The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-16

for generations. The dam built in the
sixties, has a crest of 1000 feet For
hydroelectrical purposes the old ca
nal was widened few years ago
and a power plant installed which
yields 1000 horsepower. In this way
the energy of the turbulent river has
been rendered possible of transmission
far beyond the river bank. Today
new dam is being built and engineers
are extending this canal with a view
of wrestling still greater power from
the river by leading it to point two
miles below where another fall of sixty
feet will produce electrical energy
equal to 10000 horsepower.
The power which is being developed
of Turner's Falls is sold to a number
of allied companies which act as dis
tributers. In this way il reaches many
towns. including Riverside and Millers
Falls. Through the Greenfield Electric
Light company it reaches South Ver~
non, Mortified. Bernardson, Deerfeld.
/ Colerain, auckland and Greenfield and
/ through the Amherst and Easthamp-
/ ton Gas companies Amherst, Sunder-
/ land, Whately, Hatfield Hadley, East
+ hampton and southampton. Turner's
Falls is but forty miles from Spring
/ field. 1t is aimed to extend the trans
mission lines ultimately to supply in
. dustries not alone in Springfield, but
in Chicopee and Westfield. In many
of these towns, particularly Turner'S
Falls, hundreds of factory sites are
within easy reach of this power, whose
price necessarily cheapens as the
length of transmission shortens.
Another recent New England hydro
electric development is that at Rum
ford Falls 1t has resulted already in
converting what was twenty years ago
a wilderness into a modern city with
a population of 10000 people. Here
where the AndrosCoggin river has a
ninety nine foot fall a station has been
built developing 10000 horsepower.
over a million dollars has been spent
on two great dams. Instead of canals
the rushing waters at Rumford Falls
: are led through great steel tubes into
r the power station. The mills Of the In
ternationaI Paper company take over
: 1900 horsepower alone. The Oxford
t Paper company consumes 5000 more
p and the Fort Hill Chemical company
/ 1850. The Central Maine Power com
! pany. located at Oakland on the Mes
' salOushee river is still another devel-
T. opment with $3.50 horsepower devel-
. oped and $4,000 undeveloped.
Connecticut is not without its hydro
y electric development for at Bulls
t Bridge. on the HousatoniC there has
. been for some years in operation q
20 plant developing 10000 horsepower.
e Besides running the trolley lines of the
n Connecticut company in Waterbury
- and New Britain, the latter fifty miles
t away, this power is today running sew
h eral Industrial plants besides local
O lighting interests.
These are but a few of the most i'm
d portant of the central hydroelectric
t stations already established and in
process of construction in New Eng
- land by which a partial utilization Of
r the immense energy of its water
s courses may be accomplished and the
II power thus generated sold commercial
y ". Scattered throughout this region
- at the present time are thirty-one
:, plants designed to sell power CONNER
r, cially as distinguished from the scores
# of mills which stin take power directly
h from the streams on whose banks they
Il are located.
IS That these stations have already had
IS the effect of Cheapening power to some
:. extent for tbs manufacturer there is nc
l. doubt. The increase of such plants
Is which is bound to occur, is certain tC
l. have a still greater effect in this line
all of which will rebound to the advan-
y, tage Of the manufacturer who seek:
to New England.
er Today the rates for large quantttie.
er Of power vary from mills per Kill
Id Owatt hour at Rumford Falls Me, L
N 1,6 mills in various parts Of Connecti
to cut.
IS. II used in large quantities there il
is without question considerable SAVING
q over steam according to those Compe
to tent to judge the results.
ne In order to aid this development tn
n industrial bureau of the New Englant
On lines has collected a list o1 availabI
o. water power sites in New Englan
us and already there have been many in
er quiries for the same.
en- II is also about to undertake a care
wv full tabulation of all the development
in work at present under way and whiC
CHI will rebound to the benefit Of Ney
he England's industries, whose PROMOTE
is one of the chief aims of the NeV
We England lines
er That manufacturers are beginning
I'd appreciate the advantage New Eng
'rt land possesses in opportunities fc
ed such development coupled with he
ac supply of skilled labor there can be n
700 question. 1t was her broad rivers an
rushing streams which aided her sci
to tlement and stimulated her develop
he ment in the early days of her histoT
by affording easy means Of commun
Of cation and furnishing power to tuT
or the water wheels of her infant indus
tilt tries. Today these same streams al
be stored with a dynamic force whie
when converted into electrical enerp
is viii be sufficient to move her mills ar
ny, be the means OF u now ludustri
ter growth rich in promise fer generation
Ills yet to cc1"e. And the supply is incl
/ ho,