The Coconino sun., 1922-11-24
WATER POWER IN AMERICA AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Unless the federal government per mits private capital to develop the re- sources of the Grand Canyon, or there is a change in the attitude of eastern congressman which is unlikely - ,hc possibilities of the present gener ation gaining any benefits from the Colorado river through development in the Canyon are very vague. It will gain the necessary interest of the na- ton some day, to be sure, but, out side of the southwest, it is not topic of concern.
 Forty per cent of the developed wa ter power of the world is in the Unit ed States, where water wheels having capacity of 9,243,000 horsepower have been installed, according to a recent statement of the United State geological survey, department of the interior. The leading states in devel- oped water power are New York, with 1,300,000 horsepower, and Calif- ornia, with 1,l11,000. These state to- tals compare favorably with those for some of the most progressive coun-
 rieS in water power development in Europe, where France leads with l., 100000 horsepower; Norway has l. }50,000; Sweden 100000, and Switz erland 1,070,0OO. The largest per centage of power has been developed
 n the New England states, where the capacity of the water wheels installed
 s 1881 ,000 horsepower and the esti mated potential power at low water without storage is 96S,0O0 horsepow ar. In the Pacific coast states, Wash ,ng, Oregon and California, the ca pacity of water wheels installed is l,893.000 horsepower and the poten-
 ial power at low water without stor- lge is 1l,500,000 horsepower. The largest water power development in the world is at Niagara Falls, where the plants in operation have capacity If S70,000 horsepower, of which 3S5 900 horse power is on the United States side. The capacity of the plants at Niagara is being increased by 4,500 horsepower in the United States and 100000 horsepower in Can ada. Other large plants are one Of
 70.000 horsepower on the Mississippi at keokuk, Iowa, which is trans nitted to St. Louis, and two plants nggregating 16S,500 horse power z. OF St. Maurice river in Canada, from which power is transmitted to Mon treal, Que co, and other cities. Canada ranks next to the United States in wa CT power development, with 2,4l8,00C horsepower, or over 10 per cent ot the worlds total.
 Europe has one-third of the devel Nred water power in the world. Two plants at Rjukan, in Norway, have |; otal capacity of 239,000 horsepower, and at Trollhattan Falls the Swedish government has installed a plant of 5000 horsepower. At Lake Fully, n Switzerland, the remarkably high read of 54l3 feet is utilized. France, italy, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland have each developed more han 100000 horsepower.
 In Asia, Japan, with l,O0C,00O horse power, and India, with only 150,000 are the foremost coun ries in water power development.
 New Zealand has developed only 5000 horsepower, but is rapidly In creasing this amount. Australia has practically no developed waterpow.n The island of Java has 56,000 horse power developed or to be developed by plants under construction. Africa pos sesses only 1000 horsepower of de veloped water power.
 The total potential water power of the world is estimated at 439 millio, horsepower at low water, of which 62 million horsepower is in North America and 28 millo in the United States. Africa is richest in undevel- oped water power, wlth 100 million horse power; Asia has 71 million horse mower, South America 54 million horse power, and Europe 45 million horse power.-PreScott Courier.
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