The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-02-17
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Niagara Falls, Ont, Feb. IT,
armada Of mills. Hitched to the
tumbling cascades Of Canada's rivers.
The waters of the land have been
harnessed to supply the world with
printed.
In Quebec are the great pulp and
paper plants Of the Donnaconna,
Abitib, Belgo Canadian, Price
Brothers, st. Maurice. +. h. Eddy
and Laurentide companies.
In Ontario are the J. Il. Booth,
the Fort Frances and Ontario COM
panies; in New Brunswick, the
Bathurst company at Bathurst, and
in British Columbia the Pacific Mills
at Vancouver and the Powell River
Company.
Rivers Do Work
To run these mills the rivers of
Canada have been saddled to yield
100000 horsepower and the capital
invested in the industry is half bill
lion dollars. Drawing upon forest
area Of 35O,O0O acres, the paper mills
of Canada constitute one Of the
worlds greatest industries.
The mills are swallowing up the
forests at such a rate that fear has
been expressed lest the supplies of
raw material run out. There is
continuous agitation for the placing
'Of an embargo upon export OF pulp.
Yet the industry is being enlarged
constantly. The development work
of the Price Duke interests in Que
bee calls for an outlay Of about $4O,-
100000 and it is announced that the
International Harvester Company is
spending $6,000,000 for the purchase
of timber limits and water powers
; in British Columbia.
Low Bills in Ontario
Advocates of public ownership
point to Ontario as a shining ex-
ample of what governme mt admin
istered utility should be like. a sys-
tenn that ranges from Niagara Falls
$50 miles west to Windsor, 200 miles
up from the falls to Georgian Bay
with numerous belt lines and exten-
sions covers western Ontario like I;
net.
Toronto, with $4,000 population
is getting electricity from Niagars
| ut cost Of about l cent kilowatt
hour. Hamilton, London, Ottawa
| and Niagara reported about the same
rate. The slight changes are gov
erned by distance and local differ
ences in load and hours of usage. BE.
fore the day Of the commission rates
as high as and 8 cents prevailed in
these cities.
The chcapncss Of this power was
attestcd to by residents and factory
| -. s,l1 rstsnc Thu
hotel that does all its cooking b!
the last 10 syears 44,0OO electric
stoves have been installed in homes
| and restaurants OF the province.
Charges throughout the province
are based upon a standard rate, with
! three different classes of use: domes
tic, commercial (such as storey and
power factories and big users)
! There is 10 per cent discount fol
prompt payment.
Roads Are Lighted
Night is changed to day along the
! main roads of Ontario, where there
is light every 100 feet These are
maintained through county assess
! ments.
Thousands Of farms are hooked in
| With the power system. Farmers
along the power lines have the same
| advantages their city neighbors en-
joy. Where pole line must be built
to serve the farm, the farmer pays
small part of the cost of the line
which is deducted from his MONTH!
bills.
The progress of the power commits
sion since 1917 when it bought its
first big plant, has been phenomen
| and it's methods and administration
! praised universally throughout the
! province. It has grown into sys-
tenn with assets between $3.50, ,0OO. .O0O
and $3OO,OOO,OOO.
Shortly before his death last sum
| mer, Sir Adam Beck, late chairman
| Of the commission, when asked foi
what he thought the best expression
of the service the commission had
rendered, said:
Eve have saved the people Of On
J tsrio 100000, 900 in electric light
bills"
TOMORROW: The romance Of