Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-08-25
BRANCHING OUT.

THE News learns that the Wausau
Electric Light ana Power Co., through
some of its officers, Intend to submit.
at an early date, proposition to the
city to run the electric light and water
power plant by electricity, the same to
be transmitted either from Mosinee or
Wausau. The proposition involves a
sufficient supply of electric power to
run not only the lighting plant but all
OF the factory plants in the city. 1t is
contended that the power can be
transmitted from the Wisconsin river
to Marshfield, installed here and the
plants operated at one-half of what
1t now costs to manufacture steam
with coal or slabs. just what the
merits of the proposition are the News
is not able to state until after it is
submitted. One thing, however, is
true that Wausau in the past two
years has made remarkable strides in
developing the water power of the
Wisconsin river tributary to that city
and there is every indication that when
the plans now under way are perfected,
our sister city will control not only one
OF the largest but one of the most
valuable water powers in the country.
Those familiar with the conditions
there contend that there will be over
hfty thousand horse power controlled
by the Wausau people and that this
cheap water power means much for
the developement of new industries
along the river, as well as for our own
city If it can be acquired ON a proper
basis. At the present time they have
some five or six miles of street railway
which not only covers the more i'm
portant business and resident streets
of Wausau, but line has been extend
ed down the river for distance of
several miles where the company has
erected magnificent pavilion which
has been the mecca of all Wausau DUR
ing the past summer. This resort is
beautifully situated on the banks of
the Wisconsin river, in a grove of
pines, and is thoroughly up to date in
all of its equipments.
ION the streets of Wausau you hear
nothing but the highest praise of the
street railway company, but this is not
strange when you learn, that while it
is not municipal plant, nearly every
man IN town is either directly or in
directly interested as stock holder
This all goes to make a community of
interest that IS constantly advancing
the interests of that city and the
knocker has very brief existence
The people work as unit and it is
certainly gratifying to see the enthu
siasm that can be created on the streets
of Wausau in favor of anything that
benefits the town. 1t is good example
for Marshfield to follow if it expects to
keep in the race. There is no telling
how long our plants here can be main
tanned successfully without cheaper
fuel and if for this reason there is the
slightest danger of their going else
where, our citizens should carefully
investigate this new proposition before
turning it down."
The above is taken from the Marsh
field News. A PILoT reporter, making
inquiry of Neal Brown, president of the
Wausau Street Railroad Co., referred
to above by another name, informs us
that the proposition has noHas yet been
formally put, but that there are negotia-
tions to that effect now pending. The
street car company, after its new flume
is built, which will furnish additional
power, together with the old JOS
Dessert power, viii be in position to
supply manufacturing and kindred
institutions with cheap power That,
according to the company's officers,
was the intention when the JOS Dessert
and Wausau Electric Co.'s power rights
were purchased