| Show power near large cities that Is not utilized 1 ahe I lie tides of hie north and east riders produce power enough to genei generate ate nil all the electricity to light new now york and brooklyn Br oaklyn to do all ork ILL the tLe factories and machine shops and to ran oil all the railroad lined lines in the city and suburb ou burb says 81 a the north american review this power ie is wasted as formerly ull of the power of niagara wag allowed to expend itself in a profit sa ss any all that la is re quiren is to store this immense power pond er and turn it into profitable use the problem presented differs somewhat from front that of niagara the tides are periodic and not constant stal it and the power would have to be collected at the times of its greatest exertion and stored for inter later uw r 1 hie lie niagara people have already proposed to ru run it a I 1 line ine to new york to do what the tides of th hudson and east rivers would accomplish right at home either under tak ing is a largo one requiting the expenditure of millions of dollars but the results would moe than justify the outlay an inexhaustible supply of power from outside would prove a blessing that could hardly be appreciated today the 0 present c cumbersome delivery of coal to fa factories tories and private houses would bo be abolished and a clean neat nent pleasant method substituted 11 V lint hat applies to new york and an Brook brooklyn ln would apply to many otner cities the tides of the dilawari Di Dt laware and Chos chesapeake speake could lie converted into inexhaustible power to give the cities along the coast a perfect and cheap electric plant the present outlook is that the niagara falla falls power tower company wil will in in time run an electrical conduit to new york to supply the motive and lighting power of the city and anc suburbs unless some enterprising body of capitalists undertake to utilize the wasted power of the titles nearer at horn A conduit capable of bringing to horse power from niagara would oat more wore thaia a four traci track eti at am railway the investment of a similar amount in collecting and anc storing the power of the tides in the north and east rivers ought to 3 ibid belter better results chicago dispi atch tali |
