The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-10
sorially this morning, says of the

torially this morning, says of the /
project:
Work is about to begin on a dam
across the Mississippi river at Keo-
| kuk to be- utilized for the generation
of electricity that will be available for
power, light and heat within radius
of 200 miles, a district that includes
st. Louis. No serious problem is in
volved in the engineering part of the
enterprise, nor are the mechanical de-
tails or financial returns in doubt.
Large plants of the kind are in sue
cessful use in various parts of this
country and Europe. The operations
of the companies at Niagara Falls are
i familiar, and California, with its two
j Longitudinal mountain ranges, has
several notable examples of long
range transmission OF the electric cur
rent to supply energy and light At
the last general election the voters OF
Illinois approved $20,000,000 issue
of state bonds to develop water power
and construct ship canal link be-
tween the present southern end OF the
Chicago drainage canal and the head
of navigation on the Illinois river.
BY leasing the power thus created the
Expectation is to pay the interest on
the bonds, and also discharge the
principal of the debt in fifteen OF
twenty years
"In building water power plants of
this kind on large rivers, navigation
can be incidentally improved. At
Keokuk, for instance, the dam will
lock will take the place of the three
constructed by the national govern
ment to overcome the rapids at that
point. st. Louis is adjacent to so
many rivers that it may count on the
fullest supply of electricity for all
useful purposes, and also on the deep
channels required by commerce. But
7 this city will insist on correspondingly
: cheap charges for energy, light and
: heat. If any monopoly thinks to. come
between with extravagant profits and
dictatorial privileges it deceives itself.
> AS regards long-range transmission of
= electricity, it can also be said that it
;. is a practical aid in abolishing the
i smoke nuisance in cities. To abate
smoke is not enough The right plan
y is to keep it OUT
e Power to ST. Louis.
S Sixty thousand of the 100000 horse
+ power is already contracted for by
st. Louis parties. A st. Louis paper
T of Sunday morning tells of the con.
l. tracts there. as follows:
General Manager Allen S. Miller OF
u the Union Electric Light and Power
n Company said last night a contract
was made about eighteen months ago
for 10000 horse power daily of the
current to be generated at Keokuk
S "Of this amount Mr.. Miller said
IS 5000 horse power is to go to the La
e clede Gas Light company and the 9th
G. er $4,000 will be divided between the
e. Union Electric and United railways
r The contract was made before | was
y connected with the company"
n Mr. Miller said the current would
d be brought to ST. Louis by overhead
p cables. w. V. n Powelson, who pre-
% ceded Mr.. Miller as manager Of the
Union Electric. is one of the men deep
a ton Mr. Miller said last night Mr.
,e Puwelson and Hugh l.. Cooper were the
# promoters of the enterprise. The
10 Union Electric has q comparatively
,s new power house, ample for presen
n needs, at the foot of Ashley street. I
will require several years to complete
20 The Keokuk dam, however.
10 G.. l.. Holman. vice president ant
ID general manager of the Laclede com
n. pany, when asked last night about TIL,
q contract his company has for powe
or from Keokuk, declined to discuss thu
nc matter. and said he would prefer t,
~ have the information come from SOM
other source
:. Capt. Robert McCulloch, presiden
- and general manager of the Unite,
- Railways, confirmed the report tina
- his company had contract for power
~ Capt, McCulloch said the plant woul
be able to furnish electricity at
. lower rate than the company coul
=, make it in st. Louis When asked
~ ~ he expected to be using the powe
:. from Keosuk in three years from nov
= he said he expected it would tax
~ longer than three years. The plan
10 10 of the promoters are to complete tn
= work in thirty months, but patrons {
ha the company anticipate delays WI,
- ensue to prevent the service bein
available in ST. Louis for some tim
after that
!. Offices in Rand Building.
u The principal Offices of the waite
power company will be in the Ran
building at the corner of Johnson an
Third streets. The first floor room
u are being prepared for occupany wit
- - oil ,,assil,la sneed The nlIarters ahn,