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Show ELECTRICITY PLAYS IMPORI-ANT IMPORI-ANT ROLE IN CGhDL'CT OF VV4 ' Electricity Is playing an Important role In the conduct of the war. (Besides , exerting a great influence In the conduct con-duct of the battle, and in the operation, of the national communication and transportations systems, it is a great lorce in strengthening the forces at -home. These facts are strikingly shown in a statement issued by the Utah Power & Light Company, showing show-ing the relation of its lines to the war program. The statement deals with the Im-portance Im-portance of electric current to the forces back of the armies in Europe. It shows that electric energy aids both the conservation and the increased production movements of the. government. govern-ment. Narly every industry essential to war-time efficiency derives Increased force and speed from electric current. ' Factories producing food, munitions and clothing attain maximum produe- ' lion by the aid of electric power. Mines, mills and smelters are enabled to increase their output according to government demands as electric power speeds the work of production. AgffT cultural production ts stimulated as electric energy enables pumping plants to bring new lands under irrigation. irri-gation. Electric current developed from water power conserves coal. The -ftatement of the Utah company shows ; that that company alcne saved the peo- . pie of Utah 1,000,000 tons of coal last year. Even greater savings are promised prom-ised for 1918. The following figures show. In horse 1 power, to what extent the industries of Utah and Idnhc are connected to thj. ; lines of the Utah Power & iLight CoiST " fcany. . Coal mining, 68.'7; metal mining, 24.891; metal milts and smelters $:!, 475; grain mills. 1239; sugar mills, 1488; food manufacturing, 1097; packing pack-ing companies, 1031; cold storage, 184; . canning factories, 864; Irrigation, 6310; other electric utilities, 2310; electric railways, 22,828; phone company com-pany (S. L. C.), 74; steam railroad (shops), 1592; stael una iron foundries, foun-dries, 20G1; machine shops, 483; powder pow-der manufacturing, 6P3; oxygen manufacturing, manu-facturing, 130;. woolen mills, 85; rjjr water supplies, 230; plai.ing mills, Ha;" dairies, 68; farm implements (mfg.), c9; electric vehicle charging stations, IS"; service commercial buildings, 2X19; construction companies, 3CJ25; school bjildings, 210; miscellaneous, 2.W5; residential lighting, f.9,100; commercial com-mercial lighting, 16,800; street lighV ing, iCOO; fuel, 11,000. |
