The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-02
BIG POWER PROJECT
AT NIAGARA FALLS
Canada Is to Develop About Three
Hundred Thousand Horse Power
at Mammoth Plant.

AT MdinlnObH IldllL.
BUFFALO, y. ", August 2.-One OF.
the greatest water development prof.
ccts Of the many centering about Nj
agara Falls has been launched ON the
Canadian side of the river. It contem.
plates an immediate production of 500,
0O0 electrical horsepower. or equal to
approximately one-half the present tn.
tal development OH both sides of the
river, and il may expand to 100000
horse power.
Actual work ON the new channel was
begun recently by the Ontario Hydro
commission. There were no ceremonies
and the launching of the work was
virtually unknown 10 the general pub
lie The channel win encircle the city
of Niagara Falls, one running from the
Wclland river, tributary of the Nj
agara about the cataract, to the Cs-
carpment below Qucenston heights.
The power house will be located on the
river level almost at the foot Of
Brock g monument
The channel is the first one planned
20 get the full benefit of the difference
in level between Lakes Eric and On
tario, approximately 300 feet. The old
companies, with penstocks located
close 20 the foot of the cataract, get
head of ahout 200 feet The addi-
tioral 100 feet hcad it is estimated,
viii make !; possible to develop the
100000 horsepower with tho same
flow Of water required to develop l0O,-
600 horsepower NJ the falls.
While the units under construction
for the power house are planned 70
produce only ano 600 horsepower, the
canal itself will be built to allow a
future flow Of water capable of treb.
ling this volume.
The Ontario hydro commission is q
provincial body, appointed by tht On.
tario government. n distributes power
20 Ontario municipalities within a ra
dma Of POO miles of the Falls Mt low
cost. A large part of the current gen
Grated on thc Canadian side. formcrl'
exported and distributed 10y an Amcri
can corporation has been cut Of Cana
dian power for Canadian industric
has been the motto Of Sir Adam Beck
chairman of the commission, and wa
conditions have brought spccdicr ap
pliestion Of the policy than had bee
cxnectcd
To replace the Canadian currcn
thus lost "a steam generating plant ha
been built here with an ultimate ca
pacity Of 10000 horsepower Stcar
plants and water power plants far dow
the state have been drawn uuon (
keep Buffalo factories going Part q
the eurrcnt fron the new hydro plan
will be- available for American indu,
tries bat only those engaged in wa
work, Sir Adam has announced.
Undcr tho treaty between Canad;
Great Britain aud. the United Stat,
the diversion of water on tho Cans
dian side is limited 10 $4,000 cub
feet q second Tho limit on the Amer
can aide is 10000 feet.
Canada has already authori ed II
diversion Of all but G.0o0 cubic feet ,
hrr allotment lulcr special war pc
mits the American companies are a
$50 within . few hundred feet of the
limit
The new cianuel viii carr of abor
10000 cubic feet of water a secon
This win ncccsyitate some readiusting
the allowances to the other Canadi;
companies unless the treaty l. moo
fed. This has lead 20 suggestions
consolidation Of all the Canadian coi
paniea and the 100000 horsepow
development