Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08
PLANS FOR POWER
PLANT DISCUSSED
Huge st. Lawrence River
Development May Be An
A nounced Shortly.
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

Special Dispatch TO The star
NEW YORK, January s.--It is be-
lieved here that the Niagara Hudson
Power Corporation, the one company
most directly interested in Canadian
border power development will an
nounce q favorable attitude toward the
proposal of the st. Lawrence Power
Development Commission to install a
1900 900 horsepower plant at Massena
Point N. Y. At the headquarters of
the corporation it was said today that
no statement would be made now, but 1t
Is indicated that an announcement
would be made before the commission
suspends on January Is.
Morgan Firm.
The above corporation is one of the
Morgan galaxy brought together under
the banner of the United Corporation
about two years ago to group gas and
electric utilities on the Atlantic sea-
board and In New England. The ma
tional superpower plan began to take
shape about IL years ago and the ag-
gresSive drive OF the Morgan interests
into the utility field was long step
toward the eventual migration of the
three great power groups-the insult in
terestS in the Middle West, Electric
Bond g. Share in the West and South
and the Morgan group in the East.
The Niagara Hudson is particularly
interested in the st. Lawrence Develop
ment as source Of additional power to
effect an urgently needed inheritance
with the steam plants of the Consolf-
dated Gas-New York Edison. In low
water seasons 1t needs additional power
to fill its contracts, while there is
steadily growing market for power for
| lighting Nh
York City.
Minute engineering studies have been
made showing that inevitably, in the
continued advancement of superpower,
there must be q closer physical and
financial association of power sources.
OF which the above Is typical. 1t is
known that the great laboratories of the
power companies have, within the last
two years, discovered secrets of economy
In long distance power transmission
which they are ready TO put to use.
These technical advances are considered
as nastening the day when power may
be tossed about over large areas, sup
porting the heavy peak loads in one
region and draining OF SURPRISES in an
other.
Interested in DEVELOPMENT.
Since the formation of the United
Corporation, the Morgan interests have
been keenly interested in the st. Law
renee developnnt. The frontier COR
poration, recently owned by the Mellon
and du Point interests, and holding
power sources along the st. Lawrence
River, was taken over by the Niagara
Hudson. Speaking of the st. Lawrence
development, Floyd L. Carlisle, chairman
OF the board of this corporation, re-
Gently said:
THE company welcomes a thorough
study and disinterested investigation of
the whole problem and will favor what
ever sound economic plan will result in
the sale of electricity to the consumer
at the lowest rates and with the MAXI
mum benefit to the industrial life of the
State. To this end, with open minds
and with whole-hearted desire to COS
operate, we favor such a study Of the
whole problem"
At this time, Mr.. Carlisle made 1t
plain that the corporation did not sanc-
ton Gov. Roosevelt's plan for public
distribution. A previous statement from
j. 2. Morgan 81 Co, regarding "co-oper-
alton" with the State, had been erro-
neously interpreted as indicating that
the corporation would sanction public
development.
tCopyright. 1881