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America. According to the statement of its president at Montreal in 

 August last, the company's plants have the following capacities: — 



Niagara Falls, N'.V 35,000,000 lbs. 



Maryville, Tenn 25,000,000 " 



Badin, N.C ♦20,000,000 " 



Massena, N.Y 58,000,000 " 



Total capacity of United States plants f 138,000,000 " 



Shawinigan Falls, Que t20,000,000 " 



Total capacity, Canada and United States. . 158,000,000 " 



A table published in the New York Electrical World states that, 

 in April, 1914, there were 54 transmission systems in the world 

 operating at and above 70,000 volts. Of the 27 systems in the 

 United States, only 5 were using aluminium conductors, as compared 

 with 22 using copper. In Canada, 4 systems were using aluminium 

 and 1 using copper. Our report on Electric Generation in Canada 

 shows that the aluminium transmission lines of 10,000 volts and over, in 

 Canada, aggregate 13,000 wire-miles, as compared with 8,000 wire- 

 miles of copper. 



During 1918, the New York and Ontario Power Co. 

 St. Lawrence applied to the International Joint Commission for 



authority to erect a dam in the Little channel of the 

 St. Lawrence river, near Waddington, N.Y., and to make improve- 

 ments which would increase the present flow through said channel. 

 This application is still pending. 



These and numerous other problems, such as the increased 

 diversion of water at Chicago, national saving of fuel by restrictions 

 and economies, saving of power and light in factories, the elimination ' 

 of uneconomical plants and processes, standardization, the growth of 

 co-ordination of power production have been under consideration 

 during the past year and will be covered by the address of our Con- 

 sulting Engineer, Mr. Arthur V. White. 



The subject of water-power development is receiving 

 Steam Turbines much attention at the present time, particularly in 



the United States, where 76 per cent of the total 

 power is generated by steam prime movers. Steam also generates 

 72-5 per cent of the power in electric generating stations. Data for 

 Canada respecting total power generated are not livailable, but our 



'Mineral Industry, p, 12. states that the plant at Badin "was largely increased in June, 1917 

 and has run at full capacity ever since. Its capacity has been stated to be 65,000 Ic.w., capable of 

 fumishinK 2.?,000 (metric) tons [50.600.000 lbs.) of metal annually." 



^Mineral Industry, p. l.i, estimates the production in the United States in 1917 at 200,000,000 

 lbs. 



tAccording to Mineral Industry, p. 14. the Canadian exports of aluminium in ingots and bars 

 were •"22,324.600 lbs., valued at $7,620,953, or 34- 1 cts. per lb. The production was greater than 

 this by... about 3,50().(M)0 lbs.." making the production at Shawinigan about 26.000,000 lbs. 

 which is equal to 11,800 metric tons. 



