The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-17
THE FUTURE OF
NIAGARA FALLS

NIAGARl F!AILL's
PROFESSOR cl.s Ess a|l
PLEA no SAVE TIA osT Ii
Vein spiRlN 81 SPEC AcEE IEi
q i'm Til e Or I .. ia
MA CARA IA Feb Il
There Ill I'M PRO; rsssS hero d inosS
'peyats contest $hlcl5 a praspdingiE
without u ii ciash u rms, Or SNift;
lof,ballets etNcerl; rs loyeEs59 ~
iithes scEair and 3plIr lcss So{is the
ifoitslits dollar toy ne ID "a sipn sot |
itiiiS commercial and tl:eg salt
IL Si:i Is tsnal, fthe comaefc! GiriaE
rs; tslNniahlas, and ;peSSn itted ss8stsl
ScpriinMeSitss8otl MOI transfor nlliG tlsl
}$8aters3 Of LAX 10 Eric into newer shp.sss
twill only 10 d Felestlo ion q aus SbeE
fore barren tocSs fideoNss llstortsSS|
|fugl III meet tile gaze OF The i!hf
ftureloyer, Where now plunges III 81
S@atef over nc American md II
shoe IA
8ssIns Ibis mleh Ny struggle the esnISl
limefc!al spirit finds us strpng ely
here In Niagara. for tito FlDNlispc bbII,ts;,
Ibclieyesthat with factories viii CONC
IN prosperity far greater than that
(which $broaglt daily by thousands
Of tourists.
One man who has SCI himself ilsri,ss
llys immosably against this CONNER
ltcial vandplism Is PRO-. John N \ CLARKE
1 State Seolosist and paleontologi ~
4 whomS ] met In his Office, In Albang,,tifft
tltday orst two Saago: NJ " m
4 ;St.'lts lis an important fact that but,
one:fourth Of the entire volume Of
falls over the American Falls,
and when one:tourth sof Stheswater Of
I |!thesriyer; aud its equivalent iiofsepiY,
|, er is distracted The American Falls
: Xviii cease to- exist said Dr. Clarke
] Unlimited w ater.
j Jew Y ork has chartered nine com.
/ panies for the manufacture and sale
/, OF power. Most of these companies
j are permitted to take unlimited wat
\ Ter from the river above the catarec;
!. andstofdlscharge sltsinto8tl.e Srlyer5he
s How; but fortunately, they arc 4 III
/ Ilarge part dead. One, however i
d showing slgnsgo life, and oarg alien
d ton may be directed TO ~ 2ng.iif
9 presently. 81
Is Two a american power com tniel
]. are permitte ted TO consumed 5000 Zee
\; Of water per second, taklns y iron
Is laboye8 the falls and replacing II be
q low. These companies now bot
q enlarglng their capacity preparator
IL TO meeting tho market demand 10
4 their power. 4
IL 3 Tho; ituations is more serious q
III the Canadian side; The PtoylncesS
q Ontario has found It expedlenf I
n meetfthe xpenses Of the 8niplnte nanc
81 orgQ Queen Victoria Paris lG grantin
ie franchises to three companies tlil
Il. Twill nay d very handsome return e
b. their privileges, These three COZ
ID panies will consume when running
.e thelr8full capacity 400 cubic sfst
Ks Of water per Sc ond.
Of! Action ls Too Late. ~ +
co Visitors to the Falls during d
ck past yearswill have observed the All
Of speakable disorder on the Canada
etIside in the construction Of The @orl
O. Of these three grelt companies.
ne 5.It must be borne In mind that Il
rel water now distracted from tho fel
is "a comparatively small figure al
can hardly produce any apparent &
D feet upon the volume Of tile gWateI
81: The present and contemplated conc
N, tons are very different
n The last Lee islature Of N lew y d
passed concurrent resolution;
quest the President Of the Unit,
States to enter Into treaty relatiol
Did with Great Britain TO prevent II
ng distraction ot wafer from Il
falls: fear the resolltio ns has cor
~ TOO late unless public sentime
ed makes vigorous protest against y
vel further demolitio ion Of this great b;
led lural8 wonder! " "
5os lore directly to- the. point asi
8 protective measure rs the bIll Snow8t
TT5 fore tie Legis Stature 10 impose
II graded tax llpon the power compati
~ according to their production =
;s.S Wade bill I; Y Such a measure may liz