The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-17
THE PEOPLES POWER

Sometimes this newspaper may seem too en-
thusiastc concerning the possibilities of electric
power 1t may be thought that we consider the SUD
iect more important than it really is AS we insist
that the government must develop Boulder Dam Tor
the peope and must operate Muscle Shoals for the
people-for our homes and our 1ndustrles-some
readers may think we are imagining benefits that
never will be realized.
There has Just come to us a bit Of publicity mat
ter sent out by the Omaha Electrical League 1t re-
ports speech made by J. e. Davidson, president OF
the National Electric Light Association, an organiza-
ton of private power companies. Wed like to nave
you read that speech and we reprint 1t herewith
calling your particular attention to the third para
graph:
81 believe" said Mr. Davidson, that in the wider
use of electricity for power and light will come
greater amount of freedom and larger opportunity
for enjoyment of life, by men and women, than PEG
pie of past generations ever dreamed OF.
Women, in the future, cannot be classed with
coole labor When housewives learn that 1t costs
but cents day to run washing machine, keep an
iron busy cool the air Of her home with breezes from
FAM provide perfect refrigeration for her foods or
get heat; when she discovers the happy husbands
and healthy families possible through cooking foods
with electricity, then will get freedom and
equality more important to their happiness than
winning the right to vote.
"Super-power is almost here It will not be long
before the great power companies of the Nation
hooked up in gigantic circuit that will bring unfail
ing electric current to every part of the land, no
matter how remote
"Then rural highways will be we'll lighted
business streets. Cross-country motoring will take
on new pleasures when the continent is spanned with
roads, not only paved but lighted with electric
light,
"The power lines running into the rural districts
will send electricity to every farm home, with
farm wife will benefit UNNECESSARILY aud insane
asylums and psychopathic wards will not be popu-
lated so heavily by farm suffering from the
exhaustion Of their lives.
For the electricity the farm will milk the
cows churn the cream into butter after separating
the milk from the cream, do the washing and iron
ing relieve the of the drudgery of cooking
and of the labor Of washing dishes, her sewing
machine, give her cooling breezes and make farm
home as delightful to live in model electric home
in the city.
Power in the fields will run the threshing ma
chimes. will light the barns, will guard from
frost, will help make farming both pleasant and
profitable. The electric photograph, the radio, the
motion picture machine, Will become much par,
of each home, in the not far distant future, they
have place in the homes of the wealthy today.
Electricity has only begun to be useful in in
dustry. Project your imagination far you wish,
and you will not be able to visualize the tremendous
changes In habits of life, in customs Of work in re-
Taxation that future generations will know through
the boon Of this great unseen mysterious force des-
tined to become greater servant of man. performing
more wonders than the GENT Of Aladdins wonderful
lamp