Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-28
TRANSMISSION OF POWER TO FACTORIES
Rooseveit's National Irrigation Act to Create q
"New Heaven and New Earth" for
American FreehoIders-Haf
Has Not Been Told.

iliissisi. Conversely. the development Of
wHt-r powers has not infr-siu-ntiy made
Irrigation comparatively easy and q pos
sibl- addition ts the sea-ral plan OF iui-
i'FoS-nn-lts PROPOSED.
Ia California the settlns TO work Of
the waterfalls has been accompanied ai.s
by the release of the water In many
ess~s tn tho dry lswianis. aHi the In.
i-rs-ssins spectacle 1. py-s-sss-si Of new
ssun-r Of power producing new manufne-
turing establishments and equally an In.
fiuS 81 i.,pnia,i.a sna at the same time
,lisilsins of the .ali to such decree
as To -natsr IL -ssliy tn support this
Increased r'palstioa. Truly these plants
Ia many Eases have made the d-s~s, into
y sari-n aud opra-.i up productive eva-
'srs Of the best possible ianuene-s-
Practical object I~sssea.
AZ Niagara Fails the hsFn~s~inr of tho
water In the great cataract has changed
the whole aspect of the town. rhan.r-i
u ffom = show rlilss-. whose principal
industry Was the entertainment Of the
stranger. Into a prosperous manusscfnr-
Ing cosnn.nni'y ~L~r- th"u. 'n'is os opera
| tor. are pail for pr.iu.tlv- work. Trans
mission oi this p-'v-r 10 liumaio has In.
froin-ssi cntirriy new conditions into the
manufacturing activities of that city and
nni effect utsn II. comm- rS-ial status.
In South Carolina the waterfalls that
for all the Centuries since the country
was explored have mmbled u.cl~-.iy
down mountain sides. have been set TO
work turning the spindi~s and looms of
cotiou tr'lls and forming q center Of pro.
| duct!"n OF high Importance. both OF that
State and the country nj large. In every
instance where electrical transmission
had h--n called Into play. for the uiilisa-
ton of new power or powers hitherto
, unsiev-ioped. tho general social eject has
bccn good.
ksoseatc vaiss of frassaisssd Fewss
II IL believed that In thc future these
installations aud thee Industries will
play no nnimportant part IN the .encri!
development Of the country. Tho water
power resources Of tho United States
have bccn by no means fully dcvclopc-l.
and while there IL perhaps less Incentive
here than Ia other countries. less favored
| by Nature. with abundant coal deposits.
still tho final utilization Of every drop Of
| falling water that can be set TO work Is
ultimately inevitable.
Where Il was impossible formerly to
take manufacturing enterprises into the
| wilderness. where the water power II To-
Gated. to-day Il Is feasible TO take the
power out Of the wilderness aud canyons
and bring It to the town and by the use
of electrical transmission. to coordinate
| all tho advantages Of shipment and ac-
cess 10 raw material and to Ia Dor; sit
uation hitherto impossible when the
| works were pcrforcc built alongside Of
, the waterfalls that furnish their energy.
Priceless Heritage NJ the West.
One OF the most valuable assets that Is
tt,., 81.
ton OF its nrid lands under the National
Irrigation Act will be the vast electric
energy possible by Harvesting tho noun
tain streams. They will thus not only
give life to the country. but. through pow
er thus generated. will inject into that
life the greatest possible useful activity.
In this area, more than one thousand
miles square. multiplied millions of horse
power can be created through the nat
urnl gravity system OF water.
There are thousands OF valleys rang
ing in length from few miles to nearly
one thousand miles. where ample water
can be had for all power purposes, as
well as for heat and light. SO when the
| lifc-sivins fluid Is applied to the parched
plains and the desert Is trans formed into
the orchard, the water then furnishes the
source of energy for mill, factory, cleo
tric plants for lighting and heating, and
| all possible mechanical devices. Per-
| hnps ut no other point on the carth's sur
| face are such combinations possible to
such a degree Of utility. Having the eli.
mate, the scenery. the soil, the sunshine,
tho 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 to be wrought not
only the highest civilization but the high
est standard of citizenship and patriot
ism.
Will Develop Mine and Forest.
The limitless mineral deposits which
have only been touched here and there.
as 1t were, will yield large profits and
ready returns, from the intelligent nppli-
cation of electrical engineering. Mines
that have been worked and abandoned
and mountains of so-called "tailings,"
which contain from 81 to 81 per ion, can
be re-worked, and thus material addi-
ton to the worlds output of gold will be
assured. The vast forests will be felled
and transformed into dressed lumber,
and all kinds of furniture by the applica-
ton of electricity. The valleys. which
will be studded with prosperous homes
OF men who occupy and own the land,
will be traversed by electric car lines
from one end to the other, and even the
fruit will be handled us freight by this
same method.
Great Industrial Activity.
Mammoth factories 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.
| The labor OF one set Of individuals will
serve rs n complement or fair exchange
for that of others. The fruit grover will
sell his fruit to the canner. and the can