El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-18

CHEAP electrical power not be so lar away Ior r
/ PasO. One by the various organizations OF Ins
~ city are urging the harnesslng OF me waters d III
The FL Paso Real Estate board has Joined the Chamber
Of Commerce. the Kiwans club and the Rotary oluo IN
urging action by the water users associations.
The plan is feasible without doubt for at least eign
months in the year What makes It most inviting IS tnat
so much power could be generated that cheap eleC
could be furnished for pump irrigation all the high land
about FL Paso and would still be more than enough
TO supply power and lights to FL Paso, Las Cruces, Rnoon
Clint YsIea and Fabens and to mills and farms or any
enterprise IN the valley which may require electric energy
Electricity coming take the place OF all other power
for the operation Of manufacturing machinery Where II can
supplied cost lower than coal Coal IS USED 10! ma
chinerv operated by Electricity requires Machinery
different part but not less efficient tIno way % u
nish cheap power TO Fl Paso Tor purposes
and the need of cheaper coal for manufacturing purposes
though still important, will be less acute
Should such plant furnish light to e Paso, It would
1ieI he contracted sor at rate which would allow
rent to be furnished the consumers at considerably less
than those effect It would be possible toT me eec
tc light company to do the Pacific Gas and Eeetne
company Of Phoenix did years ago: when It ABANDONED
the use of its power plant and got the electricity rom
Sb roiet would be of great benefit to the towns in
the valleys north and southeast Of FL Paso making possible
the buying Of power for lighting or manufacturing Pu
poses desired It would also furnish YaIuane opPoI
uu TO farmers to secure electric light for their build
ngs opportunity which, in other places farmers seldom
have overlooked . -.
BY the water users association for it means way to help
reimburse the association the cost Of the Elephant Butte
enough and II viii put back the hands Of the association
the entire cost of the project and then continue earning
money TO meet the cost of upkeep.
Tie only the Of such an undertaking IS
the fact that dam only releases water about eight
months of the year; during the other four months power
plant would have be idle great amount Of water
would have TO wasted to the turbines for generating
this electrical energy.
The Salt River Valley Water Users association which
about to take over the Roosevelt project from the gov
eminent built big power plant and is operating It as
commercial proposition furnishing electricity to customers
On contract basis Figures the size Of the plant cost
to install cost Of operation and the revenue viii be fur
nhed FL Paso readers they be secured from
the association Phoenix Power IS being furnished from
the Roosevelt dam Phoenix and surrounding towns, the
Miami and Inspiration copper companies and possibly to
ether large customers There has been lack Of power
TO furnish lack of willing purchasers The govnments
reclamation service erected power plant, which viii be
taken over by the water users association and the assoca
ton itself built another very large one, out Of the pro-
Sales power looked upon the sure means Of re-
paying the farmers for the cost Of the Roosevelt project
laying aside all consideration Of other benefits, sueh
cheap power for pump irrigation for mesa lands.
This Is movement which ought to have been well under
wy here before this Any opportunity to develop cleo
trcal power great scale certainly not to be
Looked It real money large amounts through
The sale of the element which taking the place Of coal
more and more the years pass and which will far
know now take the place Of all fuel the coal supply
becomes exhausted
1t ought to be carried through to because this