Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-02
GIGANTIC SCHEME.
Its Imme6se Water Power b be U6kset b
6ensrsts Electricity - Sixt.6ke
Cite, 70 be Supplied With Light
and Heat.
1sE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK SIGNED

ming your correspondent inspe ctsd articles
OF agreement which just arrived by msiI
and were drawn up between Prososct Part
Association, of Niagara Falls, Eiasar.
county, New York. of the first part, and
Leonard Henkle, invertor, OF Rochester,
New York, OF the second part, stipulatins
that for consideration of 81, 900. .0Os the
party OF the first part agreed 10 e.
ecute to the party OF the second part deed
to Prospect Park, its nine acres of land and
three acres outside in village Of Niagars
Falls. That this important contract might
be thoroughly understood, your CORES
pondent interviewed Colonel Henkls, the
local inventor, this evening. 'Ihave about
consummated." said he, the bigsest
electric light project ever dreamed Of
When the New York Graphic. few days
since, quoted gentleman IS saying be
believed all New York would yet ke lighted
and heated by electricity brought through
cables from power that generated 10 at tho
greatest cataract in the world, IL only hint
ed at half what ], through q large company
OF capitalists, propose a. accomplish in thst
very direction. This Sl,oco,Op contract I
hold in my hand
lsOnly the ReGinaiag
OF the great things that this project will yet
develop. | have canNaSsed among leading
capitalists of New York. Boston and other
large cities and found them ready TO agree.
after taking mere hints OF the nature OF
my new electric light inventions, that JUST
as soon as could secure right and title 10
the water power OF Niagar. or anything
co equal. they stood ready to combine aud
push the inventions Ia practical te.t II IL
took 100000 Ia TO IL. | would he
foolish TO describe to you in any
way The exact nature Of these inventions
until my project is more practically per
feCted. MS ] hope 10 re 10 in very few
weeks certainly befo autumn but ! will
say this, that this IL 4 contract oontept-
plates the execution deed in fee sim
ple. controlling the water power OF the en-.
tire American fall at Niagara, some
1000. 900 Merse.Po~cr AIssssshes.
When first approached one OF the promi-
uent officials connected with an existing
electric company, and named this subject
to him, he pooh poohed and said: oh.
you poor fool; you never can get
control OF Niagara or the right to Its gigan-
tic water power. Why. the government IL
self has been trying TO buy the American
side for public park, but couldn't do y
We admit your scheme might work IL you
could only get a sufficient power To work
il, but Niagara isn't so easily 10 be had
That electrician" continued Hcnkic. "has
already turned out 20 I've false prophet.
you see; for here ! hold a title
incontrovertible. The purchase OF Prospect
Park for 81 ,OOo. 900 would almost pay. even
IL Niagara could not be utilized with IT, In
ISL the receipts Of the Park Association
were over $l2 600; last year they amount
ed Ia upwards Of SiJ, 900 You see We want
that park. and start fo- New York. just
before midnight Ia see the promising cap
italists there tomorrow and next day. The
capital stock Of the company when or
ganized
VIII he About T~ rnty Milltsss
Enormous buildings and ponderous ms.
utmr-Hmtntxn- n-rnr.. Hrtf-tb rnrte -bufr6s
ings there will be an immense rsce.way.
coming from the rapids short distance
above the falls. We can have water SUI
fcient for 1000. 900 horse power then upon
the money conditions named, and the
further condition that the water be
returned to the river within 4 given
distance. ! decline 10 describe
our process Of generating elec-
tricity by the unlimited hydraulic
force, but can simply LAY We will conduct
that electricity through properly insulated
cables underground TO sixiy.fyc promin.
ent American cities and towns between
Boston and Chicago. Just ~ good snd
forcible an electric current can be con
duCied
Five Hundred Mics
BY my process A. can be utilized within an
area Of one mile. We also con.
template domestic light attachments
to the main cables and will
lust as surely be able to transmit limited
electric power for operating machinery and
for heating purposes al timately. There
will bc about iO.ODJ miles Of the cables al.
together, with corresponding machinery
for industrial purposes. This contrast
looking towards the perfection Of my pro
jcct was, ~ you see executed yesterday
at the falls. DO you wonder ] said II
was a big scheme' 10 you see the
agreement ~ to how the million
dollar consideration II TO b~
paid. United States government : per
cents have been pledged to forward thi.
undertaking. That's why they are named
in the consideration" Colonel Iienkle 81
this point left 10 get ready for the New
York train. and babe your correspondent .
hasty good night lie 10 ahigbly skilled
mechanic, has patented several valuable
inventions. and has been working with ths
electric light almost N long rs Edison.