1906 



1906 



1906 



1906 



1906 



Niagara Falls 



. . . it appears to us that the case of the power companies 

 cannot be put more clearly and forcibly than he states it. . . . 



With the frankness and exactness of a man trained to deal with 

 scientific problems, Mr. Buck strips the controversy of its inci- 

 dentals and non-essentials and goes right to the heart of the 

 question. The transformation of Niagara Falls from a spectacle 

 of natural beauty known and admired all over the world into a 

 huge electrical engine whose sole function shall be to run dynamos, 

 turn machinery, and produce metals and chemicals, " broadly 

 speaking, is solely the physical expression of the law of supply 

 and demand." At present the demand is such that only a part 

 of the water of the Falls is necessary to supply it. But Mr. Buck 

 frankly admits the indisputable fact that, if the American people 

 decide to treat Niagara Falls merely as an economic water power, 

 the power plants will eventually divert all the water to their use 

 rather than fail in supplying the needs of the country for 

 aluminum, carborundum, calcium-carbide, and other valuable 

 products of electro-chemical processes. 



Niagara and the nation. (Outl., Apr. 14, 1906. 82:828-830.) 

 An editorial calling attention to the importance of government action 

 and pointing out that the people are " the real owners of Niagara " and in 

 duty bound to see to the preservation of the Falls from commercialization. 



The Niagara campaign. (Outl., Jan. 27, 1906. 82:150.) 

 Editorial urging national and international action for the preservation 

 of the Falls. 



Niagara power. (Elec. rev., July 13, 1906. 59:80.) 

 Notice of the Burton law then pending. 



Niagara problem under legislation. (Pop. sci. mo.. May 1906. 

 68:473-475.) 



A brief review of proposed legislation. 



Preservation of Niagara Falls. (Outl., Apr. 7, 1906. 82:772.) 

 A summary of the report of the International Waterways Commission. 



1146 



