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The article reports on the extensive promotion being carried out by Washington Water Power Co. in 1949 to sell electricity in Washington state and Idaho.

The article reports on the strategy of Oklahoma's Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) for attracting industrial plants for the consumption of electric power produced at the Pensacola Dam in Oklahoma. GRDA is offering a package deal to industrial plants that includes cheap electric power, cheap steam, and low-cost sites. Several companies including National Gypsum Co. and Certainteed Products Corp. are developing plants in the area. GRDA is expecting a tremendous industrial growth in the area

The article focuses on the plans of the telephone industry and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the promotion of rural telephony after World War II. The significance of an electronic instrument to transmit telephone messages over electric power lines in rural areas under the industry program is noted. A statistical report on rural communications has been issued by FCC during the completion of the postwar plans of the sector. The report urges the government to set up a rural telephone commission.

The article assesses the nature of the upturn in business in July 1949. Expectations for year end are presented including new tests to weather and compensating factors. Evidence of business momentum are provided in steel production, electric power output, carloadings, paper and paperboard production, textile activity and the booming trades. The significance of inventory readjustments is discussed in relation to actual movements of various business indicators.

The article reports on an application filed by Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. with the U.S. Federal Power Commission to install 114,000 new homepower in compression stations on Big Inch and Little Inch to increase its capacity.

The article offers information on new products including the automatic electric rewrite machine from Autopen Corp., the Flexrock Electric Power Float from Flexrock Co., and the Brush Magnetic Tape Recorders from Brush Development Co.

The article presents information on the development of hydrogen fusion programs by the scientists of U.S. and Great Britain. In response to the technical details, British scientists successfully claimed the controlling fusion of hydrogen atoms by producing useful quantities of electric power from fusion. Further it reports on the development of Zero Energy Thermonuclear Apparatus (ZETA) device, and the testing of U.S. projects including Columbus II, Columbus S-4, and Perhapsatron S-3.

The article reports on the efforts of the War Production Board to prevent 1943 power program projects from being held up and to handle backlog of other projects. It says that two-thirds of the program or four million kilowatts had been put on the line since Pearl Harbor by using only nominal priority ratings, and that when some three million kilowatts were removed from the 1942 schedule, the average rating of A-2 was assigned the 7,500,000-kilowatt remainder. The Office of War Utilities reportedly insisted there was no power shortage for essential needs.

The article discusses the shortage in electricity in the U.S. in December 1952. The article reports that the Defense Production Administration (DPA) has made two allocations for the power industry, one for building power lines and the other for production of turbines, generators and other equipment. It also notes that the DPA has given the electric industry 80 percent of its requested aluminum, 85 percent of copper and 88 percent of steel.

The article reports that the West Europe's electric power output will be increased by over 49 percent, as per the plans of the Organization for European Economic Cooperation.

The article reports on the plan of the U.S. Bureau of Mines and Alabama Power Co. to conduct another experiment in the underground gasification of coal in a coal seam 100 to 125 feet down. The objective of their experiment is to produce fuel without having problems of expensive mining. The gas would be used for heat in producing steam into electric power and for other industrial heat requirements. The experiment will apply a line of vertical shafts drilled down to the coal and a horizontal shaft cut through the coal will connect the vertical shafts.

The article reports on an electric power negotiated between energy firm Southern California Edison Co. and the steel plant of Henry J. Kaiser in California in Fontana, Calfornia in October 1944, which aims for the supply of cheaper power for the plant.

The article cites the reasons behind the need to count kilowatts, using the figures of electric power output supplied by the Edison Electric Institute. A look at the output figures helps consumers to determine the performance of power and light companies, and to have an idea of the amount of general industrial and commercial activity of the economy. A long-term view of figures provides information on power output, consumption and the industry's characteristics, including its capacity to supply power and offer special rate concessions to users.

The article reports on the development of the coal industry in the U.S. It highlights the growth of Consolidated Coal Co. which became the leader of the coal industry under the chairmanship of George H. Love. It outlines the increasing demand for electrical power which will be significant for the coal industry.

