Palisadian., 1922-12-09
SUPER-POWER
PLANS GROWING
Survey Contemplates the EIim-
inatiOn of Waste.
MANY STATES COOPERATING

Scope Of Work Includes Vast Project
to Save Losses in Mining and Nov
Ing Coal and Conservation of Energy
millions of Potential Water Horse
Power in New York Alone Remains
to Be DeveIoped-Would Save Use
of $400, 1000 900 Railway Equipment.
Under the leadership Of Herbert
Hoover, secretary of commerce, and
with the cooperation of eminent eec-
tricai engineers and the governors of
northeastern states the superpower sur
vey plans proceed toward their objec-
tives:
The utilization of natural water pow
er sites in one cOordinated 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.
'"rhe idea back of the superpower
survey" Mr.. Hoover says, lis to elm
mate wastes now incidental to the OBJ
tainlng 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.
"@rhis state" Doctor Steinmetz said,
"has 5,333,000 potential water horse
power, of which only 1888 600 has been
developed If the whole were brought
into use 1t would save the use of $780,
100000 of railway equipment now nec-
essary to bring the coal from the mines
to the cities Of this state. Another
S14O,OO0,O00 would be saved by cheaper
light and power.
Developed, these water powers
would enable the shutting down Of
every steam locomotive and steam en-
gine 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.
"The foundation has been laid" Gov
''fOr the development of the vast water
power resources of the state under
private initiative, but under the effi-
Client control of the state to insure full
protection to the people in distribution
and rates. A million of potential horse
to three millions on the boundary
streams means, if developed, the saw
ing of thirty to forty million tons Of
coal annually in New York state.
Cuts Out Drudgery.
at means light. heat and power for
general uses. for the city dwelier. the
village dweller and the farm dweller.
1t means cheaper heat, light and
power. 1t means all of the great mod
ern conveniences. 1t means the elimi-
nation Of drudgery for the housewife
and better methods of living for all
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When the potential water powers OF
other northeastern states within the
scope of the superpOwer survey plans
are included, the whole aggregates
from ten to fifteen millions of horse
power, and, If utilized, the effects
would be to release proportional rail-
way equipment for other traffic uses.
1t means a vast lessening of the traffic
congestion now choking so many ter
nainals
These benefits would accrue in very
large measure to the Port of New
York district. into and out from which
annually about 120,000,000 tons of
freight move, of which more than 81
per cent is fuel which must be kept
moving all the time regardless of the
traffic needs otherwise When, there
fore, the water power Sites be de-
veioped and the additional economy
wrought of turning coal into electric
energy at the mines, the conditions
of living and commerce and industry
will have received benefits scarcely
conceived as possible at this time by
the people.-John Lathrop in the New
York Hei aid.