GENERAL SUMMARY. 

 CONCLUSION. 



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As a final summary expression, the main issues in the entire 

 situation may be brought together in a tabular view, as follows: 



Tabular analysis of the energy situation (all details and qualifications omitted). 



The principal resources. 



Coal; oil; water-power. 



The main problems 



Powpr/Coal power 



^""^^n Water power 



» [Smokeless 

 ^Domestic fueW soUd fuel 

 ' iGas 



1 

 Motor fuel. 



The main inadequacies. 



Transportation 















What is wrong 



Transportation facilities 

 suitable only for haul- 

 ing coal. 



Wasteful utiUzation due 

 to improper public util- 

 ities development. 



High resource waste due 

 to lack of adj ustment be- 

 tween method of petro- 

 leum mining and geolo- 

 ical occurrence. 



^Vhat is needed 



A common-carrier system 

 of electric transmission 

 lines. 



Municipal public utiUty 

 fuel plants, with by- 

 product practice, under 

 the coordinating influ- 

 ence of the common-car- 

 rier organization afore- 

 mentioned. 



Proper legislation and ap- 

 plication of constructive 

 economic policy. 



Social gains 



Balanced developmentof 

 coal and water power. 



Relief to transportation 



Cheapened electric power. 



Upgrowth of electrochem- 

 ical industries. 



Contribution of fertilizers 

 and other coalproducts. 



Contribution to solution 

 of nitrogen problem. 



Contribution to lowered 

 cost of living. 



NationaUzation of indus- 

 trial opportunity. 



Elimination of smoke 

 from cities. 



Elimination of waste. 



Contribution to fertilizer 

 and coal-products in- 

 dustries. 



Reduction in cost of liv- 

 ing. 



Contribution to solution 

 of nitrogen problem. 



Improvement in public 

 utilities effectiveness. 



Increased supply of motor 

 fuel from limited re- 

 source. 



Elimination of unjustifi- 

 able wastes. Mainte- 

 nance of cheap motor 

 fuel. 



Prolonged supply of lu- 

 bricants. 



Postponement of petro- 

 leum exhaustion. 



Development of by-prod- 

 ucts. 





Financial gain 



Economies and new sources of income adeauate to offset, in laree nart. the exnense 





of the war. 







In short, the whole energy situation, while extremely complicated, 

 reduces itself to a fundamental basis in which two courses of action 

 on the part of the Government will bring about the proper develop- 

 ment of the whole matter. (1) The provision of a common-carrier 

 system for the transmission of electrical energy will (a) lead to a 

 balanced development of coal power and water power and (b) serve 

 as a coordinating influence in the building up of municipal public 

 utility fuel plants. (2) The application of a constructive economic 

 policy to the conditions surrounding the production of petroleum wiU 

 largely correct the circimistances that are now hastening a premature 

 exhaustion of the petroleum resource. The adoption of the first line 

 of action will involve a recognition of the importance of the energy 

 problem such as wiU throw sufficient publicity upon petroleum 



