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powers in connection with which private interests or other ques- 

 tions must be taken into account. To furnish a highway for the 

 transportation of this product to market is believed to be a proper 

 governmental function. The following table gives an idea of 

 the magnitude of this subject. It is not intended to be a com- 

 plete inventory of undeveloped powers, but to show the largest 

 of those which could contribute power to a general system of 

 power highways: 



TABLE OF LARGE UNDEVELOPED POWERS IN THE DEVK'.OPMENT OF WHICH 

 PRIVATE INTERESTS OR OTHER QUESTIONS MUST I>K CONSIDERED. 



Continuous 



power. 

 Horsepower. 



Long Saulit of the St. Lawrence 500, 000 



Kapids of .Niagara river (Using a second time at the rapids the 

 20,000 second feet available at the Falls on the American 



side under the International Treaty) 145, 000 



Upper Hudson 100, 000 



Raquette 90, 000 



Total 835, 000 



Total undeveloped power for which electric highways should 



be provided 1, 271, 000 



The commission is conducting a careful investigation of the 

 rights of the State in existing power developments. A complete 

 plan for the development and use of State-owned powers should 

 be worked out, and the support of the Legislature, in the granting 

 of adequate appropriations, is earnestly invited in .behalf of the 

 numerous lines of investigation and research which are needful 

 in order that the provisions of the Conservation Law may be 

 realized. Investigations already begun under the Fuller Act 

 of 1907, on the Black, Oswegatchie, and other unsurveyed streams, 

 should be continued, as well as subsurface investigations near 

 Conklingville, in connection with the proposed Sacandaga reser- 

 voir and along the proposed tunnel line, for power development 

 at Hadley. 



During the past year there have been several important devel- 

 opments relating to the river improvement law, the most signifi- 

 cant whereof was the decision of Justice Sutherland in the Can- 



