The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-09
TELLS ABOUT
WATER POWER
New Booklet on Northwest
Is Issued by Railroads

Much has been said about the
water power resources OF the Pacif.
ic Northwest, but what IL regarded
as perhaps tho most graphic pres.
entation. not only OF these potcn,
tiallties. but OF present largo devel.
opments and low electric power
rates, Is contained In n booklet en-.
titled Power for Supremacy" Just
Issued in the joint publicly cam.
paign now under way by tho North.
orn Pacific railway. tho Great
Northern railway and the Chicago.
Burlington 8 Quincy.
This now booklet sets forth the
fact that the Pacific Northwest has
approximately 80 per cent OF the
. water power resources OF continent
tal United States. II shows present
development so adequate. In conf
parison with requirements. that
rates In tho Pacific Northwest arc
far lower than IN New England. AT.
lantio or North Central group OF
states,
Tho booklet Is intended 20 reach
every manufacturer In the country
using any considerable amount OF
electric power. II Is an invitation
TO industries thruout tho United
States to take advantage OF the
economical conditions prevailing hero
In Washington and adjoining
states.
Writers OF the book bring out
tho fact that already tho water
powers OF this district have been
so well developed that the consump.
ton OF electricity here In the North.
west is now five times as great as
the average for the nation rs a
whole.
Previous 10 the publication OF
Power for Supremacy" the three
railways had issued series OF book
lets on the Pacific Northwest which
have attracted national attention.
This new addition TO tho series
should prove ono OF the most val
liable pieces OF literature ever issued
IN connection with the exploitation OF
the Pacific Northwest" said +. r.
Nelson. assistant passenger agent OF
the Northern Pacific railway.
A few significant paragraphs from
the book are:
'Tf. as wise men say. the great
contest for Industrial supremacy
Iamong the nations and within our
own America be- won by that region
offering the cheapest power. then. so
far as America Is concerned. II would
seem the polls are closed The Great
Builder must have cast the deciding
vote long ago when He bestowed on
the Pacific Northwest one-haif the
water power OF all the United States. .
Already tho states OF the Pacific
Northwest have extensively devel.
oped their vast power resources, and
still greater developments are con.
stantiy bringing In new units to meet
the increasing power requirements
OF rapidly growing country. Wash.
ington is third among all the states
IN developed water power with 1884,.
33s horsepower. Montana is nfth
with s4i.42o. Idaho has 224,s6s.
Oregon has is5,7l5."
Using large quantities OF water
power. the great mills and factories
OF tho Pacific Northwest now are
turning out manufactured products
with a value OF $500. 900. 900 a year.
and manufacturing is only on the
threshold OF its possibilities"
Nelson states that hundreds OF re.
| quests are being received by the OF.
fees OF the various railways for Ger.
tain OF this series OF booklets, or in
some cases the entire series. Their
issuance by the three railways is re
Garded as one OF the most sonstruo
tive pieces OF exploitation ever un.
dertaken In behalf OF this rort.on OF
the United States.