The state herald., 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.

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 sl0.000,00O, and which will
generate 30,000-horse power. II is e1-
pected that work on them will begin
soon after the first of the year.
Options are said to have been Sc
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 bewilder-
| ing. A statement was made by 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 to 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,0OO,0OO in ready
cash and that practically all this m ney
would be used in the generating Of cleo
| trical power in Colorado, This amount
| is almost double the total capitalizn-
ton 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 IL
to generate almost double the power
| previously announced as being contem-
| plated. The site Tor 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 tho
plans submitted to the board Of direc-
tors. The plans involve the expcndi-
ture of $4,000. 900 on this one project
alone and will generate 10000 horse
| power.
A storage reservoir with n capacity
| OF 1000. 900, 600 cubic feet OF water IL
TO be built nj the head Of the South
fork of the Thompson river. The dam
to hold this water will be lG5 .ect high
and will back the water up for one
mile into Estes park. The first power
| plant Is to be located at the foot OF
| the dam, where an incline drop OF 200
| feet will be secured before the water
enters the turbns. This plant VIII
generate 10000 horse power. The
water Will be carried from this plant
down the canon In big tubes to tho
| forks. where similar plant with an
equol 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 ont to the agricultural
country beyond and be used for irrt-
cation purposes.
Plant Near Denver.
II is understood that In addition to
the big site in Estes park that the
company is negotiating for biz site
In close proximity TO Denver. which
will equal In size and Importance any
Of the plants now contemplated In its
plans. II liz said that options are held
on this property and that the deal may
be closed at an early date.
The new sch me for Estes park
makes the fourth now under way by
the company In addition 10 the smaller
companies which ARE controlled by tho
main organization. These are tho
Estes park proposition the biz plant
now being constructed at Nedcrland.
In Boulder canon, twenty miles from
Denver. the Shoshonc plant near Glen
wood Springs. and the Gore canon
plant on the Mof1at road Tho com
pany Is the one Incorporated with
Myron r. Herrick of Ohio ms the head
II is said TO be backed by the General
Electric Company. and II IL thought
that some other biz interests are as
sociaiod with these people In the deals
Much speculation has been INDUCED
In ms TO what use all of this power IL
to be put The plants will be capable
of developing suiiiclcn, power ~ run
almost all of the machines In the state
without taking into consideration tho
biz power plants OF the Northern
Power Company and It's allied com
panier. the summit Power Company
and the Denver Gas and Electric Com
pany.
Has Folks Guessing.
II has become generally known that
the Union Pacific In figuring On cleo
irlfying It's entire system through tho
Rocky mountain region. and II has
been supposed that II may purchass
It's power from the Central company.
The trouble with that theory IN tbs
presence of David Mofrat and Thomas
Walsh on the board NJ directors 0f
he company. and II In not thought
that Mr.. Moirat or Mr Walsh would
be Interested In plans 10 supply the
Hartman roadn with power. MIR Mof-
lat recently stated that he had not at-
ended nny ~ the meetings of Tho
board and that he had nothing TO do
with the management ~ It's hffairs
fho nfHt company planned and tho
foundation out Of which the biz orEsa-
zntlobn sprnnR was the New Century
slght and Power Company which tried
o secure the Cor. canon nil. and
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