Bret,You and Randy are both about the same age I believe.(TOO YOUNG to have lived thru it)Yes WIN-POWER and WINCO were both generator companies back then(where their names came from wind power).Delco and a couple others made home power units.(GAS POWERED).These Private electric companies ONLY SERVED A FEW CLOSE groups of homes and said TO THE Hxxx with you because of not enough people per mile.The farm I was born on and 4-5 other farms plus a little crossroad burg(10-15 houses)were a mile or so from company line and flat out WOULD NOT UNDER ANY CONDITION run lines to them even when Dad and others offered to help with cost.WHEN REA was started they had power within 6 Months and within 5-10yrs had to buy the private company out in that area to get service to a more people that the first would not hook up.Sorry for the long post,but that is still a very sore subject(with older people) in this area and also in my wifes area.Same thing is happening today with NG company not letting anyone new hook up even tho the line goes across their yard or property.
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