The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-04
"A NEW ERA FOR SACRAMENTO


peared a news account which is OF first
Importance to this city. 1t was there
related that the Sacramento Electric,
Gas and Railway Company has closed
thirty years contract with the Yuba
Electric Power Company, which ac-
quires its power from the North FORK
of the Yuba River, by which the latter
company is to deliver to the FORMER
5000 horse power by electric current
This company has a large excess Oh
power, after supplying Marysville'
Browns Valley, Yuba City and other
places, and it is erecting new plant
near the junction of the North and
Middle Yubas, where $4,000 additional
horse power will be generated. After
the delivery of 5000 horse power to the
Sacramento company it will have q
large surplus Of power for disposal.
The Sacramento company, acquiring
its power from the great dam and canal
at Represa and Folsom, has an excess
of power also. But by the acquisition
of the Yuba power it will be placed far
more advantageously for great enlarge
integrity of delivery of power that it
did not enjoy while dependent upon a
single system. 1t will now be equipped
not only with all it's original sources
of power and its reserve steam plant.
put in last year to meet conditions of
low water which then prevailed, but
will be fortified by the 5000 horse
power coming from an unfailing source
and over an Independent system.
We have said that this is of first i'm
portance to Sacramento. The reason
for this declaration is obvious. With
absolute stability of electric power in
ample quantity, unfailing-for the city
will now have three distinct water
sources of creation of electrical energy,
and one or more of steam in reserve,
upon which to rely-enga cement in in
dustrial enterprise demanding the use
of machinery will be warranted in any
degree. Capital can thus invest in
small or large manufacturing, with per-
feet assurance that the stability of the
electric power win not fail.
Electric power is now furnished in
this city at lower rate than anywhere
else upon the Pacific Coast. BY reason
Of its divisibility, through the use of
small motors, and the direct applica-
ton of the motor to the machine, it is
the most economic power. Small man
ufactures are always exceedingly prof
liable to a community wherever they
are warranted, because they mean
large variety of industry and produc-
ton, thus contributing more to the in
terest of trade and the community gen
orally than a few very large nlanufac-
turing enterprises can.
The ample cheap power offered should
result in its introduction to far
greater degree than ever before into all
kinds of business where labor saving,
increase of output and employment of
workers is at all desirable. There is
AS Isl this for small and large manufac-
turing in many lines. It's location upon
the chief navigable stream of the State,
its centrality of situation, it's relation
as a center to the great transconti-
mental lines of railway, its commercial
relation to the great valleys above and
below it, the mining sections. of the
mountains, the foothill horticultural re-
gion, and the vast transmontane coun-
try, and its immediate connection with
trunk lines of transportation lead
ing southwark to New Orleans, east to
the Missouri River, and north to the
States of the North Pacific, make it a
trade center of first Importance which
is steadily augrnenting.
Supplement- this great business and
these advantages with the results Of
the use of cheap. economic power upon
which perfect reliance as to stability
can be placed. and it is easily seen how
the commercial Importance of the city
may be broadened and new trade ere
slted for it, meaning increased desirable
population, more homes, greater NUM-
SiPoi stiSA5 liz anu Seucidl duSiueilleu
prosperity.
Indeed, we look upon this addition to
the power resources of the city as GER
tain to effect great increase of bust
ness along all lines. and to conserve the
entire general trade and industrial in
terest. The people to first show awak-
eLed concern in the subject should be
Sacrarnentans They must, as we feel
confident they will. manifest their faith
in the future of the city by investment
in directions that will utilize the new
advantage treated of.
Such is the high promise in the direc-
ton of which we have spoken. that it
would be. the part of wisdom to make a
concerted effort to invite general atten-
ton to the advantages Sacramento will
now have, through the established
business organizations OF the city, that
investors abroad may be called upon to
inquire into what this city has to offer
in the way of promise for investment
and industrial promotion. The broad
ening Importance of the Pacific Coast
by reason of the expansion of the whole
Pacific region under the new influences
that have indicated the Pacific Ocear
from the shores of California to thoss
OF the Orient, as the theater of a com.
merce that will be second only to tina
OF the Atlantic coast, will be reflected
in this city and its growth. if We blu