Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-01-18
GIGANTIC WATER POWER
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the large dam and electric plant on
the Connecticut river near Brattleboro
at cost of several million dollars.
'This plant is success in every re-
spect. 1t furnishes abundant power
for Brattleboro and all other local
places, and what is not required is in
demand elsewhere and is transmitted
other cities.
AS a result Of this unfailing sup
ply of power large cotton mill is in
process of construction at Brattleboro,
and other large substantial indus
tries are about to locate there. This
progress and material development
mean much to southeastern Vermont
The Industries are coming there to
stay, they will grow and others will
follow, and never move away. for
where power is there the industries
will remain.
eff the contemplated charter is
granted to Chace and Hartman, their
plan is to erect two hundred and
twenty five foot dam on the Connecti-
cut river at the foot of the Fifteen
Mile Falls near Barnet, and it is ex-
pected that it will develop between
fifty and sixty thousand horse power.
This is plant about three times as
large as the one at Brattleboro and con-
sequently means about three times as
much to northeastern Vermont as the
plant near Brattleboro means to the
southeastern part of the state.
'tOf course the company will be anx-
ious to sell as much of it's power To-
cally as possible, for there is always a
considerable loss of power in trans
mission to distant points.
"When the new plant is installed,
power lines will be run into every
town in northeastern Vermont where
there is a reasonable prospect that
power will be demanded.
Under the terms of the charter. if
the company as producer and patron
as consumer of power cannot agree
upon the rates to be charged for the
service, the rates are to be fixed by
the Public Service commission. Thus,
fair and reasonable rate is absolute
ly assured at all times. In this and in
many other ways the future rights of
all concerned are properly safeguard
ed.
"The estimated cost of the con-
fstruction work contemplated is &c.
900, 900. This exceeds considerably
the original cost OF the Passumpsic
railroad and shows something of the
magnitude of the undertaking.
1.-The development of this power
will not only benefit northeastern
Vermont, but the entire east side OF
| the state as we'll. The immense
storage of water necessarily incident
| to this development will be great
help to all the other water powers or
the Connecticut farther south, for the
surplus in times of high water will be
distributed along in times of drought
and thus make all the power below
more valuable.
1.-The Fifteen Mile Falls, so-called
as its name indicates, extends a dis
lance of about fifteen miles from the
mouth of the Passumpsic river on the
south, to point NY the river abou
two miles south of the dam of thu
Parks Paper company at Fitzdale.
eff the principle of the creates
good to the greatest number prevails
as it always should, and if the seemin,
selfshness of few is not to be per
mitted to prevent action in this impor
tant matter, the legislature will Sc
the Importance to this section of tn
granting of this charter and will &C
favorably upon the question at tn
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