Show HYDROELECTRIC I Meeting of Power Experts I Report Favorable I Practical application of ot the findIngs findings find find- Ings of ot research workers of ot the Ra Rational a Electric Light a association Is expected to result In genuine en encouragement en- en coura of hydroelectric development development devel devel- In the West Vest and especially in the In the mountain Intermountain region as well we'll as 85 a a- a saving of ot millions millions' of ot dollars In power plant and dam construction as shown by reports reaching hero today from New York where the associations association's annual convention con opened this morning Markham Cheever general superintendent and chief engineer of ot the Utah Power and Light company compan is attending the convention as a representative of ot Utah Interests Opening proceedings or the convention con- con showed that research workers workers workers work work- ers had devised Ingenious systems for tor predetermining the annual flow of ot water In streams available for water power development Some of ot the systems are aro said to have been accepted with unanimous approval and looked upon as Indispensable assistance to designers designer or Hydroelectric Hydro electric electrio projects such a as that at American Falls Idaho COMMITTEE REPORT The following is part of ot the re reports reports reports re- re ports of ot the committee of ot research workers presented at tho the convention convention convention conven conven- tion It It has been found that forecasts I may bo be arrived at from observations of ot ocean temperature from snow surveys and fi fj seasonal runoffs and from discharge records made over overa a fL period of or yearn year by the United States geological survey surveyor or other re research research research re- re search organization Quoting from the tho report of ot the tho hydraulic power powei committee with reference to the latter latter lat latter lat lat- ter method however a record or ot the tho thirty years years' measurements by United States geological survey Is Isa Isa Isa a good one as far tar as I It t goes bu but t tit it Is not enough and very many streams have havo not been measured at all It Is unfortunate that the appropriations ap ap- ap- ap made in the past last by the federal congress for tor stream gaug- gaug ings have hare been so meager that very little has haa be been n done at least in the West est to determine the characteristics tics of ot the streams Where the rapids to be harnessed harnessed harnessed har har- har- har ar are high In the mountains It has been found effective to forecast forecast fore fore- cast the minimum and maximum flow by measuring the snowfall fore I over a watershed of ot known acre acre- age aKe During tho the past year of ot unprecedented unprecedented unprecedented dented advancement in the electrical electrical cal field generally hydroelectric turbines s of ot new fleW design and superlative tive power have been Installed The largest of ot these according to re reports reports re- re ports given at the convention of ot the National r Electric Light association association asso asso- I elation today were three 70 I horsepower hydraulic turbines placed place 1 at Niagara Falls The output output output out out- put of ot this machinery swells the great pool of electric electrio power now created at Americas America's greatest falls fails by The Tho turbines turbines turbines tur tur- bines are the most powerful prime mover units in the world The year was also marked bythe bythe by oy oythe the resumption of ot construction bythe bythe by bythe States government on the United Its plant at the Wilson dam or Muscle Mus Mus- of ot cIa cle Shoals and the completion the turbines for tor this plant These turbines will b be of ot horse capacity and will operate Under under under un un- power feet teet der a head of or ninety five |