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upon such park lands it is evident that all Canadian water power 1903 

 development must be subject to the control of the Park Com- Van Cleve 

 missioners and in turn to the Ontario Legislature. It was evident, 

 however, that a power house located in Queen Victoria Niagara 

 Falls Park whether on the upper or lower river would be much 

 nearer the falls than would be possible on the American side 

 as the State of New York would permit no power development 

 within the boundaries of its property. Being desirous of securing 

 an opportunity for so favorable a development, a number of 

 American and Canadian capitalists organized the Canadian 

 Niagara Power Co., with the late Albert H. Shaw as Presi- 

 dent, and on April 7th, 1892 entered into an agreement with 

 the Park Commissioners whereby upon the payment of certain 

 rentals such company was authorized to develop one hundred 

 twenty-five thousand horse power within the park lands in their 

 first power house. This agreement was confirmed by the Ontario 

 Legislature April 8th, 1 892 and a charter issued to the company. 

 But in 1892 electrical generation on a large scale was com- 

 paratively new and long distance transmission was in its infancy. 

 As a number of the same men were interested in both The 

 Niagara Falls Power Co. and the Canadian Niagara Power 

 Co. they desired to obtain the benefit of the experience to be 

 gained from the American plant before building the costly struc- 

 ture required for their development. Accordingly a new agree- 

 ment was made with the Park Commissioners July 1 5th, 1 899, 

 and an extension of time secured for the beginning of power 

 development. The plan for utilizing the power is similar in gen- 

 eral principles to that of The Niagara Falls Power Co. The 

 power house will be situated at the foot of the slope forming 

 the former river bank and just below the old Carmalite Mon- 

 astery and south of the Falls View Station. To the power house 

 thus beautifully situated water will be conducted from the rapids 

 by a symmetrically shaped canal spanned by a stone bridge of 5 

 50 foot arches. The discharge water from the turbines will be 

 conducted to the lower river by a tunnel having the same horse- 



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