Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-04-18

Muskegon, Mich, April l1.-Fron
the way electrical water power com
panies generating energy from rivers
are springing up all over western, and
in fact, other sections OF Michigan,
It begins TO look as If this state will
In future years be able to supply the
middle west with electrical energy.
The Electrical Age in recent article
says that Michigan has the best water
power facilities of this nature of any
state in the Union. The lay of the
land is favorable, the middle OF the
state forming a water shed Just suit.
ed to the purpose.
Much has been said of the power
that the Grand Rapids & Muskegon
Water-Power Electrical Co. is gener-
ating from the Muskegon river. That
company but a few days ago let con.
tracts for a second dam to be erected
at Croton. The first dam. No. /. was
built across the Muskegon river at
Rogers. Twelve thousand horsepow.
er will be generated from dam No. 2.
Dam No. is generating 5000 horse
power Dam No. will be ESQ feet
long. 1t will be built for a 35-foot
head OF water The water pond will
contain 1900 acres OF water. The dam
will be 80 miles below No. 1.
Soon Supply Grand Rapids.
The pole line from dam No. 1 into
Grand Rapids has been finished
Within few days heat, light ead
motive energy from the harnessed
river will be pouring into that city.
A five-year contract for supplying the
Holland interurban with river power
has been signed.
The Grand Rapids Muskegon com.
pany seems TO have a bright future.
Muskegon factories are rapidly ar.
ranging to have their plants operated
by the river Juice"
Nearly a million dollars has been
sunk in the Muskegon river already.
but the promoters are sanguine that
the money has been we'll spent.
The Thornapple river, near Grand
the Huron river, the Au Sa |
bic, the Manistee, Kalamazoo, Sagi-
naw, in fact most of the streams big |
or small that have any length at all |
and have any fall in their course are |
now being made the center of water |
power companies. A few more of the
are the Pere Marquette
Light & Power Co, at present starting
he work of Harvesting the Pere Mar
luette river. The Pere Marquette
liver empties north of Muskegon in
Mason county and runs through sew.
raj northern Michigan counties. 1t is
Known as a prime trout stream. The
lam will be located on the south
ranch Of the river, in Mason county
Hart, Hesperia, Pentwater and several
'ther villages have already signed con-
racts to have their village lighting
ome from the Pere Marquette Light
Power Co. Only 1,2O0 horse power
iill be generated by this company.
Harness Flint River.
Flint river between Geneseeville
nd Montrose, will be the scene Of a
reat water power system. Plants will
g established at both these places and
t Flushing. Options on the lands Dor
ering the river course TO be har-
essed have been secured. John ALL
lg, OF Chicago, holds the options.
The Berrien Springs Power & Elec-
dc Co. has been formed to dam The
{. Joseph river at Berrien Springs.
he dam will Ye 21 feet, and will cost
18th the electric light plant complete,
early 100000
The Tittabawassee river, it is ex-
ected. will also be the scene OF a
alter power company.
The Michigan Power Co., of Lansing, (.
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