El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-15

Z being in the countries at war and in
Switzerland and Norway and Sweden.
Norway has more than one-sixth OF
all the water power available in Ell
rope, and more than one-fifth of the
horsepower so far developed is to be
found in that country.
But let me give you some idea OF what
I power means in the saving OF coal Il is
estimated that 90 takes ten tons Of coal
20 produce enough steam 10 equal one
nydro-electrlc horse power running
throughout the year II this IS correct
every horsepower going TO waste in our
lowing waters Is equal TO the wasting OF
zen tons OF coal. The total amount LOST
is SO great that &c equals several times
the amount Of coal that we are now using.
IL IS SO great that 81 would light and heat
every house In the United States run all
our railroads. move all our factories and
the future.
ErorBous Waste OF Power.
The waste OF horsepower that iz con-
tinually dropping over Niagara Falls IS
estimated TO be 5000. 600. T. IS equal 10
more than so, 0o0. 900 tons OF coal or IN
the burning Up OF almost two tons OF
coal every second year in and year out.
rake OUT your watch and look at the
second hand as It flies around the dial.
Livery movement OF that hand has
meaning Of its own. tt means two tons
or coal wasted and gone forever Every
ten seconds means enough coal 20 warm
$40 an ca axe 4ANlaaalalIl LlTuL-nnur the
lers ana every minute IS equal 70 40 tons
or coal lighted at the mine TO 20 I'D In
smoke That IS what we are paving Tor
our honeymoon trips 20 Niagara
As . is now. something like $50 600
cubic feet Of water drops down over Ma
cara every second The amount was S.
ylo cubic feet more before Canada and
the United States began 20 harness the
Lails, and this amount has served to pro-
auce more than 50o,0 900 Horsepower. The
Eregler part OF this gone 20 Caneda. That
country has the right 20 $4,000 cubic feet
per second. whereas we have the right 10
only 10000 cubic feet. The difference
comes from the water we are taking from
the great lakes through the drainage canal
OF Chicago, which has 20 be compensated
:, - lan macs. as we are equal partners in
Niagara Doing Big War Work.
have already written Of what Niagara
= dong FOR Us IN this time OF war. She
ls making nitrates FOR explosives She e
furnishing the electric heat which pro-
duces tbs grinding materials FOR our fire
machines used TO make munitions and
Liberty motors She &c making aluminium
tor airplanes and silicon for dirieibIe
balloons, az well as chemicals for expo
sives and for hospital supplies. The FAC
tories there run Night and day. but they
are short now Of something like 1000. 900
horsepower, and the full force OF the falls
could be probably used IN factories de-
voted TO the needs OF war. So far con
gress has not given Us the right 10 use
water even TO the full amount fixed bv the
treaties and the factories are held hack
while the power goes 20 waste. About
three-fourths Of I'll the Niagara power
now consumed Is used near the falls A
great deal o. It goes 10 Buffalo. and some
IS carried 70 Lock-,ort, on the Erie canal !
Great Water Power in Alabama. !
Next TO Niagara. the greatest potentia |
power plant OF the United States IS th4t
az Muscle Shoals, Alabama Il IS IN re
that we are putting Up tbs enoru Gus ]
hydro-electric plants 20 extract nftrates D
f=7 a al ~ rrl -
government IS erecting a dam there which /
VIII cost many millions. and the posi- ]
blities OF the falling water viii be up
ward OF half million horse power. It T
Is said they are now making nitrogen /
there by the Ha1er process which can be I
done with low water power. but the big
dam 70 be installed viii enable thsm TO 4
use also the Cyanamid process like that j
OF the nitrate plant on the Canadian side I
OF Niagara Fails.
The Cyanamid process IS the one chiefly I
used IN NORWAY. and the one from which I
much OF the nitrates for the German e--
plosives now come The dam site was I
given TO the United States government ]
without cost by the Alabama Power com
pany. which according 70 its contract. /
should be furnishing $1,000 hydro-elecrri, /
horsepower TO the nitrate plant this sum /
mer- One OF the dams being erected IS ]
to be mile wide and los feet in height I
and more than 100000 cubic yards Of /
concrete win be used in its construction I
VIII Spend S15O, OOO.OO0.
IL IS DelnE puE up under the EuDerTl- ]
sion OF the engineers Of the war depart /
ment- Tho original appropriation FOR these /
Muscle Seals project was so. 600. 600. but 4
it is now stated that f150.000.000 may be /
expended on the plants now proposed. In Z
all four nitrate plants and dams are 10 I
be built Muscle Shoals expects 70 have
a population OF $1,000 within the next
five years
Il is Interesting 70 know where the !
great water powers OF the United States }
are The south has its fulI share Some
thing like 1.o0o. 900 horsepower has al 4
ready been developed. and It IS estimated i
that there IS sufficient fall in the rivers I
and streams yet TO be developed TO make I
a total OF over 5000. 900 Horsepower. AS ]
70 Is now, there are something like 1900 4
water powers already in use There are 1
400 in Alabama more than 1900 in Geor- ]
gia- $500 in North Carolina and almost ]
1000 in Tennessee. There are more than 4
200o in Virginia and West virginia; and I
South Carolina Kentucky. Mississippi j
Missouri and Maryland have each nun
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