the drive to bring electricity to rural Saskatchewan in the 1950s it was common for SPC employees to collect thousands of dollars in hook-up fees from farmers. Vince Elmer's story is not uncommon. One Saturday he found himself with almost $15,000 in hook-up fees and no bank open. Vince put the money in a jar and hid it in his basement until he could make the deposit. - HiLines, Autumn, 2003