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agency of the electrical current, may also be mentioned as a reason 

 for the increased use of waterpower recently in New York State. 

 The development of electric power transmission at Niagara Falls 

 has been the largest and most conspicuous work of its kind done 

 anywhere. 



The significant increase in the use of waterpower in New 

 York State is also accounted for by the growth of the paper 

 and pulp business. The increase here is directly traceable to the 

 great expansion in the development of the manufacture of wood- 

 pulp. This business depends entirely upon waterpower — so far 

 as known, wood-pulp is not made by steam power anywhere. 

 About 65 horsepower per ton per twenty-four hours is required, 

 and if steampower were utilized, it Avould immediately make pulp 

 cost at least double its present price. In New York State water- 

 power was used in paper and pulpmills in 1S90 to the extent of 

 65,052 horsepower, while in 1900, 191,117 horsepower was utilized. 

 This industry, therefore, accounts for 126,065 horsepower of the 

 increase of 131,661 horsepower in New York from 1890 to 1900. 



In Massachusetts the increase of 28,061 horsepower in the use of 

 waterpower from 1890 to 1900 was due to the additional use 

 of waterpower in the paper and cotton industries. In 1890 

 29, 11S water horsepower was reported in papermills and 44,935 

 water horsepower in 1900, an increase of 15,787 water horse- 

 power. In cotton mills in Massachusetts waterpower to the 

 extent of 55,914 horsepower was in use in 1890, and 64,158 water 

 horsepower was in use in 1900, an increase of 8211 water horse- 

 power. These two industries account for 21,000 of the total 

 increase of 28,061 water horsepower. 



The census statistics are not complete as to the water- 

 power in either Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island or 

 New York. The power furnished from electric motors is reported 

 separately and it is impossible to determine what proportion of 

 it is made by steam and what by water — for the whole United 

 States it is 311.016 horsepower. Probably for the State of Xew 

 York it is from 80,000 to 100,000 horsepower, making the total 

 water horsepower in this State in 1901 in reality something like 

 150,000. In either Connecticut, Massachusetts or Rhode Island, 

 on the contrary, electrical development has been relatively much 