The article discusses the rising demand for electric power and the high cost of public utility expansion in the U.S. It also discusses the impact of regulation, such as increase in rates, on efforts by power firms to accumulate funds for building facilities and buying capital equipment. Also discussed are the finances and operations of Consolidated Edison in New York City, increases in fuel costs, and the pressure on utilities and regulators by consumer advocates environmentalists.

The article reports on the possible electric power shortage in the U.S. as industry increases its demand with the approach of fall and winter. It discusses the expected increase in the demand for electricity to meet the requirements of new businesses, new housing and expanded rural electrification. According to Edison Electric Institute, more than 4 billion kilowatt hours of energy were distributed by electric utilities in the week ended August 24, 1946. The article highlights the concerns of businesses over the possible shortage of electricity. INSET: Bidding for Power Unit.

The article reports on the postwar industrial expansion and economic growth of Sweden. The government program to double the capacity for electric power created a huge demand for the insulators manufactured by A.B. Ifoverken. The growth of the iron and steel industry, importation of high-volume raw materials and high prices for exported products are indicators of a prosperity that is planned by its leaders to ensure that the country becomes self-sufficient.

The article focuses on the reorganization of the nonfunctional utility holding companies that was initiated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the U.S. SEC has created the death sentence clause to be able to eliminate the unfair distribution of a firm's voting power among various classes of security holders. The SEC's policy intends to prevent the capitalization problem of the gas and electric power industry.

The article focuses on issues involving the creation of an aqueduct to transport irrigation water from the Colorado River into the Phoenix-Tucson Arizona area. It says that outcome of debates over how water is to be pumped will determine where Los Angeles, California gets its electric power, and the pattern of development in areas as far as Wyoming. It states that California demands for water to be drawn from other river basins and fed into the river to ensure California's total needs will be met in the future.

The article focuses on Aluminum Co. of America's (Alcoa) quest for cheap electric power for its Point Comfort, Texas plant. The company found natural gas and turned to Nordberg Mfg. Co., Milwaukee for an engine to put the gas to work. Nordberg designed a simplified version of an ordinary radial aircraft engine for the aluminum plant which opened in 1950. When the Korean war led to a demand for more aluminum Nordberg designed a new improved version of its radial engine that reduced costs for Alcoa in terms of horsepower, gas consumption and maintenance.

The article discusses the effects of industrial unrest amid the problem of inflation. Apart from a strike by tool and dye makers in motor plants, steel workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have followed suit. Electric power and carloadings are reportedly increasing while commodity prices tend to fluctuate. The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce reported an increase in automobile production over a year ago for the U.S. and Canada.

The article presents information on recent developments in various business activities in the U.S. These business activities include residential construction, steel industry, carloadings and electric power industry. There was an output of over 2 million tons of steel in May 1933, a gain of 47 percent compared to previous month. There was a reduction in electric power requirements during the week ending June 3, 1933.

Two charts comparing and depicting changing trends in electric power output, federal loans and average weekly prices of products including wheat and cotton in 1932 are presented.

The article offers information on the financial performance of several industries in the U.S. It states that the building industry is showing strength with more work in public projects, and the steel industry is looking forward for tonnage which the Emergency Relief Act will make possible. It mentions that commercial loans have increased, chiefly in New York. Several charts depicting the production of electric power, prices of wheat, and weekly index of business activities are presented.

The article reports on the weekly index of general business activity as of January 27, 1932. It explains the meaning of indexes, for example, for automotive steel buying, construction and electric power production. A chart is presented showing comparative indexes weekly, in 1931 and the five-year average from 1927-1931.

The article discusses the business conditions in the U.S. as of January 1932. Topics covered include the decline in December 1932 steel production, the impact of the curtailment of industrial operations on the demand for electric power, and the effect of the holiday interruptions on the commodity markets.

