Power for Public Profit.

The Saint Lawrence Power Commission is deeply interested in the cost of distributing electric current for the reason that once the power is generated, the price at which it can be sold to consumers depends upon how much it will cost to bring it to them. The marketing board's report clearly shows that in New York State the municipalities have done a more economical job of distribution than have the private companies. The figures do not include generation and transmission costs, taxes, interest, return on investment or depreciation, which are not concerned with the question at issue, namely, the actual operating expense involved in distributing the current.