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who own rights at Monroe, are inter- 

 ested in the project. 



The plan as originally contemplated 

 involved an expenditure of $6,000,000, 

 and it is assumed that the present plan 

 Is substantially the same as formerly 

 proposed. Three dams were to be. built, 

 the first and biggest of which will be 

 K,0 feet high, which is claimed to b°- 

 higher than any other dam in the coun- 

 Ivy. This would be acrosa the river at 



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tnent of 'some 5000 horsepower. If any 

 considerable part of this is used in Lit- 

 tleton it will mean an industrial boom 

 that will increase Littleton's valuation 

 and population in a most remarkable 

 way. The development will probably re- 

 quire several years to complete and al- 

 ready men are at work drawing plans 

 and- making arrangements for the com- 

 ing of the large force of dam builders. 

 Nearly 60 engineers have been employed 

 lo mark out the territory. 



