Show Nation Looks To Electricity As Fuel Saver SaverS S By Dr Aj AM 04 late ln J lr Pros Press Pasadena Calif Call C. C rn lay 21 The 1 The nation is looking to the electrical Industry to effect economies economics in inthe Inthe inthe the diminishing store of t coal and oil delegates to the National Electric Electric Electric Elec Elec- association convention Light con wore were told toda today In a report from Frank Franic M. M Kerr Herr of Butte chairman of ot tho the committee on electrification of oC steam railroads In the ha absence of or Mr Kerr his report was rend If all aU the steam railroads railroad In Inthe Inthe inthe the country were electrified od with power furnished from largo large steam generating electric stations tho the total fuel required would be equivalent to tons tonn of coal as against tho the actual figure for tor railroad coal consumed in 1918 1918 tons the tho re report report report re- re port said Thus b by electrification of the tho roads tons would have been saved even If IC the power necessary to run the railroads were furnished from electrical generating illations stations using coat coal for fuel and ond with a n. large part of tho the tholoW loW power r supplied from water power plants the twins saving would be considerably con- con increased k |