Evening star., 1924-04-17


chimes has kept him in advance of
the European laborer, improving his
standard Of living, relieving him
from the drudgery and safeguarding
him against hazards.
Brain Instead of Muscle.
The use of superpower will still
further raise the laborer from the
status Of machine himself to the
status of the man who operates the
machine. He becomes a director in
stead of a performer. He uses his
brain in a greater degree as sub
stitute for the use of his hands. He
operates the levers on a steam shovel
instead of doing the shoveling him
self
The difference between the man
and the brute is largely that of in
Intellectual activity. The more you
take away from the man the per-
formance of mere brute labor and re-
lease his mind and employ him in ac-
tivities that will develop his intel
lectual faculties instead of his brute
strength the more you raise the
standard of humanity in general.
The use of superpower-dr ma
chinery will make it possible to turn
out a great many more products at
the same cost. The more products
there are to be divided the more the
worker gets himself That is readily
illustrated by comparison of the sit
uation OF the laboring man in the
United States with the laborins man
in any other country in the world.
The more power. or superpower, we
use in industry the higher will the
standard of labor be raised
The use of power per capita in
the various countries is very. fair
index of the relative condition of the
people and particularly the workers
in those countries.
Industry to Spread Out.
Capitalization of power develop
ment and distribution through super
power systems will make possible de-
Capitalization Of industry. When our
Industries are operated by direct
steam power and their energy re-
quirements are supplied in the form
of coal they must locate near es-
tablisheo transportation lines They
tend. therefore, to concentrate at
certain favorable points, thus Great
ing our crowded urban conditions and
our congested terminals. When the
energy can be supplied in the form of
electricity and delivered over a wire.
and when the supply is equally avail
able in country and city, there will
no longer be occasion for the crowd
ing we now deplore.
The general availability of power
everywhere within the limits of the
superpower systems will afford for
the first time a definite opportunity
for such decentralization. Manufac-
turing plants will quite naturally
move into localities close TO supplies
of raw materials and where rents or
building sites are cheaper.
Farewell to City sIums.
With their work thus bringing
them out into the country the people
crowded quarters in the cities. In
the country the superpower electric
current will bring them the same rec
reational and educational advantages
and the same labor-saving devices in
housekeeping that they would have
in the city.
The future of this country is in its
children. Every workingman is
looking forward to improving the
condition of his children, and to give
. them opportunities for Improvement
which generally he did not have him
self. The workman drawn into the
city from the farm is always regret
| full that his children cannot grow up
strong in the country. Superpowe Ell
carrying our industries into the coun-
try and the people out into the open
spaces will open a new future for the
children of the Iaboring man in the
era just dawninE. The children will
be taken away from the hot and dirty
streets out into the fresh air under
the trees, on real grass and with
flowers about them where they can
! play with new health in Gods own
sunshine