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Show The Granary Of The World Egypt, or rather the valley of the Nile, was once called "The Granary of tlie World." The world has been enlarged since. The Mississippi valley has been found, which, hj comparison, com-parison, makes the Nile valley dwindle somewhat, but it is, still a big valley for the eastern continent to have, and the work going on there is making it greater every year. The last proposition is for the government gov-ernment of Egypt to utilize the power of the great river above the Assuan dam for light and power purposes. The Egyptian Gazette calls attention atten-tion to the vast., amount of latent energy in those waters and suggests that it be employed employ-ed to operate electric dynamos to irrigate the desert lands and to even light Cairo, and continuing con-tinuing says: "It has become more or less widely known that Damietta is to be lighted by electricity and that in the same town it is pro- posed to use electric power for silk weaving, but why let private pri-vate hands control a plant the combustion of which in full would be a dead loss? "There is available at xVs-suan xVs-suan a minimum of 50,000 horse power. One horse power pow-er will manufacture two tons of calcium cynamide in one etaion shrdlu cmfwyp vbgkqj xzfiflff year, and thus the Assuan energy ener-gy could turn out 100,000 tons per annum that is to say, $4,-500,000 $4,-500,000 worth of fertilizing agent most extensively required requir-ed in Egypt." That last paragraph should be of speecial interest to Utah. "Another use the power 1 could be put to is summer irri- ! gation, street' lighting, and railway operation. 'This energy, ener-gy, unless the necessary outlay ! can be made, must either continue con-tinue to run to waste or be conceded. con-ceded. Further waste should not be even contemplated ; con- ; cessions should be, if possible, avoided. ' ' i |
