The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-20
USE OF NATIONAL r.. !.
! : FORESTS FOR W4TER :
POWER DEVELOPMENT

the fiscal year 1910, says Henry ..
Graves; Chief of the Forest Service,
in his annual fsperts 20; new water
power projects which utilize Nation
al Forest land began operation. This
was an increase of 18 1-R per cent
iii the total number. In the fiscal
year; 1915 the .number qf new pro
jects which began operation was IL.
Forty ytwo percent Of the total de-
lse4tee sse4aaee -.tsaa,ft5na1 fsEEst- -sand,
the Forest Service figures show .
. Development of relatively small
projects Is particularly in evidence,
according to Mr.. Graves, in the
Rocky Mountain States. California
leads in the amount of power under
permit and iii operation: The num-
ber of transmissionS line permits In
effect was Increased abys13 during
the year. The 40 sapphc cations for
power-prpject spermits received in
1915 included SsfroM Aiaska-a not
able evidence, accord TO the re-
port, of increased local interest IN
power development on National For
est lands there, ;.;,:,s X F.gsJ..a
Concerning the report prepared by
the Forest Service in response to q
resolution OF The Senate calling upon
the Secretary 4 Of Agriculture for
information regarding the own nershil
and control Of water power sites and
any facts bearing on the question al
to the existence Of monopoly In
the ownership and .controISof hydro.
electric power in the United States;
Mr.. Graves. says: ftaeThis report, pre-
sented in far greater detail thAt has
ever been attempted before an ex.
rhaustive analysis Of Z, the general
power situation. 1t showed q marked
Concentration Of definite and com.
plete control Of q large percentage
of developed water power by Q very
few companies. Data presented re.
parding interrelationships through
common directors and principal off,
GERS indicated marked tendency
toward association or, community OF
interests, particularly between the
principal holding companies. The
movement toward concentration II
commercial central stations of al
the primary power employed in the
electrical industries and In manufac
lures was found in all sections Of
the United States. the rate Of con
centration during the period 1902
l1912 being highest in the South At
lantic States and tha estAnf of con
centration greatest IN the Western
Estates. r I @sf ~ .f:@I g.,
HThe rate Of increase I'm wate'
bower development for public ser
Vice use from s1a02-19125s was ap
proximately three times a. great a
lin steam power. : Primary powe.
installation from all sonrees and to-
Iall uses increased from 1902 to 191:
more than 2 1-2 times a2 rapidly il
the eleven Western States as in tn
remainder of the United States
while the increase for primary cleo
ltric power for the salaa period wa
440 per cent for tho Western States
as against 226, per cent in the othe
States. The development per capt.
iof the Western States % 1912 wa
2 1-2 times as great as IN other part
lof the country. !,<a5 %: IN
i "The report showed q considers
BILE over-deveaopnient In nearly a
the power centers of the MestAr
lStates-California, Dragon, an
Washington in particular shown
installations far in exeess OF max
lmum demands"