HIST 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Rural Electrification, The Good War, Jet Fuel
17 Nov 2016
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Income levels, education levels, rural vs urban, mechanization of agriculture. Texas did change dramatically: more tractors, larger farms, more people educated, and more than 50% were in urban areas. Put (cid:373)ore (cid:373)o(cid:374)e(cid:455) i(cid:374)to people"s po(cid:272)ket so that the(cid:455) would spe(cid:374)d (cid:373)ore. Giving people something to buy and something to buy it with. Public works was designed to pump money into the economy. Rural electrification distribution, cost, and creation of power. Most of the cost to build the electrical grid in texas came from the federal government. Previously each town would have their own electrical system and did not extend beyond city limits. (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1007)(cid:1004)"s the government begins connecting and building electrical lines and distribution power outside of just the city limits. Electricity was safer and more efficient than gas. Federal government is clear because it contributed to an upward spiral in the economy, especially in rural areas in texas. Wwii helped texas out of economic depression and decreased unemployment levels.
