The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-12-04

Under the leadership of Herbert
Hoover, secretary of commerce, and
with the cooperate of eminent cleo
trical engineers and the governors Of
northeastern states the superpower sur
vey plans proceed toward their objec-
tives
| The utilization of natural water pOw-
ar sites In one cO-ordinated electric en-
ergy transmission project in the States
from Canada to Virginia and from the
Atlantic coast inland to the Pennsyl-
vanian and West Virginian areas.
The turning of coal at the mouth
Of the mine into electric energy and
the transmission of that energy by
cable to consuming points,
The combining of the whole into one
vast enterprise to save the costs and
losses now involved in transporting
coal and to utilize large potential water
horse powers now going to waste.
1.-THE idea back of the superpower
survey" Mr.. Hoover says, sis to elm
mate wastes now incidental to the OBJ
tanning of energy for lighting, heating
and power with other social values to
be derived therefrom"
Would Save Many Millions.
Charles p. Steinmetz, chief consult
ing engineer, General Electric COM
pany, Schenectady, N Y, takes New
York state as an example in respect
of these plans.
"This state" Doctor Steinmetz said,
has 5,333,OO0 potential water horse
power of which only 1888 900 has been
developed. If the whole were brought
Into use it would save the use of $780,
100000 Of railway equipment now nee
essary to bring the coal from the mines
to the cities Of this state Another
100000 would be saved by cheaper
light and power.
Developed, these water powers
would enable the shutting down Of
every steam locomotive and steam en-
CINE in the state. 1t would bring us |
INTO the electric age, which will be the |
age Of clean, sanitary and smokeless |
towns and cities"
In recent discussions Of the power
situation Governor Miller has indicated
the efforts to perfect the utilization Of
these additional potential power sites.
1.-THE foundation has been laid" Gov /
srnOr Miller said at LockpOrt, N. Y.
for the development of the vast water
power resources of the state under
private initiative, but under the eff
to the people in distribution
md rates. A million Of potential horse
,Ower on the interior streams and two
o three millions on the boundary
streams means, If developed, the saw
ng of thirty to forty million tons Of
oal annually in New York state.
Cuts Out Drudoery. !
1T means Light, heat and power for
General uses, for the city dweller, tho
illage dweller and the farm dweller. +
t means cheaper heat, light and
ower. It means all OF the great mod
IN conveniences. 1t means the elimi-
alton Of drudgery for the housewife
nd better methods Of living for all s
lasses wherever they reside"
When the potential water powers OF q
Their northeastern states within the
cope Of the snperpower survey plans {
re Included the whole aggregates
rom ten to fifteen millions Of horse 1
over, and, II utilized the effects
1ould be. to release proportional rail- &
ray equipment for other traffic uses.
means q vast lessening Of the traffic {
ongestion now choking so many ter 4
finals. lf
These benefits would accrue in very E
lrge measure to the Port Of New
ork district, into and out from which
nnually about 100000 tons Of Il
eight move, of which more than 81
Pr cent is fuel which must be kept s
owing all the time regardless Of the
affic needs otherwise. When, there
re, the water power sites be de-
,loped and the additional economy i
rought OF turning coal into electric !!
,ergy at the mines, the conditions X
living and commerce and industry Il
Ill have received benefits scarcely II
nceived as possible at this time by i
e people.-John Lathrop In the New *
ork He,ald L