The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-16
KAW|SH|WI POWER
PART Of SYSTEM.
SIDNEY Z. MITCHELL, ELECTRIC
UTILITIES WIZARD, CON-
Meeting GIGANTIC
SYSTEM.

We received copy of the Atlanta,
Georgia. journal recently in which
was gwen in detail the work being
done by Sidney Z. Mitchell, electric
Utilities Wizard, who is connecting
a gigantic transmission system with
out forming power trust and with
out unified control. The Atlanta
paper besides giving the plan OF the
linkup also published map show
ing the interconnecting system
throughout the United States. The
maps shows the Kawishiwi Falls ow-
Ell plant at Winton a part of sys-
tenn which, with few small gaps,
is now connected from Wlnton to
Pensacola, Florida. The Journal
said:
Within the year electric power
companies of this country will have
esta blished physical connection OF
their TRANSMISSION lines to an extent
that will make possible the inter-
change of power from one system
to another throughout the eastern
half of the United States.
when these connections are COM
plete it will be possible for power
border to come to the aid of power
generating stations on the Gulf OF
Mexico and vice versa. Thus, the
surplus power in Minneapolis can be
utilized to meet shortage in Pensa-
cola and the city on the gulf can In
turn send electrical help by way of
Atlanta to the city in the northwest.
This interchange of power, which
it is expected will be general thru
out the United States within the
next decade, will, it is claimed, be
effected without the formation of
any superpower trust and without
any arrangement for unified control.
Rather, say those who know, it will
be brought about by contractural
arrangements between the various
power distributing systems under
which these systems will connect up
their transmission lines, irrespect-
i've of their separate ownership.
Many companies are already work
ing under interconnecting contracts.
"Mr. Mitchell, who wields the
most powerful influence in both cleo
trical operating and electrical fin
ancing circles, says that the follow
ing advantages are already resulting
from the linking up OF the power
companies of the country:
/. Elimination of power short
ages.
2. A reliable and continuous
supply of power to American indus
tries.
8. Reduction of expensive spare
power units from so per cent idle
capacity to 10 per cent, with a con-
sequent saving of many millions of
dollars which would otherwise be re-
quired TO equip and maintain these
spare units.
4. Joint and related use of the
hydro-electric plants on rivers and
streams, with existing coal general
ing plants and the generating plants
in the natural gas fields.
5. Conservation of the use of
rainfall so that water power may
make larger contribution to the
general good.
while Minnesota will be con-
nected with Georgia through high
power transmission lines, the power
generated in Minnesota will not
actually find its way into Georgia
Ht way III WHICH JiiS hinilCSOId
generated power might help Georgia
is illustrated as follows:
minnesota would transmit the
power to one end of the adjoining
transmission line and this second
company, which borrowed from Min
nesota, would pass on at the other
end of its own system an. amount OF
power equal to that which it had
taken from Minnesota. This pro.
cess of borrowing and passing or
would be continued in steps of not
more than $50 miles each until the