Electric Power Development in the United States; Letter from the Secretary of Agriculture Transmitting a Report, in Response to a Senate Resolution of February 13, 1915, as to the Ownership and Control of the Water-Power Sites in the (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...cent of the total power. The 21 municipal plants have no water power and but 1.7 per cent of the total power. As noted in the summary table for the State, 9.6 per cent of the power included in the totals is used in manufacturing. The percentage of strictly public-service power controlled by the several corporations listed is therefore greater than the above percentages would indicate. South Dakota.--The Homestake Mining Co. has 47.8 per cent of the total water power in the State. Three other companies control 43.1 per cent, making a total of 90.9 per cent for the four. The 17 municipal stations have no water power and but 5 per cent of the total power. Tennessee.--Two corporations, the E. W. Clark Co. Management Corporation and the Chattanooga & Tennessee-River rower Co., control S8.9 per cent of the developed water power and 62.5 per cent of the total power. Five companies control 98.3 per cent of the water power and nine companies 92.9 per cent of the total power. Twenty-nine municipal plants contain but one-third of 1 per cent of the water power and but 3.7 per cent of the total power. Texas.--Three companies control 68.5 per cent of the water power, and two companies, Stone & Webster and the American Power & Light Co., control 53 per cent of the total power. Thirteen companies control 77 per cent of the total power. Twenty-one municipalities have 3.3 per cent of the water power and 3.8 per cent of the total power. Utah.--One concern, the Utah Securities Corporation, controls 82.2 per cent of the developed water power and S4.3 per cent of the total power. Twentytwo municipalities have 7.4 per cent of the water power and 6 per cent of the total power. Vermont.--Two public-service companies, the New England Power Co. of Maine and the...