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I agree.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