The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27
Giant Powder Plant To Be
Erected At Niagara Falls

Buffalo, IN. I :, july li.-One VI lue
greatest war development projects OF
the many centering about Niagara
Falls has been launched on the Ca
madam side of the river. 1t contem
plates an immediate production Of
600 900 electrical horsepower, or equal
ito approximately one-half the present
total development on both sides Of thu
river, and it 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 to the
general public. The channel will en-
circle the city of Niagara Falls, Ont,
one running from the Welland river.
tributary of the Niagara above the
cataract, to the escarpment below
Queenstown heights. The power house
will be located on the river level al
most at the foot of Brooks monu
ment.
The channel is the first one plannea
to get the full benefit of the difference
In level between Lakes Erie and On
tario, approximately 300 feet The
old companies, with penstocks located
close to the foot of the cataract, get a
head Of about 200 feet. The addi
tional 100 feet head, 1t is estimated,
will make it possible to develop the
1000 horsepower with the same flow
of water required to develop 100000
horsepower at the falls.
While the units under construction
for. the power house are planned to
produce only 100000 horsepower, the
canal itself will be built to allow a
future flow of water capable Of treb.
ling this volume.
The Ontario Hydro Commission l.
Provincial body, appointed by thu
Ontario government. 1t distributes
power to Ontario municipalities with
in radius of 200 miles of the Falls
= at low cost, A large part of the cur
rent generated on the Canadian side
formerly exported and distributed b.
= an American corporation, has beer
cut off. Canadian power for Canadian
industries has been the motto of Sill
Adam Beck, chairman Of the commits
sion, and war conditions have
brought speedler application of thu
j. policy than had been expected.
To replace the Canadian curren
thus lost, steam generating plan
d has been built here with an ultimat,
capacity of 100000 horsepower. Steam
: plants and water power plants fal
down the state have been drawn upor
] to keep Buffalo factories going. Par
of the current from the new hydro
r plant will be available for American
industries, but only those engaged II
y war work. Sir Adam has announced
3 Under the treaty between Canada
Great Britain and the United States
the diversion of water on the Canad.
, ian side is limited to $4,000 cubic feet
, second. The limit on the American
side is 10000 feet.
Canada already has authorized the
diversion of all but 5000 cubic feet o!
her allotment. Under special wal
permits the American companies are
also within a few hundred feet Of
their limit.
The new channel will carry of
about 10000 cubic feet of water a sec.
ond. This will necessitate some re.
adjustment of the allowances to the
other Canadian companies unless the
treaty is modified. This has led &c
suggestions of consolidation of all the
canadian companies and the 1000 0Ot
horsepower development.