Show i A SOLID FOUNDATION 0 iii It If is b surprising that the Bill BUI of Rights while guaranteeing many individual freedoms contains no guarantee of freedom B c of enterprise It is likely that the need to work for a liv living ng was wasi i such an obvious fact fad of life that all other guaranteed freedoms z C were supportive of the unwritten freedom to engage in constructive con cone profitable enterprise The British colonial government discouraged the develop develops ment of industry in the colonies to create a market for British c goods to be paid for by the products of American agriculture Early American free enterprise was wa largely the creature of an ano o agricultural economy The great greaf early American inventions from Eli Whitneys Whitney's cotton coHon gin to Cyrus McCormick's reaper n were responses to consumer needs for cheaper and more effi elfie efficiently produced cotton and wheat Robert Fulton's development development develop develop- 0 ment of the steamboat using the British Watt Walt steam engine was simply a new tool fool for getting farm products to fo market more economically O It If was the freedom of individuals to act independently which fathered the concept of free enterprise and led talented individuals indi indi- 0 to devote their crea creat energies to development of uniquely American inventions invention to increase productivity by effectiveness of individual labor The ability of one man to produce far more than he and his family needed created a consumer economy in which profits from one mans man's increased production could be used to purchase the surplus 0 production of essentials and even luxuries from another man The American tradition of free enterprise was not founded 0 on the mere promise that hard work deserved a reward It was based on the proven concept that a mans man's work would be re rewarded rewarded re re- warded in proportion to the degree in which his work and 0 production satisfied the consuming needs of others who were willing to spend a share of their own labor or income to have those needs satisfied As production and needs grew competition E. tion ion among producers created a market system in which price I Q became subject to supply and demand It is this his free competitive market system which developed because men were able to act free of oppressive government intervention that is responsible for the worlds world's highest standard of living Qs w wA A R Trenton December 26 1776 Having crossed the the Delaware River Hirer ron oh on Ch Christmas sima evening General George W Wash sh J 19 ington's ragged American infantry surges into Trenton catching the Hessians by surprise The Continentals overwhelmed the Knyphausen artillery battery at a dead run Their powder damp deprived of artillery support their commander mortally wounded the surviving Hessians surrendered The American victory at Trenton and andone andone and andone one following at Princeton assured the survival of a small core of Continentals and in turn the survival of the American cause of independence I Keeping electric power in its place E Ek i J fY f k L Sit still j and t. t kr 1 s be besa safe A f ep J Jf I r 23 i a A 4 f A f I I it H If youre you're involved in an automobile If someone's life depends on your accident and a power line accidentally W removing a power line make sure falls across your car should you a you use a dry wooden pole at least remain in the car How could you ten feet long get out of the car without coming in contact with the electric current f At Ut Utah a h P Power ower we d do everything h Ing IngIs Is there any way to tell fell if the power k kline we can to make electricity safe for forr r line me is hot What if its it's raining you Be extra safe by knowing what to do in case of accidents Knowing the answers to these questions could save your life Utah Power suggests that you stay in your car if It does come in contact with utah a light any power line Wait for p power company man or law enforcement 2 COff company its it's t safe t official to tell you l Key ey IQ a II Better eu |