The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-06-17
THE Paw raw.
hydraulic and Electric Power Improve
ment.

Mr.. Editor:
Approaching the interest your people
feel in this power business it will per-
maps be we'll for me to give your readers
a brief review, showing up the real true
inwardness" and merit of the whole
proposition.
The improvement carried out to the
extent now planned will give 1876 horse
power in net useful effect; about %
horse power more than you had before.
This increased power Is easily worth 800
per year per horse power to the village,
OF 81 $50 per year in the aggregate.
This is equal to five per cent. on an in
vestment of s25, 900, while this improve
ment is costing the village only about
5000. But there is far better thing
than even this, within easy reach of the
village, and it is this that more partic-
ularly wish to place in it's true light be-
fore your people.
have carefully examined your power
stream on both sides for distance OF
nearly two miles above the village power
house plant, and l find that it will be
cutie easy to extend this improvement
so as to provide head and fall Of % feet
at the power plant. This would give
200 horse power in net useful effect, just
what will soon be required by the public
and private light service of the village
In addition to the night use of the pow
er by the village for lighting purposes
The village could furnish the otherwise
idle power during the day for industrial
power uses. Electric motive power Il
the most convenient and popular power
we have. At Grand Rapids the electric
companies cannot keep pace with the
demand, and the current price for thi:
power is four cents per horse power pei
hour. This amounts to Sl2520 per yeal
Of 3l3 10 hour days. Your village coulc
well afford to furnish its own citizens
power at one cent per horse power pei
hour, as all the cost would simply bt
the operation and wear Of the machinery
as our water would chiefly go to waste
during the day if not used.
II this added GA horse power this fur
Their improvement would give us is onl,
rated at $50 per horse power per year, i
gives us a revenue of $4,000 per year, o.
FIVE per cent. on an investment of S64 600
when the entire cost of improvement, In
elusive of iron fume and penstock, viii
be only about S6OO0
From another point Of view, this i'm
provement will prove exceedingly inter
esting to your people and still furthe
source of pecuniary profit. If the dan
is raised so as to give % feet head at tn
power plant, the pond will expand so
10 make al ideally beautiful lake o
more than mile in length, with hare
frm shores and fine driveways, an
shade on both sides. This lake will b
fed by large stream of fresh spring wa
ter. which, from a sanitary point of view
will keep it in much better conditio
than the average Michigan inland resor
lakes, most Of which are without visibl
inlets or outlets. In short, improved /
this manner it will prove one of the fir
est and most attractive inland lake n
sorts in the state, and it will be easy
make of it an ideal fish preserve.
There would be but very little valu'
bic land overflown; indeed, nearly all tt
AUDITING land would be increased
value by this improvement.
w. +. CoATs, Engineer.