Show LET IT REMAIN A SYMBOL in 1076 the united states observed its one hundredth anniversary nation philadelphia is as an independent celebrated by holding a cen tennial exposition in the machine y hall at philadelphia there were on en exhibit some weird and strange k forecasting the world it come two of the exhibits marki d the start of a dramatic story that is still going on in this mod rn world that depends on bremen us quantities of mechanical power i one on of these exhibits showed two rudely fashioned elec electric trie dynamos dyna mos resigned esig ned by the belgian inventor gramme cramme and the american wal alicc ice each supplied current to a single are arc lamp and one drove a small i ump rump the public gazed at these adgers with the curiosity of an aud irnee ince watching a flea jump at the command of its trainer but what really took the publics public s ye was another exhibit that was huge and awe inspiring the corliss steam engine a mechanical mountain of mans ingenuity it stood thirty feet high and was capable of producing 1000 horsepower interest in the corless engine was in in proportion to its size the public could not visualize that the latent possibilities in those freakish little dynamos sitting insignificantly off to one side would in a short while supplant the steam engine in most power fields the efficiency of electric power has revolutionized the home and factory although team steam power is still indispensable to the uninterrupted production of e electricity electric power has made this world we live in more convenient and efficient and reduced the labor demanded of man in producing the necessities and luxuries of life all this has been brought about lay the initiative and enterprise of free men not by government edict let us hope that the magic of electricity will remain a symbol of the public service that flows from the american system of free enterprise industrial du news review |