The article reports on the proposal of the Bonneville-Grand Coulee Power Administration to establish a large synthetic rubber industry in the Pacific Northwest. It reveals the importance of electric power in producing any synthetic rubber derived from acetylene. It discusses the findings of a report made by William C. McIndoe and J. P. Strong Jr. regarding synthetic rubber.

The article focuses on the demand by U.S. Army Lieutenant General William S. Knudsen and U.S. Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius that the U.S. Congress run through the emergency 25,000,000 dollars for extra Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) power. Knudsen and Stettinius' point was that aluminum from the plant in Alcoa, Tennessee was essential for the airplane program and that TVA was its only power source. It adds that the disclosure of the shortage was shameful to New Deal backers.

The article focuses on the index of general business activity as of May 6, 1931. It discusses the factors weighing in on the decline of production of steel, soft coal and electric power; the performance of carloadings and residential construction ; and trends in commodity prices. A chart showing the weekly index of business activity from 1929 to 1931 is presented.

The article focuses on the plans that may lead to the revival of the integration movement in Western Europe. It mentions Jean Monet who authored the European Coal & Steel Community and president of the High Authority (HA). The plans include expanding the coal-steel pool to electric power and nuclear power, and using the program to keep Monnet to stay on has HA head. It also mentions Belgian Foreign Minister (FM) Paul Henri Spaak and Dutch FM J. W. Beyen as chief sponsors of the plan.

The article reports that electricity rates are coming down in Seattle, Washington, and the city's municipal power system has announced cuts worth 410,000 dollars for residential consumers, and 590,000 dollars for commercial and industrial consumers.

The article offers world news briefs including the rise on electric power capacity in Colombia, the publication of a 500-page survey of manufacturing industries in Australia by the Department of National Development, and the increase rate on annual traffic of British European Airways (BEA) in Great Britain.

Several charts on business activity in the U.S. including one on business activity from 1946-1950, and another on business index of various sectors like electric power production, banking, and copper industry are presented.

The article presents information on Washington's economic directives proposed by U.S. President Harry S. Truman. It reports on the slow mobilization fronts of credit restrictions, control of critical materials, and taxes. It discusses the ineffective activity of the National Production Authority regarding the control of steel production. It announces new responsibilities of Truman's executive related to electric power, distribution of agricultural machinery, and domestic surface transportation.

A chart is presented that shows the market figures of various industries in the U.S. including the production of electric power, industrial raw material prices, and the rate of gold stock.

The article focuses on various economic developments in Canada, including the decision of the Quebec province regarding the nationalization of electric power and the creation of a power control board, and the establishment of rural power service lines by the Hydro Electric Commission of Ontario.

The article reports on the move by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt to make cheap power as a major campaign issue in 1934 as he pursues power generation projects in the country's northwestern region like the Bonneville project in Oregon and the Grand Coulée in Washington. The principles behind Roosevelt's move include permanent control of the large hydro-electric projects should be taken by the government. It cites the proposal of the Portland Chamber of Commerce to invest on a study to determine what industries could be pursued in Bonneville.

Two charts are presented depicting the business conditions in the U.S. from 1940 to 1942 including electric power production, domestic farm products prices, and securities loans.Two charts are presented depicting the business conditions in the U.S. from 1940 to 1942 including electric power production, domestic farm products prices, and securities loans.

Several charts showing data on some apparent economic indicators in the U.S., including electric power output, cotton and sugar prices, and adjusted demand deposits, are presented.

A photograph of a collective farm in Russia that has been provided with electric power is presented.

The article reports on the findings of a survey conducted by the U.S. Federal Power Commission (FPC) which revealed that the power needs is projected to be at 1.9 billion kilowatt hours in 1980.

A chart is presented that lists the production in various sectors or industries including steel, crude oil and electric power.

Several charts are presented depicting the business conditions in the U.S. from 1945 to 1948 including electric power output, the prices of domestic farm products and total bank loans and investments.

The article provides statistics on business activities in the U.S. as of January 5, 1946 including electric power output, medium grade corporate bond yield, and total loans and investments.

A chart is presented that depicts the electric power output from 1941 to 1943 in the U.S.