Evening star., 1925-01-07


nnent deals with tire generation OF
hydro electric power at Great Falls
and the Senate bill provides for the
building OF dam and storage reser-
voir for the Secretary Of War.
Maj. Tylers plan, described IN this
document. provides: First. for the
building of power dam at Chain
Bridge and Great Falls, and, second,
the building OF secondary storage
dams on the tributaries at the head
waters of the Potomac River. namely
the Shenandoah and the Great Ca
eaton and the upper Potomac itself.
The first unit proposed Is the build
Ing. Of dam at Chain Bridge. The
committee recommends that this first
unit be built by the Government, but
only after the necessary land and
easements for howage for said unit
shall have been acquired by purchase
or condemnation or agreements made
for such purchase on terrs deemed
reasonable by the Secretary OF War
and not until guarantees have been
obtained in such form as TO satisfy
the Federal Power Commission that
the power can be disposed OF on
terms that will protect the invest
ment OF the United States and cons
serve and utilize in the public inter-
est the water resources Of the Po-
tomac River
In the plan proposed by Maj. Tyler.
the first unit will cost approximately
$4,000. 0.Oo0 and the entire project,
$4,000, 900.
Bankers Ready to Ala.
Representatives Of prominent in
yestment bankers appeared before the
committee and stated they were will
ing TO provide funds for the installa
ton Of the machinery and generating
equipment. providing they could be
assured that they could secure long
term lease for the sale and distribu-
tion Of the power. They further stated
to the committee that they estimated
their investment to be one-third OF
the total cost of the first unit, VIZ,
the Chain Bridge dam, or of the en-
tire project.
1t Is estimated that the needs OF
the District for light and power IN
1920 was 3o8,0oo.000 kilowatt hours: !:
that the demand for power is steadily
increasing, and that II Will reach
500, ,000, 600 kilowstt hours per annuna
in 1890 and 100000, 900 kilowatt hours
in 1916.
The Chain Bridge dam alone Will.
ft is estimated by engineers, generate
AIS 900, 900 k1lowatt hours annually,
and the most conservative estimate
of this waterpower project shows
that with q saving Of only mills
per kilowatt hour from 100000 to
100000 would be saved to the light
and power users of the District Of
Columbia up to the year 19f5. and
after that period the sum saved will
be about s1.o0o.o0o annually for the
consumers OF light and power.
The present lighting company has
penetrated electricity at a low cost OF
generation, although the cost to the
consumer is considerably higher than
In some OF the neighboring cities
The present company must spend
Sc, 900, 900 In 1880 to provide for the
needs Of the District, 1t Is stated
The most conservative estimates
show that power can be delivered in
Washington from this proposed hydro
electric project at 3.75 mills.
Small streams at the head waters
of the. Potomac are now being used
for electric power. and subsidiary
companies OF the American Water
Power Co are now contemplating the
erection Of an $s.0oo,00o plant in this
section; an enormous plant costin
more than S50.000,000 has just been
authorized by the Public Service Com
mission of Maryland, near Baltimore,
on the Susquehanna River
The subcommittee presented a CUB
stitute bill for the Senate measure
| which was approved by the House
District committee. and introduced In
the House today.