rolling mills and steel furnaces third with $209,- 

 706,319. The year 1918 was the one of greatest 

 war activity, and munitions, since practically 

 eliminated from industrial activity in the 

 Dominion, took fourth place with $186,034,920. 

 Lumber, lath, and shingles follows with $146,- 

 333,192. 



Development of Pulp and Paper 



Whilst the majority of industries on the list 

 under survey still, in all probability, maintain the 

 same respective positions in order of importance, 

 the pulp and paper industry, which is listed sixth, 

 has jumped much nearer to the top with the 

 remarkable development of the past two years. 

 The year 1919 saw an increase in production of 

 more than twenty and a half million dollars, 

 whilst in all probability statistics, when 

 published, will show that growth was even 

 greater in 1920, a year which saw expansion 

 which the production of future years will 

 reflect. 



After the pulp and paper industry come the 

 following industries in order of importance: 

 butter and cheese, foundry and machine shop 

 products, shipbuilding and repairs, cottons, cars 

 and car works, smelting, housebuilding, refined 

 sugar, electric light and power, boots and shoes, 

 hosiery and knit goods, plumbing and tin- 

 smithing, car repairs, drugs and chemicals, 

 tobaccos, etc., agricultural implements, preserved 

 fish, leather goods, men's and women's clothing, 

 printing and publishing, electrical apparatus and 

 supplies, boilers and engines, and lumber 

 products. 



.The growth of industrial activity in Canada 

 is a story of progress, rapid and maintained, 

 consistently following the development of agricul- 

 tural settlement, and marching hand in hand 

 with increased production from natural resources. 

 In the still more brilliant future which awaits 

 the Dominion from the more adequate exploita- 

 tion of her natural wealth tremendous industrial 

 expansion is presaged. 



The Water Powers of Alberta 



Compiled by J. T. Johnson, Assl. Director, 

 Dominion Water Power Branch 



The province of Alberta is peculiarly fortunate in 

 having within its boundaries vast coal reserves and 

 important water powers. If the investigation and exploit- 

 ation of these two resources are properly co-ordinated, 

 there need be no doubt about the fuel and power needs of 

 the province, as well as of large areas of contiguous terri- 

 tory, being properly met. Owing to the nature, extent 

 and location of the known coal areas, many important 

 water power sites in the province are for the moment not 

 of immediate economic importance, so far as the develop- 

 ment of power is concerned. It is inevitable, however, 

 that with the increased cost of coal production, trans- 

 portation and labor difficulties, etc., and with advances 



in the art of the development, transmission and use of 

 hydro-electric energy, most of the water powers of the 

 province will in time prove to be important factors in the 

 fuel power problems of the West. 



Engineers of Dominion Water Powers Branch co- 

 operating with the Reclamation Branch, both of the Depart- 

 ment of the Interior, have examined, measured, and 

 determined the power possibilities of all the important 

 rivers in the province, with special attention to those adja- 

 cent to settled areas. To quote only one result of this 

 work, it has been proved by storage and regulation that 

 it should be possible to develop a sufficient horse power on 

 Bow River to take care of a population of 300,000 people 

 a situation directly and happily affecting the future of the 

 city of Calgary. 



Detail power and storage investigation have been 

 made on the Elbow, Red Deer, Saskatchewan, Peace and 

 Athabaska Rivers, while much data relative to the smaller 

 streams have been collected. 



The water powers of the province of Alberta are 

 administered under regulations of the Dominion Water 

 Power Act, 1919. These regulations provide for the 

 exploitation of the water power resources in a way which 

 will ensure the power needs of the province being met to 

 the best advantage in the public interest, under full Govern- 

 ment control of rates, rentals, etc. Concessions are only 

 made for limited periods to bona-fide applicants capable 

 of prosecuting the development to a successful issue. 



Application for water power privileges in Alberta 

 should be made to the Director of Water Power, Depart- 

 ment of the Interior, Ottawa. 



Water Resources Inventory 



In order that the power data for the province might 

 be readily available for use whenever required, the com- 

 plete information available to date has been collated in 

 the "Water Resources Index-Inventory" by the Water 

 Power Branch. 



The great variation between maximum and minimum 

 run-off of the rivers in Alberta is due to the geological and 

 topographical features of the province, and to the tempera- 

 ture ranges. The waters of the southern and central 

 portions of Alberta are collected by the North and South 

 Saskatchewan Rivers and carried eastward to Lake Winni- 

 peg, and thence by the Nelson River to Hudson's Bay; 

 while those of the northern portion are collected by the 

 Peace and Athabaska Rivers and carried to the McKenzie 

 river, and thence to the Arctic Ocean. These rivers, 

 together with many of their upper tribularies, have their 

 source in the eastern sloj^s of the Rocky Mountains, and 

 are fed from the glaciers and melted snows. As a result, 

 floods occur during the svi uner months, while in the winter 

 the flow is much reduce 1. Throughout the open prairie 

 section, there is little inf - v into the river systems during 

 the winter seasons. Thr ^ ariation between the high and 

 low discharges is accord! g y very great, and creation of 

 storage to regulate this a ndition must be given full con- 

 sideration in any proposec development. 



Developed Water Power 



The water power developments in Alberta are situated 

 almost entirely on the Bow River, the total turbine installa- 

 tion being 32,900 h.p. Of this amount, 31,600 h.p. is 

 installed in the two power plants of the Calgary Power 

 Company on the Bow River at Horseshoe and Kananaskis 

 Falls, and 780 h.p. is installed in the plant of the Calgary 

 Water Power Company on the Bow River at Calgary. 

 The municipality of Lacombe have 200 h.p. installed in 

 their power plant on the Blindinan River, and the Canadian 

 Pacific Railway have 300 h.p. installed in their plant on 

 Louise Creek near Lake Louise. Three small grist mills 

 west of Red Deer develop on an average about 10 h.p. 

 each. 



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