New-York tribune., 1908-02-17
FORESTS md FACTORIES.
Uaterpo,cer Dependent on Hooded
Mountain Slopes.
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washington F-ab rs-Corto1 mills a-enssit-
z-ovins feds cf rhe ztape- driven BY tEs eaeaE@s
and u1osI trustworthy poze-. csn Ignore t-= COZ
ra,lrn- q the r-zt of -he void. according % 10
-,.-e----e-t exzzr,s =ro lave hen .zrsstigstins
td= south Atlantic states under authority q re
les, Congress TAey declare tlz- the Streams V<s
heedva-ers lie among t1e peaks ef ths SoIthe-1
ArDs schl1rs flowing westward 70 -he Ni=SisslrP
- eastward 70 -1e Atlantic furnish cspo-T1H-tles
for he Development Q: water Pove- 50 7o1de-fui
that the rn=ag-ezess Of --eic present Use for this
c,-ros. : Ur-Ia less t1ar marvellous Ire rozi;ic7
% these rivers p-n!e factors = ne il1-stria-
growth &C ths South !s -=ll -ecogn:ze1, and ne
-o,e- Development tAsI has taken place II the -
eo- thus z-a-e-es IS unparalleled n ether psEc
of the United States Yet -Ee amount of power
1riItze5 = insiguizcIc- when ccErsrs1 -fth tAs
immense resources ot the reg.on-
Engineers of the Tinted states Geological survey.
seer making 2 careful study q ire Streams TIE
quantity Of water they carry a-d rh-l- fail n
various portions of the.r courses. have ss.iristed
that they afford minimum cf aeoct > So o. ho-s-
POKER. e least - Pc cert o 71.ch- o. 80 ar
horsepower. IS available for economic development
These figures. II should - 1otsd- represent t1s
minimum Horsepower. Il sgxils-y power we're gro
-ida5 20 supplement Lle water in sroT- seasons -
deficiency, t~o AID o1e-re-E J-7zez This aTnoUn-
might be p-oE-ao,y u:ize1- dzi Il -he focdva-s-s
could he stored and The fox Q. TIE streams P-op-
e-iy regulated tbs minimum poE-- available t9-
economic Development might = increased from
three fifteen times. Il 5 evident. Therefore thai
estimate % tie present ralGs q these water
powers. based - pr q tle TsiniTnunl i1ii
Gated korsepove.. has - many factors % safety
t..sc II = conservative
extremely low average Q. The E<ese-l- vaiEs %
water power IS g. for horse power each yea
The rental value Of I+.tto Horsepower this rsta
would amount 20 - "a, lgl which = equivalent 20
AT income ct Fer cent on 9 capital q: se5s.as-,
Bur resource represented = -l.s water power
ta- create than is present market Ez--s TIE
enormous srd vas-eE-l CONSUMPTION q rl-l 5 -
rapidly depicting tEe supply -aa- = Hsusc become
mere ara more costly As result - p-ese--
disparity between tIe COS % fIs- PoT=- az5 -ls-
@ wzJe- QoEs- Till constantly --c-eaSe and 80
demand (c- ~-ste- PcWe- = i-c-eass z1cJ-CE.-sy-
TIE estimates % ,ts engineers c5 the survey 80
based upon tls present condition q he G-a:-sg-
AREA but i ne abuse o vricl much O.. tie up.a.l
-eSiCa .assteea and : b5lE s1t5ecta = continued
tie avai-ab.e p5ver III. - largely Tzd-ce6- TIE
amount NJ power tha: caa p-o1-aely - dsve,,pel
t-oEa ant. stream 5 scvar-ez ~ - length sd
severity % he low water seaso---r bE r-e Le-za.
and violence Q. TIE soods- TIE more r--..o--, r-=
flow OF a r.vs- tle Ino-s val-zb-e Z becomes g
power well fer ether purposes. and tl.s AZ
to--lty IS dependent so-ety @cc1 t.e condition o..
tic lard surfaces. An upIar= tz-e5 o .oressz wit
surfaces hardened and saiei - exposure tt.s-
charges is fallen rain quicki- Is streams
as subject 20 gre2- focus and i IEe dr. season
there Is no water Istc IN Ire ground 10 supply TIE
fow-
n 1He southe-o APpa'schfsc region tie principal
abuse 20 . guarded against forest de~eSts-.c--
aca The only way 70 prevent tAis is o -. a-<.t.
a national park Tie region S1o-.. -2l go-e---
m@Ht take this action ths prese.vs-io1 q t-i. -
g-cr OF such enormous value prime CscIc- IT.
the river control tnclodlaS rav5satlo- xs---
Io7er. water supply ard food prevention we-ld ,-a
assured and the comparatively small exUe-iit-rs
necessary 10 acquire - property could nz-dI- -
considered otherwise ,.sr goa i1~estu1s-. when
lccAsc ~ from he modern business point ~fsV.