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Water Power Plans on the Upper 

 Connecticut. 



(From tho Manchester Union.) 



Littleton's dream of a power develop- 

 ment of stupendous proportions on the 

 Connecticut river along the famous Fif- 

 teen Mile falls, which has been cher- 

 ished for the past six years, seems to be 

 approaching realization. 



Five years ago a syndicate of finan- 

 ciers secured control of the charter for 

 such a development, which* had been 

 held for a number of years by several 

 Littleton business men. The syndicate 

 organized what Is known as the Con- 

 necticut Rive i- Transmission Company, 

 and the company has already secured 

 the necessary flowage rights at great 

 expense. Work until now has not been 

 pressed, as the company has all, its men 

 working on the development plant on 

 the Dcerfield river in the Berksliires. 

 The company is controlled by Chase & 

 Harriman Company of New York and 

 Boston, but it is regarded as quite prob- 

 able that Stone & Webster of Boston, 

 who own rights at Monroe, are inter- 

 ested in the project. 



The plan as originally contemplated 

 involved an expenditure of $fi.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 

 M30 («et tiiRli. which is claimed to b' 

 higher limn o».v other dam in the coiin- 

 tiy. This would be across the river at 



Monroe, where there is a natural gorge 

 foundation of a big dam that 

 would cost in the vicinity of $2,000,000. 



The -second clam was to be. 100 feet 

 high and stretch across the river at 

 Waterford, while th» third was to be SO 

 feet high and at the head of the 15- 

 ifalls near North Littleton, thus 

 giving the company the benefit of tho 

 head of nearly 400 feet fall. This would 

 establish three separate power plants. 



It is of interest in this connection to 

 know that Stone & Webster arc already 

 projecting a scheme to raise the lower 

 Connecticut lake 17 feet to afford a 

 much larger storage capacity. 



The northern pari of New Hampshire 

 and Vermont will watch with tremen- 

 dous interest the plans of this promo- 

 tion as it will mean more than can be 

 immediately comprehended to this whole 

 region. There is no doubt that the pro- 

 moters plan to sell their power as far 

 north as Groveton and that Lisbon, St, 

 Johnsbury. Vt., Montpelier and other 

 towns In this vicinity will use a good 

 percentage of the total volume produced. 

 The scheme contemplates the develop- 

 ment 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- 

 Ins Ot the large force of dam builders. 

 Nearly 50 engineers hu\e been employed 

 to mark out the territory. 



mark out tin 



