The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-10
Important Link to Be Added
to Chain Of Hydraulic
Developments
QUARTER MILLION
TO BE EXPENDED
Outside Capital Again to
Enter Western Vermont
Territory

| Rutland, Jan. l0.--The addition of
most important link in the chain of
great hydraulic power developments in
western Vermont, owned by interests rep
resented locally by the Rutland Railway,
| Light & Power company has been accom-
| plished in the formation of new com
pany, the Pittsford Power Co., and the
Investment through this company, which
the banking firm, Moors & Cabot of Bos-
ton, are about to make, of $250,000 in
the building and equipment of a power
house near "Slab City" in Chittenden,
and pipe lines. The work has already
been begun.
These improvements will further de-
velop the water power at Chittenden
reservoir, which, with the East Pittsford
reservoir, and the plant of the allied
western Vermont Power and Light COM
pany at Carvers Falls, in Fairhaven,
already furnishes electricity upon a net
work of wires to New York and New
Hampshire, as well as to hundreds of
points in Rutland county.
The Chittenden reservoir has capac-
ity of 100000 cubic feet of water and
it is 1000 feet above Rutland. Only 226
feet of this drop is so far taken advan-
tage of by the Rutland company. Another
220 feet is to be utilized and 1000 more
horse power generated by the new in
yestment. Two mills, one near "Slab
City" and one at Mount Carmel in Chit
tenden, are saving lumber for the new
power and within ten days the force Of
teamsters who are now drawing material
viii be increased by force of 100 en-
gineers and workmen who expect to
complete the big plant by spring
The new plant will be built by w. S.
Barstow CO., engineers of New York,
with whom Henry f. Bryant of Boston,
who built the big Chittenden dam, will
be. in consultation. The power house
will be two stories high, of steel and
brick construction and as by 35 feet in
dimensions. Ii will have two direct con-
nected generators, attached to 1000 horse
power water wheels, generating $500
volts. This current will be stepped up
to $4,000 volts for Rutland use and to
$4,000 volts for use in Springfield and
Claremont, n. H., whittier it will be
transmitted by the Colonial Power COM
pany. The governor and auxiliary ma-
chinery will be of the most modern type.
A penstock 1000 feet long will ex-
tend from Chittenden dam to the new
power hose This will be of steel and
wood construction. A pole line is al
ready being built from the site of the
new plant to the main plant of the Rut-
land Railway, Light & Power company,
The new plant will draw practically no
additional water from Chittenden res|
ervoir but will, in effect use the same
water that later operates the maehin- ,
erv at the Mendon plant three miles,
lower down the stream.
About one third of the new power to
be developed has been sold to the Colo
nial Power company for Springfield and
Claremont The balance win be used by
the Rutland concern. Men in position to
know state that it is very probable that
the excess of electric power will bring
Rutland new industries in the near
future.
The directors of the Pittsford Power
company are John F. Moors, John Balch
and W Ferguson of Boston, L. H. Tying
and O. G. Swenson of New York. Mr..
Moors is president, Mr.. Tying vice pres
dent Mr. Ferguson secretary and Mr.
Swenson. treasurer. The concern will
have no office in Rutland.