Public Service Commission
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- Aug 6, 1914Cutting the Cost of Keeping WarmA sweeping new public service commission order promises to slash freight rates for coal from the Roslyn mines, potentially saving state residents $50,000 annually.Olympia, WA
- Jun 10, 1915The Deadly Road: Washington's Campaign to Map Every CrossingEngineers on gasoline speeders are crisscrossing 6,000 miles of track to end the fatal collisions between cars and trains.Olympia, WA
- Sep 2, 1915The Fight for the Hanford Phone ExchangePublic Service Commission members visit the Columbia River Valley to mediate a dispute over the proposed consolidation of telephone lines.Hanford, WA
- Sep 9, 1915Railroad Giant Rejects Farmers' Plea for Wheat Shipping AidA desperate effort to route Eastern Washington's record wheat crop eastward to avoid a shipping bottleneck at Puget Sound is crushed by Northern Pacific officials.Kennewick, WA
- Dec 16, 1915State Commission Slashes Electricity RatesPublic Service Commission mandates 16 to 30 percent cut for residential users and reforms irrigation power billing in Kennewick.Kennewick, WA
- Dec 30, 1915Power Company Balks at Rate CutPacific Power & Light manager warns that a state-mandated rate reduction will kill rural electricity expansion.Kennewick, WA
- Jan 7, 1916The Price of Water: Hanford’s Irrigation StruggleAs residents of the arid Columbia Basin organized against a powerful utility, a local newspaper feud revealed the high stakes of early regional water rights.Hanford, WA
- Jan 14, 1916The Water War at HanfordRanchers and power companies lock horns in a high-stakes battle over irrigation rates that could make or break the valley’s future.Kennewick, WA
- Jan 20, 1916Hanford Water Users Seek More Water and Lower FeesWater users on the old Hanford project take their fight against high maintenance fees to the State Public Service Commission.Kennewick, WA
- Jan 21, 1916Hanford Ranchers Challenge Power Company Water RatesWhen the Pacific Power Company tried to hike rates to cover their own overhead, White Bluffs ranchers fought back with a fight over what an irrigation season is actually worth.Kennewick, WA
- Jan 21, 1916The Power Rate Fight Hits the CourtsA major utility battles state regulators over irrigation and residential pricing in Eastern Washington.Olympia, WA
- Jan 28, 1916Hanford Ranchers Rally for Water RightsLocal farmers gather to review legal progress on water litigation and pledge financial support to their committee.Hanford, WA
- Feb 4, 1916White Bluffs Farmers Fight Utility 'Fixed Charges'Local irrigation users push back against the Pacific Power & Light company’s mandatory monthly fees, marking an early chapter in Columbia River valley utility regulation.White Bluffs, WA
- Apr 7, 1916Settlers at Odds with State RegulatorsValley residents are left waiting in silence as the Public Service Commission stalls on critical water and power rate decisions.Hanford, WA
- Apr 27, 1916Hanford Settlers Win Fight for Cheaper WaterAfter a hard-fought battle, the state Public Service Commission slashes irrigation rates for Hanford farmers, promising a new era of development.Hanford, WA
- May 25, 1916The Hanford Ditch War Goes FederalA power and irrigation utility takes the state to court to fight regulated water rates, signaling a long battle over regional infrastructure.Hanford, Kennewick, WA