The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-05
PROJECT.
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New Jersey the total coal saved annually
under conditions reasonably expected TO
develop by 1880 viii be 50.000.OOO tons.
A possible saving of SI90y00O,0 900 a year
with an increased output of product can
be realized by industry.
The North Atlantic coast region was
chosen as the field of activities of the
Superpower commission because of the
enormous industrial activity concentrated
in this district which is an area of ? per
cent of the nation contains - per cent of
the population Of the United States and
supports 10000 industrial plants, 3l5
electric utilities and Is railroads. most of
which are operated independently. More
over, it is far more important to simplify
distribution and production of power here
than in such territories as the Ear west
where there is an abundance of water
power which makes efficient transmission
not so vital to industry, for the demands
of the East are so great that the supply
of energy must be handled in the way
that makes for the least possible waste.
Owing to the lack of sufficient water
power steam plants must supplement the
/ hydro-electric stations. but it is hoped
that after 1890 the improvements contem-
plated on the st. Lawrence and enlarge
ments of the generating facilities of Nj
agara may add materially to the total of
water-developed electricity.
Large Investment Required.
Economy, both of Investment and Of
operation, is the purpose of the plan,
whose details were worked out by George
Otis Smith. director of the geological sur
vey, with W. $. Murray of New York as
chief of the engineering staff. The saving
to be effected is estimated at one cent per
! kilOwatt hour in first cost of current as
put on the transmission lines. and this is
expected to amount to $50, 100000 a
year in industrial plants alone and to
= GOO 600 600 ~, Ill 1000 s-.T-l1.n
the electric utilities themselves, are con-
sidered.
To effect this saving an investment by
1890 of 81. 109. 564, 900 will be required.
Only S693,21S,000 of this need be new
money. however, as $1,000 O,000 worth of
steam and hydrO-electric plants already
existing viii be retained in service. In
addition to this amount an Investment of
S1SJ, 100000 for motor equipment Will
have to be made by the industries served.
thus bringing the total amount up TO
S1.294. $4,000. The annual yield of
S429,000.O00, representing the amount
saved, Is 3 per cent on this investment.
OF the total amount required 100000. 900
represents the cost of the transmission
network and its distributing stations.
Consideration of the railroads in the
=, report shows that the cost Of electrifying
the 10000 miles of track that can eff
GENTLY be operated by electricity will be
ESDGbEUJt,VUU ana INhJ THIS outlay Will re-
turn an annual saving of SS1, 100000. or
142 per cent. In addition to the money
saving there will be u reduction of con
gestion. resulting from the elimination OF
the necessity of hauling ~49.9S4.000 short
tChs of coal now used in independently
operated steam plants.
Railroads TO BE Electrified.
Among the railroads to be electrified
: are the main line of the Boston & Albany
between Springfield and Boston, the New
Haven between Springfield and the section
already operated electrically. beginning al
New Haven. the Fitchburg division Of the
Boston x Maine from Boston TO Rotter
, dam Junction, the W~inchendon, Webster
and Milford. branches of the Boston 6
/, Albany, and the Shore Line Of the New
: Haven between New Haven and Boston
The development of the Conneeticut
river calls for FIVE plants whose location
and disable fall are as follows: Fifteen
Mile Falls, y. H., 30 feet Piermont. ~
feet; Quechee Falls, A. feet; Bellows
= Falls. % feet Windsor Locks. 30 feet
All these projects call for new construc
ton upon now unused sites except tn,
: Bellows Falls unit, which is to be a re
= development. Water storage woult
y greatly add to the efficiency not only o
\ the proposed plants. but of others alread,
~ in operation along the river. Shortag,
has not, however. been provided in the Is
: Inmates.