The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1908-10-15
Taney County Water Powers.

The Republican, aud all fancy
cOunly, are more directly interested in
congressional action authorizing the
development Ct our dormant water
powers than in all other questions 10
be affected by the coming election.
We hope to see Republican legis.
lature, and TO sec it elect Republican
u. S. senator who will work for the de.
velopment of all Missouri watcrpowers
without tax, for they are as yet all un-
developed, and will so remain il a tax
for the Use OF the water is to be i'm.
posed. Their development will make
Of Missouri one OF the greatest maru-
featuring states in the Union.
a government report in proceedings
before the house committee on agricul.
ture last winter shows that on small riv-
ers coming down the mountains at and
south Of Richmond, Va, there was de-
veloped and Ia operation 3i2, 2,00G hOrsG
power, with five .imes as much more
to be developed. Accord ing to best
estimates this development was saving
the people OF that region S7,0l0, 0OO
year, which with the development OF
the remaining power, would be in.
creased to approximately S28, 100000,
saving in the item Of cost OF power.
This has been accomplished under
just such bills as that in the interest OF
the Standish proposition, which issup.
ported by Senator Stone. 1t is esti-
mated such measures have placed in
that region $l0O,000,0O0 in electric
power and manufacturing plants and
structures for owners aud employees,
They have made 4 market for southern
cotton and farm produce, given en-
pluyment to southern labor aud fur
nishtd a large tax revenue in n region
much like all the Ozark region il
southern Missouri, which is full OF un
developed waterpower, not only on
| White and James rivers, but on other
streams, where congress has not au
thorized such development. As a con
sequence we are without manufactur
lug enterprises OF note and the region
is without electric railways.
II the Republicans are not TO elect a
senator from Missouri, Democrats cur
no better serve the O2ark region thar
to return Senator Stone to continue hi,
efforts for the legislation in question
While the Republican has a higher
opinion Of Governor Folk than of Sena-
tor Stone, the latter will better serve
our interests, since Folk, il correctly
quoted, is against this legislation anu
will seek 10 prevent it if sent to The
senate.
The Chicago Sunday Examir cr o
September 9th say: Missouri learn,
from Illinois. The plan Of Illinois t
derive II perpetual income from hel
waterpower and at the same time save
the government the expense OF con
structing the waterway through the
rock region between L1ckport and
Utica, is encouraging states 10 consid
er the matter Of developing thci
waterpower. Gov Folk, OF Missouri
for instance, has appointed "a commits
sion to investigate the rivers OF Mis-
souri, with view TO learning how mani
of them can be utilized for power pur
poses. The White, Meramec, Gascon
ade are expected to yield large incomes
The Missouri plan, like the IlliUoi
plan, is TO devote part OF the revenue
from the sale Of waterpowcr to the dccl
waterway project The commissio.
appointed by Gov. Folk consists o
VIM. X. Kavauaugh, st. Louis, presi
dent Lakes 10 Gulf Deep Waterwa,
association, w. X james, st. Joseph
L. NJ. Jones, president Of the Missour