The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-06-11

A&SS3@I stream. AS recently ucSSAAUSN -.
EG nv Il the Scientific American, the pan
IL. u...:JI is to generate at the start 2lOOOO
~ horsepower and. later on. 472ooO
xhsrsepower Recognizing the prospective greater
demands for electricity In the course OF the next
aaew years the projects discussed in the current
Issue are Of timely interest In the order OF ther
zreference, they are first dam few miles De
Iew the Falls which will make use Of the full now
of the river, and second, an installation at Goat
Island which, of necessity, would have to absorb
waters that might diminish the impressiveness OF
dtAe present Falls.
So says the editor Of the Scientific American -
am editorial note on an article in the Scientiba
American with the title Making the Most Of 81
Agara" Robert G.. Skerrett furnishes both ~
text and the diagrams herewith reproduced.
AS everybody knows, Niagara Falls is IA oral
wonder of beauty and power over Which, the ma
lure lovers and the commercial interests have
Been fighting for years. The article ssbws:
The Niagara river will inevitably he utilized
more extensively than now for the development
>sf hydro-electric energy. The rush Of those de-
srending waters must be put to greater practical
service wherever feasible without seriously impair
ing the scenic beauty Of the Falls Upon both
- the governments concerned the people are max
Ing .fnsixtent demands for bigger blocks OF power
hnd the authorities are listening sympathetically
because of the logical promise Of vast savings
hr0ngh the corresponding non-use Of coal No
UCWtI IMAM ten pTUJcCtS ZOE W8IGf rights on the
i@aiagnra river have been fled with the United
&1ates federal power commission and among them
&nse two that are sufficiently matured to warrant
$11scuzsion
Both OF these contemplated hyroelectric propo-
s1ffions may well be considered as single Co
Sprdtnated system, for they have been conceived
4and espoused By the same men, e, T. Kennard
Hhsmson, c. f., OF New York City, and Peter A.
Hsrter, OF Niagara Falls. he dual project sm-
8races first, the boring Of tunnels through the
mAssive foundation Of Goat Island 30 that water
4gnay be led through them TO large turbo-gener-
5af0rs located near the river level on the down.
stream end OF the island and next the rearing
u a dam sduarely athwarta TIE river at point
q - miles below the Falls thus Eubmerging the
suresent Rapids The Goat island tunnels would
NE wholly on American territory. but the dam
xROuld stretch from shore to shore In the Gorge
Sund be international In character. However, the
citizens Of this country would benefit BY both OF
4hese engineering UNDERTAKINGS
According to the existing treaty arrangement
s,etween the neighboring countries. It IL not now
pernissible to divert for power purposes above
Niagara Falls more than 5000 cubic feet Of wa
- 4 second: and for certain reasons the Ameri-
an allotment OF this Is 10000 cpbic feet It has
Meen proposed that the combined total be raised
no 5000 cubic feet and that each of the nations
suhare equally. In other w0rdg Canada would
lave 1000 cubic feet moro than h the case today
luhlie our volume Of water would be doubled.
ne suggestion be adopted the problem win re-
moave itself into governmental reelection Of SUCH
- ne proposed installations % would be apt
uenst to mar the great natural spectacle, while
living the largest yields IN energy and Involving
fkhe sewest engineering dimcnlties q oeDataDie
sscrt. The Goat island scheme meets these desid-
~erufa ii many particulars. and makes instant APP
peal to rs inasmuch a. & would pc located on !
ssur side Of the river.
Cont Island would not have endured 1cr aees