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pmk n twe acton wee mess acton ontario thursday octobkr urd 1m ceolacarr optometrist outvm b davgus m tl iw1 dead stock tmd arid crippud turn animals itentovad pramphy fof sanitary dlipotl telephone collect g69towm 11 gtmlph 3334 gordon young ltd 1260000 horsepower will come from ontario hydros sir many beckniagara generating station no 2 upon completion in 1957 the plant which will bo in initial operation in 1954 is shown at the left in this artists sketch of how the ultramodern structure will jookjahen finished to the right is hydros sir adam bockniagara generating station no 1 at ono timo the largest hydraulic power plant in the world tho new power dovolopmont is the biggest ovor undertaken by a public utility in canada both plants aro located on tho bank of tho turbulent niagara river approximately six milos be low the famous cataracts pure as smili fcul fcttug cmactj tuub aut mhfiti the orangeville bottling works orangeviue ont phone 137w niagara tunnels not for tourists feeding the turbines of the sir adam beck niafiara no 2 gcn- eratins station at quecnston will be an hydraulic system featuring twin tunnels of colossal size from the intake structures in the upper niagara river near chlppawa these tunnel will pass under the city of niagara falls and emerge near the whirlpool rapids from here an open- canal 2v miles in length will convey the water on to the powerhouse forebay forty thousand cubic feet of water will pass through the tunnels every second this 11 oneflfth of the total flow of the niagara river which is backed bv the tremendous water storage of four of the ave great lakes it works out to the equivalent of 15000000 gallons per minute and adds up to a total of 2ucoo0o00 gallons a day a high average per capita dally use of aer in a modern citv is estimated at 100 gallons the flow through the niagara tunnels would there for be sufficient to meet the domes tic water requirements of an urban population of 216000000 to handle this tremendous flow there will be two tunnels each miles long bored through rock with an unfinished diameter of 51 feet which will be reduced to 45 feet when the smooth concrete lining is applied as far as it is known no hy draulic tunnels in the world arc comparable in terms of combined length and diameter to those being constructed by the commission at niagara a constant stream of diesel trucks carries the excavated material to the hoppers and after reaching the surface there is a continuous move ment of trucks carrying it on to the disposal areas hydro and con tractors trucks make a total of approximately 1000 trips every uorking day and a goodly per centage of these journcs ts associ ated with tunnel construction altogether five large tracts of land hae been set aside for the whole niagara project these areas totalling approximately g40 acres provide spact for all the excavated material on completion of the project these disposal areas will be graded and landscaped down in tho tunnels following in the wake of the mucking oper ations the scaling crews prepare the rough naked rock periphery for its concrete lining a layer aver aging three feet in thickness and as smooth and precisely circular as if drawn with a draftsmans com pass the citizens of niagara falls will enjoy the distinction of having possibly the greatest twintunnel project of its kind in all the world pass directly under the business section of their city it will be a thoroughly wellbehaved and un- obstiislvc neighbor competing with no one but bringing blessing to all pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water st north gait telephone zm8 once they arc completed the tun nels in themselves will never b an added tourist attraction because no one will ever be able to see them nevertheless the people of niagara falls and of the equally progressivcsurroundlng commun ities wtlifcave very substantial seasons for feeling proud of them they will be tho principal arterle in a waterpower project which will stimulate and promote every local business and industry and bring the immeasurable benefits of a vastly increased supply of electrical power to every man woman and child in southern ontario 3c john calder plumbing heating eavestroughing tinsmithing prompt courteous service free estimates church street phone 319w tkunatoh piano sales service or hamilton new and used pianos pianos yund rpatrd and lubultf foi service and estimate phone 13t acton madge they sny ann is going to mirry that xray specialist marge yes he must see gome- thing in her that other people can t in the year ending march 31 1951 ottawa paid out in unemploy ment insurance 90000000 in the same year salaries ond wages paid out to administrators of the unem ployment insurance funds was 17000000 for light and heavy trucks toths service station acton ont phone 326b lorne garner motors acton ont phone 452 did tjou get your share of this phone 575 for r i on all electrical appliances radio and television 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