Show I Expert Speaks on on Electricity fc- fc w. w w. w Eastern Rail Man Visits State One o of most Important addresses addresses ad ad- dresses given at the recent convention convention conven conven conven- tion of ot the National Electric Light association at at Pasadena was that of ot Carl D. D Jackson chairman of the Wisconsin railroad commission who who traveled across the continent to tell the men of ot the he electrical industry what he thought of ot the the Trend of ot Regulations Regulation and and all thi that It involves Jackson is one one public servant who Is calling attention to the f fact ct that the privately telY owned public utilIty utility utility util- util util util- ity is a misnomer that a public utility's shares shares' are afe on the open market market market mar mar- r ket and that it is much more publicly owned than the utility that Is owned and operated by a municipality Jackson Jack Jack- Jackson son is a a. great believer In the Idea that the public and the public utility should walk hand in hand both by bya a common Interest In the course of ot hi his address to the electrical men menat menat menat I at Pasadena Jackson said The problem of ot economic production production pro pro- and distribution of essential products depends for its solution on n the use and distribution of ot natural forces by electricity The movement in this direction is a fL large Jarge part of ofa ofa a conservation movement and proposes proposes proposes pro pro- I poses to use and economize e not only those forces f of at of nature which like likel I water power may be made perpetual perpetual but save saye and use with greatest efficiency efficiency effi effi- clency those forces farces natures nature's supply o of which is now known to be limited I I think we may safely assume that the electrical industry in Its Us larger and supremely important field wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- as has has' been ts development to the present time time is comparatively still In the earlier e stages of achievement achievement achievement achieve achieve- ment and therefore a a. most le legitimate field for tor private initiative and enterprise enterprIse enterprise enter enter- prise and th the exercise of ef that inventive inventive inventive tive and enterprising genius most encouraged under unde-r a system giving fair tail recognition to individualism Continuing he stated that the de development development de de- of f large central plants for forthe the tho economic distribution of electrical electrical cal cal energy is is inconsistent with the I confinement of the enterprise to the boundaries of ot municipal or political I units since it involves vast investments investments invest invest- ments the highest technical and en engineering engineering engineering en- en skill and the proper coordination coordination coordination I nation of or different sources of power in relation to areas of distribution If the public Is to reap the full tun b benefit th that t can come from equalizing and using the largest amount of power av available flable at all ali times and the putting putting putting put put- ting Into effect of at the economies o of 0 load high factor I He declared that these objects can be accomplished at present only I through the large freedom of action action ac ac- tion not at all possible under municipal municipal pal enterprise and management of ot central plants In other words our I municipalities and governmental divi divi- are not prepared for undertakings under undertakings takings of the magnitude and wide I scope which this activity must take If it the full result of ot efficiency and economy is to be given to the people i |