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Show Harnessing tho Mississippi. Work will bo begun before tho year U out on a dam across tho Mississippi rlvor, at thu foot of tho Dus Moines rapids, for tho dovolopinont of wntor powor. It will ho tho greatest project of tho kind oxcopt thu combined works nt Niagara, tho dam tho greatest In tho world oxcupt thoso built by tho British in tho Nllo. A minimum of Oo.OOO horso powor Is to bo obtained And transmitted to factories In tho heart of thu agricultural center of tho nation. Tho dam will bo In sight of tho threo states of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, tho legudaturor of oach stato having ndoptod rosolutii i approving tho worlc nnd promising nil possible asslstanco. Tho estimated cost of tho work will bo $0,000,000, which Is $100 por horso power on tho minimum power pow-er capacity of 80,000 horso powor. Tho cost of supplying powor, Including nil fixed chnrgos, maintenance, operation nnd all expenses, Is closely estimated at eight dollars por horsepower-year, tho cost of steam powor In tho territory terri-tory within SOD nillon now being from $10 to $05 por horsepowcr-ycar, with $55 ns a conservntlo nvorago. Tho World To-day. |