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A STUPENDOUS PROJECT.

What is probably the most stupendous attempt ever made by man to regulate, by artificial means, one of the forces of nature is the proposed use of Lake Su-" [.crior as a storage reservoir. It has been several times pointed out that with proper regulating works at the cutlet of Lake Superior it would be possible to greatly reduce fluctuations in level of the other Great Lakes. At .present the general effect of the works hitherto carried out at the Sault—both those for the improvement of navigation and those for the development of waterpower—is' to lower the general level of Lake Superior. But by the comparatively simple process of placing regulating works at the outlet of the lake, its level could be held continually at a high point, and the enormous area of the lake would thus be available to raise the level of the water in the lower lakes during dry seasons of the year. To make possible: these controlling works, however, it will be necessary to condemn the water-power companies' now operating there, or at least compel their operation under restrictions. A Bill was introduced in Congress on sth January appropriating £50,000 towarda the expense of condemning the waterpower properties. It is probable, however, that by extending the regulating works over the free channel to a sufficient extent the interference with the present water-power plants' could be made comparatively small.—Engineering News.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 138, 10 July 1909, Page 4

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A STUPENDOUS PROJECT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 138, 10 July 1909, Page 4

A STUPENDOUS PROJECT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 138, 10 July 1909, Page 4

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