Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-10-25 | Page 16 | Electric Power to Cut Figure in West

ELECTRIC POWER VER TO TOUT CUT UT FIGURE IN WEST VEST John D. D Ryans Ryan's Big Project Gives Idea of Future Needs Boston Oct 24 One One who has haa Vater Water wa water Wa- Wa large Interests In fri tho Great Grent Falls Fails Fals ter Power Town company says Y Wo We are rc developing and will wiil lv ly ly horsepower now wi probably add about horsepower all developments later on We Ve er or In oiher expect to share shalO with wih the tho other power In Montana th tie the business companies 11 of ot the tho largo large consumers of ot electrical I the Amalgamated d such as companies power and the tho railroads and others others oth oth- the railroads come into tho the when ers er market market As s to the certification of the thc SL St St StPaul Paul road load over tho thu mountains they the they aro developing their own water pow- pow electrical electric equip equip- p- p and arid In Installing s cr-s Cl n th this tho Bitter BitterRoot BitterRoot mont merit on tho division over Root wo west t of ot Missoula and will in all probability operate from Buto Butte Butlo east about miles mies with power wih John D. D n Ryan nn bought the tho water waler In tho the firm belief hele be ho- Great Falls Fails pow r at Fals Irm hot lief that the time Ume Is very veo near whon le the railroads operating over tho the mountains must avail them themselves of oC vai furnished by tho wa water vater va- va atel tho cheap power hewer ter tel powers of ot the state In to tn moving trains over the mountain grades grades- There has been leen a good deal if t taUt talk that the UIO Amalgamated people arc are Interested In iii the affairs of QC the Great Caveat Falls Water Power Town Ho com com- Fals pany and In this connection It ma may maybe maybe pal that the tho enterprise be as well to say Is the tho wel conception of John D. D Ryan nyal and Is owned by him and a few fow of his close friends and the tho direct con- con with Hh tho thu Amalgamated com com- p pany necton will 1 be only in the way of ot furnishinG fur fur- it as large un an amount of or power as pO possible blo at ot as 03 low a 3 price and make mait a arca ase as we WC e shall be bo able ahlo to aul rca reasonable profit pron