The Washington times., 1920-08-24
TO REGISTER IN BALTIMORE.

iS dIiOWeu 10 register as NoteT,
ment wanted it" Secretary Payne
said.
II would not be surprised" Bowen
answered.
COMPANY HAS NO PLANS.
General Beach asked Mr.. Bowen il
the company had any plans made for
water-power site at Great Falls. to
which he replied that he did not
the feasibility of the plan.
Secretary Payne said that as far as
he could see the company had forgot
ten the plan unless the Government
revived il.
Secretary Baker asked several ques-
tions of the representatives of the
Washington Terminal and the Penn
sylvania Railroad looking to the cleo
trification OF the railroad approaches
to Washington, but both said that the
matter had not been given attention
by them.
Secretary Baker said that he pro-
posed to look into the appropriation
of Congress to the building OF the
terminal station. with a view OF see
the Washington railroad ap
prpaches.
Both representatives of the rail
roads said that they were appearing
in the capacity of large users of
water, and that the electric features
of Great Falls did not interest them
at this time.
ARMY MAN APPOINTED.
Col. NJ. C. Tyler, of the United
States Army Engineer Corps, has
been entrusted by Secretary OF War
Baker with the task of making an
elaborate resurvcy OF the Great Falls
water power project. Secretary of
War Baker announced today at the
hearing of the Federal Water Power
Commission.
~ sincerely hope that tho survey
undertaken now may be the final one
and that Congress will be guided by
it's findings declared Secretary
Baker.
5. r. Bowen. secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce. declared that his
organization was strongly in favor of
development of Great Fails and has
gone officially on record in support
of it.
'Npo"Sbp NJ INADfS bvANO.
Frederic T. Weller. chairman OF
the water supply committee OF the
Board of Trade, indorsed the Great
Falls project, but placed the emphasis
on the increase OF washington's water
supply rather than the development
of power.
"a critical situation confronts
Washington" he stated. "The aaue-
duct is now taxed to it's capacity. We
have advocates in our body of both
the Patuxent and Great Falls project.
and we have not gone on record in
favor of any specific plan or project.
or course. we would like to see cleo
trio power developed at Great Falls,
II it can be done economically"
Congressman r. Walton Moore
made plea for water supply for
Arlington county. Va, saying that he
felt that a maximum supply of pow, T.
and water at Great Falls would yield
an excess for the Maryland and Viz
ginia suburbs of the capital He
stated that a twenty-inch water
main could easily be borne by the
Key bridge, and army engineers sup
ported him in the statement.
MUST PUMP Up WATER.
Colonel Tyler stated that the de-
velopment OF new water supply fUr
the District OF Columbia would in
volve the absorption OF between
100000 and 100000 horsepower frcn
the power developed there.
THE water. after II has passed
tn ough the power turbines, WIN he
too low in altitude to PERM: ui it's
btihs diverted into the District water
mains by gravity" he stated. ut
will have to be pumped height Of at
least thirty feet into the Dalccarlia
reservoir. This pumping will, of
course, absorb n considerable portion
oc the power generated in tho tur-
bincs
The Washington Terminal Company
was represented at the hearing by It's
engineer. G. n. Heritage; the Penn
sylvania Railroad by w. u. McCaleb.
Tho public service commission Of
Maryland, the state corporation COM
mission OF Virginia, the Merchants
and Manufatcub b,rs' Association. the
Washington and Old Dominion Rail-
way, tho Baltimore and Ohio, South
ern and Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
roads failed to send representatives.