Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-16
VIEWS AND NEAR.vIEWS.
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Drief Chapter "n Water Fswcr--rhe
kehoSha Plan-FiKur~s Inst Tell.
Faripcrs BoRI buyers.

mere III NfCin!t. Sncre tnSre are
vas; water power aoins to waste. tho
following from Lcs.ie's Weekly seems
10 be especially suggestive:
OF the 6o.7oo.ooo horse power OF
water power in the United S.Atcs, all
but 100000 horse power is running to
waste. The water is 1T present locked
up against utilization by the Laws GOV
crninS the forest reserve. the general
public domuin and the nav!sabie
streams. congressman have not host
tated TO advocate higher rates on mail
matter OF the second class. but have
not found time TO open up these water
powers. SO that prin; t.nrer can be
made cheaper for the publishers. II
has been estimated b. Secretary OF
Agriculture Houston that there Is
enough timber going TO waste in tho
forest reserve and on Cut-over lands
to supply wood pulp indefinitely, II the
question OF i,s manufacture by water
power could be solved
There !" rncri: In VIVA, IS known as
the kcnoShs plan started in Kenoshs,
Wis ana now being adopted In various
Industrial centcrS Us means OF sys-
tc,,iati.iHs tho work o! collecting var
funds. 1t Is 20 have every indus;rta.
worker aG.ce 10 sivo the earnings OF
onc-haif hour each rec. 20 a common
funo. This makes .hc WORK OF collect
ins money easy. and a. the same ,ime
'hc common way !.rd Is placed under
the direction .: responsible. peopIe. who
decide how tho morc:- shall, he e1-
pended AS an example OF how the
plan works. assume that e factory
worker Is drawing & wecEl3. wage OF
So THIS ia 81 Gay. and if he works
":Sh' hour. ne IS making - cents IN
hour. II he goes into the ar-ecmcn. %
:!Nc the earnings OF one-hoif hour eacl,
week his donation would amount to 20
cent? week. rwenty-Eve cccts q
week Invested in .h-.:: stamps by
every wssc-ea-nc: !, The country
would help wonderfully.
= sometimes pays IS step aaG n-u-e
out things. For instance, during just
enc quarter of this year each !ocono-
fi"e and froiGh: car in the country on
nm average handled about i5!-. per
cent more freight than IN th> CORE
spending period Of 1915 TIT. Increase
In efficiency under the centralized con-
troi n: the railroad var hoa:d was
equivalent TO adding abou. 5000 loco
motives and $4,000 freight car: 20 the
equipment existing IN 1916. The rail-
reads have already moved atou. 100
zoo troops and qum=roua quantities OF
sunp!ies. hu. during the winter mug,
handle a daily average Of $500 carloads
OF supplies Tor the use G: soldiers.
h'S amounts 10 1900 carloads
month. or 100000 q yesr.
Gradually the details OF tae sal. o,
the second Liberty bonds In the s-,,-
cultural district: Of the United S,a.c.
are being brought 70 the attention g.
the T!easur" Department: q, Washing
Ton. Some OF the reports sho- uney
Tec'eo results and are cseec!al,.. eru,,.
lying because the" make IL clear N,
the farmers OF the United States mad.
'nd;v'dua!ly. more subscriptions TO tae
second Liberty ioan--and merriam, moro
T'il!:n:! !-'hsn any o,he. in.ust-is,
cta'S in tic United STATES ssv, u,,.
lands letter IN the Wal. stree, Journal,
mere vas some tc.:." snd cvcn sorc
o'f'cuity IL pcrsuad!ax the tarmers TO
NnbScribe for the frs, Liberty loan.
nIt the sa!cancR, man: OF p.ho-, yer.
prominent business nc, c. leaders, OF
industry. who undertook 20 pc.suad.
the farmers TO buy bonds O: The a-.,
Liberty loan we're satisfied Ina, rber
second Offering was MADE there
"ou!6 be no difficulty n Dc..uad.ae
'he farmers 10 buy the bords The
first selling csr,paiEr ~,a reauv edu
catioaa!; the farmer dc no, under
stand what the nearing ,n., Law be.
hind the Liberty bonds vas Some Of
them we're almost pcraIa6ed that the
bonds represented IN indirect form OF
taxation, But they learned weu The
lesson that Wa taught b. the sales
men In the tirs, campaign