The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-30
POWER FROM THE DEERFIELD
viii Be Used to Operate Hoosac Tun.
mel Electric Engines

viii Be Used to Operate Hoosac Tun-
mel Electric Engines
That the recently electrified Hoosac
tunnel, and more than that, the BeEk-
shire street railway system, will be
operated by power developed on the
Deerfield river according to the Tran
scripts early predictions, and that the
immense new power house now gen
Grating the necessary current will be-
come an auxiliary plant, will soon be
officially confirmed according to re-
liable information coming to this
newspaper today.
A contract between the New Haven
interests and the New England Power
company, whose plans for the devel-
opment OF the Deerfield became public
last week. has been agreed upon and
| II Is understood today has already
been signed
Vice President Byrnes of the Boston
| & Maine when asked by the Trans
cript over the long distance phone to-
day when he expected that the new
contract would take effect, said;
| II really am not in position TO
know anything about 1t. 1t IL out OF
my province, can only refer you to
Mr.. Murray, the chief engineer at
New Haven"
| An attempt was made to connect
with w. s. Murray, chief engineer OF
1.-The New Haven under whose direction
the work on the tunnel was planned
land carried through. but the Trans
lcript was informed that Mr.. Murray
Twas not In his office and would be
Iaway all day.
II is probable that this contract
alone will take the major part OF the
product OF the 100000 development
(which Is planned as the first step In
the Harvesting of the Deerheld, and
with other agreements which are said
to be practically closed, II Is under
stood that every bit OF power than can
be generated as result of the initial
Improvements TO be made is already
disposed of.
The fact that Chief Engineer Muir
Tray with his assistants had carefully
inspected the situation on the Deer
| II field before the contract for the pres.
lent power station was let and the fact
that on good authority II was stated
that at least three years would be
Required to make the prediction, borne
out at the time by other circumstan
; Ices, that the power station was fol-
Immediate use pending the completion
of the Deerfeld work, which II was es
timated would come at about the time
the Berkshire street railway would
need additional power for the opera
tion OF the projected line up Greylock
1 President Storrs OF the street rail
+ lway lent color TO the conjecture wheI
he said TO the Transcript: II canno
SAY as yet what will be done with tn,
lpower station when the Boston anC
: Maine is through with Il.
AT that time. however. II was as
D lsumed that the connection between
' the South Vernon plant OF the Con
necticut River Power company an,
the Hoosac tunnel, rights OF way 70
!, which had been obtained from the In
. tervening towns. was for the purpos'
OF bringing power from South Vernon
y for the operation OF the tunnel.
y now develops that this connection
will be used In the reverse direction
as II Is planned eventually to develop
! more power on the Deerneld than CA
ever be secured from the Connection
river plant. The two projects are col
l. trolled by separate corporations. bu
d the interests are practically Identical
y Another interesting sidellght o.
the situation which may some day hav
n direct bearing on the gas question
. . in this city, is the statement last IA
= that the railroad might be in pos
ton to sell electric current Mort
| Adama Tranaartnt