The Ordway new era., 1907-10-11
GIGANTIC WATER POWER PRO
JEcT DOES NOT LACK
FUNDS.
GREAT PROPOSITIONS
ELECTRIC POWER WILL BE GEN.
GRATED BY GREAT WATER
FALLS IN MOUNTAINS.

In ready cash has been placed at tne
disposal of the Central and Eastern
Colorado Power Companies to develop
power in this state. and the question OF
finances will not enter into the tre-
mendous undertakings now in course
OF consummation. The final surveys
have been completed for big dam and
three power plants in Estes park which
will cost s10O0O.O00. and which Will
generate 30,000horse power. 1t is e1-
pected that work on them will begin
soon after the first OF the year.
Options are said to have been ss-
cured on big power site within short
distance OF Denver. which. in addition
to the plants now under way, will give
the company sufficient power TO oper-
ate almost every machine in the state
that requires power OF any kind.
The plans OF the Central and Eastern
Colorado Power Companies, as they arc
gradually being unfolded, are assuming
proportions which are almost bewiider-
| ing A statement was made by "A man
| in close touch with the affairs of the
| company which clears away any doubts
as to the promoters OF these enter
prises having sufficient money 10 carry
| the plans through as outlined. He
stated that he knew positively beyond
any shadow of doubt that the company
had at its disposal s5O.000.000 in ready
| cash and that practically all this III ney
would be used in the generating Of cleo
| trical power In Colorado. This amount
| Is almost double the total capitaliza-
tion OF the Central Colorado Power
| Company, the parent organization. and
its auxiliary companies.
Has New Sites.
The company has secured control OF
additional power sites in the northern
| part OF the state which Will enable II
| to generate almost double the power
previously announced as being conten1-
| plated. The site for this big dam is in
| Thompson canon. near Longmont, and
close to the border OF Estes park. The
final surveys have just been completed
by the engineering department and the
| plans submitted TO the board Of dtrec-
| tors The plans involve the eNpendi-
ture Of slO.OOO.0oO on this one project
alone and will generate 10000 horse
| power.
| A storage reservoir with capacity
| OF 1 900 900. 900 cubic feet Of water Is
| TO be built at the head of the South
| fork of the Thompson river. The dam
| to hold this water will be lG5 Feet high
and will back the water up for one
| mile into Estes park. The first power
| plant Is to be located at the foot OK
| the dam. where an incline drop of 20V
| feet will be secured before the water
enters the turbirs. This plant Will
generate 10000 horse power. The
water will be carried from this plant
down the canon In big tubes To the
| forks, where similar plant with an
eouol capacity will be constructed
| This plan will be followed to where
| the Handy dam Is now located. where
| the third plant with $1,000 horse
| power will be located. After the water
| is used for generating this power II
| will be carried out to the agricultural
country beyond and be used for trrf-
cation purposes.
Plant Near Denver.
II is understood that in addition 10
| the big site in Estes park that the
company is negotiating for a big site
| in close proximity to Denver. which
| will equal in size and importance any
of the plants now contemplated IN ns
| plans Ii Is said that options are heid
on this property and that the deal may
| be closed at an early date.
| The new scheme for Estes park
makes the fourth now under way by
the company in addition to the smaller
| companies which are controlled by tho
main organization. These are tho
Estes park proposition. the big plant
now being constructed at Nederland.
| in Boulder canon, twenty miles from
Denver the Shoshone plant near Glen
wood Springs, and the Gore canon
plant on the Moffat road. The com
pany Is the one Incorporated with
Myron r. Herrick of Ohio. as the head
| II is said to be backed by the General
Electric Company. and II is thought
that some other big interests are as
sociated with these people In the deals
| Much speculation has been indulged
in as to what use all Of this power 10
| to be put. The plants will be cayable
Of developing sufficient power to run
almost all of the machines in the state
without taking into consideration the
| big power plants of the Northern
Power Company and its allied COM
panies, the Summit Power Company
and the Denver Gas and Electric Com
pany.
Has Folks Guessing.
1t has become generally known that
the Union Pacific is figuring on cleo
trifying its entire system through the
Rocky mountain region, and IL has
been supposed that 1t may purchase
| Its power from the Central company
The trouble with that theory IL the
presence of David Moffat and Thomas
Walsh on the board Of directors q
the company, and It is not thought
that Mr.. Moffat or Mr.. Walsh would
be interested in plans to supply the
Hartman roads with power. Mr. MOI
tat recently stated that he had not at
ended any Of the meetings OF the
board and that he had nothing to do
with the management OF its ahatrA
The first company planned and the
foundation out Of which the big organ
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