Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-02
SE[ WATER GRAB
I IN VARE'S BILL.
v.ssure Would Give Eminent
Domain Rights Of Streams
to Corporations
pINcHoT TO FIGHT IT
v,,S co,yes,o-dens

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Har-;snurp. Feh 2.--'n,ernst 'n tne
IT. nroicct. ronont'v .e"n'oi'ad' 10 usp
~ vetprq NJ the unnn~ ''e'nwa~e 10,
.Lo purnoso ut 1enn~a',ne e'etr"nI
the t,- nuh,ic utilities was sharply
p.syived TO-DAY nv a study OF senator
reVhs' NV ,rb;rh 10 believed TO aim AZ
w" "ros,o-et;on Of the riuht ~ eminent
,ne ,ne,;n n watcrpower conpanies. The
SgI% Nh was ore-ed in the late session yes
brday afternoon.
ysrvino views of the bill are offered.
cne element. the conservat'onists.
.,nsar inclined to regard the bill as
nprothe- aid on the wpte-H"wer ~ the
..o,e" Others arrue the bill VIII omen
.ss way for an increased and 'bene-
scial" use of waternower., y,
n'Ss Senator vare's bill repeals the act OF
Aprii 13. 1905. which provides that
.be right Of eminent domain. as respects
thc approximation OF streams, rivers or
Matsrs sHS OF the lands covered thereby.
.ss,i not be exercised by water COM
panies. , ..... ,.,,,,;o,o-
=, forestry and one of the foremost ex-
oanents Of conservation in the coun-
~ il not in the world. Is not here
.nJ,v At his office il was stated that
Hof % ccurse Mr.. Pinchot will oppose the
Ware bill.
The bill was referred to the judiciary
.pecal committee Of the Senate; Of which
ssrator William G. Mcconnell. North
nrberland is chairman. Senator Nc
Sonnell offered similar bill last ses-
sion. which was buried. Such bills In
otber sessions also have been killed.
conditions. however. accentuate in
forest in the reputed plans to use the
vnnor Delaware for waterpower pur-
nnses. This project is described as fol-
lows:
Plans TO harness waters of the Della
-ro~s river. with a great central plant
A. Belyidere. Y. j., and twelve supple
nentary powerhouses at such points as
Rusbkil and Dingman's Ferry, in Pike
county; Hankins, Narrowsburg. Barry
lille Mongoup and East Branch, N.
Y. to supply the various public utili-
ties of New York, New Jersey and
PENNSYLVANIA with hydro electric
mower. The project has been developed
to A point where only final action by
the Federal Waterpower Commission is
needed to have actual work started.
Paul L. Brady. one of the leading
figures in the Westinghouse Co.. is said
10 be the prime mover in the PROPOSE
tion. Further, It is sad that almost
s., 900 900 has been spent so far in
acquiring sites, making surveys, plans
and drawing contracts. 1t IS also as
serted that approximately 1000. 900
will be spent in the next ten years.
Continuing the description Of the
project, q review set forth the fol .ow-
Ing; ,,
70 generate 300, 900 horsepower. though
Of first only half of that power will be
available. The Public Service Corpora
ton of New Jersey has indicated it's
vii ngness to purchase from the Della
ware riveT rlant when I is in operation
great percentage of the power 1t
needs
Because Of the big interests involved
Il Is probable the bi will attract mucl
repeater would affect other sources
The Ware bill repen s the act whic'
was sponsored By the late Governor
Pennypacker, who was a champion OF
right Of eminent domain should be jeal
ousy guarded and that power compan
les should be prevented from "appro-
priating" the natural resources.
O'd legislators say that before the
enactment of the Pennypacker act big
interests enriched the treasures OF po-
litica organizations in exchange for the
right of EN- nent domain, or. as some
called 1t. seizure.
Those in favor Of the bill say that