New Britain herald., 1921-11-05
CONN. RIVER SURVEY SHOWS POSSIBILITY Colld Develop Great Elec- trical Power For State
 Industries.
MAshinGtmn. Nov. !.

Washington Nov '. ifeater and cheaper production fo
 Connecticut industries, vast saving.
 lll the alatc's coal bills, and direc
 hrnotltS to every individual bccaus,
 or cheaper electricity are promised ir
 tn" report of the federal super power survey, transmitted by Secrotary Fal
 "t Inc department of the interior tC
 resident Harding.
 ne scheme In general is to pro. ] 'ldn maNimum of power at a min mum or cost in the great industrial i'Eloh Within the limits of Boston and
 NGAilhEtnn, tightly called the most crowded work shop in the country in lhr report gigantic scheme for consolidating the generation and dis. 'fJhhilun or electric power within the | I'Elon IS called for, and Connccti- cut ana the Connecticut river figure pfohhlA'htl% in tl,3 departments sur , N'F' The development will mean more industries for Connecticut. as power will be available to a greater 'Nirnt and will be had at less cost.
 Estimates are made in the survey Tor l&-5 and again for l930 and by tune the latter year arrives. the cX- ports estimate, the total coal saved annuaiI\ under the unified system Nlll be j0,0OO GOO tons within tho cn. tire region covered by the survey ndcr motor operation. the industries rould save Sl90,0O0,00O annually In their power bin. also, and could make greater output of product
 The territory covered by the super poWcr' survey extends from the coast approximately I50 miles inland. It embraces parts of the states of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, pcnnsyl- Nania. Delaware and Maryland and all of the states of Massa chusotts, Rhode Island. Connection, and New Jersey. Within this zon1 is concen- ua;cd one-fourth of thc population of the Cnitpd States ami within 1t are operated. most of them indGpend- rnilN 3lj electric utilities. eighteen railroads and 9G,0OO industrial plants
 1hc Connrcticut River.
 Regarding the Connecticut river the report says: "The Connecticut river rises in tn" Province of Quebec, and flows into Long Island sound about sixty miles east of New Haven. Tho drainage area is 5000, 900 square miles. and the stream flow at Sunderland, Mass. ranged from l,3%0 Sfrcond-fcct, the mean for the low week in September, 1894, to 11O, GOO sccond-fact in April, 1895.
 Power at NinGsor Locks.
 "BotWeen Fifteen Mile Falls. x. H, #nd Windsor Locks, Conn.,, there is ! an aggregate usabIe fall of 42S feet, i including development of the Bellows | Falls site but excluding other de- 1 reIoped sites. This fall is divided as follows: Fifteen Mile Falls, 250 feet | 'icrmont. fifty feet; Quechee Falls, | 'orty-frc fc1t: Bellows Falls, fifty ] ect: Windsor Locks, thirty-three feet, ]
 "A small amount of storage has | been developed and is now used for l o%Gin- operations and for the de- 'clCpment of power. The conditions ire favorable for the de' clopment or l additional storage, which will not ,nlY benefit new plants but greatly improve operating conditions at ex- sting pants,'
 The survey was made under an ap- from Congress and under he direction of George Otis smith, iilcctor of the geological survey, with he hearty cooperation of the cngl- lcerin-s profession and of all the in iustrcS affected by the proposed aI"cr identification. W. $, Murray of leW York. who has been the moving piit in urging the advantages of Iriiicd power system was appointed hicf of the engineering stair. An dN isory board of business men repre- entinE tho tailroadS and industries interest ed added driving force to the investigation and gave larger prac- iCal value tu the complete report. ecrctary Fall has asked the members f this board to continue thelr pub1c ervces in the further consideration { the legal and financial aspects Of he super power project. Only the en- inCering features are presented In h" present report.
 Region is Crowded. rSc of the word cr-poWer Imply puts emphasis on the magni- udo of the undertaking of furnishing