The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-26

/ that it is possible to develop 2,000,-
600 horse power from Vermont
| streams. According to the last cen
sus figures the three important manu-.
| featuring States of Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Connecticut, in
1909. developed from water power
and steam 1901 ,0SG horse power. and
| by means of that power almost one
million wage earners found employ
ment in manufacturing industries,
the output OF which was valued at So
POI $4,000
While no governmental policy is
| advocated, attention is called to the
! importance of some system of water
storage TO tide over the summer
months when the flow of the streams
diminishes materially. A report of
United States engineers on the Win
ooski river system shows that from
twothirds to three-quarters of the
total yearly stream flow runs off in
the spring months. Thus the State
loses not only yastlamount of po-
tential power. but many towns and
cities suffe' heavy losses as a result
OF spring freshets.
Attention is called to the fact that
electric power is the power Of the
future; that power generated by
water generally is cheaper than pow
er generated by coal: that manufac-
turers will find great inducements to
locate where cheap, waterdevel0ped
power can be obtained that Yer
mont, handicapped when power must
be developed from coal. II is rich
in natural advantages for developing
cheap water horse power. Cheap
electric power also means great
benefits to farming communities for
lighting and other domestic purposes
and for the operation of certain
kinds OF farm machinery.
A description is given OF the more
important water power developments
of the State. and this is followed by
description of important lake and
river systems of Vermont. their
drainage area, tributaries esc.. in
Guiding Lakes Champlain and Mem
phremagog and the Connecticut
river. covering thirteen pages. The
water resources OF each of the 2l6
towns and cities Of the State is Civ
en-. arranged alphabetically by coun'
ties This description includes the
streams and ponds or lakes in each
town. the developed and undevelOp-
ed water powers, and any OF these
that are for sale: the feasibility of
constructing storage reservoirs. mu-
nicipal water systems and their
sources: and the quality of water in
town. whether hard or soft. Sixty
pages are devoted to this subject.
THE Water Resources OF Vermont
Towns"
Appended to the portion of the
book dealing with the general sub
ject of the Water Resources of the
state are description OF The Wells
River Watershed" and Of The Win
ooski River system, the first by a
Vermont engineer. and the second
consisting OF liberal extracts from a
report made by United States Cove n
ment employees who made a survey
, of the Winooski river system. These
are used because Of their intrinsic
worth. because they were available,
and because they indicate what needs
TO be done for all the important
water systems Of the state.
The book is designed primarily Ia
give information to persons outsid,
the State who are seeking facts con
corning Nermonts industrial re.
sources and opportunities. but ii will
also be useful to many Nermonters
who desire TO know more about the
manufacturing industries and posi-
bilities of their own State.