Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-07
THREE GIGANTIC WATER PLANTS,
Colorado Concern Files Papers Giving
Mortgage Of $40 1000 600.

Denyer.-lf il We're possible To put
belt around Pixies Peak that famous
old mountain could he moved from its
foundations at one pull from the three
power plants that are To bs established
by the Central Colorado Power Com
pany. which concern fiied in the county
clerks once ID mortgage Of $4,000, 600
in which is given the frst authentic in
formation concerning the plans of this
gigantic concern,
The producing capacity of the three
plants will be 10000 horse-poSer-
enogh tn pull forty OF the New York
centrais big trains combined and
whiri them over the track al the rate
OF 100 miles an hour. Four hundred
Denver street ears would be an easy
load attached to a cable transmitting
i,5. 900 horss powsf.
Niagara Fails. with It's vast volume
OF wafer. In TWO power stations On III.
American side. produces 10000 hors.
power. representing what Denver eiee-
tricni engineers say is the biss.s, ei.e-
trieal power plant In the world. And
III. 'hr.. plants Of the centEal Colo
rado Power Company will b. only 49,
cco horse power behind that mark.
Myron T. Hsrriek. former governor
OF Ohio. Is the chief financial hacker
of the concern. The names OF David
'Aonat. Simon Gusssnh.im and others
Of prominence In Colorado financial
circles hay" been frequently men,
Toned In connection with the com
pany's proIeei. but thcSs names ar. not
To b. found In tn. document hi.d last
night.
Il was stated by one in authority
that III. finances TO back the project
will not com" from the men hitherto
believed to b. heavily Interested. hut
that New York and foreign capital will
b. In control.
The unusual mortgage was hiei nj 3
o'clock last night by i.un'. Brooks &
wilcox. attorneys Of Colorado Springs.
and Curtis 4 Hin-. managers for tho
Central Colorado Power Company. II
was hicd simultaneously In seven
other counii.s-i.arimcr. Grand. Sum
init. Lake. Eagle. Pi'kin and GARFIELD.
The mor'raT. provides that IN. com.
pany maintain Offices In New York.
London and Paris. The General Elcc.
trtc Securities Company OF New York
and Lee Higgins 4 Co. Of Boston. took
onc-'hiri Of the undcrwritinr. while
the baiane. was placed In tho
French and British capitals. TIL.
mortgage provides FOR dcnomlnas
'ions of $500 and $1,000 Amcri.
can money, 200 for the English mar.
hct and 800 francs for the French.
The bonds are tivc per cents. to run
twenty years.
The property covered includes the
DcRcmcr water power locations Rt
Shoshoni Falls. above Glcnwood
Springs. where work In already under
way. The development by this plant
alone will be $4,000 horse power. Next
in importance is tho famous Gore
canon plant. which has been acquired
by the company. This was formerly
known as the New ccn.ury-a power
project the possibilities Of which have
long been known. but development Of
which has been hindcrcd by lack OF
| funds. a third power plant will be To-
| Gated on the Roaring Fork. near
Aspcn. and this. II liz expected. will
have n capacity Of $4,000 horse power.
In addition the company will have six
OF the largest storage reservoirs In the
West. two on the Upper Roaring Fork
and four on the Grand river.
The mortgage Indicates that Denver.
Colorado Springs. Pueblo. Lcadviilc.
Cripple Greek and numerous mining
camps are TO be supplied with power.