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Show HYDRO ELECTRIC DE-VELOPMENT DE-VELOPMENT California has the .finest system" of inter connected hydro electric lines In the woild. Due to the drouth which haa caused caus-ed a power shortage for Irrigation and other purposes some 100 plants will be connected up to servo consumers con-sumers using more than 10,000,000 K. W, H. dally during the summer. The 1919 output was J, 500, 000,000 K. W. H. The tremendous demand for power pow-er has made It necessary for California Cali-fornia companies to cooperate In this manner In order to use every ounce of available energy. , California's leading power companies com-panies have all Immense development develop-ment projects under way which will overcome the, present power shortage short-age before another year. During the next ten years it Is now estimated estimat-ed that the state will need 1400,-000,000 1400,-000,000 for new power development under normal condltloons. With the coming of factories the people of California have'awakeoed to the need of power In unlimited quantities and where ten yeais ago the 'state regulating bodies were' antagonistic an-tagonistic to public service coipor-atlons coipor-atlons 'they are toda'y doing every-'thing every-'thing In their power to encourage development and Investment of capital cap-ital In these enterprises. California Is setting a shining example of state cooperation with private Industry In the Interest of the public and the Investor alike. |