Evening star., 1924-07-21
ECONOMIES SEEN
IN SUPER-POWER DEVELOPMENT
Po,Oer Costs and Conservation of Human Effort
Promise of HOouer's Committee.

than in any other part of the United
States. Interconnection in some cases
into primary power and in other cases
will enable daily peak loads TO oe
powers capable of expansion, accord
ing to the report. are the Niagara
River. the st. Lawrence River, the
Delaware River, the Susquehana
River. the tributaries of the upper
Ohio. the rivers of the Adirondacks
the Potomac River and the rivers OF
Maine.
The report represents months OF
study and contains facts from the
participating States and Federa
sources many of which have not here
tofore been collected. 1t INCLUDES
charts covering the different states
and the area as a whole showing de
veloped and potential power, electrle
and non-electric power consumption
transmission systems, primary trans
mission lines, comparison or the costs
of power from various sources ano
much additional information OF vita
importance. Basic assumptions ano
cost data are included applying 70
steam power, water power ana trans
mission.
Personnel OF Committee.
Secretary Hoover is chairman OF
both the Northeastern Superpowei
Committee and it's engineer subcom'
mittee The other members of the
general committee include. DR.
George Otis Smith, director United
States Geological Survey; O. {. Mer-
rill, executive secretary Fedora
Power Commission; Maj. G. r. Young
Corps of Engineers, United States
Army: Paul S. Clapp, assistant to Mr.
Hoover. secretary. and the following
State representatives.:
Maine, Charles +. Gurney, chair
man Public Utilities Commission; New
Hampshire, William T. Gunnison
chairman Public Service Commission
Vermont. Ernest II. West, Public
Service Commission; Massachusetts
Henry c. Attwill chairman Depart
ment Of Public Utilities; Rhode Island
William c. Bliss. chairman Public
Utilities Commission; Connecticut
lie Utilities Commissions; New York
Alexander Macdonald, conservation
commits sioner; Dwight B. LaDu. State
engineer and surveyor; George f.
Van kennen. deputy attorney gen.
eral; New Jersey, Col. William A
Starrett. Frederick c. Schneider
Pennsylvania, William ID. B. Ainey
Morris l.. Cooke, director Giant Pow
er Survey Board; Phillip p. Wells
deputy attorney general; Maryland
Ezra B. Whitman, Public Service
Commission.
Engineer Committee.
In addition to Secretary Hoover the
members of the engineer subcommit-
tee are:
Or. George Otis Smith, director
United States Geological Survey. De-
partment of the Interior; y. c. Grover,
chief hydraulic engineer United States
Geological Survey Department of the
Interior; Col. William Kelly, chief
engineer Federal Power Commission
Mai. q. r. Young, Corps of Engineers,
United States Army; II. w. Hobbs,
War Department. and the following
State representatives:
Maine. William NJ. Black. chief en-
gineer Public Utilities Commission
New Hampshire. John w. Storrs, Pub
lie Service Commission; Vermont. Ry-
land L. Lockw wood, designated by
Public Service Commission; MaSsa-
chuSetts, Harold *. Barrows. consult
ing engineer, designated by Depart
ment of Public Utilities; Rhode Island.
David Daily, designated by Public
Utilities Commission; Connecticut, A.
F. Knowlton, designated by Public
Utilities Commission: New YORK,
Dwight B. La Du, State engineer and
surveyor; New Jersey. Col. William A.
Starrett and Frederick c. Schneider
designated by the Governor OF New
Jersey; Pennsylvania, Morris l.
Cooke, director Giant Power Survey
Board: Maryland, II. Carl Wolf. CHIEF
engineer Public Service Commission