The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-12
MEANS UTILIZATION
|0F ENERGY NOW WASTED
|1lxty Millions OF Horsepower In Navi-
gable Streams, Nine-tenths Of
which Not Now Used.
equals 100000 DAILY IN COAL


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hteids hill authorizing the Secretary
- War to grant ATTY year permus
8or the building OF dams and water
xBower plants on navtgabie streams,
nassed the Senate today
I'M. il The first vote taken by the
eenate oy, q general waterpower devei-
1pment measure. in the eight years
100 thu subject OF conservation OF
nAturai resources has been under con-
nfdxrafion IN Congress. TWO wafer
ED6wer bills passed the House iase
Te4f. and died In the Senate.
~ 1...t. headers ana military authori-
49, Shsaias. iii as A vital
Nv, .ssn ~ she nreparedness program.
- - .s.,r,.tsd that there In 60. oo0 900
ksnrssrowsr of naturaI energy in the
ES-s~sh M .trsana OF the United States.
100 niro-tanths IA lowing to
49, ~r.a. waferpowers have
1900 out of Use M TO now,
~ !. .nscisi act az Congress has been
.,-rn.ssrv for each power plant. and
= re- han ,npocsible to pass work
ne Srts FOR the development OF large
49, ..-r~-.rs
=. r...... an
AenaIor sas. ,ras tha pas-
~ ~. h,,, wou,a be followed
aa.,.,crment NJ waterpowers
= --.,,sss * on0 f,Oa horsepower, or
.,,,,,,ss ~ eiectrictty equal to that
S..a.S 10 roaI consumption OF
~ AVA ona .ar. wear. Engineers
s..t. ,h.t seyelopment of this
an,ount Of water power equal . savins
"a srno 400 = day In coal bills.
II n known thar \ number OF big
.,.e.rc -chrn,icai plants for making
s.,,rssrr ana nitric acid from the air
N.ys hrer, planned by private en-
sernrise ana will be built as soon
- the Shields bill becomes law
ana makes II possible TO finance thess
Undertakings These chemicas
nio.sves and agricultural fertitizers.
and Al present the United states y
vho,1y dependent for It's supply upon
II. ut,rate deposits Of Chile the
TshjIAar government collects nfRn
49, ,,noii every ton Of nitrate 81
rorfsa. There ix at present NOT 2
slngis atmospheric nitrogen plant n
xnis country. although Europe na~
i, 28e. 600 horsepower OF hydso-s.es
&ricity devotsd to THIS use. ana alt
many IL making soo,ooo .onn
petre . year IN sucn $50, ,,se.
For military and Agriculture
r,er.r,fcation OF railroads. manu-
.i.ra. ~ ,ron ana steel in electric
t,rrsces. and extensive irrigation de-
velnnm ants In the West. are amons
.sher benefits expected to be derived
~s.c,s, the utfiixation OF large WATER
s,orers for generation OF cheap escc-
fr4c.ty.
rr~.a.- serrreary OF war.
~, ..rr,. AZ the shields bill.
Cnoer s,, - war is authorised 10
ths SecresAry VI a.ws and power
GRANT permits rl sA ~. huiid.
plants wnste nv III, ,ynnrove nAyi-
ms o. sucn nan. are to be
.0A1uiC OF a.. .cvernmeut
ouuR W1tncut c a. nrnvide and
land the kahts .s,,,rsvnva etc.
|0pefAte iocA@ .ns -ovarnment.
~ witnout 49, rsr,a6 10 .indtviduala
1esnis n1y ...s.,ar. ~ Htafss. cities
|ooAue ..s.sr.l Generations, or
- esnc .n1.,... rcrrorations. Intra-
~ u s.s1,rssa Ana rates Of companies
~.Se~tinr under tbs act are @ %
- ruIatod ~ the States ana intsn
nery1oa and rates oy the
Irommsrcs Commission
a, MANS FOR dams and works are
srrrnved nv the War Depart
g e N.,nr the most adaptable
s1h sens. 80 reinforcement OK nxvfga-
ps1n. r.,,,s-t aeveIopment of water
eSon ano tsst,tsss. The grantee II
Y0W v...s.i sor public lands used.
~ 49,. Sor rights ana privileges
10 co. ~ .stsr these rentals and
- ~ y $500 - the disrretion Of
go 49, - - war. ana the money
xl l.ADa 49, .tss.s essrr same 10 70 Into .
s9sNt t,ra IN the United States
/ r. ke1snry. 10 be used for further I'M
Seowem snt OF waterways. Actual cor
ruction work on any project - "
- begun within two years OF Inc
|~rantine OF the permit. and the woINs
- to 81 completed within sucn res
nnah he time as the Secretary may pro-
~rr4bs. For failure to complete my
works ~ directed. or Ior sso ~ NON.
| or the provisions OF tne &C. raar.
|compiiance with regulations OF o
" the War Department. the - ~
TT subject 70 heavy cash penai'ies' -
III revocation of the grant.
perudts for Fifty Years.
r.-.-.... =. - ~ Granted for fifty
- - ~, ! 49, = svtsch time the govern
1900 ,a~ .,thsr extend the original
sns.s r,srs = new rrant. or upon
tsAsss - 80. ~. ave. tha ryrop-
one ye ran n nSy,nent 3 il fair value.
/ ~ - s,... - - aA$Arna1nAd nv NH.