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passage for small steamers between
certain points, but in a general way,
Michigan rivers are naturally adapted
for serving as power streams rather
than for navigation.
Great Water Power
The water power developed from
the streams of the state is about $780,
900 horsepower. only a small part OF
the power that might be developed.
The large power streams are as fol
lows: St Joseph. 10000 to 10000 II.
P; Kalamazoo, 1000 to 10000 II. P;
Grand River. 10000 TO 10000 II. P;
Muskegon. 10000 H. P; Au Sable, 30
900 to 10000 H. p; Huron, 5000 H..
p: Thunder Bay. 1000 to 1000 H..
p: Menominee, 10000 to 10000 H. p;
St Mary's, 10000 to 10000 II. p. and
the Manistee upon which only about
1000 horsepower has yet been devel.
oped
The power in our streams is unlike
most other natural resources in that
il is not diminished by use, nor is IT
conserved by nonuse Coal which Is
not used today remains to be used
hereafter, but the energy OF water
neither increases nor conserves the
future supply, but is lost forever.
Michigan idea of Conservation.
The Michigan idea of conservation
is that things are placed here for the
use Of man and when these things are
used for the purpose for which they
are best fitted, without waste or UNI
necessary destruction, all has been
done that possibly can be done in the
Interest OF conservation; that in or.
der to conserve some things we must
protect and regulate their use, and In
order to conserve other things We
must develop them; that there must
be a seed time and that there must be
harvest time but that no man should
be allowed to destroy the seed which
is to produce the harvest for the gen.
erations that are to follow.
II the Michigan idea of conserva'
tion is adhered to, it is not alone pos
sible but altogether probable that the
present generation will see the day
when many thousand more horsepow.
er will have been developed from
the streams of Michigan; when tho
use of electricity for farm purposes
will be as common as the use Of the
| telephone today; when every four
corners or crossroads will be illum.
mated at night; when the incandes-
cent light will take the place of the
kerosene lamp in the house OF the
| farmer: when the cares of the house.
wife will be lightened by electrically
driven washing machines, churns, milk
! separators. oSc, and when electrically
driven machines will grind the grains
| Of the farm, cut the ensilage for the
silo, pump water for the horses and
cattle, and in other ways tighten the
! heavy toll of the farmer by replacing
in part farm labor which has grown
so difficult to procure.
Electricity produced by water pow.
er not only is the cheapest power,
but the fact that It can be carried
over wires from point to point TO an
almost unlimited distance. is a very
! great factor in the building up of
cities and towns lying within a rea-
sonable distance and is one of the
strongest arguments in favor Of its
use The development of Michigan
! has 20 a great extent been brought
about through the building up of its
industrial enterprises. The harness.
ing of its water power and the promo
ton Of its legitimate enterprises. as
well as in the settlement OF its agri-
cultural lands. the securing Of settlers
and the development OF its farming in
dustries. are all important factors in
! the progress OF the commonwealth.
All are absolutely necessary and must
20 hand In hand to secure results
which the people of the state most de-
sire. The proper development OF our
water power means cheaper power,
and that means more factories. This
in turn means larger cities. towns and
villages. which furnish and enlarg.
the home markets for the farmer.