REA

Rural Electrification Administration



Although 90% of people living in cities have electicity,most all of the people in smaller cities, or suburbs ( rural areas ) complained about expenses being too high. Most farmers were way poor and unable to pay for their electricity. //" The Roosevelt Administration believed that if private enterprise could not supply electric power to the people, then it was the duty of the government to do so."// The REA was created to bring electric to small towns, and rural areas. This improved the lives of many farmers, by allowing them to farm more sufficiently. By 1939, 288,000 houses were powered. They increased by 25% and established 417 Electricity Coorperations. Economically, it improved because since farmers could do tasks a lot easier, it was therefore easier to produce crops. This lead to the people receiving more money and eventually an increased income.



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