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Show Electrical Growth One of the outstanding developments if recent years isthe almost phenomenal phenomen-al growth of the electrical industry, which many regard as being still in its infancy. Thomas A. Edison recently declared that "the electrical growth of America has only begun," and added: "So long as there remains a single task being done by men or women which electricity could do as well, so long will electrical development be incomplete." in-complete." With electric light and power service now available to practically all cities and towns with a population of 1,000 and over, as well as a large percentage of smaller communities, it is evident that future expansion of the industry will lead to its extension to the rural districts, and a good start in that direction di-rection has already been made. A high official in the industry recently re-cently stated that in the last three years 105,000 farms have been supplied with electrical service, an increase of 186 per cent in the number of farms so supplied. The South has been a leader in this movement, particularly the state of Alabama according to the same authority, but the development is not confined to any section, being piratically nation wide in extent. Agricultural colleges, power companies compan-ies and the farmers are cooperating in many states in working out plans for rural electrification and putting those plans into el feet. The ultimate result will be relief from much of the drudgery drudg-ery which heretofore has been inseparable insep-arable from life. |