The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12

acres Is big lot OF ground. as you will see
II you try to walk over a 200-acre farm We
nave, In addition, an option on 200 acres ON
the mainland adjoining the island. We can
take this for an overflow if we need il As
It is, our buildings will cover about 90 acres
me island Is beautifully shaped for an ex-
position ground. 1t has two groves on it.
and there Is an avenue about 300 feet wide
running through the island between these
groves. 1t will be along this avenue that
many OF our buildings will be located We
have laid out also halfmlle track and we
Will have space south of the exposition build
ings for vast arena, in which will be held
public gatherings, great military displays.
Olympian games and exhibits OF the different
kinds Of motors. We shall probably have a
horseless vehicle race. There will be bicycle
races and other features, including horse
races. The island is admirably adapted for
landscape gardening effects. and with the
additional features which introduce
by means of our wonderful electrical power,
| think we shall be able to show some very
curious things"
WHAT NIAGARA IS DOING.
asked Mr.. Hill as to the Niagara Falls
power. and whether 1t was really used in
Buffalo. He replied:
yes. indeed The street cars on which you
rode coming from the depot were moved by
force equal to that Of 10000 horses all pull
ing at once which Is now sent through the
wires here to Buffalo. Some Of the biggest
elevators Of this city are now run by that
the falls to take advantage Of it. They are
building dynamos at the falls as fast as
they and putting them in operation. The
great turbine wheels kept going night
and day In the tunnels where the power is
generated. Nikola Tesla you know, says that
this Niagara power will make Buffalo the
greatest city in the world. We expect TO
have the city lighted by the falls within
very short time. The understanding was that
we were to have 300 horse power for this
purpose by the middle Of November. and
there is no doubt that 1t will come very
soon. One Of our elevators uses ] 200 horse
power, which It gets from Niagara. and an
other uses GOO. Among the new plants
which are being built at the falls is tho
Niagara Falls Power company. This viii
soon be completed and when 1t is done 1t will
produce 30 600 horse power You cannot con-
ceive the possibilities of Niagara Falls. The
power is only limited by the number Of tun-
nels and wheels you can put In 1t. II amounts
to millions upon millions of horse power The
Canadians are also putting in works on their
side, and an enormous manufacturing in
dustry will have soon grown up on both sides
OF the Niagara frontier.
what is the special character OF the
works at Niagara Falls?"-
MANY Of the factories make chemicals. in
connection with which electricity Is used.
They are making acetylene gas in great
quantities. and also aluminium and car
borundum. There Is a company making
chloride OF potash and a number OF other
electro chemical works. There some
Already. it is said, they can generate one
fifth as much power as is used in the whole
state OF New York and il is claimed. there
are more factories making chemicals in the
city OF Niagara Falls than in any other city
of the world. Frank q. Carpenter.