New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
4 ELECTRICITY BY WATER POWER.
A BIG PLANT TO BE BUILT Of THE svsoUEHANNl
R1vER-ITs POSSIBLE CAPACITY 100000
HORSE POWER.

A BIG PLANT TO EE BUILT on THE srSQI EHANNA
RIvER-ITs POSSIBLE CAPACITY 10000
HORSE POWER
Baltimore Md Feb 10 (SpeciaD.-Plans for the
construction of the great electric plant by when
the susquehanna River will be used to furnish cleo
trical power in Cecil and Hartford counties
Maryland manufacturing places along the Susque-
hanna in Pennsy lvana and also points In Delaware
have been completed by Clemens Heyschel OF New
York the hydraulic engineer, who had charH" oi
the construction of the Niagara electric plant
Work will be begun in the early spring and In less
than years time the company expects TO be abe
TO furnish power as far north as wilmington D'''
and as far south Baltimore.
Mr. EIersche his report the great work To
be undertaken. discusses the minimum flo" OF
rivers generally affecting their utility for gen"r
ating electrical power. lie says Whatever reason
able low water be assumed and whenever the linit
OF minimum power Of the works 1900 horsepower
shall be approached proper safeguard VIII have
TO be taken TO insure against deficiency 10y pro-
Niding for additional watcrpow"r on the lower site
This applies TO the proposed plans by reason ~
there being falls at each OF which II Is propos'
to develop 4ocJ hOrse-p power. and the minimum no"
Of the Susquehanna River. which IS only about :
por cent Of the time produces 300 horsepower at
each fall Therefore. when the horsepower of TIE
first plant is disposed Of. the company should pro-
coed 70 erect second proposed development
All watcr-powcrs tunless absolutely constant
power. Ike Niagara can proiitaby DE supplemented
by steam power the steam engines to run only dug
Ing the weeks or months OF a deficiency OF power
and to stand IDLE AZ the comparatively small eN-
pcnse Of the interest the first cost OF the steam
plant when not IN use.
The company has acquired most OF the land front
ing on n" Su9quehanna River between Conowiugo.
Nd and II. HenEsy lNania state line. \ great Gaiii
ana a system Of canals VIII %" constructed IN wh'h
Will Toe placed the psnstocks and turbine wheels ior
generating the electricity the whole plan being @iHi-
lar 10 the NIAGARA Falls system Outside ~ NagarN,
the Susqu.hauna River H. The largest Eastern water
power near "a large city
II = understood that some iorty-iiNc ieet IAN OF
water can Doe secured and the power can y" run Hp
20 10000 hors--pover. II required 40 such amount
OF power. however. VIII bc needed. ana the com
pany VIII probably start with a Transmitting cur
rent Of about uy hoISe-poVcr only. ana thereafter
Increase IL As the demand for supply Increases.
Tn. cost OF producing electric power by the con-
SUMPTION Of coal is estimated 20 b" six mills per
horsepower per hour With water a. the g"nef-
afing bower the cost is largely decreased down 10
the interest only the cost ~ tn" plant. ana the
cost Of its operation. the latter Ncry small sum
| Under lis charter the company may carry Oh any
/ manufacturing mechanical. Industrial or chemical
business in which electricity over or through wires
can Doe piled Messrs Elkins and Widener. 81 the
Traction syndicate. and other Phiadclph Pitts
burg and Baltimore capitalists are Interested IN the
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