Industrial Niagara 



lished so that the most important users of power supplied normally 1904 

 can be supplied with power from the other two without interrup- 

 tion. This is especially important where the public utilities are 

 involved, such as the electric railways and electric lighting com- 

 panies. As the manufacturing arts advance, the element of 

 power becomes more and more important and cheap power there- 

 fore more demanded. Electro-chemistry is a new art, and one 

 which has great possibilities ahead of it. The high temperatures 

 obtainable in electric furnaces have opened up a new field to 

 chemical synthesis, and it is likely that many as yet undiscovered 

 processes which will require large amounts of electrical power for 

 their operation, will be brought to light. The supply of power 

 for electro-chemical purposes is especially desirable in a water 

 power plant where large investment is necessary, for the power 

 used by these processes is practically constant for twenty-four 

 hours of the day, thus tending to reduce load " peaks " on the 

 total station output. 



The economical distance to which power can be transmitted 

 extends every year as the general demand for power increases 

 and methods of handling high voltages improve, and the electric 

 equipment of steam railway systems, which is certain to come in 

 time, will open up a further field for the long distance trans- 

 mission of large amounts of power from a central point. 



All these tendencies in industrial conditions, which have been 

 mentioned, result in an accelerating demand for power from 

 Niagara Falls. 



Power development of the Toronto and Niagara power company. 1904 

 (Eng. rec, Feb. 13, 1904. 49:180-183.) 



A description of the general features and construction methods of this 

 development. 



BUCK, HAROLD W. Utilization of Niagara power. (Jour, ass'n 1904 

 engsoc. June. 1904. 32:344-351.) Buck 



An outline of the existing status of the Niagara Falls Power Com- 

 pany's system, describing the plants, and reporting the principal applica- 

 tions of the power generated. The author takes the view that the bulk 

 of the power will be used near Niagara. 



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