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Electricity versus steam power in California discussed
In a Sacrament Bee piece a late number argues electricity can outcompete steam for machinery power. It notes eight thousand horsepower on the Tuolomne River near La Grange and envisions sending cheap power to Sacramento and Modesto. It predicts electric rail—and Modesto as a manufacturing hub—given its location and irrigation ties.
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