Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-06
NIAGARA TO SYRACUSE.
aluminium Cables to Carry Power OF
the Falls 100 Miles.


of the plans of the Vanderbilt Andrews
traction syndicate the scope of the
New York Centrars plans for the cleo
trification Of its lines is seen, and
coupled with this development comes
the naturalization of the intent OF the
Niagara. Lockport & Ontario Power
Company to deliver Niagara power in
Syracuse, 16O miles away from the
power-house.
What does it all mean? Will a pas
senger from Buffalo to New York be
transported there by electricity in the
near future? Will Niagara power dis
place steam-pOwcr in New York City
or even farther away? To those who
have watched developments neither of
| these portentouS evolutionS of industry
and transportation is impossible. But
it is not believed they are intended
| in the near future. They will come as
evolutionary rather than revolutionary
facts.
The Observation-Disclosures syndicate is
not announcing its ultimate plans. 1t
is merely absorbing quietly and as I'M
IostentatiOusly as possible electric
traction lines and systems along the
lines Of the New York Central and
with the acquisition of the Rochester
Railway & Light Company this week
it is seen that the New York Central
has now ain electric system which will
carry a passenger from Niagara Falls
to Little Falls in the Mohawk Valley.
This syndicate has been extremely
active for many months. 1t has
caused 4 tremendous stir in electric
i civ
a gigantic scale. 1t gobbled up the
Mohawk Valley electric system in 4
mouthful. Ii took the Syracuse sys-
TEN and last week that of Rochester.
simultaneously. the news slipped out
that the Falls branch of the Central
and the Auburn road We're to be elec-
tfitied. The vague prophecies concern
ing the substitution of electricity for
steam on the Central seemed to be full
filled
| 1T is generally understood that in
every property acquired by this syndi-
cate. the active head of which is Hor-
ace f. Andrews of Mentor, o., one of
the biggest electric-tra ction men in the
world. the New York Central takes 81
per centum of the property acquired.
while Mr.. Andrews and his associates
take the remainder.
1t is now seen that they have control
of electric systems which own about
$50 miles of tracks. The Mohawk VAL
Hey system owns and operates the
Istrect cars. in Utica, Rome. Ilion.
Oneida and Herkimer. extending as far
least as Little Falls. There are there
100 miles of tracks. The Rochester
| has III miles n IrlclSc:
includes important suburban lines.
The Rochester e Eastern runs from
Rochester to Geneva and was acquired
last spring. This has so mites of
tracks. The Falls branch is 20 miles
long and the Auburn road Il little
longer. When the Falls branch is cleo
trified it will carry Il passenger from
Niagara Falls to Rochester, through
LOckpOrt, Medina, Albion and Brock
Iport. From Rochester passenger can
Ireach Syracuse by the electrified Au-
burn road and from Syracuse to Utica
parts of the West Shore system will
be used. two miles ofswhich We're put
into service yesterday.
|: is seen that the New York Central
has thus developed an elaborate syS-
Item Of elcctric-line feeders 10 the main
lines. Passengers will be picked up at
their doors all along the system and
Icarried to Rochester. syracuse and
Utica. where they can reach the
limited trains that thunder by at
hourly intervals.
1t is known that trolley systems Gre
ate business. The history of their de-
IveiOpment shows this in n remarkab BILE
way. With the elaborate electric feed
er system great results may be ex-
Ipected.
| How long before the main lines
themselves will GUST steam from the
position which it has SD honorably held
and install electricity: 1t is said By
those i'm n position to know that the
officials of the Central are waiting the
development of the electric locomotive
to which problem the two great cleo
trical concerns of the country are
Civ ing their attention. Already many
have been built. but whether the de-
Ivel0pment is such as to warrant their
usc for long-distance runs is not
solved. The Central is spending some
s3O.0OO,O00 in electrifying the tracks
about New York City.
with the buying of the Rochester Sys-
TEN the last link between the Niagara
river and Syracuse was made and tn.
news of the contract confirmed 1t is said
| that about aCW-horSepowcr will be sup
piled the Central for its work ut the start
The contract calls for the delivery Of
Niagara power in Syracuse by March /,
1906. and the work of building the trans
mission line is being raised rapidly.
The Niagara 1-ockport x Ontario Power
Company is allied with the Ontario Power
| Company. The Ontario Power COMPANY
is now generating 5000 horsepower and
much of its .nstalmcnt is for 2:0OO0 horse
power DynamOs for but one fifth of this
amount of power are now operating. This
power is delivered to the American sid2
at the Devils Hole at which point starts
n transmission line that is a marvel Of on
eineering skill. 1t is confidently believed
by the engineers who have planned the
line that a loss of bur eight per centum of
power at Syracuse will be had Ammi-
mum cables are used. strung on steel tow
erS. and the current is sent across the
| state at the tremendous voltage of GO0O0
| The Niagara, Lockport & Ontario Power
| Company acts as the distributor OF or
tariO power. Very elaborate plans for tn,
| Transmission of enormous quantities Of
power down state have been made which
is seen by the fact that the right of WAY
which this company owns is 600 feet wide
: from Niagara Falls To Lockport ~
, feet wide from LockpCrt to Rochses-
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