El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-12

WOuld De made mere now III the fuel and
power question was settled. as it must
finally BE settled, in favor of lei Paso.
This demand for the location Of large
manufacturing interests in Eel Paso,
the center of a great and growing trade
section, and the gateway to the richest
mineral country in the known world
has caused many level headed men of
affairs to look carefully into the pos
Utilities Of the future in the way Of
cheaper fuel and cheaper power.
Power From Irrigation Dam
A few short years now Will see the
completion of the Engle irrigation sys-
tenn, and that will make available at
least 10000 horse power Of electric cur
rent, the cheapest Of all powers, and
as that current will be generated by
water power 1t will be as cheap as
power can ever be anywhere This,
alone, should assure to Ell Paso a great
manufacturing future.
Coal Near BY.
The nearest known coal measures are
nj Carthage, Socorro county New Mex
leo, and in Lincoln county, of the same
territory. About the same distance east,
and as yet not opened by any railroad,
are thousands Of acres of land supposed
TO be underlad with coal Of the very
best quality for steaming and domestic
purposes. Coming railroad connections
Will not only bring the coal measures
OF Socorro and Lincoln counties closer
TO the city so far as price is concerned,
but will open up the fields to the east
and pour into the city an almost I'M
limited quantity OF the very best coal.
These coal fields Will be almost eXclu-
slvcly for the El Paso marke ct, because
of their location, and will give to the
city an incXhaustible and cheap fuel
supply.
OIL has been brought to the surface
at Toyah, less than 200 miles east Of
El Paso. and in sufficient Quantities to
assure the value OF the new field.
There is no stir there now because OF
the efforts Of powerful oil interests TO
secure the field, but that it is source
of cheap fuel supply Is well estab-
lished by the fact OF the flowing wells
and all the surrounding country being
eagerly bought by these powerful oil
interests
There are promising oil fields
throughout the extent of the west Pecos
basin.
Conditions OF trade are already fore
Ing the erection OF many manufacturing
establishments in El Paso under the g
present fuel supply, and a few short
months now VIII bring cheaper fuel and
more manufacturing establishments.
The freight reductions secured by FL
Paso into territory heretofore closed
70 its trade because Of high rates, is
fast increasing the demand for articles
OF home manufacture and this fast in
creasinG demand VIII force the opening
W of new sources Of cheap fuel sup ,
plies for the city.
Electric Power
El Paso is particularly well situated
Tor securing the full benefits Of the
development of an unlimited electrical
lower In the territory tributary to the
CITY, and the assurance of this devel-
opment In the very near future is very
gratifying as making sure of the COM
Ing of the many manufacturing enter
prises needed to meet the demands OF
the rapidly increasing trade Of this vast
section under the Eel Paso trade lnflu-
encc.
The EngIc Dam Project.
The fact that the Engle dam Is as
sured by an international agreement
makes the power to be developed from
water there a matter Of immediate cal
culation for benefits This power, to be
developed with the construction OF the
dam, as already stated, will not be less
than 10000 horse, and will be the
cheapest power known to man, because
II Whl be generated by water
Other Water Power
Ihere are several other water DOW
or projects I'm the lei Paso territory no.
ttably the Conchos river projects. two
~ hullbSI. lOtdllnS lullN 10000 horse
power, and to be available for use With
In three years, Two other projects on
the rivers OF northern Chihuahua viii
increase this amount Of available DOW
or by fully onefourth. There are other
great projects on the west coast. but
they will not be considered here
There is one power project I'm the
Sacramento mountains, to develop $500
horse power, and as the franchises and
water appropriations have already
been arranged for it Is likely that this
source OF power supply can be avail
able within three years
Lincoln County Coal. o-.....
1t has recently been demonstrated
hat power plants erected at or near
he coal properties, burning the refuse,
ana from there transmitting the cleo
richly by high voltage power lines, can
urnish power In competition with wa
err generated electricity. and this as
lures El Paso an unlimited amount OF
power within a very short time "a