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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 community or of an increasing business should toe anticipated toy a carrier in the performance of its public duty** In California the California Railroad Commission in granting the Pacific Gas & Electric Company a certificate ©f public convenience and necessity to serve certain towns with gas service , stated at Page 299 $ Volume 1 of Opinions and Orders of the j Railroad Commission of California* *A utility owes a duty to that portion of the public which sects to obtain service as well as to that portion of the public which is already toeing served. Only until the time ©f threatened competition shall an existing utility toe allowed to put Itself la such a position with reference to its patrons that the Commlasiom may find that such patrons are adequately served at reasonable rates. Public utilities must not wait until competi­tion is at their door before improving inefficient service, corfeeting unreasonable rates, or making necessary extensions,* i i^ljr G, B, Sexton, Cha.i!-r-m-a-n /»/ Alfred Merritt Ml-th — 1------ Alfred Merritt Smith, Commissioner pH* pH,j Mlarjtiin,M Cmom—miss-i—oner