Evening journal., 1910-08-23
c. F. RUDOLPH,
MARKET AND FOURTH STREETS
DIAMOND ICE
Fish Ladder Cost $4,000.
WHO'S your Ice Mani


One of the most interesting fea-
lures is the fish ladder Many fisher
men along the river complained that
the construction of the dam across il
would keep the fish from going up the
stream and would ruin the fishing
business. To overcome this the COM
pany determined to build a fish lad
der at a cost of 500 ,000 This is said
to be the largest piece of work of its
kind in the world.
The ladder is built entirely of con-
crete. 1t consists of a gradual incline
greatly similar to a stairway. This
incline is kept flooded with plenty of
water and the fish go up it. Each step
is hollow and a pool of water forms
in this space in which tn fish car
rest before he darts to the next step.
, Similar ladders have proved success
ful at dams in other sections of the
country.
It is thought the construction of the
dam will make the fishing better than
ever in the territory for miles above
it. A large navigabie reservoir eight
miles long is formed by It. Already
several launch lines have been started
for carrying passengers on this body
of water. Pennsylvania will stock the
reservoir with fish, and it is thought
It will become one of the best fishing
grounds in the country.
Because Of this change in the level
of the river for eight miles above Nc
Call Ferry it was necessary for the
old right of way of the Pennsylvania
railroad, which ran along the former
shore line Of the river, to be deserted
and a new one obtained higher up.
The Pennsylvania Water and Power
Company obtained the new right II
way for the railroad and paid the ex-
pense Of the tracks being moved The
old bed of the railroads tracks is now
submerged under the river.
A Boom for Manufacturing.
One of the great advantages of the
plant is its excellent situation. Within
| the possible area it can supply with
current are Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Reading, Lancaster, Wilmington,
York, Columbia and many smaller
ones. While the transmission line to
Baltimore is the only one being built
at present, as soon as sale is found
/ for current in other quarters other
lines will be constructed.
In all of the territory which will
be supplied with current from this
plant there should be a rapid develop
ment in manufacturing. There Is no
power which can be supplied at more
reasonable rates than hydro-electric
power In the territory around the
great water-power plants at Niagara
Falls manufacturing has increased
rapidly.
When electricity fenerated by water
can be purchased for less money than
It would cost to produce it under the
most favorable conditions by steam
/ the advantages in favor of electric
power are beyond question. The saw
ing in capital cost of a power plant
often permits the installation OF addi-
tional productive machinery for which
funds would not otherwise be avail
able. One of the greatest advantages
is that the consumption can be in
creased or decreased at any time 10
meet demands, while this is not prac-
tical with steam power. Cleanliness
is another advantage Of electric cur
rent.
Each horsepower used for manu-
featuring produces annually an aver
age Of $1,000 of goods. If $4,000
horsepower of the total 10000 horse
power which will be developed at the
Mccall Ferry plant within the next
/ few months is used for manufacturing
purposes il is calculated that it will
/ produce S35 ,000, 600 worth of goods.