Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-24

average use Of = tpEK Of cs.l 20 make
If ARlne's water powers were fully
developed -hsr worit; provide Inc power
sur uns-eissta Of all The manufacturing
cAr-itd On II The Lnited States in 7e1&-
Thrr would 10 the work each vesr Of
=. coo tons uf ouai Twenty-Five mil
inn turs Of coal a, teaxv's prices would
rnean SO uGe. o0e The full NE 81 Mains
water pawers would lake nothing from
ner resources. 4or hvdrp-eisc.rie puwer
resources are nur deplssed ev prorur
ion Ut power Is coal is, frr II the
SQUIRE Of The prwe- Is protected i Will
continue forever 4vd-p-eiee.irtc power
ioesr't 1Hed 70 bs hauled m wheels :.
-ntrves Itself N wire Its -ransppr.--
ion sat Disturbed by snow ,ieckAdes
or r-eiEht ernhs-spes: I !snt. n cac-, II
chs Jrciinxrr sense. a subJau. uf trans
rertatinn
Wat this means % q manufacturing
plant is emphasized nv tlIiE Illustration,
IN me If the interior towns Of Maine
Z successful manufacturing INDUSTRY IS
using hrdre-eieetric power that II woelu
require Nee TONS of coal 20 produce
Think what The transportation AND
handling nf that SEe -ons Of coal would
nave meant n the lxst three or four
pesrs. The difference IA cngi Sefwsen
the hyttro-eis<-rc power delivered 70
the muiurs anu IN equivalent pew.f
nrocuesd nv coal weuia constitute SIR
interest IN The liant Investment The
- vol y,Ff
outward tonnage of manufactured prod
uct aggregate eAeh year about one
quarter Of The tonnage IF caaI hat
wonin ne required to produce uv steam
me pswe- used IN his plant. Esoa year
makes Juwer -nDrs ana more 0he vital
fRrte- n manufacturing. ana Maine has
IN he- lakes ana rivers z perpetual
source of power that fully developed
will furnish power for manufacturing
industries that would support Z popuia-
inn az several millions
Relieving the war and the changes n
the wuid tas4 II Inns naae hRE -cFTse
4 change in the attitude If uszn
rlIrers toward plant location Instead
II seeking the Ixrse- c.ate-s Of popH-
lstisn and the service sf newly arrived
immigrants the-e Is disposition 10 s-sk
Ire smaller nenfeys where living -esstii-
tisns mike fuy mcre efficient and mere
~onIsnted izSnr- I'm mt stating
rheery hui 4 demonstrated fart sHfah.
lisiassd by the records Of large lnansfr-ai
organisations ftlAt have plants in Ftae
smaller communities Of Maine ana n
ne larger communities Il New Hngsap j.
ana can compare e1Aciencr af epesnfisn.
But Il Mime 10 70 nekp N full msasure
he benefits that will come with the
change In asver conditions Ena n isorr
cpnGitisas there must he in Maine AT
isnururemeaf IN tranapeTfatirn-
TranHpuTxatisn has three phases:
water bgFne sz4nsPgTtafiGA which
viii segve communities On nzrig1sfe
be aeseiupsd: tr1aspmfafisn sreF ear
ruads ny hGFse. and by W0sEr tT7aGk-
THIS EEanspeyfaxtsa fnr shsst dis
tsncRs and a. resaer To railroads Is
uf mvst vitai iMpartaare- Its eee-
nmmical NJ d1qands anaa sns4 r1adA
and ~ have ssnrfs1 IN cor Onel
roads program. I remember with
much SFzr,ficzxi0m IhaI IN the LeglS-
fafur1 sf EBsf. n Senate olnarmaa of
sse summittaA IN Dknka HnnAk. AnA
some part in draining anA passing
the sirst senaa1 StxlD 81 ack- Esaa
rssads are vftzi. Anasy tuvsunsa n
,thsn win he Rs6as1na UnnR ma
Thu serEace of wa1@ tx1nSnnrtztapn
is limited 70 uur uuA1t tDx11 ana
cities The sezTioe a autnmstt1e
trucks and nsFND - rs1nEicaisie uniy
fnr short hsIla- t. h1nie ~ csn>
trolling factor at pr11Ent dry trans
partatlgn 10 the raIlfual fnr q u The