd u- a couiit.v. towii- 

 -iup. or aiHom..hile road map whicii 

 -liou- cleaily all the load- en wliicli 

 farm- are loiated. Pit .a cro-.- at i ;ich 

 point on the map where there is a pro>- 

 pective User, w lio woulil lie williii" to 

 pa.\ f'lr low io.-t elei-triidty if liins were 

 huilt. Indicate on tlie map the lenoth of 

 the propie-ed lines. Thi- may in- deter- 

 mined li.v lirivitit;' an atitomohilo over the 

 road ami takini; the -neeilotm-ter read- 

 ing. On the -ame map draw lim- t. 

 -how the exi.-tim; electrii- line- fion 

 u liich new liiie> to -ervi- your tii'iuld'or 

 ho..d niinlit lie extended. 



.\11 thi- iiifiirmatii n will he helpful 

 in makiim an e-limate of tin [lossihilitie- 

 toi- 1 iiral electrification m your area. 



IMtHOIMION l»i:SIKi;i» IN \l'- 



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4 H CLUB WINNERS AT STATE FAIR. They All M^de Tkeir Own Dresses." 

 Left to right: Arline Jay. Oswego party dress: Martha FInley, Lawrenceville, church dreis: 

 Mary Ellen Trenter Virginia, house dress Dorothy Whitlocl. Litchfield, best dress- Ruth Irwin 

 Port Bv'o" school dress- Louise Bolln Sullivan tailored school dress. 



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