Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-08-31

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has been the substitution Of mechan.
ical energy for human labor. In pro-
portion to the degree In which man Is
relieved from the necessity for devot
ing himself to the mere struggle for
material existence, there has been and
will be measured the advance OF arts,
science and philosophy. literature and
the better things which make for the
higher and nobler life Of nation or Of
the world.
We are living today in the dawn Of
an age in which power is the basis for
our material progress. The productive
abilities OF our 1O0,O0O,OO0 people are
Increased by the use of probably 1885,
100000 horse power Of mechanical en-
crgy. not including the animal power
furnished by 100000 horses and
mules. Most OF the mechanical ener.
~ Is used In the form OF electrical
current. When applied to Industrial
uses one electrical horse power does
he work OF ten men without firing.
Increasing Mans Productivity.
Conservation OF human labor goes
land In hand with utilization OF me
ohanical energy, and utilization OF that
,)rm Of energy most cheaply and least
wastefully developed accomplishes the
maximum In freeing man from muscu-
lar toll and increasing his productive
~. In the last decade we have har-
messed for our utilities and Industrial
needs something like 100000 horse
power Of water,
This accomplishment stands for real
progress. but, as compared with our
possibilities, II is not such progress as
we should have obtained. Although we
are utilizing today 100000 horse
power Of water. We are annually. daily
neglecting and wasting ten times that
amount, largely because OF our inap-
plicable laws. since most Of the water
powers not In use are under govern
ment control, and the present laws do
not adequately make provision for
their fullest development and use.
T'..c:c J. IN nonuse In the United States
enough water power TO equal. II har.
messed TO the wheels OF industry and
used continuously. the daily labor OF
1900 10000 men. or thirty times our
present adult population.
This nonuse OF our water powers Is
n significant Illustration ~ the eppsr'
tunltles and possibilities OF the future
Of America. II IL equally significant
" the lack OF intelligent development
OF resources, employment OF opportun!
". and coordination of effort which
has, to the present time. marked ou'
political and industrial growth
Only the Surface Touched.
We have 100000 100000 OF accumu
lated wealth. but We have mined only
the surface OF our natural resources
Many times two hundred billions Of
wealth lie beneath this carelessly
scratched surface awaiting only the co
ordination Of capital. labor and states
manship for It's realization.
And In this development and utiliza
ton Of natural resources, particularly
Of water powers, we have. for som,
good reasons and some not so good
fallen behind the rest OF the world
While we are pickering over terms o
legislation to make our water power
available. other countries have devel
oped their powers and with them ere
ated vast new industries based upol
scientific discovery and invention. o
which we have none.
We are depicting our fuel supply Il
the manufacturing sections Of the Eas
and Middle West, while in the ia
West arc mountains 81 undevelope
raw materials adjacent 10 unused wa
ter nowcrs whose Development woul
mean Tho establishment Of great ne'
industries IN now manufacturing Ger
ters
We ~" ''"g cU; farm iar's d
fcrtn"~ 60 H.Fn' 2, roali-c the NJ
most o. o., s-.' 't.,a' oN0o-tuu',iC
,c a,.., ',". ~lcnrr un,n M
cl~', 500 '.l o-'. f., I a'"r'ioS =
Chez Boo 80 -au's ~ fertilizer
w.t., ... '.. - fr'sYl'tc rnc'
rr, ,.. .' n 'sr wrJ ava
ul. 90. . ., l."rr ~ a'r.'sp'c-
nI,r,..., ..d ,"l rvrl wl'h n
aid ~ N-,'ro c'cc'y'clt 20 IN
Nth ',-.. 20 and Plentiful suppl
nc fc-ti %, rNs,ont'
Millions 80 res ~ lands rich
plant fools ic arid end waste In u
J western country which can be CONVEX
ed into fertile and productive farm
gardens and orchards merely by pun
Ing onto them the waters OF u
streams flowing through them. tn
miracle OF making the desert bloc
r awaits for accomplishment only Il
laws which will permit capital and 9
terprise to engage In the Harvesting
these streams so that they can pun
themselves onto the thirsty soil.
Complete Preparedness.
BEHIND q complete preparedness
whether Industrial or military, must
the complete machinery OF an indr