1927 The Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide Page: 238
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~~S rv-cc.One of the very remarkable develop-
mnonts in Texas during recent year: has
behc the rapid extension of hi gh tension
lines for power transmission. At the be-
ginning of 1927 there were alpmroximately
4.500 mil s of lin s, ;ore thai n :bIf of
which had been built during the five pre-
c ding years. About 850 cities were be-
ing served with electric currant, Jan. 1,
1927, either from transm:. issi n lines or
fr,-m local plants, and it is estimated that
about half of the population of the State
has electric cunrront av:xil-able for use.
Aside from a~h!in: to the conveniences
of about 2,500,000 rsidents of the State,
thereby contributing to betterment of
standard of living, the wide extension of
power transmission over high voltage
lines is solving the pow'r problem which,
in years past, has confronted industrial
development. The Texas manufacturer
may now buy power as cheaply as the
nanuracturers of thbe N'rth andi East, and
this power through the construction of
great central uowe r plants and the exten-
sion of transmission lines is now available
to so:xt of the communities: here manu-
facturing is an actual or potential devel-
opmen t.
A quarter of a century age Texas' fuel
resources were considered scant. ThereELECTRIC POWERR AD LIGHT
SErVICE.
Public utility service, electric light
and power, is now furnished in Texas
as follows:
Cities and towns served.... 850
population ................. 2,500,000
Generating stations........ 375
Kilowatt capacity .......... 650,(100
f{orsepower caplacity....... 870,100)
Transmission lines, miles... 4,500
Local distribution lines,
miles .................... 6,000
Total valuation about...... $285,000,000
Towns serve ed from trans-
mission lines............. 350
Kw. capacity of generating
stations distributing over
transmission lines....... 250,000
was some coal and lignite production, but
the coal production was limited and the
use of lignite was restricted by the naturP
of this commodity, which does not permit
of long hauls or storage in great quan-
tity. The relatively small petroleum pro-
duction of the coastal fields Nwas consid-
ered the chief fuel dependence of the
State and this was not, at that time, be-
lieved by industrial engineers to give evi-:-:-:: ::: .
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1927 The Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide, book, 1927~; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123785/m1/242/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.