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The article focuses on the role of the electrical industry in the economic prosperity of the U.S. Topics discussed include improvements made to power generation efficiency and the distribution of electric power to even the smallest centers of population. Industrial expansion in New England, the Central States, and the Southwest as a result of electric distribution is explored.

The article offers U.S. business news briefs. Topics discussed include offering of lamp free to every citizen in Woodbine, Georgia; Edison Electric Institute convention on demand for electric power; and efforts taken by the construction machinery and equipment firm, Caterpillar Tractor in increasing the sales of its diesel-powered tractors.

The article profiles American inventor and businessman Thomas Alva Edison. It discusses his contributions to the light and power industry, his reputation as the world's greatest inventor, and his belief that time will come when mankind will draw electrical energy on a large scale directly from the sun. His views on the evolution of electrical invention and discovery are highlighted.

The article discusses various problems related to agriculture in the U.S. as of August 1926 including farm surplus, effect of population on farm surplus and the relation of power machinery and cost of production to farm surplus. It mentions the causes of farm surplus like the rapid increase in land area dedicated to certain crops, seasonal variation in yields of crops and the decrease in the horse population. It also cites how electric power can cut the cost of many farm operations.

The article focuses on fractional horse power motors. It mentions a small electric motor preserved by conglomerate General Electric Co. which is said to mark one point in the origin of the fractional horse power motor and the beginning of the application of small electric power units to practical use by people. It discusses the standardization of motor production, its various uses in post offices, homes and farms, and emergence of new applications amid business and industrial expansion.

The article describes how the industrial growth of Baltimore, Maryland has been stimulated by the broad policies and low power rates of the Consolidated Gas Electric Light & Power Co. of Baltimore. It details how the company's president, Herbert A. Wagner, consolidated the power supply in the area by closing down several inefficient plants. It discusses how the company's implementation of low electric power rates stabilized its own business and attracted a diversity of industries to the city.

The article indicates that electric power is the chief stimulant of industrial growth in the U.S. South, as it observes that cheap and adequate power has trebled the use of electricity in ten years in the period ended December 31, 1923. It asserts that electric power creates and enlarges the opportunities for workers to earn higher wages, improves living conditions, and adds comfort and convenience. The seven major power systems in the South, including Alabama Power Co., are also discussed.

The article discusses pointers for profitability in the utility industry as to the advise of old Jeff Weston. Topics include selling appliances for popularizing power service, putting up an appliance business and failing to produce profitable results. It also notes the proposition of an electric light and power company to cut rates on a cost basis for a large business and the advise of Weston on lowering power costs by buying from a central station instead of building a steam plant.

The article presents an outlook for the U.S. for October 1941 through 1942. It notes that the costs of living are growing by 1% monthly and are not expected to level off. An analysis by the Chamber of Commerce shows that the tax load will become heavier in 1942. It discusses the shortages in gasoline and petroleum, freight car output and electric power.