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f 6 --------~,--------' ""_"'--'- ® & Provin Permitt q ANOTHER ADVANCE a | ] S C opm en ; « | n .S * Lawr ence Iviver f ; Large Increase in Load on w2_z2_2_22222222 *--without bholding up any power develop-- | * Wh ment the Provinces wish to make. MOSt SYStemS IS | Queslton as to 0 OWnNS _ The Federal Government has told the Shown + , Provinces that it is not in the water Waler P owers in NaUt- power business, and if the l;rovmces s T wish to develop water power, they may gable Slreams May BC go ahcead and do just as the Beauhar-- TEN GENERATING PLANTS *r 4 nois Power Company is developing be-- w.__--__--___.__.__._. | LCfl in Abeyance----F Cd' ,;Xeet')']a%agiiesth:ra%?e:ngoignlrfi::i The twenty--second annual report of | PS issued the license and the Dominion did | the Ontario Hydro--Electric Power Com--| eral A Uthor ities Say |not raise any question bof ?uebec's mission, which was tabled in the Legis-- | -- # 'ownership of this water, but only made | 1;} ster | They Are N ot in W"' €" |provisions to protect the rights of navi-- gol:,r;nfi;;: d;yer:gcrnzrfl' t'}l{e R(.Jo';o;li{:,i * | gation. %f POU)CT Busmess _ In the case of the Carillon power de-- gsion, is another of the stori'e's of "mark-- | en romnrommepatentsien s t 'velopment proposals there would be a ©G expansion and growth" that have' , |slightly different situation in that the | b;fsr; rieflteftlh 'fi;n:waslily & :f this enter-- | MAY SUBMIT PLAN |Dominion hnad certain interests arising 'xp since the late Sir Adam Beck sup-- | |out of issuing a license to a private lxpned the spark and impetus which set| FOR WATERW AY company, but even there, there was no| it off on its whirlwind career. | \great obstacle to prevent a power de-- } Unusual Increase. | semucemume | velopment if desired, in the opinion of| During the fiscal year of 1929 total| (By WILLIAM MARCHINGTON.) lHop. Charles Stewart, Minister of In-- bower generated for all stations was 4,-- | (Staff Correspondent of The Globe.) | terior. '940.315.196 kilowatt--hours, of 1,116,--| s March 24 Substantial] Mr. Stewart explained that in the 594 peak--load horsepower, with a nor-- | : Ottawa, aro 44. ---- "Wu * 'case of the St. Lawrence, the Province mal operating capacity of 1,008,352 »ogress has been made in connection | of Ontario might, for example, go ahead horsepower, An outstanding feature of!| with the St. Lawrence seaway project,| and submit plans f:rj detvelomeen; of | the yeair'slopgration was fflzg lm'stt!e in-- | 5 5 . | power if it so desired, just as Beauhar-- 'crease in load on most o e systems. | !'. a result of recent conférences bed nois had. To the question of whether Peak loads of all systems show an in-- | ween the Dominion Government &N | or not Ontario might be in an embar-- crease over last year amounting to lsl the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec.| rassing position by developing the power per cent. of the total for all systems. It was learned today that the offer | if latex;)e lthe gout:)tsthclecli;l:gi ;}:);t lt\rre g:)eo ;g%x;)eaiehin kilow2a3tt hom'st \;'as! mt power onge + + ,000, i11:;>Of & per cent. in--; madt" by Premier Mackenzie ,ng t9 / Stewart said that the agreement which srease. -- This increase is decidedly' Promier Ferguson and Premier TaSs--| tnye Dominion would give the Province | greater than a normal year's growth,' chercau with respect to water powers | would fully protect the Province againsti ind much greater than the previous| on the St. Lawrence and the Ottawa | Suth an eventuality, 'e?;nount of power. purchased lalso R-xvqrs was so attractive that the Pro-- shows an increase, being more than| vincia! Premiers were somewhat reti-- h 415,000,000 kilowatt--hours, but the total{ cont at first about its acceptance. J power purchased from all sources dur-l In effect the Dominion Prime Minis-- iixslg](tel:: Stigaa;; Gtsgéoo%(;(i?sku?:;.tég'szou?x;! tor and his colleagues said to Premier 4 load % 3 } Ferguson and Premier Taschereau that av t seorgian Bay Only. | the Provinces could proceed with their' semmramiationan "While a great part of the increa,sel 'lans for the development of the| [p icti - n load is due to large industrial con-- p vaté r powers on these rivers subject onlyl D' f ChFIStIC A'SO P'ra'ses ;gmers inttl}F l?;iaiiara Il']ex;ix:)selél:,';re:gsl ons Procuace o Sntanic mnd quebes| _ CHONES Of CANAUIAN s 'Pereiee in an systems, excepting Soptines Seveminet gio moane i Wheat Pool isnn srssi® selole 2o PC )ominicn Government w r & * ne.viglaticn, it was stated by Premier ie perity. The decrease on the Georgian 'A I'--rguson when he was in to Ottawa, (Canadian Press Despatch.) Bay System was largely due to special and the Dominion Government virtually | -- Offawa, March 24.--Strong convic-- CoOnditions arising out of the reduction' :dmittcd in the recent conferences that| tion that the St. Lawrence deep water-- in the Western grain crop and the the Pr:?vlnces own the surplus waters| ways system is a desirable project and ;sporage in Western elevatorsiof :n&l;: f slior the requirements of navigation | that the Western wheat pool is going !tnan the usual amount of grain a $ have been met. In other words, the| to win the fight for a fair price for its °n4 of the season for naviganoar:i A Dominion is entitled to divert from | wheat, was expressed today by Dr. G. I. "The increase in the total 10 t,eo | navizable rivers sufficient water to OP--| Christie, President of the Ontario Agri-- the Central Ontario and Tren'l sy';)om! crat> locks. On the St. Lawrence this}| cultural College at Guelph. was 6 per cent., which is slightly a ve | amcunts to some 2,000 cubic feet P°T| "The St. Lawrence waterway is com-- normal, though not equal. to last year's sscond. 7 | ing," said Dr. Christie. "It is a question increase _ of 10 per cent.; the increa.;e It is confidently expected in Govern-- | of when the two countries are ready for On the Ottawa system was 9 per ceh!; mont circles here that an agreement| it 'There should, however, be no ques-- Which is about that of an average yeat; s~c=ly will be concluded and negotla-- | tion about Canada retaining Canadian On the Nipissing if was 12 por cent(.l,i f,_".l?i will th>n b? rest'ln)f'd with the power for use in the Dominion. Why above nOI'mall. t/he St. La.wrezce at:I;l United States for the joint deepening! should we sell our birthright of power Rideau systems, a large gain; and on the # »nd general improvement of the St.| when we will need it ourselves in the| Thunder Bay system the increast ) Lawren:e Waterway. As indicated !n| future?" ; reached 46 per cent. rrcvicus dispatches, however, the water-- | Commenting on the wheat situation,| Need Outside Supply. wey will be improved a section at 8| Dr. Christie said: "If the wheat pooll "The growth on the Niagara system "m> rathor thain all at once, and the} gets 25 cents more per bushel they will! was sufficiently large to require an ar-- power will be developed as the mark®| be able to leave with the farmer the| rangement with the Gatineau Power for it warrants. $1 per bushel already paid. And that comp?lny whergby 5f0,00:'l llliorsepos':: ';' % will be as it should be, The pool has| the allotment, due for delivery * 4+ 9_ffer to Provinces plenty of time to win its fight, and 1| 1929, became available Sept. 3, and a + (Canadian Press Despatch.} believe all will be well in the near| further 20,000 _ horsepower of the Oitawa, March 24.--The Dominion future." amount, due for delivery Oct. 1, 1930, Covemm'mt_ has offered to give agree-- became available Oct. 16, 1929. rionts allowing the Provinces of Ontario "The construction of the plants at ' eond Qusbee to go ahead and develop Trethewey Falls and Elliott Chute add--| vrater power as they see fit on the St." ed two more generating stations of the Lewrence so long as the rights of navi-- ; semi--automatic, remote--controlled type cotion are protected. The question of } | of the generating stations already op-- v 20 owns the water power in navigable | erated," reads the report. "The pur-- srcams may be left in abeyance, is the | chase of the Bala Electric Light Com-- e~ntention of the Federal Governement, | s t¥