Marble Hill press., 1921-05-19

steadily co., while the pr'Tas~l structure Il in
ouur~. - ,rrr'inn Hui nature 10 rraIy to Isni
help ~hIgl aouid make thc ,Nccution - sus.
prjrrt FAR .ssrr than uu- m' sht Imagine ~ ant
Tie waIis ~ the gurgr ai"'e POSTERS fiafs ris~
si'-r s.,rfal hundr-,i feet frorr ihe it-oay, bat
Contiguous 70 the rlats the gurss j. cups d~rab.y
wilder AMI "H the Canadian side. ESPECIALLY far
bank sluf~s 81 . comparatively Easy graiirtt
terminating near the river 10 fulfy cApaus.,s
l"s AiUs ar"a. A. the same tim" iHs r,rrs pa,A
i considerably narrower ~ hat stretch % Ifs
run own. 'p this state - a~aIrs tho Tlafs pre-
Sn' s'fn'r.Ic has ~ op~railons fruu shiloh o.
'iaT The ryarDE ~ dam That j. 60 ~. slars,
hing i.r ~ p-f cent ~ The contemplated sfFlsa
ture can b" completed 90 DRY land tr'rrr ary -
The work trvsrassss uIun the pr~-rui oour,s e
the N.agAra 81 that point. l., " - morr s.r
cifr
- designed. the dam has spfrad n crazs 80.
uua ~ ub'uf 40 fr-t at he hass end 81 fcgf ~
r#-" = tils lower portion sIU mach t,'1u tf.s
li." - fhe rl'rft-d AMI have 80 ft-ytrs 81 to
underlying suiid rork WIN total bel rti - 90
feet n" dam 40 - ~ an sl'r,r', massive char.
s.fsr II" bottom -~ci'on q n. isn-ai lcas3
rat hair of t that viII r'sc frufB ros'rts flais.
VIII BE- pcrr,l hy iarr- Temporary openings ~
ggfN"r+s Hrd channels stii - dug 'u lhrm an tHs
UPSTREAM side 90 serve ne s'Alrrysuys fur tho 90.
f.fr ,our1c ~ TIE NiaEarn ben % hs,1Hvs nsse-.
sHry to divert ihe uV~r IN Ur'rr - tarr the rr-.
NfH| NFi ifT NNtiN.uE rNfIas~sN altfE tie Inc ~
the contemplated hNrricr with tss daur 10 ~Hs
then hc piaflvc't easy - rsincSrlne fast 90 ta-a
the usual or natural water cnursc 20 far.lita'~
ovraNuijng the rurk and erecting that rnfttua -
i'r dam that wiil terminate ou the Atncr. rau .
slurr. when the lam Is finished then 'br siu y,
Vavs win ~ sealed sud the waters iu,i.ouatir-l
until fhcv accumulate ami carry tie suris,. lo,ri
back frnm the crest o; The tam 10 the very fo.si
II the Falls
As most everyone knows. great quantities % icv .
are carried the Fails Rnd dow the ri,cr dur.
Ing the winter and the tr~ukup ~ that ugprufl. .
sca son. and the mpaci and the pressure Of th,-~c
nnes must he withToci by any rigid obstruction
rising In their path. Thcrcfurr. II Is rsssttiaI
that these stresses hc mlnimlScj and that the
currents be free TO carry the Ice caparJ alth
minimum of opposition while TIE bulk Of tie water
ig held In check To this end. the dam viii le
fashioned with long sIctcs on the uJN and the
down. stream sides.
The dam viii serve the double purpose OF I'm
pounding the waters Of the Niagara for q distance
OF nearly I've miles and of housing the great tur,so
grnrrutors that will transform the force ot thus.
wnters into @yn.UU horsepower of electrical rp.
crgy. According TO the estimates this uudertak.
ing would Involve total outlay of approximately
SlODUDO1: and from start to finish would take
something Ike three years On the basis Of cunl
consumption previously cited for ,be development
would he tantaLLount 10 saving ldoD.s1 tons of
that fuel annually. Al $40 q ton this would rrpr,.
sent an economy Of sioo.ooOtJ every twelve.
month. But quite apart from these Considerations
there would be that inestimabe gain In the mat.
ter of electrical energy that could I've utilized for
nnumerablc industrial purposes. No, only thni.
motive impulse Al n moderate cust would be
available for domestic services Of many sorts.
We have led the world In the varied character
and the magnitude OF our electrochemlcai indus.
tries, md we can maintain our position ia this
respect only by continuing 10 provide great blorks
OF ow.prired current Ia meet the Increasing de-
mands for the commodities now manufactured at
or near Niagara Falls. Finally let II be recalled
that the two projects might prove exceedingly val
liable sources Of energy for that great superpower
yane which In to embrace q far-nung section of
the states OF our northeastern seiboard Isn't IL
worti our while to have at our disposal 3.s00Opl
horsepower without burning a single pound Of
coal? Can we he indifferent to undertake.
that will enable US to increase vastly our pro,iur
tlvene~s while cutting the fuel bill BY hundreds
Of millions Of dollars yearyf