Taxes Threaten Rates.

The article focuses on the cost of electricity, supplied by electric utilities in the U.S. and the influence of tax increases on it, imposed by the U.S. government as of June 15, 1939. The author discusses the significance of electricity to individual domestic users, follows their number increase since 1922, and comments on the value of the service. Attention is paid to the electricity consumption of large manufacturers and enterprises.