San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-26
INDUSTRY GETS
RELIEF SOUGHT
!. AS RAINS. FALL.
Water Shortage Affected
Plants Over Entire At
lantic Watershed.
NEW PLAN FOR POWER
Pools Of Plants Will Re-
Iieve Factory Owners
Of Biggest Worry.
NEW PLAN FOR POWER
By j. C. ROYLE.


Copyright. by The San Antonio Light.
New York, Oct. 26-The heavy rains
of the first part of this week have
brought temporary relief in some sec.
tlons from the water shortage which
has crippled industrial plants on the
Atlantic watershed from New England
TO Georgia. More than 200 factories
IN North Jersey resumed operations
today.
But manufacturers have not relaxed
efforts to protect themselves against
future curtailment of water and power
supplies. This has resulted in further
movements for the formation of power
pools through which hydro-electric and
steam generated power plants may
supplement each other TO avoid failure
of power supply.
Not many years hence these state
wide or interstate power pools will
enable the manufacturer to choose a
site for his factory without worrying
about the source of his power. accord.
ing to Sanford J. Magee, president OF
the New York State Gas and Electric
Company.
Mr.. Magee has just been elected
president of the Empire State Gas and
Electric Association which is en-
gagged on plans for linking nm the
steam and hydro electric central sta.
lions of the state in power pool
which would take in all important gen.
Grating sources.
Need inexpensive Power.
Hitherto it has been the concern OF
the manufacturer to get close to 9
certain supply of inexpensive power
Mr.. Magee said today. THE original
prosperity of New England and good
part of New York State was founded
on the little mill with its water power
Just as the great steel industries OF
Pennsylvania came about through prox'
unity of coal and iron.
THE advancement of electricity is
rapidly bringing about an end to this
condition which has carried with il
many economic and sociological ills
Long distance transmission of electri-
city is making it possible in this and
almost any other states for factory
to locate without considering its pow
or supply as the dominant element in
the situation. Power over the wires
is destined to do much to relieve the
congestion of cities by taking factories
into the country districts where the
labor problems of the manufacturer
and the living problems. of the workers
will be vastly sinplified.
THE coal streubles of recent years
have proved to many manufactures
the costliness Of trying to maintain
that their own power plants when they
can hook their factories onto the lines
of the electrical central station. The
increased demand on the central sta
tions due to this load and the general
activity of business have caused their
officials to make a comprehensive study
of all possible sources of electrical sup
DIV. They have found that small wa
ter mowers. capable of economical use
for only a part of the year can be de-
veloped and operated if connected with
others which in turn connected with
still Others and with steam plants.
Thus the maximum use can be
made Of hydro-electricity the year
round by pooling the power from many
sources and shooting the electrical en-
ergy here and there and when needed
This permits the electricL. industry
TO obtain the maximum use of plant
and equipment TO dismantle uneconom'
ical coal burning plants. and by eff
ciencies and economies OF operation Ia
hold down or even to reduce rates to
consumers.
This has already been proved in
New York state by existing inter-con.
nections. The demand exists for all
the power the industry can supply
Central stations. which are accurate
gauges of industrial activity. are be
ing forced to expand constantly. In
some parts of the state the demand is
such that there exists practical shor'
tagr OF power. -, =,
"Inter-connection will take care OF
this. II will give the manufacturer a
supply not only now. but for the LONG
future and it will enable the manufac'
turer looking for new plant sites ia
locate where his interests will best be
served. aside from the question OF pow
er supply"