. Journal of electricity. a man who is indus-trial engineer with the sales department of the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., San Fran-cisco office. The paper is one which was given recently before the Nevada Section of the N. E. L. A. atReno, Nevada.—The Editor.) The subjects of electric cooking and the develop-ment of the electric range business has received suchan abundance of publicity during the past two years,that it becomes a difficult matter to offer any origi-nal thought or ideas on this subject. Most of the in-formation contained in this paper is therefore of neces-sity a r
. Journal of electricity. a man who is indus-trial engineer with the sales department of the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., San Fran-cisco office. The paper is one which was given recently before the Nevada Section of the N. E. L. A. atReno, Nevada.—The Editor.) The subjects of electric cooking and the develop-ment of the electric range business has received suchan abundance of publicity during the past two years,that it becomes a difficult matter to offer any origi-nal thought or ideas on this subject. Most of the in-formation contained in this paper is therefore of neces-sity a repetition of information previously published. At this particular time, when our country is in afever of war preparation, and the usual fuels, such ascoal, oil and gas, are required in the industries in alarger measure than ever before, the necessity of util-izing electricity for home fuel requirements becomesalmost a patriotic duty. To reduce the consumption ofcoal and oil in the homes, substituting therefor elec-. AN ELECTRIC RANGE IN A RENTED APARTMENT The convenience and safety of the electric range is a greater ar-gument than money economy—and just as it pays for this ownerto make his flat inviting by electricity, so it pays the householderto bring comfort to his own home. tricity, means a vast conservation of fuel and in addi-tion relieves greatly our already overburdened trans-portation systems. At the existing price of coal andoil, the increased use of electric ranges will also meana difect saving in household expenditure, thus reliev-ing economic pressure occasioned by the continued risein the cost of living. The high prices of coal, gasoline and kerosenemakes the present a most opportune time for the de-velopment of the electric cooking business, as in agreat many cases, electric cooking is accomplished atless cost than with the fuel mentioned, without con-sidering the many advantages obtained by the use ofelectricity for cooking. The central station is of course
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