Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-29

UuUff lies ATHtia biz fHF FtTtfEif5I4 Trans
mission Conversely, the Development OF
water powers has NOT iHfrrquegfIy made
iTrE-Jti3l egmpaFlfiFely easy aud a poe
.i5le addition 70 the general plan OF i'm
fruyemsHts proposed
In California fAe segtiHr 20 work OF
the waterfalls has Jfe.,u accompanied al-,
ty the rs.ca-- Of tAs water Ia many
eases IN the dry s9Viand-, and the in
tc-r--iu= spectacle j. presented OF a new
rrHTr. ~ power producing new manafar-
turing Embellishments aud equally au il-
fav - rspH'4riaa sad at the same time
a Nltahztuz ri the sad 20 such degree
a- u rHaHl- lt eEsay 70 support Tins
sa6rea sst I'spgiati9u. Traly these plants
.l many ra-4s have maHe the desert into
"a Sarlrn anI Opened up productive eeu-
ter, of the ee=zz pnzs55st influence
Practical object Lesson.
At Niagara Fatfs The harnrssing Of the
wnirr In THE great cataract has changed
tire Whole aspeat nf the taRH. changed
' from a show FIit1.e who's" prrglI1i
Industry usa~ fhe gutnFta.um'uf ~ tHr
stranger. into prosperous mauIfactur
iuz esnu. unity here rhrH4lisis ~ uFsra
tors are pafi flr prH4u.I.se work Trans
NILSSON uf fIlE p.aver 20 l:Ifal9 has iu-
Misunderstanding aetivifles # that city aud
has already had as Important bearFns
and .f--,t HT.a it. commercial status
Ia South Carolina the waterfalls that
for all the centuries -luec the country
w4s explored have tumhiej asslessiy
down usnltaiu sli.ss. haze been set To
wars turning the =p.nlles and lyoms Of
cotton mills 8I forming center o, pro
d fraH zs-4ra..ar ~
State 1uI tAe country ~ large In every
iu-taue- where rls-y-sficaI transmissipn
bad b-~u called into play. for the utiliza-
ton sf neM poNer 81 powers hitherto
anslese!0ped. the general social eiiect has
bceu good.
Economie yatu1 Of Transmitted Power
X Is believed that ia the future these
installations and thee industries will
play 10 uHtmpoF'snt part IN the general
development ~ the country The water
isrwer resources % the United States
have been hs a8 means fnliy developed.
and while there Is I.erhals less incentive
here than IN other countries. loss favored
by Nature. with abundant coal deposits,
sttil the tuai utilization Of every drop of
failing water thtT can be set to work Is
ultimately Inevitable
Where i was Impossible formerly to
take masufaetBriuz enterprises into the
wilderness. where the water power is io-
Gated to-day II = feasible To take the
power out sf the wilderness and canyons
and bring i to the fvssn and by the uss
% ei--egFieal transmission. to coordinate
ali the advantages 81 shipment and ac-
cess - raw material and 70 labor. sit
ustioH hitherto impossible when tho
works we're pertvrs. buiii alongside OF
the waterfalls that furnish their energy.
Prieeie.. Heritage Of the West
one Of the fnast valuable Ssets that j.
f. come - the West from the rcciama-
ton OF Us arid lands under the National
Irrigation Act viii be the vast electric
energy possible by harnessinr the noun
tain streams. They Wi. thus not only
give Ite to the country. but. through pow
er thus generated. Viii iujt.et into that
life the greatest possible useful activity.
In this area. more than ono ihoasaud
miles sguare. multiplied millions OF horse
power can be created through the nat
urai gravity system Of water.
There are thousands Of valleys rang
ing in length from few miles Co nearly
one Thousand miles, where ample water
can be had for all power purposes, as
well FOR heat and light. So when the
Efe-siRlHg haid i applied 10 the parched
plains and the desert IS Transformed into
the orchard the water then furnishes the
source of energy for mill, factory, elec-
tric plants tar lighting and heating, and
all possible mechanical devices Per
haps at no other point on the earth'- sur
face are sach combinations possible 20
such degree of utility. Having the eli
mate. the scenery. the soil, the sunshine.
the water. the timber, the minerals OF
all kinds. the stone. and in fact all OF
the products of the earth. both from its
surface and from its bowels. so readily
at hand. here in the western portion OF
America. is destined 20 be wrought not
only the highest civilization but the high.
est standard Of citizenship and patriot
ism.
viii Develop Mine and Forest.
The hmitless mineral deposits which
have only been touched here and there.
as it were. will yield large profits and
ready returns from the intelligent appli-
cation OF electrical engineering. Mines
that have been worked and abandoned
and mountains OF so-called "tailings. -
which contain from 81 to 81 per ton. can
be re-worked. and thus a material addi-
ton TO the worlds output of gold will he
assured. The vast forests will be fellel
spd transformed into dressed lumber.
and all kinds Of furniture by the appliea-
ton of electricity. The valleys. which
will be studded with prosperous homes
of men who occupy and own the land.
will be trayersci by electric car lines
from one end to the other and even the
fruit will be handled as freight by this
same method.
Great Industrial Activity.
Mammoth facfoAes will be erected in
all the valleys and many of the canyons.
for the manufacture and conservation OF
the various horticultural and agricultural
products which will thrive TO an exag-
gerated degree in this favored locality.