Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-22
Nebraska
CAN DO MANUFACTURING AS
CHEAPLY AS ANY STATE
IN THE UNION
n the Morse ssttismsat Of 9othsabaRE
Ghs Problem is Forever
Solved

While walking down Broadway in
New York city about noon one day
saw crowd of people that almost
blocked the sidewalks on both sides OF,
tho street. They were watching .
very large safe which was being
hoisted by pulieys and ropes in front OF
= high building, evidently intended 70
be taken into the fifth story through
one OF the windows IL was AZ the
fourth story and stopped with the
crowd ard watched It's hardly per-
ceptible movement
Suddenly, without warning, the
ropes broke with pistol like report and
the safe shot down through the air
faster than my eyes could follow II
There was great noise, tho ground
under my feet shook, the crowd surgcd
backward. some falling under foot
Men and women screamed. and fright
Cned horses plunged through tho
crowd. Every one was either Awed or
panic stricken by the presence Of great
danger
The safe had crashed through the
pavement into a sub-sidewalk base
ment ont Of sight The force Of che
fall had broken tho great flag stones
OF the pavement for many feet on both
sides. The plate glass windows were
shattered and even the show cases on
the inside OF the basement store were
ruined
The fall had been about forty feet.
II was a striking exhibition Of tho
power Of the falling Of great weight
At Gothenburg, Neb., they have =
direct fall tifty-three and y half feet Of
a body OF water heavier than that
enormous safe. IL falls on q turbine
water wheel Of tho latest aud beat
make, This wheel supplies power
enough 10 run dozens Of tho largest
factories in the State OF Nebraska, aud
furnishes IL AZ less expense than tho
coal costs 20 run one factory in Omaha
The Commercial Club az Golhenburg
will promptly give information either
about the town, the surrounding coun-
try. or the water power.
by electricity the power 10 drive the
largest mill ia the state can be tranA-
United or taken from this wheel on =
wire not larger than q clothes line.
one, two, three, six or = dozen miles
away
A few years ago this was not posi-.
bic Power had then 20 be taken from
: shaft. Later wire cable was sue
cessfully used for short distances, but
now by electricity power can be trans
mitted under ground, under water,
elevated la the air. in any direction,
not only yards but milch.
We are passing from the time OF
steam to the time u electricity.
Plans and estimates are now being
made TO use electricity Instead Of
horses 70 draw tho boats on the Erie
Canal from Bnfalo to Albany
Every reliable water power In
the country has been suddenly
given q value almost inesllmAble
Either wood or coal il Indispensable
10 making steam. Nebraska has no
coAl mines. no forests Coat ot freight
makes wood not possible as fuel and
coal very expensive Tho place that
has water power needs neither one
The water power places will ia the
future do the manufacturing. will be
the best markets and rapidly make
the largest cities. The rush 70 Goth
cnburg, which has had its power plant
completed but little more than a
month, shows how kecnly alive the
Western people are 10 business advan.
tages and commercial developments.
CHAs J WoRTmAM