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Entered as second-class matter at the San Francisco Post Office as “The Electrical Journal,” July, 1895.
Entry changed to “The Journal of Electricity,” September, 1895.
Entry changed to “The Journal of Electricity, Power and Gas,” August 15, 1899.
Entry changed May 1, 1906, to “The Journal of Electricity, Power and Gas,” Weekly.
Vol. XX MAY 2, 1908 No. 18
EDITORIAL.
MANUFACTURING OPPORTUNITY.
The first half century of Western development was accomplished without the aid of cheap fuel. This lack was really a blessing in disguise, for it applied the needed spur that finally forced the utilization of its protean water powers. But with the development of its latent oil resources there became available a fuel whose cheapness and convenience should enable the West to compete in the manufacturing field.