The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-18
HOOVER CITES
ELECTRICAL
FUTURE
Great Transformation in De-
veIopment of Power Is
Pointed Out

poaOer Development IN the United
States is an amazing chapter OF
national progress, and sOill con-
tinue to be so. Fe10 engineers,
mach less IGgnlera, can e7tOlsiO.
a0hnt the future holds IN this great
science. In the following article,
the first of series of three, Sec
retarg of Commerce Herbert
HoOVer giVes glimpse Of 10hGt
mag be eTpected.)
BY ROBERT s THORNBURGH
(Ccpyright 1925, International
Feature Service. Inc.)
In the midst of great transfer
nation in the development of cleo
trical power, amounting almost to
an industrial revolution, the United
States by 1880 will require capac-
ity of approximately 36,0O0,O 900
horsepower for industrial and do
nestle purposes.
This statement was made today
by Secretary Of Commerce Herbert
Hoover, who is making an elaborate
survey of power needs of the nation
in connection with plans for better
generation and distribution through
inter.connection and fuel conserva-
ton III central plants.
Americas enormous demand for
more electrical energy will require
an additional investment of So
900 900, 900 in various enterprises.
Heads Commission
Hoover is head of a commission
representing eleven northeastern
States formed for the purpose of
perfecting the greatest electrical
interconnection that the world has
ever known. The proposed plan
means an annual saving of $780,
600, 900 in fuel costs on a capital
outlay of approximately $780,
0O0, 900, according to Hoover.
1--WE are well along the road in
this evolution to control generation
and interconnection," Hoover said.
1T is moving silently but stupen-
dously. 1t is probably one-third
complete"
Movements in four directions
mark the progress of the move
ment. Hoover enumerated them
as follows:
Erection of central general
ing plants Of enormous size.
2-Conso1idation of town plants
to form dis riot power systems
supplied from central stations.
3-Interconnection of district
systems for the transfer of
power between them to balance
demands of one system as against
the other.
HTransmitted power rapidly
replacing individual steam driv-
ers and local electrical genera
tors.
Central station power capacity
today is virtually 10000, 900 horse
power, an increase of So per cent
in the last five years.
Speaking of the future develop
ment of electric power, Hoover said:
I'VE are just entering into the
stage of Identification of trans
portation. Present users will in
crease their requirements, new
uses will be discovered.
Service to Farms
The power district as distin-
guished from the town system is
making possible the extension OF
service to the farms.
At our present rate of require
ments, by 1880 central stations for
the country probably will need an
additional capacity of fully 80 per
cent, carrying them up to nearly
&c, 900 900 horse power.
Most Of this increase will be sup
piled by steam generated power.
The public is under some illusion
as to our water power resources.
In the districts east of the Mis-
sissippi, where rs per cent of our
power district OF utmost Importance.
every drop of water that is eco
nomically useful were actually
harnessed. they could supply less
than Is per cent Of the future re-
quirement."
Hoover regards evolution of the
power district of utmost important.
The wider interconnection between
regional systems is proceeding, he
said.
Continuous Power Lines
IA flow of electricity soon will
be traceable through the many reg
ional systems continuously from
Montana west to the Pacific, thence
south to Mexico" he said.
"Shortly power tieings will be
completed in the middle West and
South eastern areas, coursing all
the way from Wisconsin to Michi-
gan, around through West Virginia
and North Carolina to Arkansas
and Louisiana.
incidentally we have evolved a
new professionalism power dispatch
er. who determines which plants
shall generate and at what times"
MAJOR JAMES N. PEALE
TO COMMAND FIT. HOWARD