The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-20
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nv POWER INDUSTRY
Solution of After-War Problems Has
Been Undertaken by National
Electric Light Asso-
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citation.
New York, Oct. 90 Solution of the
great afterwar problems which con
front the electric light and power in
dustry in the United States, such as
coal conservation electrifcation of rail-
roads, water power development and
better public relationship by reason of
non-political activity, has been under
taken by the National Electric Light
association, composed Of l5,000r large
and small plants throughout the coun-
try, it was announced here by M. H.
Aylesworth, formerly chairman of the
Colorado. public utilities commission,
who has been elected to give his entire
time to the project as executive aid to
r. II. Ballard of Los Angeles, Cal,
president of the association.
Our ambition" said Mr.. AyIesworth,
will be to bring about the highest de-
velopment of efficiency and economy in
the light and power industry in the
interests of the consuming public We
shall endeavor to carry out national
idea, uniform and systematic, for bet
ter service by means of education. The
experiences Of the biggest plants in
obtaining the best results from coal
and affecting other economies of OPP
GRAFTON, for instance, will be made
available for the smallest producers Of
current
1--WE shall divide the United States
into geographical divisions. In these
divisions various local problems will
be taken up and there will be active
suggestions and advice from us, form
ulated by our engineers and members
of the association who have solved
similar difficulties.
Our organization viii not be po-
fticaf in any sense, neither will it be
for propaganda. On the contrary, it
will demand that its member com
panies devote their entire time in the
service of the public and refrain from
using its influence or its revenues, the
peoples money for the Advancement
of any. candidate or any party. It's
entire object and scope may be en-
bodied in the words: Better under
standing and better service Each
company will retain its own individ-
uality, as in the past, but win cooper
ate in bringing Is mistakes to the
light and thus help to correct them
throughout the entire industry.
I'VE will be in position to give in
formation on all technical questions
which will produce better service in
every company in the country regard
less of its size. One of the great prob
lens that must be solved will be that
of the electrifcation of the railroads, in
the interest of coal conservation. We
have committee of the leading men
in the industry, headed by Samuel In
sull of Chicago, who viii report on
that subject at our next convention in
Pasadena, Cal, in May, 1920
Water power development is anoth-
er important subject that will be con-
sidered. Franklin T. Griffith of Port
land, Ore, is the chairman of the com
mittee having it in charge. This sub |
ject is of great interest to the general
consuming public, large and small, and
our researches win deal with the man
ner IN which water power may be !
utilized to meet the needed develop
ment for the support of new manufac- |
turing enterprises and also for fuel
conservation.
IS. M. Kennedy of Los Angeles heads |
the committee on service, which will |
deal with matters pertaining to service
efficiency. If a city or concern, for in |
stsvse, is using what have been proved |
sto be uneconomical methods in obtain
ltfyItt J,Yo 4 +,,, l..
cal conditions, this committee will be |
able to rectify such troubles and rec
ommend equally efficient but less ex-
pensiye systems Lee Fl. Newbert of /
San Francisco has accepted the chair
manship of the committee on co-opera-
ton in industry and M. S. Sloan of |
Brooklyn heads the committee on cleo
trical resources of the nation, an ana.
lytical and reference body.
We purpose taking the public and
the state regulatory authorities into
our confidence and demonstrating that
we are sincere in our plans to obtain
for the consumer the maximum of cleo.
trio light and power at the lowest pos
sIbe rate consistent with good service.
1t is because of the fact that the in
dustry is divided into so many com
panies with SO mary differing conditions
that | believe the idea of cooperation
and publicity will work for increased
efficiency and economy.
II do not mean by this that ineffi-
cheney or waste is general in the cleo
trio industry. There are isolated in
stances where plants are being run I'M
economically. But the industry is
changing and what might be good prac-
tice to-day may be obsolete five years
hence. 1t will simply be our purpose
to keep pace with the developments of
the business and help everyone to bene-
fit by improved methods as they arise"
Other prominent men in the electric
industry who are interested in the pro-
iect and who compose the public policy
committee of the national association
are: John A. Britton, San Francisco;
Nicholas F. Brady, Henry L. DoheHv,
John W. Lieb, Thomas L. Murray, S.
Q Mitchell, M. r. Bump and Frank w.
Smith of New York; Fl. G. Bradlee.
Boston; Joseph B, Mccall and Walter
d. johnson, Philadelphia; II. A. Wag- !
ser, Baltimore; and Martin j. insult
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