Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-24


no difficulty in disposing Of it at
greater distances.
Col. kutx Represents ID. c.
Appearing for the District Commits
sioners. Col Kutz. the Engineer Com
missioner, declared that the people of
the District are Of course greatly in
terested in the proposed development
Of the Great Falls water power
project and also in securing an ade-
ouate water supply. He said that the
development Of the power plant would
reduce the smoke nuisance in the
District. and that, even If the cost of
light and power to the citizens were
NO less than at present. it would be
a decided advantage to have this
source Of power at the very doors of
the people.
owing to the irregular flow of the
Potomac. Col. Kutz said. It would be
necessary to have an auxiliary steam
plant. The Commissioners. he said.
felt that there should not be erected
a separate plant as part of the water
power project. but that use should be
tomac Electric Power Company,
either through purchase or through
means of contract with the COM
pany.
Col Kutz said the Commissioners had
in the past urged upon Congress the
advisability of putting through the
Patuxent project. He said 1t would
mac river projects. which have been
| considered in connection with the
Great Falls power plant, and would
have the advantage of being distinct
| from the present supply system, in
case it should be necessary at any
t:y,a IN ranair that Syst em
Speaks for Outlying Towns.
Chairman Curtis OF the suburban
sanitary commission of Maryland
urged that steps be taken to provide
I for an increase in the Districts water
supply, so that some of the water
might then be supplied to the ou:-
| lying towns in Maryland. near the
| District line. He spoke. too, in favor
of the Patuxent project.
S. r. Bowen. vice president. oppear-
| ed for the Potomac Electric Power
| Company and the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company. the par
cnt corporation. which owns the Great
Falls Power Company. He said that
! the company owned the power site al
Great Falls and some 500 acres on
! the Virginia side and 200 acres on
! the Maryland side. He said that the
power site was acquired in 1904: that
engineers for the company had in
yestigated and reported that it was
not commercially advantageous to de-
tvelop the power project. He urged
| that it would be necessary to have n
steam plant as an auxiliary. and that
would mean duplication of cost. which,
would be paid by the consumers.
Sees Advantages in Development.
"What difficulties would we encoun-
tier ir getting the power site IL We
should report to Congress in favor of
1.-The power project? wouldn't it sud-
denly become very valuable?"
! II wouldn't be surprised" replied
Mr. Bowen.
c. S. Heritage. representing the
washington Terminal Company, and
wv. b. McCaleb. representing the Penn
lsylvania Railroad Company. were
heard, particularly with regard to the
possible electriflcation of trains run
ming into Washington.
| A. B. Castleman argued in favor of
the establishment of a national river
side park from Washington to Great
Falls for the use of the public. in the
event Of the development of the water
power project 1t would. he said,
prove a tremendous benefit to the
people Of Washington.
| Lafe Pence. former member of Con-
sress, discussed the advantages to be
derived from the correct development
Of the Potomac river power project