The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-09-08
Water Power Plant Here?


Norfolk citizens and business men.
members of the Ad and Commercial
clubs are asked to be present at the
monster mass meeting to be held in
the city hall Wednesday evening at
$3.50 when further discussion will be
held on proposition which may mean
many manufacturing houses and more
business for Norfolk
Last night about thirty Norfolk
business men met in the Offices of the
Norfolk Electric Light and Power
company and after hearing the propo.
sition of eastern capitalists who de.
clare, through +. A. Bullock who has
just returned from Chicago, that after
looking over propositions throughout
Nebraska and this section of the coun.
try they find Norfolk the most prom.
Using city in the state of Nebraska
So promising do they find it that on
two occasions they have sent spe-
cial engineer here to investigate the
Feasibility of water power plant on
the Elkhorn river three miles from
the city. On another occasion these
capitalists were here themselves look.
ing over the proposition. These devel.
opments bear out the rumors that en-
gineers were in the city not long ago
with purpose of Harvesting the Elk
horn for power.
So enthusiastic We're the business
men over the proposition that they
called Tuesday nights meeting pre-.
liminary one and the proposition is to
be presented to the citizens as a whole
for their investigation and discussion.
Would Build a Canal.
The capitalists do not ask the Nor.
folk people for any money. All they
want is their aid in securing options
on sites and the right-of,way for a
three-mile canal, cooperation in get
ting business for the plant and the
united and harmonious moral support
of the citizens here. The plant would
materially reduce the cost of power.
The engineer who investigated the
situation made a report of his findings
here and this report which was in.
spected by the business men Monday
night, will be open for inspection at
Wednesday nights meeting.
Il recommend the proposition as
safe and profitable investment" says
the engineer in his report to the finan-
cial hackers of this proposed water
power plant.
The water power plant will cost, &C.
cording to the engineers figures,
1902, 800, and be of 1000 horse power
with dam six feet high. The power
house would be almost within the city
limits. The canal would be three
miles long and fall in the river for
these three. miles was estimated at
thirty-one feet.
Wednesdays Meeting.
Wednesday nights meeting is called
for the purpose of talking over with
the Norfolk people the proposition of
the eastern financial hackers who
through Mr.. Bullock declare that the
proposition looks very good to them
and that all rests with the people of
Norfolk whether or not they want
water power plant which will bring to
Norfolk many manufacturing plants
whose first question to cities in which
they propose to locate is, "How CHEAP
is power?"
This proposition, say many of those
looking over the engineers report
Monday night, is keynote to the
problem of bringing outside money
and industries to Norfolk. With a
power plant like this, they argue that
the industries will come here unso-
licited. Many of those present de-
clared that if Norfolk had a water
power plant like this, other cities
nearby would purchase power from
Norfolk. All these questions are to
be talked about and the full PROPOSE.
tions of the eastern capitalists are to
be presented to the meeting Wednes.
day night.