HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROGRESS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1923, Page 3

HYDRO-ELECTRIC PROGRESS.

CANADA TO EUR EERO XT. VAXtorVEIi. D,u. •_>. The imp-riant po-iium occupied by Canada m the development ,u hydroeh ,■ 11" i- jiower -vsiem- in the world has a 1 read v been id eel \ com men ted up, oil I a viuirably ill New Zealand and Australia. particularly in the lormer countrv. bv reason in travellers carrying details of -miic ol the big -ucees-ful systems i Ij;ii have been introduced in Ontario and Oueboe. ami it lias now transpired that Canada intends to pa rtieipnte v,-r\ prommeiitlv at tie- Eir-t W'orld Bowel ((,lilere 11 ee . !„ I e held in .In!;, ne\; pear in I,i,mlon, iti u,!i iieMoii w ii Ii Ihe Bril i'h Empire Exbib: lion. At lie- in •'•■nt in net ut e the movelie'-'". Iu- (a n ada ' - pa rl icipa t inn ha s been alio.-,led eel,-id, ruble impetus by tie- i-l urn 1.) Oil aw a ~i M i .1 nh n B, ( haltif - , Direelor ol Ihe \Ya 1 • I'- I’ow e r Bra Ill'll of tile I),pa II lie 111 n! I lie T lift' t i (i! ef the (!• iv,■ ni men I of Canada, from Enron", wlmre. a- representative ol the Tiii-i"!-. he altemled c,inferences in London and Baris of the more importan! Euro! ,ea n oumines iimt will take pa rt in the inti i na I miia I ga the ring ni'M year. Mr ( Ijal In ■- has rep'ir' ed to the Holt 'ha rle- "tewa rt. M i ni-t er ol t lie Interior. an entlm-iust ic uuaiiimin amtiu : tin- reel Hat iv-s of the various ooiinlrie- a- to the arrangements. Agi eement was reached rega riling the general pn ;ramme. and fund arrange 111 e 1 1 1 - were liui-l" e,, in ern 111 g the -cope , i i la- papers u Inch w ill be prepared liv each eoimirv. 11.,- Canadian suggestions in this (i, 11 no Xin ! i Cell' ■ uei "pied. Prominence wa- gws ('amnia on account oi the Dnniitiinii's large pa ri this "age o' power. bold iO- rensl-t! ot 1 1 ,• i v.iwater n•--int" es ami ni lu-r prop-nt miia I e nti li-a I i-i n ,'i lho-e resillll (’(•«.

A- tie- Doinmam i- nniveisallv ree. los da- or I the :' ■': 1 1 •• -1 wa tor-power ceil ill 11-.- in ihe World. an I a- both I 11, Ee, leia I aml I * i:. v 1 11 i-i ;i | i iovri u - men!-, are displaying notable activity in developing ( heap ai d i-epea labl - hydrn-elee! ric energy. n I- expected 'ln" Canada will be pa rl-Mi In rI v prominent a i Ihe World Co,n op me. Expelldil ures letallmg 7d'l.iriii ,i,,llar- anmm IB are being made I,\ tbe ('a mulin n (b-veriMiient a '.eiicie- in iuve- 1 iga j ii,g and promulgating, by means ol aeered it a, I report ihe eu! Mr" ani ext 1 ('aieida's w ater power e -on roes.

CANADA LEADS THE WORLD. The lion Charles Stewart pointed ,nd I hat pm- i a pita (anada ha- g reater I I vi Iri ,-e lei -1 11 in, 1 pp-duet ion limn am. el leer cniiiil rv and lour 1 ime- that e- ' I'" I'liited Stales. Wa- T lmwer eon -1 i tut e- "" lu-r cent ,-i t 1 - elect no ■_>< nerat leg eapaeit v of Ihe Deminioli. and onlv 21 iv r edit et 1 1, , i jo tip- I Tut • d Stal,". The total installed horsepower m I '.ma la ha - g p ,iui f rein D7.T.1 >1 It.' to 17 1.1 it'd -lure I!) 10. should the (■" i.. of in-ralla tir n he main ia 1 lied as at pre-cut. tliep' will b-- installed .‘i.2!)0.(]l)0 lmi-s,'-power bv I'r”. : 1.1 10.- (;«)() her-T-nower bv ?;•:;<) : I.Mid.iiOO fiorse-jxjwer l,\ H.-'aC, ; and -t. 11 M i.i-Ml' horv'-p-uver bv 11-17,. d'b- water power now developed pi Canada P-pre-eiit - an investment ol ever Ug’D.iiitH.llOt) dollars. I n I It I. slionld t lie I-.I i C ~f i n-l alla I lull (oiitiiiile, ibis invi-sp-ii-iil will have

grow n to over I ,MM.t!('li.ndtl dollar-. Beeau -e el 1 lie-,' fact -. the Minister pointed oil!. be and hi- Department are determined that ilc cem-ion of Ca-Eir-t Wo lld Rev. r ( on ; erem-e be 1 ale n advantage i I la ha v,- ihe Brit l-h ti tmurii r and the Brit i- h maim feci n ror mifor investment and -ah' that an- open to I belli 111 ( anada. ( auada needs Brit is 1 1 ea pit a!, be , mpha'-l-eil. ami there i- no iva.-on why a lair share oi the liuaiiemg ami " it lipping in>■i< B•n ta! to tile in-ogre-sive devclopineli! ol Can ; 11 !,i’- w -iter po 111.-'" ■ la-||!-! im( o i or. d , i !'• Ih t- . \ii 1 111 ere-1 i'g le.p ip ■ o' i in- M -■! ( •• i ■ ■ • ‘ . la Hi 1 1 1 1, - •'! war Pn vi-ii - P • the 'sea, mli na countrie- and to Europe proper. I lie Coveruments oi Norway and Sweden have already ('bartered a boat to convey the delegate- tl'oiii an English port up to the countries m the "Midnight Sim” for a fortnight's cruise to visit the most recent hydro-elect : a- and elect ro-ehemical projects. Similar ur-

laiigement' are being in.id, by a joint commit tee repn"enlnig Uraiiee. Switzerland, llaly, I,el -111111 and Spam lor a three or four week-' lour of their more important engineering points m inlercsl. It is i‘ x peel e< 1 that. these visits will take place immeilialely alter -he London otil ei cnee, ami that they will he largely under the au-pmes o! the eiiiintries cem-enied. Uin lon bted l.v both Australia and New Zealand will ii 1 hey have not already done n- cmpiiiv into Die biuielil -to he gained bv sending delegate- to till" i mporla ii l eonlerence dealing with li.viii'o-i'leci ric P-'wer. a sltl'iecl 111 wlii, li Imtli the ( Tiinnioii weal Hi and the Hominion in the Southern Sea- have shown unmistakable interest reeenl yearby reason ol the successful projects which have been carried into eilm t in Canada.