Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-08-31
Means Boon to
Prosperity OF
the Nation
By FRANKIN K. LANE, Secretary
OF the Interior

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
trial nations life. Today we produce
most Of the commodities which make
for this preparedness. To produce the
others Is very largely a matter OF de-
yeloping those resources we have neg
lected, and In the forefront OF these
neglected resources are our water pow
ers.
Such development will open TO the
West an Industrial era Of such possibil-
tiles as have been almost undreamed
Of. The fuels available include natural
Gas, oil, Ignite and coal. The coal, re-
duced to coke, offers raw material for
the production, by electric smelling
processes, Of the carbide extensively
used for Illuminating purposes. Here
at hand are great deposits OF limestone
that will furnish the lime required to
form calcium carbide used In the fixa.
ton OF nitrogen and the production OF
ammonia. At hand, also, are noun.
tains OF phosphate rock awaiting the in
stalation Of appliances to free its con-
tent Of phosphoric acid and combine II
with ammonia as a fertlllzing agency
at less cost than any now known.
Sodium sulphate, sodium carbonate
and sodium chloride are here, the lat
ter offering material for electro-chemi.
cal production Of soaps, bleaching pow.
der. etc, in time OF peace and for the
making In wartime OF the deadly chic
rine gas now devastating the trenches
Of European battle fields.
Abundant Iron Deposits.
Iron deposits are here in abundance.
which. with fluxlng and reducing mate
rails at hand and cheap hydro-electric
power as the agency for reduction. may
make the Pacific Coast a competitor
with the Ohio Valley in the production
OF special grades Of pig iron and the
manufacture in electrical furnaces OF
high grade steels. Also at hand are
the materials for the manufacture OF
such steel alloys as ferromanganese.
ferrochrome. ferrosilicon, ferrotung.
stem. ferromolybdenum and others.
Here are rare metals-barium in the
form OF sulphate and carbonate. zinc
and copper. gold and sllver-all await.
Ing the magical touch OF the cheap
electrical potentially In our wasted
stream flow to make their utilization
tie basis OF new settlement, new
towns and cities. new centers OF civil.
zntlon and new sources Of activity and
wealth.
As hy-prodIc'. and not an unim-
uoriaa, one. % ;.:c ATMOSPHERIC nitro.
re- ,asnss. - can ircdus cyanide,
giving new life and impetus to the
mining and production OF precious
metals from low grade ores. In fact,
this material either as by-product or
from metallic sodium produced with
the cheap power available, should
make the Pacific Coast the logical dis
,ributing center for cyanide used In
gold extraction. Our Alaskan copper,
now shipped as far away rs New Jer'
sey for smelling, may be cheaply and
nrofitably reduced and manufactured
by electrical processes on the Pacific
Coast. and the same hydro-electric
power which viii bring these indus
tries into existence viii afford the en-
ergy for cheapened transportation OF
their products over electrified railways
Security Of Investment Needed.
We must depend upon private enter
prise and capital to secure this develop
ment To enlist private enterprise and
money In the work, our legislation
must Offer to investors, TO promoters
and builders. the security OF invest
mcnt and hope Of reasonable reward OF
return which VIII induce them to nu
their money and brains into these en-
terprises. The door must he securely
locked against exploitation ot the pub
Tic need sud speculation In future val
ues ~ these power sites, hut Their
must he no improper barriers ~ handl
cans 70 enterprise and development.
Production OF cheap power depend
as largely upon the securing NJ invest
mcnt at low rates " Interest rs upo
: economy Il physiral operation. II IN
. legislative conditions ar" such ms fore
, capital 10 earn large returns II nece'
sarily means hl-hcr priced power an
, eliminates rauy NJ the desirable use
TO which cheap power could he put.
Il IL economical 10 combine more tina
= one water power under since opera
, ing control or With one distrtbVun
, system which will Increase the 20
centage Of generating capacity uttll
, ed and so reduce the unit cost, neith'
mere prejudice nor political timidi'
n should he allowed to prevent such ec
g nomical operation.
|. The big things which should not
!, lost TO Sigh, are that use constitute
}. the highest form Of conservation
Q water power. ,hat power not used !
Il day II wasted. and that power used
n day does nor diminish the potent
o value OF the same power for usc In u
!. future. while every kilowatt Of ele
4 ;rical energy produced by water co
% serves human labor mr. adds to
productivity and IL the equivalent Of
fuel saving which closely affects n
only present day industrial and soci
= tondiuons, bnt future cost OF living
: well.
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