Pacific service magazine . ct! It may not be generally known that thePacific Gas and Electric Companys over-head power distribution system in the SantaClara valley reaches 1,138 miles of be sure, this is not the progress of aday or night, but it really covers a com-paratively short space of time. Again, itis of record that there are 28,588,080 feet,or approximately 5000 miles, of overheadline-wire used by the Pacific Gas andElectric Company in this same are facts which serve toinform us of what is involved inthe distribution of electric powerover an extent of agricultur
Pacific service magazine . ct! It may not be generally known that thePacific Gas and Electric Companys over-head power distribution system in the SantaClara valley reaches 1,138 miles of be sure, this is not the progress of aday or night, but it really covers a com-paratively short space of time. Again, itis of record that there are 28,588,080 feet,or approximately 5000 miles, of overheadline-wire used by the Pacific Gas andElectric Company in this same are facts which serve toinform us of what is involved inthe distribution of electric powerover an extent of agriculturalterritory. It may even be said inthis instance electric power inagriculture, for the figures givenhere, cover almost wholly agricul-tural property. Is it not a wonderful opportun-ity for large public utility com-panies to serve the people and toserve them in such a way as to in-vite their lasting gratitude as wellas their good will ? 184 Pacific Service Magazine As If By Magic—Transforming The Valley of the San yoaquin. Our stage is setin San Joaquinand Stanislauscounties. Herewe find agricul-ture at its the beginning,two entirely dif-ferent problemsfaced the San Joaquincounty he set towork reclaimingthe vast and fer-tile delta regions,removing waterfrom the tule andpeat lands, while in Stanislaus county he set about applyingwater to the desert-like soil. And now, fol-lowing bitter hardship, failure and discour-agement, these two sections have been con-verted into a garden spot, the counterpartof which can only be found in the ancientvalley of the Nile. It is not hard toimagine the part played herein by electric-ity. The ever dominating spirit of the pio-neer, coupled with the inexhaustible energyof this tireless servant, could not but pro-duce magic. The reclamation of the overflow lands isa real accomplishment. The lands in theiroriginal state were covered by rank growth
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