The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-03-23

o First seen by white men about q
| O 1915. O.
10 u. s. government reservation O
| o established 1885, cost $1,444,000; 6,
! @ contains 107 acres o
o Flow over falls amounts to O
@ one cubic mile per week O
O More than 100000 people @
| O visit the Falls annually. @
Q Falls have receded from Lew g
O iston, seven miles, in about q
o $1,000 years q
o Niagara river between Falls q
! o and Rapids is $50 feet deep O
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on the Canadian shore, will have
| capacity of 10000 horsepower, and
is now in shape to develop 10000.
The Ontario Power Co., American
capital, General Francis v. Greene
president, began work on the Canadi-
an side in 1902, on plans which call
for an ultimate development Of 200,-
600 horsepower, of which the first
10000 horsepower will be in opera
ton during the coming summer
The Toronto & Niagara Power Co,
the only company backed by Canadi-
an capital which has thus far entered
the field, began work in Canada in
1903. Their franchise calls for suf-
ficient water to generate 125, 900
horsepower, of which 10000 horse
power will be in operation in 1905.
Thus, five separate Niagara power
plants are completed or well under
way, two on the American and three
being developed daily about 10000
horsepower; the five plants at their
full capacity will, within the next
few years, provided a market can
be found, produce $4,000 horse
power; under their charters this ca
pacity may eventually be increased
by at least 100000 more
The Niagara, Lockport e. Ontario
Power Co. now has a bill before the
New York Legislature asking for per
mission to take sufficient water to
develop 100000 horsepower There is
a bitter fight on over the bill, for
| reasons which need not be gone into
here, and there is much doubt
whether it will pass. But it may
and there are several other com
panies now holding charters, author
izing them to tap the river for power,
which have not begun operations.
When it is considered that the to-
tai potential horsepower of mighty
Niagara is put at about $500, 600
without allowing for friction and
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10 TRoLLoPE's TRIBUTE. O
| o OF all the sights on this earth @
@ of ours which tourists travel to O
| Q to see-at least of all those @
! {. which l have seen--I am inclin- Q
q ed to give the palm to the Falls Q
| @ Of Niagara. In the catalog of O
. such sights l intend to include Q
. all buildings, pictures, statues @
| . and wonders of art made by q,
. mems hands, and also all beau O
. ties of nature prepared by the Q
{. Creator for the delight of His o
o creatures. This is long word; 9
| g but as far as my taste and juds- o
Q ment 60 it is justified. l know g
Q no other one thing so beautiful, Q
! o so glorious, SO powerful'-An- o
g thony Trollope. Q
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waste of various kinds in the pro-
cess of transformation, which would
cut it down, for commercial use, to
| 100000 or less-can there be any
doubt as to what must become of
this world-famous spectacle of beau
/ ty and grandeur if the power com
panies can find market for, and
means to market, the cataract
force?
/ John NJ. Clarke, state geologist,
says: IF the present and proposed
power companies use the amount of
water they expect to take from the
river. Niagara Falls will be of the
past"
MIR. Clarke is held to be an alarm
list" as to NiaSara's danger from
power development, yet his state
ment quoted above is but sober truth
the fate of Niagara hangs on that
"if."