The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-13
NIAGARA FALLS /
Still RUM
Power Companies, Res
Says, Not Doing Ap
Damage. !,
FALLS ARE PROTECTEDY
BY ACT OF CON,
Population of Famous
Is Rapidly In
: creasing.

a visitor III Zion Friday, a. puet
Kenyon, Mr., Lovclace passed
Salt Lake week ago on his D,
Boise. Ida, and is now on bp d.
trip east. He thinks we'll
and; IN fact, all parts of the WI.
nc has seen on his trip. Thi |
first visit to the far West All
much impressed with this gre
mountain country. He thinks -
empire of wonderful possibilii =,
which, with water, could be 4 'nt
wonder of the ages. Gst
While in Boise, Mr.. Lovelae@ @.cr
tho hotel where he stopped Il 4 n
served with the most luscio :,
strawberries, picked right of f@.
ne ever ate. The wonder is. tars'
that more attention is not paid |
cultivation of strawberries in ,-o
like this, where it is evident p's
ond crop can be made as proflti 81
as eagerly sought after as th5, Ih
MI Lovelace is secretarys,d
Niagara Falls Power company :,
neer electric plant Of the worlt n''
largest. Mr.. Lovelace said !: he
are also two smaller electriss
plants IN operation; one, thel.s f,
Fails Power and Hydraulic con
$4,000 horsepower on our line ,Vu
TO operate the largest elcctriclkst
zeal and electric industries. ! mi
the manufacture of aluminui 6
Donate of soda, etc.
''The Niagara Falls Power
furnishes all the electric ny,
Buffalo and intermediate towsnr
sell to Buffalo all the trolle' ss
municipal lighting and wa -,
and, in addition, upward to Ne0
factories, The cost of electrrf
averages less than one-half ap
steam, and the result is that IAN
try within the scope Of the
light and power geaerated at,hu
Falls is prospering in a busii.
and increasing in population 20
before In its history. Niaga III
is participating in this prosty,
a larger degree than any oth 9,
Ten years ago Niagara was q ~
5000 inhabitants. 1t is now sis'
over 10000 and growing mor<. /,
than any other small city in L.
1.-The report which has gon
country within the past two 1c
so, and generally believed. th'
scenic beauty of the falls wv q
destroyed by the diversion Of 4.
ters for electric power purp{ "
that eventually one of the 4
grandest, most awe-inspiring 3 |;
wonders would be effaced, is,
| foundation in fact. True, if
franchises that were so Cd"
granted by the State OF New } y
by Canada were pn, in full OH
1T would undoubtedly affect thu,
OF the water TO some extent.
prehenslon, however, has beenfa
by act of Congress, in the pt .
OF what is known as the Buf
which restricts the use of ".
be used for electric purposes :
now used on the American
to 100000 horsepower gene1
this side by power companiesf
Canadian side. This restriction
provisions of the ACT. is made D.
for three years. The best (.
that the scenic beauty and r
of the falls is in no wise detel Il
is the fact that this year ands
present time greater volume q
Is going over them than for sod
past. r
In the opinion of Mr.. LoveF
great Niagara falls will .continf
business at the same old stand
same old way, for ages to comei
the efforts of man TO in any d
terially lessen their grandeur, r
Mr.. Lovelace expressed him
highly pleased with the appear},.
Salt Lake. He thinks it is 4
spot upon which to found a cit
climate, he imagines, must be L
able one. taking it the year 4
and much pleasauter than the \
in the East. Measured by col
in cities of like size in the n
thinks Salt Lake is improving 1
and that greatness of conslE
size is assured for Salt Lake. 4,
From things material TO thing
cal was but short step fer Mn
lace. While in Boise he said, he
that a queer political condition
in Idaho. They are not workinf
party lines there as they do IN,
States. He says that Dubois IL.
supported by Republicans there
an extent that stranger could
tell on which party platform q
running. n
Mr.. Lovelace knows Senator
personally. and says Of him. tha'
regarded in the East as n Origin
aud popular Senator, and IN hls
torlal capacity has done much r
State. Speaking Of political CON
in the State of New York, Mr.
lace says. ''Mr, Hearst, the
cratic candidate for Governor, ls|
nizod as dangerous man IN reI
tative government. Any man wn
at this time. undertake to arm
masses against the classes Is an
| factor in the politics of TINS y
Like your own Joseph F. smith,
dent of the Mormon church,
gathers about him class OF m'
| gardless of their standing or ~
Who are willing to do his Dlda1
carry out his schemes however ~
! to good government or goou \
Such men arc menace 10 ssie
political. moral and material conu
and their power for harm IS cv'
snrate with the willing obedlenc
size of their following,
"Hughes, the Repubhean eanS
is a very bright man, VINO ma
reputation IN the opening r
Strengthening out of the hie
ance companies. HIS work ai9n5
limos was most mastcrful. ana "
stratcd that he is n man o.
ability and sound conseivatisfS11 q
mcnt II is my opinion that =
viii be elected by safe malof's;5o q
Mr.. Lovelace paid vlslt ~
smelters at Murray Friday aiss' :
and left for Denver, his next s'0
nIace. in the evening.