The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-09
WATER POWERS
n. FOR THE MAKING
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR STUDIES
NORTHERN WISCONSIN RIVERS.
The st. Croix, Chippewa and Wisconsin
Can Produce Power Equalling and
Even Exceeding That of the Lower
Fox - Wonderful Development of
Wisconsin Water Powers.
Special to The journal.

Special to The journal.
Madison, Wis, Aug. 9.-The proposed reser-
rivers, for which the United States geological
survey engineers have completed the survey, are
to have a total storage capacity of nearly So
600, 600 cubic feet. The Intelligent operation of
even a part Of these thirty two large reservoirs
would have marked effect in steadying the
river discharge, which in the past was made ex-
rivers largely for logging purposes. This and
other aspects Of the extent and possible devel-
opment Of northern Wisconsin waterpowers form
a large part of the study made recently for the
United States geological survey by Leonard Sew
all Smith, professor Of topographic and geodetic
engineering at the University of Wisconsin, The
department of the interior at Washington has
just published the results Of Professor Smiths
work.
So far as is known, not single important
river. in the state has yet been made fully to
produce its available power. The lower Fox
comes the nearest with a total of 81 ,S9s actual
horsepower all produced in the thirty-fve miles
between Lake Winnebago and Green Bay. This
large waterpower has caused the district to take
high rank as paper and pulp manufacturing
center ..'-
Wisconsin, Chippewa and St. Croi1 rivers can
each be made to- produce power equaling and
even exceeding that of the lower Fox.
Growth in the development Of Wisconsin wa
terpowers has been rapid, being a gain of IS
per cent in the decade preceding 1900. In thirty
years the increase has been from 49, 700 to so, 900
horsepower, representing an annual saving over
the cost Of an equivalent amount Of steam power
computed at $40 per horsepower, Of nearly
81, ,O0O, 900.
Changes in Faculty.
At the last meeting of the regents Of the
University Of Wisconsin several changes in the
faculty were made by the appointment of in
structors and assistants in various departments.
Three new assistants in physics were named
Karl O. Burrer of Granville, Ohio; Thomas l..
Bewick of Madison. Wis, and Benjamin w.
Bridgeman, Darlington, Wis. A. S. Mcdaniel OF
Bellevue college, Nebraska, succeeds E. B
Hutchins, resigned; as chemistry instructor, R.
B. Macnish, a former assistant in romance Ian
guages is succeeded by Douglas Macduff. New
ton q. Weyson is the new assistant in bacteriol
ogy. -
To fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
Of Professor Hobbs in the geology department
| the following changes were made: W. o. Hotch
kiss is reappointed instructor in petrography
| to devote half his time to this work and hall
| to the Wisconsin geological survey. on which
| he has been appointed economic geologist; G. W
Corey. assistant in geology, was made assistant
| In mineralogy.
| In the engineering college the following ap
| pointments were made: W. E. Wickenden sue
ceeds F. ]. Petura, resigned, as instructor IL
| electrical engineering. G. G. Post is succeeded
| by Lewis Fussef as assistant in electric engi
| neering. F. W. Lawrence was made assistan
| in hydraulic engineering.