Chart no. 4 shows that the decline in the cost of electric service to residential customers was more rapid after 1925 than before. If we take 1913 as 100, the

rate declined to 84 in 1925 and to 61 in 1934. ably more rapid after 1925 than prior to 1925. Institute.)

The rate of decline was consider(Source of data: Edison Electric

Chart no. 5 shows that up to 1923, only 177,000 farms were served by electricity from central stations. It took 40 years to reach this point. But from 1923 to 1934, the number of farmers receiving electric service increased to 731,000. As you can see from the chart, the rate was several times as rapid from 1923 on as it had been prior to that time. (Source of data: Edison Electric Institute.)

Up to

Chart no. 6 shows that up to 1924, 8,500,000 families had electric irons. January 1935 the number had increased to 20,130,000. (Source of data: Electrical Merchandising.)

Chart no. 7 indicates that up to 1923 there were 3,650,000 vacuum cleaners in This number increased to 9,880,000 by January 1935. (Source of data: Electrical Merchandising.)

use.

Chart no. 8 gives the facts for washing machines.

In 1923 there were 2,150,000

in use. At the beginning of 1935 there were 9,439,000 in use. (Source of data: Electrical Merchandising.)

Chart no. 9 indicates that there were approximately 1,000,000 electric toasters in use in 1923. Today there are approximately 9,608,000 in use. (Source of data: Electrical Merchandising.)